July 2022

China has forged ahead as Western reactors languished, and can now sell cutting-edge technology at a low price

The US ignored China’s warning of ‘yao guan’ in 1950 about intervening in the Korean war, resulting in strained relations until the 1970s

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds her weekly press conference at the US Capitol on July 21, when she said “it’s important for us to show support for Taiwan.”

Rising gas prices have been a major driver of inflation. A government report released last week showed that an increase in energy prices fueled a big jump in inflation in June, when the Consumer Price Index rose 9.1 percent from a year earlier, a new four-decade high. Gas prices soared after demand for oil rebounded from pandemic lows and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drove up oil prices.

Dams form ponds, widen rivers, and create wetlands, building all kinds of aquatic habitats that many other animals like birds and frogs rely on. That’s why beavers are often called ecosystem engineers.

“We have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly through new modes of transmission, about which we understand too little, and which meets the criteria in international health regulations.”

On Friday, just two days after Wickremesinghe secured the presidency, police and security forces conducted a violent pre-dawn raid on the main protest encampment in Galle Face

Are we ashamed of our past? And perhaps more importantly, what does all that secrecy cost us?

The vast majority of countries gave some form of cash transfer for Covid relief

When in distress, a lot of consumers are inclined to throw money at their problems.