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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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In times of the coronavirus pandemic, US and Iran need a peace plan

US's at times threatening, at times conciliatory approach could inadvertently lead to war, and neither the US nor Iran can afford that during this pandemic.

Covid-19 crisis revives worst-case scenario for US-China relationship

From supply chains and visas to cyberspace and Taiwan, the world’s two largest economies are escalating disputes across several fronts that never really fell silent.

How to reopen a country in lockdown? US looks to South Korea, Vienna for ideas

Experts have warned that reopening the US too quickly risks sparking a fresh wave of the outbreak, possibly leading to another, even more damaging shutdown.

US withdraws some Patriot missile batteries from Middle East as tensions with Iran ease

More than 12 Patriot batteries and one THAAD battery, which can intercept ballistic missiles at higher altitudes, remain in the region.

India looks to lure US businesses from China as Trump keeps up tirade on coronavirus

India has reached out to more than 1,000 companies in the US to offer incentives for manufacturers seeking to move out of China.

US aid to WHO sees cracks deepen in Congress as Republican senators move bill for accounts

Five Republican senators introduced a bill Wednesday that seeks an accounting of how US aid money is spent on the WHO and other multilateral groups.

Trump says US must reopen even if more Americans get sick and die

Trump makes his most forceful case yet that the economic damage to the US has become too great to sustain an extended shutdown.

US grants emergency approval to Roche antibody test that can deliver result in 18 mins

Swiss company Roche Holding AG said the test runs on a high-volume instrument that can give as many as 300 results in an hour.

Trump seeks to blame China for US coronavirus outbreak, but retaliation seems unlikely

The potential economic consequences of any kind of action against Beijing may limit retaliation from the Trump administration.

Top theories on what’s going on with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

Whereabouts of North Korea’s leader has become one of the world’s great mysteries, fed by internet rumours, satellite photos & anonymously sourced reports.

On Camera

Pakistan finance minister should learn from Manmohan Singh and engineer an economic revival

Muhammad Aurangzeb has been clamped with more manacles than he has wrists. His immediate task is to negotiate a new loan programme with the IMF.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.