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How Trump Managed to Lead the World With the Worst Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

By Vijay Prashad

Tags: Asia, Asia/China, Asia/India, Asia/Laos, Asia/South Korea, Asia/Vietnam, Economy, Europe/United Kingdom, Health Care, News, North America/Cuba, North America/United States of America, Oceania/New Zealand, South America/Brazil, South America/Venezuela, Time-Sensitive, Trump

Released for Syndication: 08/04/2020

Six months ago, on January 30, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced a public health emergency of...

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Laos Has Tackled COVID-19, But It Is Drowning in Debt to International Finance

By Vijay Prashad

Tags: Asia, Asia/China, Asia/Laos, Economy, Health Care, History, News, North America/United States of America, Politics, Time-Sensitive, War

Released for Syndication: 07/14/2020

On June 11, Laos (Lao People’s Democratic Republic)—a country of 7 million in Southeast Asia—said it had temporarily prevailed over COVID-19. Prime Minister Thongloun...

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