US President Biden warns that as many as 100,000 more Americans could die over the next month while his administration overhauls federal response & presses Congress for more aid.
The policy proposes paying $685 to everyone who tests positive for Covid. It would be designed to overcome people’s fear of losing income if forced to self-isolate.
While the number of cases is small compared to outbreaks in western countries, the flareup — fuelled by an unusually cold winter — is China’s biggest Covid challenge since Wuhan.
Yoshihide Suga had some of the highest approval ratings for a new PM, but has since seen a dip of 7 percentage points, raising the risk of him being replaced by the ruling party.
Nitish Kumar has mastered the rhythm of renewal in Bihar. In a democracy of churn and chance, endurance may be the rarest—and most refined—form of political art.
While the move could free up grid capacity struggling to keep up with rapid renewable rollout, it would be a major setback for green ambitions. India aims to double clean power capacity to 500 gigawatts by the end of the decade.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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