Despite independent journalists uncovering more details about last year's nerve-gas attack against Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, public sentiment in the country remains unmoved. The primary reason is not that Russian citizens don't know about the crime; it is that too many just don't care.
Alexei Navalny's coming return to Russia is forcing an examination of Russians' tolerance of flagrant abuses of power.
Although the plight of major US public pension funds is nothing new, the gap between actual and assumed returns is widening faster than ever, owing to today's ultra-low interest rates. But these funds also have inherent advantages that, if used wisely, can place them on a much sounder financial footing.
explains how struggling institutional investors can meet their goals in today's financial environment.
达卡—去年，平均每39秒就有一名儿童死于肺炎。肺炎是一种急性呼吸道感染，也是可以检测、治疗和预防的疾病。肺炎球菌结合疫苗（PCV）在2000年就已经问世，而这种疫苗能够针对引起肺炎和脑膜炎（对生命造成威胁的一种脑部感染）的细菌提供免疫。然而，由于价格昂贵，这种疫苗主要用于发达国家。幸运的是，新疫苗的发明可以改变目前情况。
如今，尤其在发展中国家，肺炎对儿童和老人等弱势群体造成不成比例的影响。2019年，有7000万儿童并未接种肺炎球菌结合疫苗。其中，超过80%的儿童生活在东南亚、西太平洋和非洲。到2020年，这个数字可能已经变得更高。由于2019冠状病毒病造成的影响，许多仍有大量儿童未接种疫苗的国家报告称，免疫接种计划受到了严重干扰。
在冠状病毒大流行之前，生活在低收入国家的儿童在五岁前死亡的可能性是高收入国家的近14倍，其中主要原因是肺炎和其他急性感染。这个比率可能会上升。新的数据显示，冠状病毒大流行造成的卫生系统中断和食物供应减少，可能会额外导致中低收入国家100万儿童死亡。
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