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3 Dec
US prosecutors claim an Indian official was behind a plot to assassinate a Sikh activist in New York. Similar accusations had triggered a conflict between India and Canada, but US-India ties are on a different level.
26 Nov
Despite constitutional protections and affirmative action, India's 300 million Dalits, once known as "untouchables," face discrimination and violence. To expose such injustices, Dalit journalist Meena Kotwa founded a news outlet covering stories that impact marginalized groups.
26 Nov
The CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, has pleaded guilty to criminal charges, and has stepped down from the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. Binance will pay more than $4 billion to the US government and admit wrongdoing, after it was accused of operating as an unregistered securities exchange among other violations of US money-laundering laws.
18 Nov
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is holding its annual summit this week in San Francisco, the first time the United States has hosted since 2011. The main event will be on the sidelines: a tête-à-tête between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his American counterpart Joe Biden. The two haven't spoken since they met last November, and a lot has happened since then to sour trade relations.
17 Nov
At the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum on Tuesday, US treasury secretary Janet Yellen said a trade deal that would cover some 40 percent of the global economy "looks not to be complete". Her comments came after Democrat senator Sherrod Brown voiced his opposition to the text over labour standards concerns. Also in this edition, inflation in Argentina reaches new heights ahead of a presidential runoff and McDonald's joins forces with Crocs.
16 Nov
Washington's decision to resume food assistance comes after Ethiopia agreed to allow monitoring of food supplies. Deliveries were halted earlier this year as the US said the deliveries were being stolen.
15 Nov
As Chinese President Xi Jinping lands in San Francisco to attend the APEC summit and meet with his US counterpart Joe Biden, we take a look at the economic relationship between the two countries. In spite of tensions leading to trade restrictions and counter-measures, the two nations' trade was still worth over $750 billion in 2022.
14 Nov
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in a statement said that the airstrikes were ordered by President Joe Biden in response to repeated attacks against US troops.
12 Nov
The relationship between the world’s largest economies is improving but the US warned China against supporting Russia.
12 Nov
The US said the air strike was designed to take out supplies, weapons and ammunition used in attacks on coalition troops in Iraq and Syria.
11 Nov
WeWork, bankruptcy ,US , real estate WeWork, the desk renting company co-founded by Adam Neumann, has filed for bankruptcy in order to deal with its $13 billion in outstanding lease obligations. The group, which was once valued at $47 billion, saw its meteoric rise thwarted in 2019 when its heavy losses were exposed and during the Covid-19 pandemic with the advent of remote work.
10 Nov
The US and Iran have freed 5 prisoners each in a swap brokered by Qatar. Republicans criticized deal, which sees Iran receive $6 billion from frozen oil revenue, as encouraging states to take US citizens as hostages.
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Chinese state media reported 48 people were killed when a section of a highway collapsed. Search efforts are underway despite bad weather a day after part of a road fell in China's Guangdong province.
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Women make up nearly half the active population in Germany, but the arrival of a baby completely changes their position in the labour market. More than 70 percent of mothers of children under the age of six work part time. Mothers – particularly in the west of Germany – are still encouraged to stay at home for a few years after giving birth, but a mediocre childcare system also plays a part. The lack of nursery places is glaring, with more than 400,000 children on waiting lists. In response, the state is investing billions and even guarantees childcare places for all children up to the age of 10. But the problem persists.
