Explainer: Prisoner swap deal between U.S. and Iran
On 4th June 2020, Iran released US Navy Veteran Micheal R. who was detained in 2018 in prisoner swap deal where US released Matteo Taerri, also known as Majid Taheri, an Iranian American doctor...
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WHO will resume HCQ trials after having suspended them
On May 25, the World Health Organization suspended Hydroxychloroquine trials on a temporary basis over safety concerns. This decision came forward after a study (multinational registry analysis) was published in the Lancet medical Journal....
Disturbance in America after the death of George Floyd
The United States, most affected by the Corona crisis, has been facing another crisis since the last days. Minneapolis is largely a troubled state in the US after the death of a black man,...
Timeline: U.S.-China relations (1949-2020)
October 1949 – People’s Republic of China Established Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong establishes the People’s Republic of China in Beijing on October 1 after peasant-backed Communists defeat the Nationalist government of Chiang...
President Trump’s executive order targets political bias at Twitter and Facebook
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to order a review of a law that has long protected Twitter, Facebook and Alphabet’s Google from being responsible for the material posted by their users, according to...
World Health Assembly 2020: What lies for the future?
Introduction The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the World Health Organisation (WHO). It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by...
President Trump opens door to in-person G7 June meeting despite pandemic
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he may seek to revive a face-to-face meeting of Group of Seven leaders near Washington, after earlier cancelling the in-person gathering of world leaders due to the...
U.S. Elections: Legal precedents for Postponement Conundrum
A statement from Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee, broached a new controversy during these trying times. Can President Trump postpone the Presidential elections due to COVID-19 pandemic containment? The answer is certain to most...
Time for China and the WHO to Fess Up
The Australian government’s proposal for an independent international enquiry on the COVID 19 crisis is a much-needed constructive initiative. The COVID 19 crisis is the greatest disaster and blunder the world has seen since...
Trump oil deal raises questions for Mexico: At what cost?
Mexico’s president has incurred a debt with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump by accepting U.S. help to end a standoff over global oil cuts, triggering concern the American will in return make the country...
