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  • The New York Times has observed the 50th anniversary of Milton Friedman’s famous article “The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits” with an online...
  • An association of CEOs of large, U.S.-based corporations has joined the global warming bandwagon, releasing a new policy document, “Addressing Climate Change.” Is this...
    • If you have middle school-aged children or older, chances are you’ve heard of Fortnite, an online multi-player game, created by Epic Games Inc., that allows users worldwide...

      Niskanen Center

  • No country can solve climate change on its own. An effective and accountable international collaboration mechanism is overdue. The post Potential Challenges to a Climate Club appeared...
  • There’s been a lot of talk about how Sen. McConnell’s promise to push through a Trump replacement for the late Justice Ginsburg is an act of flagrant norm-busting. Consequently...
    • Writing in The Atlantic, Shadi Hamid worries that Democrats may be “unwilling, even unable, to accept the result” should Trump pull off a come-from-behind victory in November...
  • The only certainty about the year ahead is the uncertainty. As a scientist, here’s my advice on how we can live alongside CovidCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus...
  • The Wikileaks founder is a champion of democracy – the charges against him affect journalists around the worldLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva was president of Brazil from 2002 to 2010The...
    • Vallance and Whitty spoke reasonably and sincerely in their press conference. But their data was selective, and they seem determined to cause alarmCoronavirus – latest updatesSee...
  • CTV News has confirmed Quebec resident Pascale Ferrier is the suspect alleged to have sent letters containing the poisonous substance ricin to U.S. President Donald Trump and different...
  • The distraught mother of a two-year-old girl who died in her sleep three days after being told by doctors her daughter only had the flu says she feels the health-care system failed her...
    • The province is at the start of the second wave of COVID-19, said Dr. Horacio Arruda in a news conference Monday afternoon. He issued caution, telling people it is 'very important'...
  • It seems most people rightly have little faith or interest in the alarmist output of climate models, and are unimpressed by claims that governments can somehow influence the climate...
  • Irrational fear of a minor trace gas in the atmosphere, largely based on the output of failing climate models, continues to disrupt national energy policies. EU leaders add to the...
    • The plan is to use abandoned coal mining shafts globally as power storage plants, and/or drill their own shafts if necessary. Costs are estimated to be lower than other existing energy...
  • Spotted first by WABetaInfo, a fan website that tracks WhatsApp updates, users will not need an Internet connection on the main phone.
  • On Friday, the U.S. Commerce Department had issued an order citing national security grounds to block the app from U.S. app stores owned by Tencent Holding`s...
    • On Friday, the US Commerce Department said that Trump`s executive order was going to block US users from downloading TikTok starting from September 20 and was going to ban the use of...
  • The findings can also help further developing climate models and could in fact also help to assess the regional implications of geoengineering experiments. ...
  • Using data from NASA missions, an international team of astronomers has found what may be the first intact planet orbiting a white dwarf, the dense leftover of a Sun-like star, only...
    • The research was published in the New Astronomy (2020).
  • "COVAX will give the world the largest and most diverse portfolio of vaccine candidates," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
  • Washington has long demanded that Iran release U.S. citizens including Iranian-American father and son Baquer and Siamak Namazi.
    • Crowds have gathered outside the court building, leaving flowers and other items in tribute, ever since her death on Friday from complications of pancreatic cancer...
  • The commercial launch of 'Feluda', the Tata CRISPR COVID-19 test, has been approved by the Drugs Controller General of India.
  • Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said India has accorded the "highest priority" to getting permanent membership in an expanded UN Security Council (UNSC)...
    • 1803 students including 687 B Tech and 637 MTech students will be receiving their degrees. The event will be live on both YouTube and Facebook.

      Channel NewsAsia World News

  • Manhattan's district attorney on Monday urged a federal appeals court to reject President Donald Trump's "recycled" arguments to block the release of his subpoenaed tax returns...
  • The UK government will on Tuesday (Sep 22) announce new measures to curb rising coronavirus cases across England, hours after upgrading the virus alert level with top advisers warning...
    • The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is racing to toughen the process for U.S. companies to hire skilled foreign workers before the end of the year, changes top Trump...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

  • China reported six new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 21, down from 12 a day earlier, the national health authority said on Tuesday.
  • The Australian operation of Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said it would continue to cut staff numbers and investment in the country amid...
    • India's new French Rafale jets have flown "familiarisation" flights above the border region contested with China where a deadly clash between soldiers from the nuclear-armed neighbours...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

  • Asian shares opened weaker on Tuesday on concerns about new pandemic lockdowns in Europe and after reports about financial institutions allegedly moving illicit funds hurt global...
  • The actor often played brilliant supporting roles under top directors including Orson Welles, Steven Spielberg and Louis Malle.
    • China reported six new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 21, down from 12 a day earlier, the national health authority said on Tuesday.


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