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Pfizer’s Omicron-Targeting Covid-19 Vaccines Generate Stronger Immune Response

  
WSJ - 06.25.2022 Original article ›
Jared S. Hopkins, Jonathan D. Rockoff
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A 1 month study of 2 modified Pfizer vaccines, one targeted specifically for new Omicron variants, and the other targeted at earlier coronavirus and current Omicron variants show increases in anitbodies much higher than what current vaccines do. For Omicron specifically at 13 to 19 times more than what current vaccines increase antibodies, and for earlier variants and Omicron at 9 to 11 times more.

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Biden Administration Offers an Offshore Drilling Plan. Likely Backers: Very Few.

  
NYTimes.com - 07.02.2022 Original article ›
Lisa Friedman
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US president Biden announces a 5 year offshore drilling plan that will allow some drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Cook inlet of Alaska. The Atlantic, Pacific and the Arctic will be closed for drilling leases. Biden had to create a path between opening up drilling and not allowing any drilling following the shortages of oil and gas and high prices from embargoes on Russian oil and gas.

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Harry Belafonte, Folk Hero

  
NYTimes.com - 04.26.2023 Original article ›
Wesley Morris
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The active role played by Harry Belafonte in the civil rights movement is the subject of this essay in the NYT by Wesley Morris. Belafonte was a close friend of Martin Luther King. Morris calls Harry Belafonte a folk hero who reached audiences of all colors in a subtle way that reminded them of their common humanity. NYT shows Robert Kennedy being interviewed by Belanfonte on television in 1968.

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Harry Belafonte: A Life in Photos

  
NYTimes.com - 04.26.2023 Original article ›
Peter Keepnews
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As a civil rights campaigner Harry Belafonte's efforts were legendary. NYT gives these black and white pictures of Belafonte in an anti Apartheid protest outside the South African embassy in 1964, addressing a civil rights rally in New York in 1960, with Sidney Poitier at a civil rights rally (he studied theater at the American Negro Theatre with Poitier), and checking on free primary education in Kenya in 2004 for UNICEF.

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House G.O.P. Passes Debt Limit Bill, Paving the Way for a Clash With Biden

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NYTimes.com - 04.27.2023 Original article ›
Catie Edmondson, Carl Hulse
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The US House of Representatives led by Speaker Kevin McCarthy passes a debt ceiling bill with a close vote on largely party lines 217 to 215 votes. The bill raises the debt ceiling in exchange for spending cuts of 14%. President Biden cited Moody's analysis showing a loss of 780,000 jobs with such large spending cuts. The bill has no chance of approval in a Democrat led Senate.

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Looking back at 20 years of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in power

  
France 24 - 04.27.2023 Original article ›
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The future both of Turkey and Europe at stake in the elections in Turkey. Turkey has been hit by inflation of over 60%, a severe earthquake, difficult relations with the EU and the US, a lack of foreign investment. The mayoral elections in Ankara and Istanbul went to opposition parties. A civil servant is heading the opposition parties contesting the election with Mr. Erdogan who has led Turkey for 2 decades.

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Opinion | Joe Biden and the Struggle for America’s Soul

  
NYTimes.com - 04.28.2023 Original article ›
David Brooks
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David Brooks in the NYT leaves out the issue of fairness in wages to American workers to meet a cost of living crisis. This is also about the soul of America as Mr. Biden has grasped, the two democracy and dignity of workers and families go together. Biden pointed out- for Trump manufacturing was a punch line, for Biden it was a once in a decade headline.

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Why the U.S. Remains Far From Recession

  
WSJ - 06.04.2023 Original article ›
Sarah Chaney Cambon
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Strong spending on services, on items like travel and leisure spending is helping the economy avoid a recession in 2023. About $500 billion in excess savings from the pandemic period that Americans have to spend, according to a report from the San Francisco  Federal Reserve Bank, is keeping spending strong in mid 2023. The strong demand for travel also enables airlines and hotels to raise fares and rates.

