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Amid the COVID-19 crisis and the looming economic recession, the Medical Device Outsourcing market worldwide will grow by a projected US$93.7 Billion, during the analysis period

Amid the COVID-19 crisis and the looming economic recession, the Medical Device Outsourcing market worldwide will grow by a projected US$93.7 Billion, during the analysis period, driven by a revised compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.1%. Contract Manufacturing, one of the segments analyzed and sized in this study, is forecast to grow at over 9% and reach a market size of US$113.6 Billion by the end of the analysis period. An unusual period in history, the coronavirus pandemic has unleashed a series of unprecedented events affecting every industry. The Contract Manufacturing market will be reset to a new normal which going forwards in a post COVID-19 era will be continuously redefined and redesigned. Staying on top of trends and accurate analysis is paramount now more than ever to manage uncertainty, change and continuously adapt to new and evolving market conditions. Read the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p0209279/?utm_source=PRN As part of the new emerging geographic scenario, the United States is forecast to readjust to a 7.7% CAGR. Within Europe, the region worst hit by the pandemic, Germany will add over US$3.5 Billion to the region's size over the next 7 to 8 years. In addition, over US$3.1 Billion worth of projected demand in the region will come from Rest of European markets. In Japan, the Contract Manufacturing segment will reach a market size of US$5.2 Billion by the close of the analysis period. Blamed for the pandemic, significant political and economic challenges confront China. Amid the growing push for decoupling and economic distancing, the changing relationship between China and the rest of the world will influence competition and opportunities in the Medical Device Outsourcing market. Against this backdrop and the changing geopolitical, business and consumer sentiments, the world's second largest economy will grow at 12.9% over the next couple of years and add approximately US$20 Billion in terms of addressable market opportunity. Continuous monitoring for emerging signs of a possible new world order post-COVID-19 crisis is a must for aspiring businesses and their astute leaders seeking to find success in the now changing Medical Device Outsourcing market landscape. All research viewpoints presented are based on validated engagements from influencers in the market, whose opinions supersede all other research methodologies. Competitors identified in this market include, among others, Benchmark Electronics Inc.; Cadence Inc.; Celestica Inc.; CoorsTek Medical LLC; Creganna Medical; Flex Ltd.; HCL Technologies Limited; ICON plc; Integer Holdings Corporation; Intertech Engineering Associates Inc.; Laserage Technology Corporation; Memry Corporation; Millstone Medical Outsourcing LLC; Minnetronix Medical; Nortech Systems Inc.; Phillips-Medisize Corporation; Plexus Corporation; Providien LLC; Sparton Corporation; Tecomet Inc.; Thermo Fischer Scientific Inc.; Venta Medical Inc.; West Pharmaceutical Services Inc.; WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd.Read the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p0209279/?utm_source=PRN MEDICAL DEVICE OUTSOURCING MCP-6MARKET ANALYSIS, TRENDS, AND FORECASTS, JUNE 2CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & REPORT SCOPE II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. MARKET OVERVIEW Medical Device Outsourcing: OEMs Benefit from Low Cost, Faster Time-to-Market and Focus on Core Competencies Recent Market Activity Outsourcing: A Promising Strategy Chosen by Medical Device OEMs While US Leads, Asia-Pacific Emerges as a Preferred Outsourcing Destination Class II Devices: Important Device Category Cardiology - The Leading Therapeutic Segment Improving Healthcare Expenditure to Bode Well for Market Growth Strong Gains to Continue in the Years Ahead Global Competitor Market Shares Medical Device Outsourcing Competitor Market Share Scenario Worldwide (in %): 2018 & 2029 Impact of Covid-19 and a Looming Global Recession 2. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (USA) Cadence, Inc. (USA) Celestica, Inc. (Canada) CoorsTek Medical LLC (USA) Creganna Medical (Ireland) Flex Ltd. (Singapore) HCL Technologies Limited (India) ICON plc (Ireland) Integer Holdings Corporation (USA) Intertech Engineering Associates, Inc. (USA) Laserage Technology Corporation (USA) Venta Medical, Inc. (USA) Memry Corporation (USA) Millstone Medical Outsourcing, LLC (USA) Minnetronix, Inc. (USA) Nortech Systems, Inc. (USA) Phillips-Medisize Corporation (USA) Plexus Corporation (USA) Providien, LLC (USA) Sparton Corporation (USA) Tecomet, Inc. (USA) Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (USA) Viant (USA) West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (USA) WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd. (China) 3. MARKET TRENDS & DRIVERS Rising Demand for Medical Devices: Cornerstone for Present and Future Growth of Outsourcing Market Growing Healthcare Needs of Ballooning Global Population Fuel Demand for Medical Devices Aging Population's Impact on Medical Devices: Favorable Prospects for