Development

New collaboration between Othernews and DEVNET International

by Roberto Savio Roberto Savio, President of Othernews Dear Othernews Readers, Othernews has entered into an agreement with Devnet International. Devnet was founded in 1984 as a project of cooperation among developing countries, financed by the United Nations Development Plan…

Health

Trump comments prompt doctors, and Lysol, to warn against injecting disinfectants

By Allyson Chiu, Katie Shepherd and Brittany Shammas -The Washington Post After a presentation Thursday that touched on the disinfectants that can kill the novel coronavirus on surfaces and in the air, President Trump pondered whether those chemicals could be used to fight the…

Civil Society

The COVID-19 paradox in South Asia

Deepak Nayyar* – The Hindu It is surprising that South Asia has far fewer infections and deaths compared with North America and Western Europe The oldest and largest democracies in the world are often compared. This time is different. The first person tested positive…

Economy / Finance

Will Grounded Planes Take to the Skies Soon?

By Nadia Batok* Impact of the 2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic on aviation Aviation is undoubtedly one of the sectors hit hardest by the outbreak of COVID-19. After first appearing in Wuhan in China in December 2019, coronavirus has spread to at least 171 countries and…

Civil Society

An appeal to the respect for nature

Riccardo Petrella* “Science (and economics) for the health of the earth’s inhabitants.” For a common, public, free worldwide coronavirus vaccine. Proposal for a transnational alliance.

Armed conflicts

Netanyahu aims for West Bank annexations by July

By Shaiel Ben-Ephraim* — Asia Times   The Israeli prime minister plans to realize a US-backed blueprint before the end of Trump’s first term The negotiations were long and torturous but finally Knesset chairman Benny Gantz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached…

Economy / Finance

Recession and Depression

By George Friedman*- Geopolitical Futures A recession is an essential part of the business cycle. Among other things it culls the weaker businesses and redistributes capital and labor for better uses.

Economy / Finance

Who’s lost their trunks?

The economist The economic crisis will expose a decade’s worth of corporate fraud Downturns are accounting crooks’ worst enemy When bernie madoff owned up to a $65bn Ponzi scheme in December 2008, it was not out of guilt. He knew the game was up.