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Loss for the community. and we, for one, are committed to having a comprehensive and effective approach to stopping it. >> i think -- and the big question for you, mayor, as well as mayors in other major cities because these are happening in many cities now -- is what does comprehensive mean? and what is the solution to stopping this? i mean, what are you doing now to do that, to stop this from happening again? >> well, we already doubled down on prevention as well as standing up a nonpolice response option. but let me be clear. oakland needs more police. we have been impacted by staffing redu...

HERE comes the sun, thanks to Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz. As Diaz lifted a combined 224 kilograms it felt a weight, albeit temporarily, was lifted from the shoulders of a country hunched with the heavy load of debt. Indeed, as the rains at Monday’s dusk drowned the droning-on of…

Ayako Inagaki, director of human and social development at ADB's Southeast Asia Regional Department Southeast Asian countries are facing a fresh wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), mainly linked to new, more contagious virus variants and domestic and international travel. Adding to the challenge is the slow rollout of vaccination programs that are limited by supply in several countries in the region. Already, the pandemic has had a devastating impact on Southeast Asian economies, mainly because of mobility restrictions and border closures. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is working c...

Toward a Lasting and Equitable Recovery: ADB’s Leadership and Country Presence during the COVID-19 Crisis - Masatsugu Asakawa Toward a Lasting and Equitable Recovery: ADB’s Leadership and Country Presence during the COVID-19 Crisis - Masatsugu Asakawa Speech | 5 May 2021 Address by Masatsugu Asakawa, President, Asian Development Bank, to the Board of Governors Business Session, at the 54th Annual Meeting, 5 May 2021 Introduction Distinguished members of the Board of Governors, greetings. Times of crisis are often marked by tremendous hardships; but they can also reveal the best in people....

India will sail through the Covid storm, says Finance Minister May 05, 2021 Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the 54th annual meet of ADB India will sail through the Covid-19 storm on the back of the government’s ongoing focus on robust public health measures, timely treatment of the infected persons, sound macroeconomic management and strong macro-fundamentals, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the 54th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday. In her address before the Board of Governors at the ADB, Sitharaman, who is the India Governor at the multilateral ba...