Governor reopened California without meeting his own coronavirus testing, tracing benchmarks
SACRAMENTO, Jul 18, 2020, LA Times. A month into his stay-at-home order and under pressure…
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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.
Florida residents organizing ‘Covid-19 parties,’ some led by gang members: Sheriff
OSCEOLA, Jul 18, 2020, Fox News. Florida gang members have supposedly been hosting massive parties…
[Analytics] Why Silicon Valley’s biggest companies are investing billions in India
Since the start of 2020, the biggest names in US tech have invested around $17…
US passenger flights to India can resume July 23
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 18, 2020, Reuters. The government of India has agreed to allow US…
[Analytics] Dark side of the Moon in South Korea’s Covid-19 response
South Korea’s public health-based response to COVID-19 has been rightly lauded as a successful model…
Hackers used credentials of some employees to access our internal systems: Twitter on Bitcoin scam
NEW DELHI, Jul 18, 2020, ToI. Social media giant Twitter on Saturday said that cyber…
US economy will drop 6.6 per cent in 2020 in face of pandemic: IMF
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 18, 2020, AP. The International Monetary Fund predicted Friday that the U.S….
China steps up shipbuilding with two more aircraft carriers under construction towards 2035 navy goal
BEIJING, Jul 18, 2020, SCMP. China is expected to launch its next-generation aircraft carrier within…
[Dialogue] ‘Understanding each other during the sport it’s easier to come to an understanding in business’
Pan Pacific Agency continues a series of publications about ancient oriental game Go on the…
EU extends US travel ban
BRUSSELS, JUl 17, 2020, EU Observer. EU member states on Thursday released their latest round-up…
Some VPN firms shut down Hong Kong servers over security law concerns
HONG KONG, Jul 17, 2020, CNBC. A number of virtual private network (VPN) providers in…
S. Korea plans to launch first military communications satellite Sunday
ORLANDO, Jul 17, 2020, UPI. South Korea is poised to launch its first dedicated military…