Why is foreign aid important

Zhao Chenxin, secretary-general of the National Development and Reform Commission, said the choice of many people to stay where they are currently residing to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus will significantly reduce the movement and gathering of people and facilitate work and production resumption after the holiday. … [Read more...] about Less holiday travel to aid with recovery

➔ INTERNATIONAL: As Russian President Vladimir PutinVladimir Vladimirovich PutinBlinken says US has 'deep concern' about Navalny safety Putin warns Davos of 'all against all' fight if global disagreements not resolved Russia's parliament approves extension of New START treaty MORE continues to try to punish domestic critics, police conducted raids in Moscow and detained allies of Alexey Navalny ahead of expected Sunday protests. Demonstrations calling for Navalny’s release from jail took place in more than 100 cities across the nation on Saturday, a strong show of rising anger toward the Kremlin. Nearly 4,000 people were reported arrested at those protests (The Associated Press). … In France, President Emmanuel MacronEmmanuel Jean-Michel MacronThe world is 'remembering to forget' the Holocaust's tough lessons The Hill's Morning Report - Biden: Focus on vaccine, virus, travel Biden talks NATO, climate change in first presidential call with France's Macron MORE, … [Read more...] about The Hill’s Morning Report – Dems question trial; January becomes deadliest pandemic month

Next year, India is expected to grow 8-9-10% from the low base of this year. The challenge will be to ensure that growth at the same pace continues in the following year and the year after. Hopefully the Budget will address this, says Sanjiv Bajaj, CMD, Bajaj Finserv.Going into Budget 2021, there has been a lot of headlines around the financial services sector. Let’s focus on two policy moves that could be seeing light of the day -- a bad bank and reducing the arbitrage between NBFCs and banks. Given the low base of growth this year -- negative growth in fact -- the worry is not about next year. The worry is what happens thereafter and this is the time for the Budget and for the rest of us to prepare ourselves for the future to get consistent growth back over the next three years, More importantly, we have to become atmanirbhar (self-reliant) and go forth with Make in India to become the manufacturing gateway to the world after China. In order to do all this, a robust financial … [Read more...] about Worry is not about next year’s growth, but what happens thereafter: Sanjiv Bajaj

In a rare interview some years ago, Ghislaine's sister Christine gave a fascinating insight into what it was like to have been one of Maxwell's children. She told of the ritual humiliation he visited on his children at Sunday lunch, which was 'torture'. 'He was dreadful to us, in front of friends, boyfriends — it was unbearable. Everything was black and white for him: you were with him or against him.' … [Read more...] about Ghislaine Maxwell evidence REVEALED: 100 girls came to Epstein mansion while she was his ‘pimp’, she ‘ordered underage girls to kiss and dance sexually for him’, stole victim’s passport and ‘used sex toy in threesome with accuser’, court docs claim

BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- China had maintained its position as the world's largest trading nation in goods during the past five years, with its imports and exports taking up a record-high share in the global market, the country's customs regulator said Thursday. … [Read more...] about China remains world’s largest trading nation in goods: customs