Outsourcing Adoption of Stringent Regulations Instigates Robust Momentum Medical Device Contract Manufacturing: A Review Rapid Growth of Medical Device Market in Emerging Nations Onshoring Trend Gains Ground Rise in Disease Incidences & Access to Modern Therapeutics Foster Growth Expanding Role of Outsourcing Partners & Rising Demand for Full-Service Providers Device Manufacturing Dominates, Design Engineering to Make Gains Product Design and Development Services: High in Demand Myriad Benefits Offered Drive Demand for Product Design and Development Services R&D; and Post Market Engineering Support Services for Medical Devices on the Rise CRO Outsourcing Picking Up Momentum Product Testing and Certification Services Gain Traction OEMs Queue Up for Product Implementation and Supply Chain Services Outsourced Regulatory Consulting Services Emerge as New Driving Force Outsourcing of IVD Device Manufacturing Gains Momentum Orthopedic Contract Manufacturing Market: Favorable Growth Potential Medical Electronic Manufacturing Services Providers See Increased Opportunities Medical Device Miniaturization Drives Demand for Outsourcing Services Shortening Product Lifecycles, Speed to Market Will Drive Outsourcing Trend IP Considerations Vital in Medical Device Outsourcing A Brief Overview of Major Challenges Legal & Regulatory Issues Intellectual Property and Business Risks Deter OEMs to Seek Alliances Delays in Contractual Obligations 4. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE Table 1: Medical Device Outsourcing Global Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 2: Medical Device Outsourcing Global Retrospective Market Scenario in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2012-2019 Table 3: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Shift across Key Geographies Worldwide: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 4: Contract Manufacturing (Service) World Market by Region/Country in US$ Million: 2020 to 2027 Table 5: Contract Manufacturing (Service) Historic Market Analysis by Region/Country in US$ Million: 2012 to 2019 Table 6: Contract Manufacturing (Service) Market Share Breakdown of Worldwide Sales by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 7: Quality Assurance (Service) Potential Growth Markets Worldwide in US$ Million: 2020 to 2027 Table 8: Quality Assurance (Service) Historic Market Perspective by Region/Country in US$ Million: 2012 to 2019 Table 9: Quality Assurance (Service) Market Sales Breakdown by Region/Country in Percentage: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 10: Product Design & Development Services (Service) Geographic Market Spread Worldwide in US$ Million: 2020 to 2027 Table 11: Product Design & Development Services (Service) Region Wise Breakdown of Global Historic Demand in US$ Million: 2012 to 2019 Table 12: Product Design & Development Services (Service) Market Share Distribution in Percentage by Region/Country: 2VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 13: Regulatory Affairs Services (Service) World Market Estimates and Forecasts by Region/Country in US$ Million: 2to 2027 Table 14: Regulatory Affairs Services (Service) Market Historic Review by Region/Country in US$ Million: 2012 to 2019 Table 15: Regulatory Affairs Services (Service) Market Share Breakdown by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 16: Other Services (Service) World Market by Region/Country in US$ Million: 2020 to 2027 Table 17: Other Services (Service) Historic Market Analysis by Region/Country in US$ Million: 2012 to 2019 Table 18: Other Services (Service) Market Share Distribution in Percentage by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 19: Cardiology (Application) Sales Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Region/Country for the Years 2through 2027 Table 20: Cardiology (Application) Analysis of Historic Sales in US$ Million by Region/Country for the Years 2012 to 2019 Table 21: Cardiology (Application) Global Market Share Distribution by Region/Country for 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 22: Diagnostic Imaging (Application) Global Opportunity Assessment in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 23: Diagnostic Imaging (Application) Historic Sales Analysis in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2012-2019 Table 24: Diagnostic Imaging (Application) Percentage Share Breakdown of Global Sales by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 25: Orthopedic (Application) Worldwide Sales in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 26: Orthopedic (Application) Historic Demand Patterns in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2012-2019 Table 27: Orthopedic (Application) Market Share Shift across Key Geographies: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 28: IVD (Application) Global Market Estimates & Forecasts in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 29: IVD (Application) Retrospective Demand Analysis in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2012-2019 Table 30: IVD (Application) Market Share Breakdown by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 31: Ophthalmic (Application) Demand Potential Worldwide in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 32: Ophthalmic (Application) Historic Sales Analysis