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Sunday, April 5, 2026
TopicCoronvirus

Topic: Coronvirus

Celebrities can’t use ‘my body, my choice’ to oppose Covid vaccine. They aren’t special

Morality is not limited to just not causing harm. For better or worse, many people look up to celebrities as people to admire and emulate.

Will China buckle under pressure at Olympics? It has Covid-19, protests against Xi coming

Whatever the outcome, the Chinese govt will revel in its ability to hold a prestigious international event under difficult conditions.

Covid versus vaccine immunity — data on Pfizer shot kicks up great debate again

New data shows CDC erred in telling people that vaccine-induced immunity is better than that acquired from infection. But point of vaccine is to cut risk of infection in the first place.

On Camera

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.