With little aid reaching desperate Afghans in the month since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, calls have been made for donors to give without conditions in order not to worsen their suffering.
G7 plan could help Belt and Road Initiative By JAN YUMUL and XU WEIWEI in Hong Kong | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-07-06 10:03 A G7 logo is seen on an information sign near the Carbis Bay hotel resort in St Ives, Cornwall, southwest Britain, May 24, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
A plan by the Group of Seven to help developing nations scale up infrastructure can only complement, rather than replace, the China-led Belt and Road Initiative, which has already forged deep ties in many parts of the world, according to experts.
As people wish the G7 s plan would be paired with the BRI, potential conditions attached to financial aid from the West would make it easier for many nations to ultimately conclude that sticking to the BRI would be more beneficial.
Tell me it s May in Alberta without telling me it s May in Alberta
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Wednesday, May 19th 2021, 7:49 am - From summer-time warmth to a swath of wet snow, spring certainly lives up to its reputation as a transitional season in Alberta this week.
Active May weather is bringing a dizzying array of conditions to the Prairies this week, as spring truly lives up to its reputation as a transitional and temperamental season. Everything from mid-summer heat and thunderstorms, to single digit temperatures and snow have been hitting the region, as an amplified pattern takes shape ahead of the May long weekend.