China has suspended entry for foreign visitors from a further eight countries as it seeks to prevent importing the coronavirus. Notices telling people about the restrictions were posted on the websites of China’s embassies in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, France, India, Italy, Nigeria, Russia and Ukraine on Thursday. They came after would-be travellers from Britain, Belgium and the Philippines […]
Whether Trump wins or loses, Trumpism has come to stay. It will remain an active force in US politics. American democracy has had to deal with racial and class divides time and again in its history. However, a nation or society being divided along lines of prejudice is one thing, for it to be defined […]
The abrupt suspension of Ant Group’s IPO may reflect Chinese authorities’ displeasure over a recent speech by the fintech conglomerate’s controlling shareholder, Jack Ma, who was critical of financial regulations that he believes show insufficient understanding and support for fintech innovation. Is Ma right? Read Here | Project Syndicate Also Read | Ant Group IPO […]
Here are three reasons Democrats are poised to sweep the three critical Midwestern battleground states and win back the White House: Biden kept Trump from running up the score with working-class whites; Biden peeled away Trump’s support in conservative suburbs, and Biden got Black voters to turn out in big numbers. Read Here | Politico
The fate of the United States presidency hung in the balance Wednesday morning, as President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden battled for three familiar battleground states — Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania — that could prove crucial in determining who wins the White House. Read Here | APNews Also Read | Presidential Winner Could […]
By choosing Vietnam and Indonesia as first destinations abroad, Suga has underscored Japan’s commitment to Southeast Asia, as well as providing a counterbalance to China. Expanding Japan’s defense and strategic ties with both Vietnam and Indonesia, Suga emphasized the centrality of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to regional security, and reinforced Japan’s “free and […]
If Trump pulls off another upset win, it will cement his family’s standing in American society. The Trumps will set the cultural and political dialogue for the better part of a decade. They’ll continue to elbow their way through the halls of Washington and the GOP. They might run for office. Read Here | Politico
Donald Trump will never really go away, even if he is resoundingly defeated on Tuesday. Not on November 4, not on January 20, not when he dies, not in a hundred years. He may well be what future generations remember most about our era. Not because of what he accomplished, but because the story of […]
Even after four years, many Americans have yet to reckon fully with what Donald Trump’s presidency means for the country’s politics and long-term future. Even if Trump fails to win re-election, he and the party he now controls have led the United States into dangerous territory from which there is no clear exit. Read Here […]
From the 2008 financial crisis to the COVID-19 shutdown, the world’s best economists have struggled—usually unsuccessfully—to regain the influence over policymakers they once wielded with such abandon. The problem is, most of them don’t have new theories ready that can actually make sense of a globalised world in disarray—and won’t for quite a while. Read […]
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