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German trade surplus shrinks to lowest level in two decades – DW – 02/02/2023

  
dw.com - 02.02.2023 Original article ›
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Germany avoided a recession with growth rate of 1.9% in 2022. Imports were higher with higher energy prices and the trade surplus fell from 175 billion euros to 79 billion euros. Trade surplus declined for 5th year in a row. Rising inflation dropped in November and December. Economy Minister Habeck (the Green party) has made a great effort to tackle the energy shortages in a way that Germany can avoid a recession.

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U.S. Shoots Down Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon, Recovery Under Way

  
WSJ - 02.04.2023 Original article ›
Michael R. Gordon, Nancy A. Youssef, Doug Cameron
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The US shoots down a Chinese surveillance equipment loaded balloon floating over the continental US after it gets into US territorial waters off the coast of South Carolina. The F-22 fighter jet at 58,000 feet shot the balloon at 65,000 feet over the Atlantic ocean. US president Biden waited till it was over the water so that the surveillance equipment could be retrieved from the coastal waters and examined.

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Biden and Lula talk democracy, Amazon in Washington – DW – 02/11/2023

  
dw.com - 02.11.2023 Original article ›
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Biden is considering having the US join the $1.3 billion fund for the Amazon.Germany has announced a package for defense of the Amazon. This is part of the climate change prevention effort. At meetings today Biden said- "Both our nations strong democracies were tested of late. But both in the United States and Brazil democracy prevailed." Lula for his part said- "Brazil marginalized itself for four years."

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Opinion | America’s Missing School Children

  
WSJ - 02.17.2023 Original article ›
The Editorial Board
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This WSJ editorial calls tens of thousands of missing school children after the pandemic alarming. It says truancy, more toddlers skipping kindergarden, or unreported home schooling as three explanations. More "worrisome" it says is if these children have decided that going to school was a waste because of difficulties in learning, in accessing online classes, and parents not able to cope with the effects of the pandemic.

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Kenzaburō Ōe passes away: The life and legacy of Japanese Nobel-winning author

  
The Indian Express - 03.14.2023 Original article ›
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Kenzaburo Oe in his writings reflected the anti-nuclear Japan of post World War II. That period also saw the emergence of China as a major economy. China's activity in the South China Sea, North Korea's ballistic missile program, created the situation where Japanese Defense Forces are now seen very differently as part of the US, India, Australia Quad alliance to ensure peace in the Asia-Pacific region.

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China’s Military Is Catching Up to the U.S. Is It Ready for Battle?

  
WSJ - 10.20.2022 Original article ›
Alastair Gale
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The issues raised on the effectiveness of peacetime militaries such as China after six decades since the Korean war in the fifties are raised in this report in the WSJ. The Ukraine war and the difficulty of transporting supplies except by rail for the Russian army, the lack of a motivated and trained combat force, are showing the problems of peacetime militaries that can lead to major miscalculations by world powers. 

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Dr Indrajit Coomaraswamy: ‘What has to be axiomatic is that Sri Lanka has to be mindful of India’s strategic interests’

  
The Indian Express - 10.27.2022 Original article ›
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A former central bank governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy gives his understanding of the Sri Lankan economy in October 2022, how it got to the crisis in 2022 and the way forward with the $2.9 billion IMF bailout loan. He describes what it would take for the IMF to release these funds and the effects on the people of Sri Lanka during this adjustment period of 90% inflation and acute shortage of essential imports.

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Did it cross the line? Germany out on dramatic night

  
BBC Sport - 12.02.2022 Original article ›
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Chaotic situations at the World Cup Soccer in Qatar as Germany exit even after a 4-2 win over Costa Rica which enables Spain to advance after a loss to Japan. Japan's goal was scored off a ball that is so close to crossing the line that it leaves everyone in utter confusion with delays in VAR- and is doubted by Spanish coach Enrique who believes it was outside.

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Opinion | Arming for the Next Fight in Ukraine

  
WSJ - 04.14.2022 Original article ›
The Editorial Board
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This WSJ editorial says this will be a long war. As in the early stages NATO training made a difference for Ukraine's defense this should continue with America's complete and rapid support so that the immense destruction that is taking place can be prevented. It says moral denunciations are not going to make a difference, that timely support on the ground is needed.

