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🌏WORLD NEWS🌍
COVID 19 Vaccines
The rollout of the Covid 19 Vaccine has been much faster than the rollout of any other vaccine in history. Within less than a year, several successful vaccines have already been announced and have been approved for use in many countries.
The most successful vaccines in the Western world so far are:
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AstraZeneca
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Pfizer/BioNTech
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Moderna
W.H.O has set up an organisation called COVAX, which is a global vaccine scheme, largely funded by donors, trying to get enough vaccines for people in poor countries.
America’s New President
Since the 20th of January 2021 America has a new president. Joe Biden is the 46th president of the USA. He has a hard time ahead of him.
He is leading a country in which a huge rift has been formed between the people. Many people now have a huge distrust of the government because of delusional conspiracy theories, and Trump's incitement, which led to the attack on the Capitol building.
Five people were killed by the mob.
Myanmar Coup
On February 1st the Myanmar army started a coup to overthrow the democratically chosen government.
Myanmar was ruled by the military from 1962 to 2011. It has been a partial democracy since 2015.
The military started the coup to reclaim power after losing the election in November 2020. They falsely claimed it was because of fraud in the election.
The leader of the National League of Democracy, Ms Suu Kyi has been placed under house arrest. She is popular in her homeland, however, she tarnished her reputation abroad after turning a blind eye on the Rohingya genocide in 2017.
She even defended the generals accused of the genocide in the International Court of Justice.
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ON THIS DAY...
March 8th
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International Women’s Day This day celebrates all womens’ achievements globally. Purple is the colour used to symbolise women and this day internationally.
March 9th
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Birthday: Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968). Yuri Gagarin was a Russian cosmonaut and became the first human to travel to space on April 12th 1961.
March 10th
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1876: This is the day that Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful telephone call.
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This day is also named “NO Smoking Day” to raise awareness and to encourage people to quit smoking.
March 12th
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In 1994, the Church of England ordained 32 women as priests for the first time. This led to great uproar and many people converting to the Roman Catholic church.
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Ghandi began a 200 mile “salt march” on this day to protest against the British exploiting India’s salt in 1930.
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Birthday: In 1881 Mustafa Kemel Ataturk was born. He is the founder of modern-day Turkey.
March 14th
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Birthday: In 1879 Albert Einstein was born. He is possibly the best known physicist and mathematician.
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This day is also known as “Pi Day.” Yes, there is a day dedicated to the number Pi!
March 15th
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Julius Caesar was assassinated on this day in 44BC.
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This is also National Napping Day in America.
March 16th
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Birthday: In 1751 James Madison was born. He became America’s fourth president. He also played an important role in the American revolution.
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In 1968, during the Vietnam war, 500 Vietnamese civilians were killed in the My Lai massacre.
March 17th
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Of course, this day is St. Patrick’s Day.
March 19th
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Red Nose Day, an international campaign to end child poverty, was started in 1998. Celebrities wear a red nose to make the public laugh, while raising money at the same time.
March 20th
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This is day is the International day of ‘Happiness’. It was first celebrated in 2013 as way of recognising the importance of happiness.
March 21st
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Birthday: Johann Sebastian Bach. (1685-1750). Bach is a very famous German composer from the Baroque period.
March 23rd
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Birthday: Sir Mo Farah, who has won four Olympic gold medals, was born on this day in 1983.