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5 hours ago · COVID-19 pandemic. In September 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Bank announced a $12 billion plan to supply "low and middle income countries" with a vaccine once it was approved. In June of 2022, the bank reported that $10.1 billion had been allocated to supply 78 countries with the vaccine.
- July 7, 1944 (79 years ago)
- World Bank Group
- 189 countries (IBRD), 174 countries (IDA)
1 day ago · Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand.The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 9.0 million as of 2021, 13% of the country's population.
- 02
- Thailand
- 1.5 m (4.9 ft)
- Central Thailand
5 hours ago · However, the international departures and check-in hall was closed indefinitely on April 11, 2020, less than two weeks after its opening, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. International flights at Terminal 2 resumed from 19 July 2023 with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions and border controls.
- Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
- Greater Tokyo Area
1 day ago · Amazon.com, Inc., doing business as Amazon (/ ˈ æ m ə z ɒ n /, AM-ə-zon; UK also / ˈ æ m ə z ə n /, AM-ə-zən), is an American multinational technology company, engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
- Cadabra, Inc. (1994–1995)
- Amazon
- 1,541,000 (December 2022), U.S.: 950,000 (June 2021)
- July 5, 1994; 29 years ago, Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
5 hours ago · Clockwise from top-left: Ancient warfare: Stele of the Vultures, c. 2500 BCE Medieval warfare: Battle of Hastings, 1066 Early modern warfare: Retreat from Moscow, 1812 Industrial age warfare: Battle of the Somme, 1916 Modern warfare: Normandy landings, 1944 Nuclear warfare: Nuclear weapon test, 1954 Part of a series on War History Prehistoric Ancient Post-classical Early modern Pike and shot ...
5 hours ago · Due to factors involved in the 2021 global supply chain crisis, tin prices almost doubled during 2020–21 and have had their largest annual rise in over 30 years. The International Tin Association estimated that global refined tin consumption will grow 7.2 percent in 2021, after losing 1.6 percent in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted ...
1 day ago · After undertaking a period of maintenance in the UK, the ship travelled to its new home port, Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro (AMRJ) in order to be fully operational by 2020. [57] [58] [59] The ship displaces 21,578 tonnes, is 203.43 meters (667.4 ft) long and has a range of 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km; 9,200 mi).