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Hope for Brazil's polluted Guanabara Bay | DW | 19.04.2022

  
DW.COM - 04.19.2022 Original article ›
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Guanabara Bay where the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is located is heavily polluted with garbage and toxic waste, says this video essay in DW.com. It shows a major cleanup operation that has begun. Garbage, toxic chemicals and sewage is routinely discharged into the Atlantic from the city of 6.7 million, half of it is untreated, says DW.com. Unregulated urban sprawl threatens the second largest city in Brazil.

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U.S. Economy Shrank in First Quarter, but Underlying Measures Were Solid

  
NYTimes.com - 04.29.2022 Original article ›
Ben Casselman
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The 1.4% decline on an annualized basis for the US economy in the first quarter of 2022 masks evidence of a recovery that is basically strong, says this report in the NYT. Consumer spending was up by 0.7 in the first quarter of 2022, even thought the omicron wave hit, and gas prices were high. This NYT report says the decline resulted mostly from the way inventories and trade figure in the calculation.

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Volkswagen Is Bringing Back the Scout, the SUV Pioneer, as an EV

  
WSJ - 05.10.2022 Original article ›
William Boston
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VW brings back the Scout brand to the US adding it to VW and Audi brands. VW will invest $1 billion initially to manufacture the Scout EV vehicles in the US with additional investments after preparing the ground for the manufacturing plant. VW acquired the Scout brand name with its acquisition of Navistar in 2020. Navistar was created in 1985 from the International Harvester Company which went out of business.

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Nine state stops on road to Lok Sabha 2024

  
The Indian Express - 12.26.2022 Original article ›
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Nine states in India will have elections for the state assembly in 2023 before the Lok Sabha parliamentary elections in 2024. The states include Karnataka in May, in the northeast Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland in Feb-March, and Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhatisgarh, Telengana in Nov-Dec. India's modernization depends on strong execution of development plans between now and 2030, which will require a strong and stable government for the country.

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China’s Easing of Travel Rules Met With Joy, and Some Anxiety

  
NYTimes.com - 12.28.2022 Original article ›
Chang Che, Claire Fu, Amy Chang Chien
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A big surge in travel to mainland China from Asian countries and business travel from the US and Europe. Chinese travel outside of China to Hong Kong and Europe is also surging. Travel from China to Japan will face quarantines as Japan says there is no clarity on covid situation in China. A surge in cases and overcrowded hospitals is also causing much anxiety along with relief from the fatigue of lockdowns.

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India makes inroads into Sri Lanka under China's long shadow

  
Reuters - 12.28.2022 Original article ›
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Indian financial and project assistance to Sri Lanka is making a huge difference for Sri Lanka. With a relationship that goes back to the time when the first Buddhist missionaries arrived on the island India has a long relationship with Sri Lanka. In addition to financial help India is planning major long term projects in renewable energy, port infrastructure and energy pipelines from southern India. Reuters looks at these projects in this report.

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PM Modi virtually distributes appointment letters to 71,000 people as part of Rozgar Mela

  
The Hindu - 01.20.2023 Original article ›
The Hindu Bureau
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The effort by prime minister Modi under Rozgar Mela to create 1 million new jobs in 2023 to mitigate the effect of the lockdowns during the pandemic and its effects on jobs. 71,000 new job appointment letters were given in a virtual event. Modi emphasized that "transparency in recruitment and promotion inspires confidence in the youth."  He called the process streamlined and time bound to demonstrate good governance.

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Ukraine’s Electric-Repair Crews Become Unlikely Wartime Heroes

  
WSJ - 01.11.2023 Original article ›
Alistair Mac Donald | Photographs By Joseph Sywenkyj For The Wall Street Journal
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Emergency teams face subfreezing temperatures as they work to keep the power on in Ukraine. Russia has attacked Ukrainian electricity power grid causing blackouts in many areas. This attack on civilian infrastructure is one aspect of the war in addition to the millions of refugees woman and children, that has caused particular outrage in Europe and America that Russia is following a pattern that is unacceptable in the course of human affairs.

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