Topic: US
China rejects US intelligence claim that it hid coronavirus numbers
Beijing defended as ‘open and transparent’ China’s response to the virus first identified in Wuhan and accused Washington of trying to shift blame.
China has concealed extent of its coronavirus outbreak, US intelligence report says
China’s public reporting on Covid-19 cases & deaths is intentionally incomplete and its numbers are fake, US intelligence report says.
China hasn’t just won its war on coronavirus. It’s also beating US in global diplomacy
Donald Trump, who faces a re-election in eight months, has considerably piped down from two weeks ago when he described Covid-19 as the ‘China virus’.
Covid-19 conspiracy theories and what China did wrong and what it didn’t
In episode 428 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta elaborates on how China hid the coronavirus till is was out of control.
The world is on the brink of running out of places to store oil
With only 1.6 billion barrels of storage capacity available, producers will be forced to cut output soon as there’ll be no place left to put unwanted crude.
3 rival US newspapers publish joint open letter urging China not to expel their journalists
Letter urges China to reverse its decision to expel US journalists. China had justified move saying it responded to 'unreasonable oppression' of Chinese journalists in US.
Now, Chinese factories are working 24×7 to make ventilators for Italy, US
As the global death toll from coronavirus crosses 15,000, doctors from Milan to New York are desperately seeking ventilators.
Ghani Vs Abdullah: US meddling in Afghanistan election has given us two presidents
The US intervention in Afghanistan elections has led to the formation of parallel governments which will only deepen the crisis in the country.
Coronavirus fear is leading to panic buying of guns in the US
Much like those buying food and toilet paper in bulk, there are a section of people who believe there will be a break down in public order very soon.
Modi govt taking Hindu nationalist agenda to ‘new level’, US group says
A series of moves by Modi govt have hurt the rights of India’s Muslim minority population, latest global report by Freedom House says.
Asians will become the new Muslims — how coronavirus will change our world like 9/11
To control another Covid-19 outbreak, solutions like body screening, temperature guns, sanitising kits will become a permanent part of our lives.
Covid-19 Battle: Are Indian chief ministers measuring up or need strong central oversight?
PM Modi held a video conference with all chief ministers Thursday to take stock of the situation arising out of the Covid-19 health emergency.
Defence
IAF airlifts 6.2 tonnes of essential medicines, hospital consumables to Maldives
The consignment was airlifted to Male by an Indian Air Force C-130 aircraft, as part of 'Operation Sanjeevani'.
Modi’s India isn’t Mao’s China. Silly forecasts assume we’ll let corona kill millions of us
There are many scary scenarios about how badly we Indians may be affected or how many killed by Covid-19. But they presume we will do nothing to influence our fates.