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American journalists in Hong Kong could be Beijing’s next target

If the US doesn’t renew visas for Chinese journalists, China could retaliate and target US journalists based in Hong Kong, says Global Times editor.

Dysfunction deepens at WTO as it fails to select an acting leader

WTO delegates couldn’t broker a consensus agreement this week after the US demanded American Alan Wolff become interim director-general instead of Germany's Karl Brauner.

New York, a success story in managing Covid, could be severely tested as winter approaches

If New York can keep its rate low as it reopens through the fall and winter, then epidemiologists say its efforts can serve as a model for other big cities in the US.

China cautions US to think ‘carefully’ about where relations are heading

China Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin's response Thursday came amid a flare in tensions over the forced closure of Beijing’s consulate in Houston.

US orders up to 600 million doses of Pfizer, BioNTech Covid vaccine

The US will pay the companies when it receives the doses, following regulatory authorization or approval, according to a statement Wednesday.

China vows retaliation after US shuts down its Houston consulate

China strongly condemned the move, which it said will 'sabotage China-US relations' and urged the immediate withdrawal of the 'erroneous decision'.

Why America’s war on masks is another lost cause

Covid-19 has spurred a tangled knot of health-care, economic and political crises in the US as many citizens are still resisting masks despite health officials recommendations.

Apple, Disney and other US firms are now pawns of China, says Attorney General Barr

Anthony Barr's statement in Michigan Thursday is part of a renewed effort by the Trump administration to attack China for Covid, that has killed almost 140,000 Americans.

Fauci is optimistic that a new treatment for Covid will be available by October

US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said he expects results for a clinical trial on monoclonal antibodies, which can be used as a treatment to fight the virus.

US begins reviewing China’s TikTok, WeChat for national security risks

US President Donald Trump has floated a ban on TikTok as retaliation against China over its handling of Covid and the crackdowns on Hong Kong and Uighur Muslims.

On Camera

English didn’t enslave India. It was the harbinger of a new creative consciousness: A Ranganathan

Rabindranath Tagore stood apart from his contemporaries by infusing poetry and universalism into Indian nationalism, opposing chauvinism and blind obedience, wrote A Ranganathan in 1962.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.