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Saturday, April 27, 2024
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Topic: New York

New Covid-19 cases in New York fall to lowest since epidemic began

New York deaths remain high but Governor Cuomo talks of reopening the city as only 53 new Covid-19 cases were admitted to hospital overnight.

Trump’s dance of ‘death’, testing times for the British Queen and Easter at home

The best cartoons of the week, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

New York, New Jersey urge people to stay put as deaths rise and peak of infection nears

New Jersey, which trails New York with the second-highest number of infections in the US, expects cases to peak in two to three days.

Indian Uber driver sentenced to a year in prison for transporting illegal aliens in US

Jaswinder Singh, a resident of Philadelphia, previously sought and received asylum in the US and now faces possible deportation as a result of this offence.

Modi on terror, Imran on Kashmir, Greta on climate – New York saw all the action this week

New York also witnessed Imran Khan publicly admitting that Pakistan Army and ISI trained al-Qaida to fight in Afghanistan in the war against the Soviets.

‘Free Kashmir’ lights up Times Square ahead of Modi, Imran UN address in New York

Pakistan PM Imran Khan has been raising the Kashmir issue on the margins of the UNGA, targeting India for ‘keeping nearly 8 million people under lockdown’.

World leaders gather for UN climate summit, but without US and Brazil

US president Trump has worked to rollback restrictions on everything from vehicle to power plant emissions, while Brazil's Bolsonaro has been criticised for burning the Amazon.

F.R.I.E.N.D.S turns 25: Has the popular sitcom aged well?

The first episode of the popular American sitcom F.R.I.E.N.D.S hit NBC exactly 25 years ago on 22 September 1994.

UK’s Conservative Party releases list of 10 probable PM contenders

Former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has been arrested in a money laundering case and pilot dies after a helicopter crashed into UK skyscraper.

Play on Lehman Brothers is a big hit in London & New York, but it’s not about 2008 bust-up

The Sam Mendes directorial focuses on the American dream of the German brothers who founded the company, which was run by the family till 1969.

On Camera

Indira, Manmohan, Modi, all raised income inequality. Until Hindu fears took the driving seat

The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.