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Lessons for fighting coronavirus - from the South Korea MERS outbreak in 2015
04/12/2020
Hospital to hospital transmission as a patient is transferred from one smaller hospital to two other hospitals in Seoul transmitting MERS to 37 patients along the way in 2015.
Linked Articles
Experts Fault South Korean Response to MERS Outbreak
New York Times 06/13/2015
MERS Virus’s Path: One Man, Many South Korean HospitalsNew York Times 06/08/2015
U.S. China trade tensions decline with Phase 1 Trade Agreement in 2020
01/15/2020
Linked Articles
U.S., China to Sign Deal Easing Trade Tensions
WSJ 01/15/2020
In a Year of Trade War, U.S. Deficit With China ShrankWSJ 01/14/2020
Argentina's financial crisis in 2019 with inflation over 50% and the peso at 60 to the dollar
10/28/2019
Linked Articles
Argentina Tightens Access to Dollars After Election
WSJ 10/28/2019
Argentina’s President Mauricio Macri Concedes Election to Peronist Rival Alberto FernándezWSJ 10/28/2019
Ashwini Bhide and the Mumbai Metro- getting infrastructure done in India on time
10/05/2019
The desperate need for good infrastructure and millions of people in Mumbai who have put up for too long with creaky infrastructure. The Mumbai Metro led by Ashwini Bhide is a path breaking effort to speed things up, as the WSJ points out. As before petitions and other methods are used to stall projects. This time the courts not only dismissed the petition about cutting trees in Aarey Colony, north Mumbai, but also fined the petitioners Rs 50,000 for filing a frivolous petition. Trees are important, as few trees as possible are being cut for the new Metro, and new trees are being planted to replace them.
Linked Articles
WSJ 05/08/2023
‘Activists should accept defeat honourably’: Mumbai Metro MD on Aarey rowHindustan Times 10/05/2019
The women scientists behind India's Moon Mission Chandrayan 2 and the Space Agency's Mr. Sivan
09/08/2019
Linked Articles
Chandrayaan-2: The men and women behind India’s Mission Moon
The Indian Express 09/08/2019
From Tamil Nadu’s fields to space: Isro chief K Sivan’s journeyHindustan Times 09/08/2019
Economic losses of 3% in GDP per head with Brexit and 8% with no-deal Brexit leaving Britons poorer
12/01/2018
As the Brexit option becomes clear as a hit to ordinary Britons and the British economy prime minister Theresa May takes her deal to the British parliament for a vote. Most opinion says it will be rejected, if not rejected outright by Conservatives and Labour MP's. A second vote may be taken. The Opposition Labour Party prepares for a new election with a divided government.
Linked Articles
The Economist 11/30/2018
Don’t write off the prime minister’s deal just yetThe Economist 11/30/2018
The Kushner family and Jared Kushner- public scrutiny and the period as White House Adviser
04/02/2018
Linked Articles
The Kushners Saw Redemption in the White House. It Was a Mirage.
The New York Times 04/01/2018
Jared Kushner’s Vast Duties, and Visibility in White House, ShrinkThe New York Times 11/25/2017
Diplomacy as the realistic option in the Korean peninsula- the situation in 2017 with new intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities of North Korea
07/05/2017
Linked Articles
Five Blunt Truths About the North Korea Crisis
07/05/2017
What Can Trump Do About North Korea? His Options Are Few and RiskyThe New York Times 07/04/2017
The Trump 2017 Budget with $2.1 trillion counted twice and rosy estimates- accounting error, shifting priorities and economic-political risks
05/23/2017
Linked Articles
Donald Trump’s Balanced Budget Goal Rests on Questionable Math
WSJ 05/23/2017
Trump’s Budget Seeks Cuts to Taxes, Safety-Net ProgramsWSJ 05/23/2017
Brexit as an opportunity for bringing fresh breath of air to the idea of Europe
01/20/2017
Linked Articles
Brexit Presents Europe with Opportunity for Improvement - SPIEGEL ONLINE
SPIEGEL ONLINE 06/24/2016
Opinion: Brexit - a clean break and new start? | Opinion | DW.COM | 17.01.2017DW.COM 01/17/2017
Rex Tillerson of ExxonMobil as Secretary of State and U.S. relations with Russia
12/15/2016
Linked Articles
Rex Tillerson’s Company, Exxon, Has Billions at Stake Over Sanctions on Russia
The New York Times 12/13/2016
Under Rex Tillerson, Exxon Mobil Forged Its Own Path AbroadThe New York Times 12/13/2016
Sharp contrast between the Trump and Clinton economic plans- Trump's negative in the long run, Clinton's positive in the long run
10/18/2016
Economic experts look at the Trump and Clinton economic plans, Trump's based on extreme borrowing and Clinton's careful about deficits. Trump's plan aggravates the wide disparities in income in America after the tech booms and Clinton's reduces these disparities. Clinton's preserves global trading system while addressing the problems, Trump's moves in the direction of protectionism and high tariffs with potential unintended consequences for the global economy.
Linked Articles
Donald Trump’s Economic Plan, Up Close, Doesn’t Add Up
WSJ 10/18/2016
Donald Trump’s Tax Plan Would Boost Economy in Short Run but Not Long Term, Analysis FindsWSJ 10/17/2016
Donald Trump's plans for large scale deportation even as a Gallup poll shows only 15% opposing a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants in the U.S.
09/01/2016
The wide divergence between public opinion in the U.S. and the Trump stand for large scale deportation. A Gallup poll on July 1, 2016, shows 84% of the U.S. adults favoring a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants in the U.S., only 15% opposing.