in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2012-2019 Table 33: Ophthalmic (Application) Share Breakdown Review by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 34: General & Plastic Surgery (Application) Worldwide Latent Demand Forecasts in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 35: General & Plastic Surgery (Application) Global Historic Analysis in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2012-2019 Table 36: General & Plastic Surgery (Application) Distribution of Global Sales by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 37: Drug Delivery (Application) Sales Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Region/Country for the Years 2through 2027 Table 38: Drug Delivery (Application) Analysis of Historic Sales in US$ Million by Region/Country for the Years 2012 to 2019 Table 39: Drug Delivery (Application) Global Market Share Distribution by Region/Country for 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 40: Dental (Application) Global Opportunity Assessment in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 41: Dental (Application) Historic Sales Analysis in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2012-2019 Table 42: Dental (Application) Percentage Share Breakdown of Global Sales by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 43: Endoscopy (Application) Worldwide Sales in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 44: Endoscopy (Application) Historic Demand Patterns in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2012-2019 Table 45: Endoscopy (Application) Market Share Shift across Key Geographies: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 46: Other Applications (Application) Global Market Estimates & Forecasts in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 47: Other Applications (Application) Retrospective Demand Analysis in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2012-2019 Table 48: Other Applications (Application) Market Share Breakdown by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 III. MARKET ANALYSIS GEOGRAPHIC MARKET ANALYSIS UNITED STATES Market Facts & Figures US Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share (in %) by Company: 2018 & 2025 Market Analytics Table 49: United States Medical Device Outsourcing Market Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Service: 2020 to 2027 Table 50: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in the United States by Service: A Historic Review in US$ Million for 2012-2019 Table 51: United States Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 52: United States Medical Device Outsourcing Latent Demand Forecasts in US$ Million by Application: 2020 to 2027 Table 53: Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Demand Patterns in the United States by Application in US$ Million for 2012-2019 Table 54: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown in the United States by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 CANADA Table 55: Canadian Medical Device Outsourcing Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Service: 2020 to 2027 Table 56: Canadian Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Review by Service in US$ Million: 2012-2019 Table 57: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Canada: Percentage Share Breakdown of Sales by Service for 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 58: Canadian Medical Device Outsourcing Market Quantitative Demand Analysis in US$ Million by Application: 2020 to 2027 Table 59: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Canada: Summarization of Historic Demand Patterns in US$ Million by Application for 2012-2019 Table 60: Canadian Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 JAPAN Table 61: Japanese Market for Medical Device Outsourcing: Annual Sales Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Service for the Period 2020-2027 Table 62: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Japan: Historic Sales Analysis in US$ Million by Service for the Period 2012-2019 Table 63: Japanese Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 64: Japanese Demand Estimates and Forecasts for Medical Device Outsourcing in US$ Million by Application: 2020 to 2027 Table 65: Japanese Medical Device Outsourcing Market in US$ Million by Application: 2012-2019 Table 66: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Shift in Japan by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 CHINA Table 67: Chinese Medical Device Outsourcing Market Growth Prospects in US$ Million by Service for the Period 2020-2027 Table 68: Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Analysis in China in US$ Million by Service: 2012-2019 Table 69: Chinese Medical Device Outsourcing Market by Service: Percentage Breakdown of Sales for 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 70: Chinese Demand for Medical Device Outsourcing in US$ Million by Application: 2020 to 2027 Table 71: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Review in China in US$ Million by Application: 2012-2019 Table 72: Chinese Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 EUROPE Market Facts & Figures European Medical Device Outsourcing Market: Competitor Market Share Scenario (in %) for 2018 & 2025 Market Analytics Table 73: European Medical Device Outsourcing Market