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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
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China to Australia — How the world is bracing for a second wave of coronavirus

During the 1918 influenza pandemic, it was the second wave that was the largest and most deadly. But that probably won’t happen today.

Australia PM Scott Morrison refuses to provide economic support to international students

India is the second-largest source of enrolments in Australia after China with over 140,000 enrolments recorded last year.

Marine species relocating to poles & possible ancestor of all animals found in Australia

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

We asked 4 experts why people are hoarding toilet paper. This is what they said

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, toilet paper is going off the shelf rapidly from Australia to Japan.

Australia could soon export sunshine to Asia via a 3,800km cable

Australia doesn’t currently export renewable energy. But an ambitious new solar project called Sun Cable is poised to change that.

US and Australia report first deaths caused by coronavirus

President Trump says first coronavirus death was ‘high-risk patient’. In Australia, 78-yr-old who died in Perth hospital was quarantined aboard Diamond Princess cruise ship.

Beer, whisky to get cheaper as India relaxes norms for importing Australian malt barley

India is looking to import one million tonnes of Australian barley every year, which will meet the rising demand, and result in an alcohol price drop.

Modi govt keen on trade pact with Australia as RCEP takes backseat

New Delhi wants to resume negotiations on the long-pending Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with Australia, talks for which stalled in 2015. 

‘No going back’ — Australia says Adani’s $16bn coal mine project set to be operational

Outgoing Australian High Commissioner to India Harinder Sidhu says work on Adani’s Carmichael coal mine project has started, also asks India to reconsider RCEP.

Earth’s oldest-known impact crater, formed 2.23 bn yrs ago, is in Australia: Geologists

The crater is in Yarrabubba in Western Australia. Scientists speculate the impact could have helped bring the Earth out of the ice age.

On Camera

A Donald Trump presidency threatens Indian economy. Just see his record

The chances of a trade war that raise inflation and reduce India’s economic growth are much higher under a Trump presidency.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Rifles slung upside down, on ponies. Indian troops go on their 1st patrol in Depsang since 2020

Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.