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Oct 07 2020
News
Up to 150 million could join extreme poor, World Bank says
Up to 150 million people could slip into extreme poverty, living on less than $1.90 a day, by late next year depending on how badly economies shrink during the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Bank said Wednesday in an outlook grimmer than before.
Middle income-countries are expected to have 82% of the new extreme poor, including India, Nigeria and Indonesia. Many of the new extreme poor
Associated PressDec 31 2019
News
Asia’s Richest Man Unveils Online Store in Challenge to Amazon
Reliance Industries Ltd. started testing its online shopping portal, moving a step closer to billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s goal of setting up a digital platform to take on e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. in India.
JioMart, open to select customers who pre-register, promises more than 50,000 grocery products, free home delivery and a return policy that asks no questions. Labeled ‘the
BloombergAug 14 2020
Opinion
GOP Must Not Ignore Fast-Growing Asian American Electorate
Question: What is the fastest-growing racial/ethnic group in the U.S. electorate?
If you answered “Hispanic,” you would be wrong. Instead, it is Asians. According to Pew Research Center, from 2000 to 2020 the number of Asians eligible to vote grew by 139% -- compared to 121% for Hispanics.
This week, when Joe Biden selected Kamala Harris to be his running mate, Politico referred
RealClearPoliticsApr 24 2020
Fact Check
Did Bill Gates Test Unapproved Vaccines on Children in Africa?
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, through his foundation, has spent billions of dollars on health initiatives in developing countries, and amid the coronavirus pandemic has pledged funding for seven pharmaceutical factories so that when a coronavirus vaccine is approved, production can start more quickly. Those actions have opened him to claims that vaccination projects that his foundation
The DispatchApr 26 2021
News
US to share AstraZeneca shots with world after safety check
The U.S. will begin sharing its entire stock of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines with the world once it clears federal safety reviews, the White House said Monday, with as many as 60 million doses expected to be available for export in the coming months.
The move greatly expands on the Biden administration’s action last month to share about 4 million doses of the vaccine with Mexico and
Associated PressNov 28 2021
Opinion
The newest coronavirus variant is raising alarms. The pandemic is not over.
Remember the promise of normalcy by July Fourth? How can it be that now — after Thanksgiving, after so much sacrifice and waiting, after the arrival of vaccines, after months of sweaty masks, distancing and isolation — that another wave of pandemic infection is upon us? In Europe, lockdowns are returning. In some hot spots such as Minnesota and Michigan, hospital wards are again overflowing. A
Washington PostOct 02 2020
News
President Trump has Covid-19: How global media responded
As news emerged that US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania had tested positive for coronavirus, the story shot to the top of every news agenda worldwide.
It's just 32 days until Americans cast their votes in the race for the White House - and this is a seismic development.
World leaders were quick to send the Trumps their well-wishes, with India's Twitter-loving Prime
BBC NewsMay 21 2021
News
Back to pubs, gyms and movies: plotting the road back to normal
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout gains momentum, many countries are planning a gradual return to normal, opening borders and letting people back into restaurants, shops and sports venues after more than a year of on-off lockdowns.
Here are some of their plans, in alphabetical order:
AUSTRALIA
Australia, which plans to allow international travel from mid-2022, lifted a ban
ReutersFeb 28 2020
News
'What do we do now?': Delhi carnage survivors recount horror
New Delhi, India - On the night of February 24, Al-Hind Hospital, located in the narrow and crowded lanes of Mustafabad in the northeast of the Indian capital, was overwhelmed by patients.
"At first, we thought that few people must have been injured in clashes but soon after we realised that it was like some disaster had struck the area," said Dr MA Anwar, the hospital director.
Al JazeeraNov 18 2021
News
Where Rep. Pramila Jayapal got her spine
What is the line between courage and audacity? Rep. Pramila Jayapal has been criticized for overplaying her hand, but colleagues say her approach is consistent with a career driven by strong values.
The president of the United States had come to Capitol Hill to try to seal a deal on his domestic agenda before heading to Europe. But progressives and moderate Democrats were at an impasse
Christian Science Monitor