PepsiCo to sell Tropicana, other juices, in $3.3B deal
NEW YORK, Aug 3, 2021, AP. PepsiCo will sell Tropicana and other juices to a…
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The United States is one of the 12 founding members of APEC. It is the largest economy in the world and home to 323 million people. When the forum began in 1989, the real GDP of the United States was USD 8.8 trillion, which went up to 16.9 trillion in 2016. Its real per capita GDP also rose from 36,000 in 1989 to 52,000 in 2016.
[Analytics] Washington should pursue a digital deal with Seoul and Tokyo
In June 2021, the United States and the European Union announced the creation of a…
US Senate Democrats urge Biden to address Philippine rights situation
MANILA, Aug 2, 2021, PhilStar. Democrats at the US Senate have raised concerns over alleged…
India’s stray dogs are being locked out by a US ban on adoptions
NEW DELHI, Aug 2, 2021, India Today. When Jill Trail first met Pihu, a frail…
At least 10 people injured in a mass shooting in New York City
NEW YORK, Aug 2, 2021, CNN. At least 10 people were injured in a mass…
‘The war has changed’: US documents sound alarm on Delta variant
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 31, 2021, Reuters. The war against Covid-19 has changed because of the…
India-US bond over Quad, China, America sheds reticence over Dalai Lama
NEW DELHI, Jul 29, 2021, Hindustan Times. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to…
[Analytics] China dresses down the US; and climate’s ‘hammer’ blow
Amid an Olympic gold rush and a worsening pandemic, something else is happening that may…
Myanmar military acts ‘flatly unacceptable’: Pentagon chief
SINGAPORE, Jul 27, 2021, AP. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin decried the actions of Myanmar’s…
Blinken’s India visit puts human rights, China on table
NEW DELHI, Jul 27, 2021, AP. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was en route…
[Analytics] The Kuril Islands roadblock on a Russia–Japan peace treaty
During a press briefing at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum on 5 June, Russian…
US-China talks come at time of heightened tension
BEIJING, Jul 25, 2021, Al Jazeera. On Sunday, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman –…