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NEW DELHI – The United States, Brazil, and India have surged ahead of the rest of the world in terms of the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, with no peak in sight. They (and fourth-place Russia) have one thing in common: macho leaders with authoritarian personalities

12 августа 2020 5 мин. 6585

In A Twist On Loyalty Programs, Emirates Is Promising Travelers A Free Funeral If Infected With Covid

Last year, advertising spending in the insurance industry reached $7 billion

11 августа 2020 4 мин. 5933

Kanye West Indicates That His Spoiler Campaign Is Indeed Designed To Hurt Biden

In an exclusive interview, the billionaire rapper says he’s “walking for president,” as GOP operatives work to get him onto state ballots

10 августа 2020 3 мин. 5837

Jeff Bezos Sells One Million Amazon Shares Worth $3.1 Billion

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos sold $3.1 billion worth of Amazon shares in the first few days of August, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission

07 августа 2020 2 мин. 7628

Trump’s Hypocrisy on China

NEW YORK – In a speech last month at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared politely that Nixon had been wrong about China. Opening up to the People’s Republic, in the hope that its Maoist dictatorship, moderated by a warm international embrace, would become freer at home and more cooperative abroad, has ended in failure

06 августа 2020 5 мин. 7219

How to Prevent the Looming Sovereign-Debt Crisis

NEW YORK – While the COVID-19 pandemic rages, more than 100 low- and middle-income countries will still have to pay a combined $130 billion in debt service this year – around half of which is owed to private creditors. With much economic activity suspended and fiscal revenues in free fall, many countries will be forced to default