Ethiopia is at the top of the list with the number of people facing starvation and death expected to rise to 401,000. According to UN hunger is expected to rise in 23 global hotspots.
Sinopharm, a Chinese state-owned company, is developing two Covid-19 vaccines (Sinovac). Sinopharm announced vaccine 79% effective - lower than that of Pfizer and Moderna.
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on August 28, 2020 announced he would resign, ending his record-breaking tenure in a bombshell development that kicks off a leadership race in the world’s third-largest economy.