Linked Articles
Explaining What Donald Trump Wants to Do Now on Immigration
The New York Times 09/01/2016
Donald Trump’s big immigration speech proves it: There is no ‘new’ Donald TrumpWashington Post 09/14/2016
U.S. China trade tensions decline with Phase 1 Trade Agreement in 2020
01/15/2020
Linked Articles
U.S., China to Sign Deal Easing Trade Tensions
WSJ 01/15/2020
In a Year of Trade War, U.S. Deficit With China ShrankWSJ 01/14/2020
East Gemany's struggle to find its own identity after young people leave and a sense of nostalgia for the economic security under the GDR
11/14/2019
By 2019 East Germany's search for identity is in full swing as it struggles with a nostalgia for the past before integration with west Germany, and following a departure of young people going west that leaves behind a rapidly aging society with less economic security. The promise of integration appears to be failed when seen as culture and identity, economic security.
Linked Articles
Germans still don’t agree on what reunification meant
The Economist 11/02/2019
Misrule in East Germany ‘triggered rise of the AfD’11/05/2019
The Guardian newspaper in Britain- pioneering funding for Quality information through Supporter memberships ($6 a month) and Donate
10/15/2019
The Guardian is experimenting with new sources of revenue and expanding its reader base and sustainable operations with an open access model. The target region is UK, USA, Australia, about a half a billion people in the region.
Linked Articles
Guardian most trusted newspaper in Britain, says industry report
The Guardian 12/17/2018
Road to 1 million: The Guardian has gone from 15,000 to 200,000 paying 'members' in the past year - DigidayDigiday 10/15/2019
China takes the "long" view in Hong Kong as too much is at stake for China's international profile and trading relationships
09/08/2019
Linked Articles
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam privately told business group she'd quit, if she could
NBC News 09/06/2019
Merkel renews call for peaceful resolution to Hong Kong protestsSouth China Morning Post 09/07/2019
Carlos Ghosn and Nissan discontent in Japan- the failing Renault-Nissan alliance
12/18/2018
Renault-Nissan's failure to invest in Japan and the lack of interest in Nissan under Ghosn added to worries in Japan about the compensation of Ghosn being larger than all nine top executives of Nissan combined. A deep sense of affront was felt in Japan as one executive put it -"where is the transparency and where is the frugality." This special report by WSJ shows how the ego based executive which is not typical of Japan failed Nissan. It also shows why this type of management is not healthy for companies or the employees and all stakeholders. Its hard driving nature with unhealthy lifestyles is also becoming unpopular today.
Linked Articles
The Fall of the House of Ghosn
WSJ 12/16/2018
Ghosn’s U.S. Push Irked Nissan ExecutivesWSJ 12/18/2018
The election of Lopez Obrador as president of Mexico in 2018 that accelerates the shift to higher labor standards in Mexico, a goal of renegotiated NAFTA treaty
07/03/2018
Linked Articles
Win by López Obrador Pushes Mexico Sharply to Left
WSJ 07/02/2018
Mexican Election Could Accelerate Nafta TalksWSJ 07/02/2018
The link between the 71% of Americans who are obese or overweight and the less than 15% of Americans who eat the needed intake of fruits and vegetables
11/17/2017
A new CDC report on November 16, 2017 shows these alarming statistics which are barely covered in the media. CNN online missing this, and NBC online covering obesity CDC report but missing the CDC report on fruits and vegetables consumed, when we checked in the evening of November 16, 2017.
Linked Articles
America's obesity epidemic reaches record high, new report says
NBC News 10/13/2017
Only one in 10 Americans eat enough fruits and vegetables, CDC study findsThe Guardian 11/17/2017
The accounting errors in U.S. president Trump's 2017 budget with double counting of $2.1 trillion
05/25/2017
Linked Articles
Donald Trump’s Balanced Budget Goal Rests on Questionable Math
WSJ 05/23/2017
Trump’s Problematic Math: Budget Plan Adds Growth, but Doesn’t Subtract CostThe New York Times 05/24/2017
The lifting of the mood in Mexico as a moderate position emerges on NAFTA, trade with Mexico, and sets the goal of mutually beneficial relations
04/14/2017
Linked Articles
Mexico is growing less pessimistic about Donald Trump
The Economist 04/14/2017
Trump Nafta Blueprint Raises Concerns in Canada and MexicoWSJ 03/30/2017
British inflation following Brexit (1)
01/17/2017
Linked Articles
UK inflation hits two-year high in November as economists warn of higher prices to come
The Telegraph 12/13/2016
Apple App Store prices rise in UK, India and Turkey - BBC NewsBBC News 01/17/2017
Goldman Sachs and the Trump administration- Steven Mnuchin at Treasury and Gary Cohen at the National Economic Council
12/09/2016
Bank stocks are up with the election of Donald Trump, Goldman Sachs share price up 34%, with the push back against regulation of banks following the 2008 financial crisis.
Linked Articles
Goldman Sachs No. 2 Seen as a Top Economic Adviser to Trump
The New York Times 12/09/2016
Trump Plans to Name Steven Mnuchin as Treasury SecretaryWSJ 11/29/2016
Educated Chinese women with jobs and careers- changing social and economic landscape in China
09/26/2016
The profound changes underway in China in the notions of marraige and family as a new generation of women are better educated and look for independent lives with their own careers. Over half of all undergraduates are women in China, and half of all graduate students pursuing master's degrees are women, showing how much China has changed in three decades.
Linked Articles
Marriage Falls in China, Transforming Finances and Families
The New York Times 09/12/2016
China Shrugs Off the Ties That BindThe New York Times 09/22/2016
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