[Special coverage] The Pacific War: Losers and Winners
“The Pacific War” which ended 75 years ago this weekend, was not a single entity:…
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[Analytics] How life has changed after coronavirus
On the surface, life seems to have pretty much returned to the way it was…
Huge numbers of people around the world say they wouldn’t take a Covid-19 jab
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 15, 2020, CNN. Susan Bailey, a 57-year-old retired nurse from Florida, has…
International Energy Agency sees lower oil demand in 2020, 2021 on upsurge of coronavirus cases and stalling mobility
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 13, 2020, CNBC. The International Energy Agency lowered its global oil demand…
Last decade was Earth’s hottest on record: American Meteorological Society
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 13, 2020, CNN. A new report released Wednesday details how 2019 was…
Global tourism faces challenges on its journey to full recovery
BEIJING, Aug 10, 2020, Xinhua. As countries around the world get a grip on the…
WhatsApp pilots new fact-check feature to spot fake news
SINGAPORE, Aug 5, 2020, ST. Popular messaging service WhatsApp has stepped up the fight against…
WHO says China team interviewed Wuhan scientists over virus origins
GENEVA, Aug 4, 2020, Reuters. A World Health Organization team in China to probe the…
[Analytics] WHO leader is stuck between feuding China and US
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was watching late-night television when he saw a hospital boss criticizing him…
[Analytics] ‘Vaccine nationalism’: Is it every country for itself?
It’s dog eat dog in the world of COVID-19 vaccines. Kate Kelland, Julie Steenhuysen specially…
[Analytics] Will Covid-19 kill cash?
Four years ago, Kenneth Rogoff, a former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF),…
[Analytics] End game for oil? OPEC prepares for an age of dwindling demand
The coronavirus crisis may have triggered the long-anticipated tipping point in oil demand and it…