2020

12 Days on the Most Storied Highway of Them All: The Silk Road

The sky over Tajikistan was a deep deoxygenated blue as we sped through the desolate mountain landscape of the eastern Pamirs. For days we had been driving one of the world’s most treacherous roads, the Pamir Highway, which snakes through the highlands of Tajikistan before turning north toward Kyrgyzstan along the border with China. We

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Stocks, oil prices plunge as virus closes sites around world

The world’s largest economies are delivering more worrisome cues as anxiety over the virus outbreak sends stock and oil prices plunging By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer March 9, 2020, 9:24 AM 3 min read BANGKOK — The world’s largest economies delivered more worrisome cues Monday as anxiety over the virus outbreak sent stock and

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Scientific Adviser From ‘Contagion’ Says The Movie Was A Warning

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread around the globe, the 2011 pandemic movie “Contagion” has recaptured the public’s interest. Now, a health expert consulted for the film says parts of the movie’s plot should’ve served as a warning about future outbreaks. The film has been praised by some in the scientific community ― then and

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Yes Bank: Founder Rana Kapoor held over alleged money laundering

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Rana Kapoor, the founder of the troubled lender, was arrested on Sunday India’s financial crime detectives have arrested the chief of the private Yes Bank over allegations of money laundering. Rana Kapoor was arrested days after the country’s central bank seized control of the lender. Mr Kapoor was produced

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