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Britain will gradually boost its defence spending to 2.5 percent of GDP by 2030, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces during a visit to Poland. "Over the next six years, we'll invest an additional 75 billion pounds in our defence," Sunak says alongside Jens Stoltenberg, NATO chief. SOUNDBITE
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announces in Warsaw that an international fundraising campaign has raised 10.1 billion euros to support people displaced in Ukraine during the Russian invasion. SOUNDBITE
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, Canadian President Justin Trudeau, Polish President Andrzej Duda and Hugh Evans, CEO of Global Citizen attend a global fundraiser for Ukrainian refugees, journalist Isha Sesay chairs the panel. IMAGES
American healthcare workers were among the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccines on Monday. After receiving clearance from the USFDA, Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Moderna have both said that their vaccines are 95% effective. When the vaccine becomes more widely available, will people take it? According to Business Insider, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) says that employers can require that employees get a COVID-19 vaccine...or be banned from the office. When it comes to workplace safety, amid the pandemic, there are still some unanswered questions about what measures employers can take, and rules that they can require. One lawyer predicts that most employers will strongly suggest, not necessarily require, the COVID-19 vaccination.