The country of India is conducting mass cremations as the death tide from Coronavirus rises fast and high. A lack of medical resources has resulted in a massive number of deaths making India the epicenter of the pandemic. The stinch of death fills the air as fiery grave pits serve as temporary crematoriums. One man managing the funerals told NBC News he alone is burning up to 120 bodies per day — reading religious rites over groups of his countrymen to say goodbye with a sense of dignity for their humanity.
The U.S. Delegation, led by Ambassador Troy Fitrell , Senior Bureau Official for African Affairs, included the senior-most officials advancing U.S. commercial engagement across Africa: Massad Boulos , Senior Advisor for Africa Thomas Hardy , Acting Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency Constance Hamilton , Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa Connor Coleman , Head of Investments and Chief of Staff, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Tamara Maxwell , Senior Vice President for Small Business, Export-Import Bank of the United States The record turnout made clear that both U.S. and African leaders share a strong commitment to significantly expanding trade and investment. The U.S. objective at the Summit was to secure key deals and commitments for U.S. companies and establish the conditions to boost U.S. exports and investment in Africa — advancing mutual prosperity in line with the Trump Administration’s Commercial Diploma...