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China minister defends ‘wolf warrior’ diplomats, Italians return to farming & 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.

Japan seems to have beat coronavirus despite no lockdown or mass testing

Japan has managed to flatten the curve, with deaths well below 1,000, by far the fewest among the Group of Seven developed nations.

Covid cases from Diamond Princess cruise ship reveal pattern of disease

A detailed analysis of the cases found Covid-19 can be very mild, causing a sore throat, dry cough and runny nose, without fever or lower respiratory tract symptoms.

Japan seeks extradition of 2 Americans accused of helping ex-Nissan head Ghosn escape country

This is the latest twist in the spy-novel saga of former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, who, while awaiting trial in Tokyo on financial crime charges, fled to Lebanon.

Drug trial of antiviral Avignan continues in Japan despite inconclusive interim result

China will invest an estimated $1.4 trillion over six years, calling on urban govts & pvt. tech giants to roll out everything from wireless networks to artificial intelligence.

Not Japanese and travelling abroad? You may not be able to re-enter Japan again

In view of the coronavirus pandemic, Japan has upheld a law that bars re-entry of foreign workers after overseas travel to control the spread of the virus.

Samurai Boost: Why Indian companies are leaning more on Japanese banks for funding

Dollar funding has become more costly amid turmoil but the price of raising yen has risen more slowly, boosting the appeal of fund-raising in the currency.

Japan is set to approve remdesivir to treat coronavirus

The relatively quick move by Japan is expected days after the US authorised Gilead Sciences' remdesivir drug for emergency use on virus patients.

Japan has not even started to flatten Covid curve. Blame Shinzo Abe

Opinion polls show at least half of Japan disapprove of government’s handling of the crisis and say Abe’s emergency declaration came too late.

Japan and IOC make conflicting statements about Tokyo Olympics

Questions about the timing of the 2020 Summer Olympics have come back to the forefront as the Covid-19 outbreak worsens in Japan and elsewhere.

On Camera

SC order on stray dogs is like Tughlaq’s march to Daulatabad—grand in tone, empty in substance

SC’s order asks institutions to breed unnecessary panic and build fortresses, when they are yet to achieve basic safety or dignity.

No more text-heavy ads, wider scope of services—ICAI’s ethics code overhaul to promote Indian CA firms

Open to public feedback until 26 November, the revised guidelines, among other changes, give CA firms more flexibility to advertise & promote their services.

‘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.