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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
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With infections soaring, India is becoming the new global epicentre of coronavirus

At the current trajectory of coronavirus infections, India’s outbreak will eclipse Brazil’s in about a week, and the US in about two months.

Not just the Amazon rain forest, other one-of-a-kind ecosystems are burning down too

South America’s Pantanal wetlands — reaching into Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay — are burning at a record pace this year, and commercial farmers are largely to blame.

Brazil is a Covid mess but its economy is still outperforming

Brazil has seen key indicators including industrial output and retail sales outstrip expectations amid reopening of stores and factories, and government aid.

Brazil govt’s exodus, why Italy needs 3 million new school desks & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Sweden model no more, pandemic highlights gap between ravers and boomers & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

China’s lending continues in pandemic, cases in Africa cross 1 million mark & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

India’s low case fatality rate is good news but infections & deaths are still on the rise

In episode 539 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta delves into Covid data on fatality rates in India and compares it to the rest of the world. There is some good & bad news here.

Mexico records over 46,600 Covid deaths, replaces UK as country with third highest fatalities

Mexico's high death rate indicates actual cases may be much higher. The country has been facing criticism as it has focused more on reactivating the economy than enforcing lockdown.

Why big countries like India, US, Brazil are struggling to fight the virus

Porous internal borders and the constant pressure to reopen economy put big, diverse countries at a disadvantage in dealing with pandemics.

Coronavirus in India now growing at the fastest rate in the world

India is only trailing US and Brazil now in the number of confirmed infections, but its growth in new cases is the fastest, increasing 20% over the last week.

On Camera

BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.