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Chinese security forces’ recent remarkable escalation of tensions along disputed boundaries with Japan, Taiwan, India and Southeast Asian countries is the latest manifestation of actions China…
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During the initial shock from COVID-19, it was understandable that governments and central banks would respond with massive injections of liquidity. But now policymakers need to…
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Banks have a chance to improve their battered public image by playing a constructive role in mitigating the current economic crisis. But with COVID-19 set to…
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Over the past few weeks, statues of Christopher Columbus have been beheaded, covered with red paint, lassoed around the head and pulled down, set on fire…
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The one common factor through Nepal’s history has been that alliances never last. Post Amish Raj Mulmi In Macbeth, Shakespeare’s play about the disloyal Scot general…
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Report shows that virus' closest ancestor was found in bats infecting a Chinese copper mine seven years ago Gordon Watts A coronavirus strain similar to Covid-19…
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Situation update
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The central premise of the foreign policy establishment has long been that only the United States can lead the free world. But that assumption increasingly looks…
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Political and media circles in Iraq and beyond have been disturbed by the vile attack that claimed the life of Hisham Al-Hashimi, a researcher into terrorist…
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Shamim Ahmed, Gias U Ahsan, Sharmin Majumder and Salma Hasan Covid-19, caused by the novel coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2, has led to a pandemic that is increasing…
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China announced in 2017 its ambition to become the world leader in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030. While the US still leads in absolute terms, China…
