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Letters to the Editor — March 19, 2022

Pandemic in Asia

The Hindu · Mar 18, 2022

KeyBanc Downgrades This Diversified Industrial Company

NN Inc (NASDAQ:NNBR) was downgraded to Sector Weight from Overweight by KeyBanc analyst Steve Barger without a price target. Barger takes a conservative approach to the NNBR's industrial and semicap equipment coverage, citing ongoing uncertainty around the Russia-Ukraine conflict, persisting inflationary surges in commodity and energy costs, and the COVID resurgence in Asia.…

Benzinga · Mar 18, 2022

Think the pandemic is over? Wake up

Republicans are pretending it's all over — and so is everybody else. Data from Europe and Asia suggest otherwise

Salon · Mar 18, 2022

East Timor's Ramos-Horta makes pitch for stability ahead of election

The frontrunner in East Timor's presidential election, independence figure and Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta, has said he hopes to restore political stability to Asia's youngest democracy, as the nation prepares to head to the polls.

Reuters · Mar 18, 2022

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

March 11-17, 2022

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022

Where is World Expo 2020 host Dubai leading us?

'Connecting minds, creating the future", the slogan of World Expo 2020, is everywhere in Dubai. The ongoing event, which opened a year late in October 2021, is the first of its kind since the beginning of the pandemic. Few other places in the world are as future-oriented as Dubai. But…

Bangkok Post · Mar 17, 2022

Thai AirAsia eyes year of regional growth

The aviation sector can recover from the pandemic by pursuing international routes after more Asian countries eased travel curbs amid regional pent-up demand, according to the head of Thai AirAsia (TAA).

Bangkok Post · Mar 17, 2022

Had enough yet? The next coronavirus variant is here, but it may not be that bad

BALTIMORE — The world couldn’t be more ready to move on from the deadly pandemic. But as predicted, the hardy coronavirus continues to mutate and infect people anew. Cases are again rising in Asia and Europe, which has been a harbinger of things to come here.

Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2022

Biden's China 'pivot' complicated by Russia's war in Ukraine

Joe Biden set out to be the U.S. president who finally completed the “Asia pivot,” Washington lingo for a long sought adjustment of U.S. foreign policy to better reflect the rise of China

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2022

Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott are backing $1 billion gender fund

Melinda French Gates and MacKenzie Scott are among philanthropists donating money to the Gender Fund, which seeks to raise $1 billion to advance equality and women’s leadership in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2022