The total Covid-19 cases in the U.S. exceeds 1.6 million and the number of deaths 96,610 as of May 23, 2020 according to NY Times. Vietnam on the other hand has had just 324 cases so far with no deaths according to published data. The sharp contrast in these figures between the countries will be studied …
Pandemics are rare events. However when a pandemic hits the world, the impact on the global economy last a long time according to a research study by Keith Wade at Schroders. He notes that adverse effects can last up to 40 years. However in the current scenario, the impacts may not last that long but still the …
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In a democratic country it is often said you get the leaders that the people vote for. In this context the US is no different than any other democrazy. The US failed miserably in in its response against COVID-19 by political dithering and drama. In some ways the virus also exposes the weaknesses of the …
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The US is struggling like a third-world country to contain the current Coronavirus pandemic. The wealthiest country in the world says it does not have enough test kits available to test millions of people to identify and isolate the infected. Other countries like South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan have been successful in containing the virus spread. …
The following map shows the allies and enemies of Iran in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia is the biggest enemy of Iran. Click to enlarge Source: RFE/RL