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Key Takeaways

The US imposes further sanctions on Huawei. The G7 will consider extending its debt freeze for low-income countries. The WHO warns that young people are spreading the coronavirus infection, many unaware.

Condition Updates 

A rundown of important global developments in markets, in business, and region-by-region, as well as statistical risk assessments by country and by US state.

The Coronavirus Vaccine Race

The media is reporting daily on developments within the race to produce a coronavirus vaccine so that public life and economic activity can return to some level of normalcy, or at least new normalcy. While some political leaders have been asserting a certain timeframe for vaccine availability, such by the end of 2020, public health officials are more cautious, waiting to see the scientific results of vaccine testing and human safety trials.

Emerging and Existing Hotpots: The Jammu and Kashmir Region

 One year ago this month, the Indian government ended the special autonomous status of the Jammu and Kashmir region. The move escalated long simmering tensions over the disputed region. Kashmir has been at the heart of the India-Pakistan rivalry since independence with each side regarding the issue as central to their foreign policy.

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