India counted 45,674 new cases of the coronavirus, taking total cases to 8.5 million, health ministry data showed on Sunday as the daily increase remained at half the peak seen in September despite a ... ( read original story ...)
As Kamala D. Harris breaks barriers, India and Jamaica celebrate
On the road to making history, Kamala D. Harris paused for a call to India. Early Thursday in New Delhi, her uncle Gopalan Balachandran got a message that his niece wanted to speak with him. Soon ... ( read original story ...)
A U.S.-China detente under Biden? Beijing isn’t betting on it.
While Biden could ease off Beijing in certain respects after Inauguration Day, many Chinese have adopted a fatalistic view of the post-Trump world: U.S.-China relations are likely to be fraught for ... ( read original story ...)
China’s state-run news media reacts to Biden’s victory with cautious optimism.
China’s state news media reacted with cautious optimism to former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory in the United States’ presidential election, expressing hope that he would stabilize the ... ( read original story ...)
As Covid-19 runs riot across the world, China controls the pandemic
"They have done an amazing job of controlling the virus," said Ali Mokdad, a professor of global health at the University of Washington. ( read original story ...)
Democrats: We Gotta Readjust, and Fast, to Have a Shot in Georgia
With one, likely two, Senate runoffs in January, Democrats are making real-time adjustments to their ground games as the 2020 campaign kicks into overdrive. ( read original story ...)
Former prisoners employed by PA to bypass Israeli sanctions
Restrictions on financial institutions part of effort to ‘criminalize the Palestinian struggle,’ professor says. ( read original story ...)
Which other GCC state could introduce income tax after Oman?
Bahrain and Kuwait could be the next GCC countries to introduce income tax after Oman in the oil-rich region as low crude prices and the coronavirus pandemic takes a toll on government revenues, say ... ( read original story ...)
FinTech firm Ripple chooses Dubai’s DIFC for regional headquarters
Ripple, the enterprise blockchain solution for global payments, has established its regional headquarters in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the latter announced. Ripple has chosen DIFC ... ( read original story ...)
Overdue loans from micro-finances jump nearly eight-fold during lockdown, study says
According to a study 'Impact of Covid-19 on Micro-Finance Institutions' conducted by the Nepal Rastra Bank, the number of borrowers whose loans remained unpaid to the microfinance institutions ... ( read original story ...)