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Why Pfizer vaccine success offers real optimism in the fight against Covid

Pfizer and BioNTech announced Monday that their vaccine candidate prevented over 90% of Covid-19 cases in an early look at results from their 44,000-person clinical trial.

Like Trump, Joe Biden will deepen integration with China when he’s president

Years of accumulated investments in China’s trade capacity aren't going to stop their buying-and-selling activity across borders just because of some tough political rhetoric.

Second Covid wave in Russia is turning into a test for President Putin’s administration

The infections are hitting Russia in areas poorly served by primary care doctors & modern technical amenities. The weaknesses of country's hyper-centralised system are being laid bare.

Why hydrogen is, and likely to always be, the future of energy

The enthusiasm about hydrogen has a simple reason: Whether it’s used in a fuel cell or burned to create heat, the only “exhaust” it emits is innocently clean water.

Trump is not Modi: 6 lessons Donald could have learned from his Indian friend

Donald Trump could have played war hero saving the US from Covid.

How Covid has worsened attacks against journalists in Kenya

Kenya has a long history of using repressive laws to silence and punish journalists. The coronavirus made it worse.

Joe Biden’s foreign policy vision from his own writings and what it means for India & Modi

In episode 613 of ‘Cut The Clutter’, ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta talks about what Biden’s foreign policy might be and the pivotal role of China.

Donald Trump’s Iran policy can make negotiations easier for Joe Biden

Both Trump and Biden have said they would negotiate with Iran after the 2020 election. The Biden administration should use Trump’s 'maximum pressure' policy to its advantage.

Why you should not freak out about Covid reinfection stories

The fear is that Covid reinfection cases could be widespread, but scientists say it’s normal to see extreme variability in the human reaction to any virus.

Joe Biden needs a smooth transition for a strong start

President-elect Joe Biden now has work to do in dealing with a likely divided Congress and bringing together the American people as a whole.

On Camera

Oka to Nagarathna—Bombay High Court judges taking up the cudgel when faith in courts eroding

When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.