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India’s high on population but low on development indicators

NEW DELHI: India is poised to overtake China as the world’s most populous nation, but it is third from the bottom on most development indicators among 10 most populous countries, with only Pakistan and Nigeria consistently below it. In fact, when it comes to sex ratio at birth, India is…

The Times of India · Jul 12, 2022

When people say the West should support Taiwan, what exactly do they mean?

There is a growing antagonism towards China in Western commentary, provoked by its treatment of the Uighurs, Hong Kong and Taiwan, its activities in the South China Sea and its role in Sri Lanka’s debt crisis.

The Conversation · Jul 12, 2022

Widow of food delivery rider vows to fight for workers' rights after legal win

The wife of a food delivery rider who died in Sydney says she hopes no other family "suffers the sadness and pain we have experienced" after winning a legal battle against gig company Hungry Panda.

ABC News · Jul 12, 2022

Oil slides on strong dollar and weaker demand outlook

Recession fears and China COVID curbs weigh on oil; Brent and WTI slide by more than $6 a barrel

The Hindu · Jul 12, 2022

NIO Is up on China’s Support Measures. But Does It Make the Stock a Buy?

EV-maker NIO Inc. (NIO) was buoyed last week as China’s Commerce Ministry outlined its plan to support the EV market growth in the country. However, with resurging COVID cases, will it be wise to invest in the stock now? Read on to find out….

StockNews.com · Jul 12, 2022

Dangerous heatwaves engulf parts of China, US and Europe

At least 86 Chinese cities issue alerts, while temperatures soar in south-west and central US and Iberian peninsula

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2022

Ukraine war: Russia's G20 walkout heightens tensions at fractious summit as China's rise continues

While G20 foreign ministers were meeting in Bali, Indonesia, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, threatened further escalation in his war against Ukraine, announcing to the world that “by and large, we have not started anything in earnest yet”. What he meant became quickly clear when a missile attack hit an…

The Conversation · Jul 12, 2022

Pacific Islands Forum overshadowed by growing concerns about China's influence in the region

US-China rivalry and an inter-island rift overshadowed the start of a landmark Pacific summit Tuesday, hampering efforts to focus world attention on the islands' dire climate crisis.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 12, 2022

Sri Lanka misses a leader as bailout slips further away

Investors are shifting their focus to Sri Lanka’s bilateral creditors as the resignations of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe dim prospects for rapid aid from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Bangkok Post · Jul 12, 2022

Biden once wanted to make Saudi Arabia a 'pariah' – so why is he playing nice with the kingdom's repressive rulers now?

Even before setting foot in the Middle East for his first visit to the region as president, Joe Biden felt compelled to defend a portion of the trip. “I know that there are many who disagree with my decision to travel to Saudi Arabia,” Biden acknowledged in an op-ed for…

The Conversation · Jul 12, 2022