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Tens of thousands stage protests in Russia's Far East against Kremlin

18 Jul 2020

Tens of thousands of people rallied on Saturday in the Russian far eastern city of Khabarovsk in new protests in support of a popular governor and in a rare show...

Will they listen?

16 Jul 2020

Nice letter by Greta Thunberg. But like the lukewarm or even scoffing response has been till now to her efforts to get the “leaders” of countries to take notice, it...

Protests erupt in New York over policeman kneeling on Indian-origin man’s neck

09 Jul 2020

The video of a policeman appearing to kneel on the neck of an Indian-origin man during his arrest in New York has sparked outrage amid the nationwide protests against police...

Lockdowns have exacerbated e-waste crisis

07 Jul 2020

India, with 3.2 million tonnes, was the third biggest contributor to global e-waste according to the Global E-waste Monitor 2020 report released recently. The United Nations (UN) report found that...

Hong Kongers seeking refuge in Taiwan vow to return

30 Jun 2020

Alice Su and Ryan Ho Kilpatrick, Tribune News Service The slogans were the same, but they felt different in this foreign land, drifting through the air in a mix...

As UAE opens up, people need to act responsibly

26 Jun 2020

While nations across the globe are struggling to cope with the deadly COVID-19 pandemic which has wreaked havoc everywhere, the speed and accuracy with which the UAE has handled the...

While lockdowns have fuelled xenophobia, the effects of new immigration controls will be felt for generations

26 Jun 2020

Lauren Crosby Medlicott, The Independent Earlier this week, the US president yet another measure to prevent foreigners from entering his country. In an effort to prevent the spread of...

There’s good reason to believe that fear of infection hurt the economy more than stay-at-home orders

23 Jun 2020

Noah Smith, Tribune News Service Until recently, it seemed like the contentious debate over lockdowns was over. By the end of May, many states were defying the warnings of...

Virus free New Zealand sets a good example

08 Jun 2020

Where there’s a will there’s a way. New Zealand has become one of the first countries in the world to return to pre-pandemic normality and that’s indeed a hugely encouraging...

India’s labour crisis

08 Jun 2020

Cities like Mumbai and Delhi are lifting the lockdowns and permitting industries to commence manufacturing. However, many factories are unable to re-commence manufacturing. In Mumbai, even car garages are unable...

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