Monday, February 01, 2021

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  Niskanen Center

  • Naïve calls for fiscal austerity are not the answer. We do not face a fiscal cliff – we face a deficit of clear thinking about the proper size of government in a liberal democracy and...

  • Violent right-wing extremism again came to America’s attention in the Capitol insurrection, including organized militia groups and white supremacists. How did these movements...

    • The policies adopted by jurisdictions that are classified as “sanctuary” policies should be standard practice in every city and state. The post What Is Next for Sanctuary Cities?...

  • Our research shows how ‘tighter’ societies do better – and how the rest must learn to adapt in order to defeat the pandemicCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus...

  • Keir Starmer needs to show he’s serious about his pledge for an immigration system ‘based on compassion and dignity’Perhaps it was a promise he couldn’t keep; it was almost...

    • The present streaming model makes artists acutely vulnerable to shocks like the pandemic. Something’s got to changeTim Burgess is lead singer of the CharlatansThe entire world...

  • New restrictions requiring international travellers to quarantine in hotel rooms at their own expense if arriving or returning to the country are expected to come into effect 'quickly,'...

  • Canada's national vaccine rollout seems poised to dominate COVID-19 discussions in the coming week as Canada enters the 11th month of life during a global pandemic...

    • Canada has administered more than 847,000 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and nearly 110,000 second doses.

  • Warming, but not global – is the polar see-saw hypothesis in play here? In any case, it seems climate models are falling short again. – – – Sea ice in the Southern Ocean defies...

  • Unforeseen? They must be joking. It has been painfully foreseeable for years to many of us, except maybe some of the more blinkered climate obsessives. The trouble is, as the article...

    • So is it about a claimed ‘climate emergency’ or, more likely, ‘an acceptable return for investors’? – – – Financing the global shift away from fossil fuels could earn...

  • The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) took the step on the request of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and law enforcement agencies. This was done to prevent any escalation of law...

  • Banned since September, online multiplayer battle royale game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds or PUBG Mobile was said to be preparing a return, but now with the launch of FAU-G...

    • The final six players from the four squads will also be receiving Rs 15,000 as a stipend during the three month period after they are admitted into ROG Academy. They will further get...

  • "The missile intercepted the target with textbook precision. The launch met all the test objectives by performing high manoeuvres during the trajectory," said the Ministry of Defence...

  • The lander recently was granted a two-year extension for scientific work, now lasting until the end of 2022.

    • According to NASA, the Quadrantids peak during the first week of January but they remain active for around 6 hours.

  • Speaking to NK News, Hong Min, director of the North Korean research division at Korea Insitute for National Unification, stated, "Her disappearance could be due to coronavirus...

  • India on Monday expressed ‘deep concerns’ over the detention of top Myanmar leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, by the country’s military junta and said that the ‘rule of...

    • 100-year-old World War II veteran, Captain Tom Moore, who raised millions of pounds for the health service by walking laps of his garden, has been admitted to a hospital after tested...

  • Over 15 years after she was reported missing, a teenage girl was reunited with her family in Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. But in a twist, the girl who was two-and-a-half-years old named...

  • The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) took the step on the request of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and law enforcement agencies. This was done to prevent any escalation of law...

    • India's COVID-19 recovery rate has touched 97 per cent with a consistent rise in the number of recoveries of coronavirus cases, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) informed...

      Channel NewsAsia World News

  • BEIJING: China launched a carbon trading system on Monday (Feb 1) designed to drive down emissions, as the world's biggest polluter takes steps towards decarbonising its economy...

  • Western Australia state reported no new local COVID-19 cases on Monday, a day after it recorded its first case in 10 months that prompted authorities to enforce a five-day lockdown...

    • SYDNEY: The Australian prime minister said on Monday (Feb 1) that Microsoft was confident that it could fill the void if Google carried out its threat to remove its search engine from...

      Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News

  • Vietnam has shut schools in 22 provinces ahead of the Lunar New Year "Tet" holiday and ended a ruling Communist Party congress early on Monday following the detection of a new cluster...

  • BEIJING: China launched a carbon trading system on Monday (Feb 1) designed to drive down emissions, as the world's biggest polluter takes steps towards decarbonising its economy...

    • KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is expected to receive the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines on Feb 26, a senior health official said on Monday (Feb 1). In November...

      Channel NewsAsia Front Page News

  • Vietnam has shut schools in 22 provinces ahead of the Lunar New Year "Tet" holiday and ended a ruling Communist Party congress early on Monday following the detection of a new cluster...

    • SINGAPORE: Warm and dry weather is expected in the first half of February, the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) said on Monday (Feb 1). In the first week of the fortnight...

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