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Sunday, May 19, 2024
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Topic: United States

Day after meeting Imran Khan, US Senator calls for Pakistan to end support to terror groups

Senator Maggie Hassan also asked for de-escalation of India-Pakistan tensions, which spiked after Modi govt scrapped Article 370 on 5 August.

Recycled plastic is now more expensive than PET. That’s not just an economic problem

Unless consumers are happy to pay more to drink from a recycled bottle, the price rise will likely lead to manufacturers reverting from using recycled PET to virgin materials.

Unmarried women in US face shortage of economically attractive male partners: Study

Our study uncovers the demographic reality of large deficits in the supply of men who are suited or well matched for today’s unmarried women.

Chinese professor faces rare US economic espionage trial

The trial comes amid an aggressive US crackdown on Chinese theft of intellectual property that began under President Obama and has escalated during the Trump administration’s trade war with China.

US-China trade war keeps global manufacturing stuck in a slump

The world economy is failing to rebound from the slowdown that has plagued it for the whole of this year amid mounting trade tensions and rising Brexit risks.

India, US looking to ease trade tensions ahead of Modi-Trump meet

Easing of trade tensions will help India boost exports and cushion an economic slowdown caused by a collapse in domestic consumption.

At Howdy, Modi! event in US, PM to draw ‘largest-ever’ crowd after Pope

A record audience of over 50,000 people have already registered for the event to be held on 22 September at the sprawling NRG stadium in Houston.

Breakdown of US-Taliban peace talks much-needed relief for Afghanistan, says envoy

Tahir Qadiry, Chargé d’Affaires at Afghan embassy, says it is up to the Taliban to get integrated into Afghan community and not the other way round.

US military to launch project to fight fake news, disinformation

The US Defense Department is planning to come up with a custom software that can unearth fakes hidden among more than 500,000 stories, photos, video and audio clips.

From US to India, the world is unravelling. Do not delude yourself this is a temporary blip

Having reported and analysed global affairs for forty years, I declare that I am scared, writes British journalist Nik Gowing

On Camera

Ghatkopar hoarding collapse a typical Mumbai disaster—too many agencies, no one to blame

As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?