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TopicThe Conversation

Topic: The Conversation

Journalists know news and opinion are separate. But readers can’t tell the difference

Kevin M Lerner -
If news organisations such as The New York Times want a robust opinion section, then they need to do a better job of explaining where – or if – the ‘wall’ between news and opinion exists.

Controversies over coronavirus research show science isn’t broken

Mark R. O'Brian -
In May, two papers were published on the safety of certain drugs for COVID-19 patients by the New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet. Both were retracted.

Sending foreign students home hurt US economy when it needs them most

David L Di Maria -
Given how much international students contribute to economy, you might assume ICE would find a way to keep them in the US.

Are puppies the new toilet paper? Pandemic is taking a toll on vets

Jean-Yin Tan -
Vets are burnt out, running low on resources and help, and taking an emotional toll during the coronavirus pandemic.

The four known ways in which the coronavirus affects your brain

Michael Zandi -
The aftermath of Covid-19 has many lessons for us. One is that we may see widespread brain damage following this viral pandemic.

The wild decade: the 1990s laid the foundations for Vladimir Putin’s Russia

Adrian Campbell -
By the late 1990s, nationalism was both a threat and an opportunity in Russia. And Putin’s new constitutional changes fits in right with that anxiety.

Street vendors can do for Covid-hit economy what large malls can’t

John Rennie Short -
The coronavirus pandemic has forced us to rethink city living but we can’t discount the street vendors’ ability to blunt some of the economic pain.

Retirement age in UK increasing, but most people only work 10 years in good health after 50

Marty Parker -
As life expectancy rises, so does retirement age. And retiring is getting more expensive around the world.

The African Union has failed to ‘silence the guns’

Chris Changwe Nshimbi -
The African Union pledged in the Lusaka Road Map to end armed conflict by 2020. But it has only increased.

Hundreds of elephants found dead in Botswana, but there is no clear cause of death

Vicky Boult -
The Botswana death toll stands at nearly 400 elephants of both sexes and all ages. Most carcasses have been found near waterbodies.
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Opinion

The govt’s ‘fix’ to speed up insolvency could add at least a year to the process

Bhargavi Zaveri-Shah -
The proposed amendment to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code aims to reduce timelines and provide for a mechanism that involves minimal interaction with the court. It fails on both counts.

US to resume nuclear testing—what are India’s choices?

Potassium fertilisers can improve crop yields. Indian farmers must reduce nitrogen usage

Economy

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

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

Defence

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

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

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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