Iran
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Iran

A glooming military conflict with the United States, crippling economic sanctions, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic, Iranians did not have much to celebrate this Nowruz, the Persian new year, in late March. As the continuation of the public health crisis puts more pressure on Iran’s already beleaguered economy, the regime is left with very few options.

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India’s Health Care System Faces Unprecedented Exertion Amid Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic comes at a time when the economic performance of India is at its lowest point in a decade and there are socio-political mass movements against a discriminatory citizenship bill (Chodankar, 2020). This makes us think about the current Hindu Nationalistic Government in power and its capacity to deal with a public health crisis.

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TSMC: The Biggest Winner in Taiwan’s Exceptional Response to COVID-19
Technology, International Kye Yu Technology, International Kye Yu

TSMC: The Biggest Winner in Taiwan’s Exceptional Response to COVID-19

After 9 months of the pandemic, how did a country with 23 million people and such close proximity to the COVID-19 outbreak manage to have so much success in fending off the virus? Moreover, how did Taiwan’s robust response to the pandemic help further monopolize Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC), the industry leader in global semiconductor manufacturing?

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