How Taiwan triumphed over Covid as the UK faltered
Taipei’s success shows lives might have been saved had the UK government acted differently
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2021, the year without Carnival
Instead of the beautiful and whimsical Carnival masks that embolden the wearer and bring us together in celebration, we must wear the lackluster and utilitarian masks of social distancing, isolating us and breeding division.
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How drugmakers can keep their pledge and still deliver an October vaccine surprise
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration refuted that claim, saying its decisions will be guided by data alone. Drugmakers, seeking to bolster public confidence amid political squabbles on Tuesday pledged to uphold scientific safety and efficacy standards in their quest for a vaccine.
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Taiwan, Czech choose to live in democracy: Czech senate president
Visiting Czech Senate President Miloš Vystrčil said on Monday that the biggest feature shared by Taiwanese and Czechs is that they both choose to live in democratic and free societies.
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India’s Soft Power as a pillar of Foreign Policy
Being an ability to shape a broader narrative in bilateral and multilateral diplomacy, it remains a vital instrument in foreign policy by itself or as a complement to the application of “hard power”, that is, military power or other types of compelling diplomacy.
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India is a constructive, dependable actor globally
Through the pandemic, it has not only met its domestic requirements but taken a range of steps for global good
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under new security law
Leading pro-democracy figure detained over alleged foreign collusion as police search Apple Daily offices
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Biden says US's 5m Covid cases 'breaks the heart' and hits out at Trump's 'lies and excuses'
The United States on Sunday passed the grim milestone of 5m coronavirus cases, as Donald Trump’s executive orders seeking to break a political impasse over further economic relief were denounced by a Republican as “unconstitutional slop”.
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