India approved an incentive program worth 1.46 trillion rupees ($20 billion) to attract companies to set up manufacturing in the South Asian nation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. ( read original story ...)
Qatar threatened witnesses to hide Nusra Front financing, court told
The Qatari state is orchestrating a criminal conspiracy to pervert British justice through bribery, witness intimidation and the planting of illegal tracking devices, a court was told yesterday.It was ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon, Google, and Alibaba face anticompetitive investigations from governments in the EU, China, and India
Regulators in the EU, China, and India have recently launched investigations into large multinational firms like Amazon, Google, and Alibaba. ( read original story ...)
Bye, Tariff Man. Biden’s India Play Must Be Apps
For all the hype around “Howdy Modi” and “Namaste Trump,” the U.S.-India economic relationship has been backsliding the last four years. To move forward, Joe Biden must steer the conversation away ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands in Armenia protest Nagorno-Karabakh cease-fire terms
Thousands of people have protested in the capital of Armenia against their country’s agreement with Azerbaijan to end fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh. ( read original story ...)
‘Nikol is a traitor’: Armenia PM refuses to yield to opposition after Nagorno-Karabakh deal
Government says it will not give in to protesters’ call to resign after ceasefire agreement seen as capitulation ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands call for Armenia PM to resign over truce agreement
Thousands have protested in Armenia's capital and demanded the resignation of the country’s prime minister after he signed an agreement with Azerbaijan to halt weeks of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolia records first local coronavirus transmission
Mongolia recorded its first domestic coronavirus transmission on Wednesday following hundreds of imported cases, the country's health minister said during a briefing. ( read original story ...)
Fact check: Dual language ballots create confusion in Georgia’s Gwinnett County data
Ballots in Gwinnett County, Georgia, are provided in both English and Spanish, which is why it appears there are more ballots than registered voters. ( read original story ...)
‘Democracy is at stake in this election’: With control of the Senate up for grabs in Georgia, organizers hit the ground to mobilize voters
If Democrats can win a pair of Senate runoff races in Georgia in January, they will take control of Congress in addition to the White House next year. If not, Republicans will retain the Senate — and ... ( read original story ...)