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December 14, 2024

Dengue Vaccine Sales Increased by 259%
Dengue Vaccine Sales Increased by 259% In 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported over 13 million dengue cases globally—the highest ever recorded. This surge has continued into 2025, prompting an unprecedented global response. To combat the escalating health crisis, more people than ever have been immunized with dengue vaccines. In May 2024, WHO prequalified…
How do India and Pakistan’s armies and nuclear arsenals compare to each other?
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch The dramatic flare-up of tensions and targeted cross-border strikes between India and Pakistan this week has raised the spectre of a first all-out war between the two nuclear-armed neighbours…
Ultralong JGB yields face upward pressure from overseas investors
TOKYO — Foreign investors, now a significant presence in the market for ultralong-term Japanese government bonds, appear to be anticipating a rise in yields on the back of worsening Japanese finances. The main investors in ultralong JGBs — those with maturities longer than 10 years — include domestic life insurers and pension funds. Foreign investors…
Trump asks Supreme Court to revoke legal status of 500,000 immigrants
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to revoke tempor legal status to more than 500,000 immigrants that had been granted it by the Biden administration. Homeland Security Secret Kristi Noem is seeking to end the Biden program that allowed 532,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela…
Is Jeremy Renner leaving Marvel after 14 years? Hawkeye actor faces contract challenges
Is Jeremy Renner leaving Marvel after 14 years? Hawkeye actor faces contract challenges Production has been delayed until the contract dispute is resolved. Marvel approached Renner to appear in season 2 of the Disney+ series. The studio may have shifted blame for the show’s cancellation onto Renner to avoid public criticism. Jeremy Renner, known for…
Frightened Kashmir residents live on cusp of India-Pakistan war | News
Kashmir Residents told The Independent they are terrified, as “it is the common people who will suffer” in the escalating conflict between India and Pakistan. “There are queues for petrol and groceries. There’s no business and people have no money,” Srinagar shopkeeper Nazir Ahmad said. On Wednesday (7 May), Indian missiles struck several locations in…
India’s Mumbai set for new office, hotel projects by Sumitomo Realty
TOKYO — Sumitomo Realty & Development plans to build two new office buildings in a prime location of India’s commercial capital of Mumbai, Nikkei has learned, upping its bet on the fast-growing nation’s property market. With the new projects, Sumitomo Realty will be developing a total of five buildings in India, with its total investment…
Trump operation against Houthis cost more than $1 billion
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s fight against the Houthis never dealt a crippling blow to the militant group, but it has cost America more than $1 billion since March, including the thousands of bombs and missiles used in strikes, along with seven drones shot down and two fighter jets that sank, according to two U.S. officials briefed on the cost. After weeks of operations by the…
Weather update; rains & hailstorms expected Peshawar, KP
Weather update; rains & hailstorms expected Peshawar, KP More intermittent rains and gusty winds are expected in Peshawar and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday night, Friday and Saturday. Isolated heavy rains and hailstorms are also expected during the period. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has reported that moist winds are entering the upper and…