Demand Scenario in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 74: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Europe: A Historic Market Perspective in US$ Million by Region/Country for the Period 2012-2019 Table 75: European Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Shift by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 76: European Medical Device Outsourcing Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Service: 2020-2027 Table 77: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Europe in US$ Million by Service: A Historic Review for the Period 2012-2019 Table 78: European Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 79: European Medical Device Outsourcing Addressable Market Opportunity in US$ Million by Application: 2020-2027 Table 80: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Europe: Summarization of Historic Demand in US$ Million by Application for the Period 2012-2019 Table 81: European Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 FRANCE Table 82: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in France by Service: Estimates and Projections in US$ Million for the Period 2020-2027 Table 83: French Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Scenario in US$ Million by Service: 2012-2019 Table 84: French Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 85: Medical Device Outsourcing Quantitative Demand Analysis in France in US$ Million by Application: 2020-2027 Table 86: French Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Review in US$ Million by Application: 2012-2019 Table 87: French Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis: A 17-Year Perspective by Application for 2012, 2020, and 2027 GERMANY Table 88: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Germany: Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Service for the Period 2020-2027 Table 89: German Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million by Service: 2012-2019 Table 90: German Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 91: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Germany: Annual Sales Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Application for the Period 2020-2027 Table 92: German Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Retrospect in US$ Million by Application: 2012-2019 Table 93: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Distribution in Germany by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 ITALY Table 94: Italian Medical Device Outsourcing Market Growth Prospects in US$ Million by Service for the Period 2020-2027 Table 95: Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Analysis in Italy in US$ Million by Service: 2012-2019 Table 96: Italian Medical Device Outsourcing Market by Service: Percentage Breakdown of Sales for 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 97: Italian Demand for Medical Device Outsourcing in US$ Million by Application: 2020 to 2027 Table 98: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Review in Italy in US$ Million by Application: 2012-2019 Table 99: Italian Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 UNITED KINGDOM Table 100: United Kingdom Market for Medical Device Outsourcing: Annual Sales Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Service for the Period 2020-2027 Table 101: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in the United Kingdom: Historic Sales Analysis in US$ Million by Service for the Period 2012-2019 Table 102: United Kingdom Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 103: United Kingdom Demand Estimates and Forecasts for Medical Device Outsourcing in US$ Million by Application: 2to 2027 Table 104: United Kingdom Medical Device Outsourcing Market in US$ Million by Application: 2012-2019 Table 105: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Shift in the United Kingdom by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 SPAIN Table 106: Spanish Medical Device Outsourcing Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Service: 2020 to 2027 Table 107: Spanish Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Review by Service in US$ Million: 2012-2019 Table 108: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Spain: Percentage Share Breakdown of Sales by Service for 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 109: Spanish Medical Device Outsourcing Market Quantitative Demand Analysis in US$ Million by Application: 2020 to 2027 Table 110: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Spain: Summarization of Historic Demand Patterns in US$ Million by Application for 2012-2019 Table 111: Spanish Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 RUSSIA Table 112: Russian Medical Device Outsourcing Market Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Service: 2020 to 2027 Table 113: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Russia by Service: A Historic Review in US$ Million for 2012-2019 Table 114: Russian Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 115: Russian Medical Device Outsourcing Latent Demand Forecasts in US$ Million by Application: 2020 to 2027 Table 116: Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Demand Patterns in Russia by Application in US$ Million for 2012-2019 Table 117: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown in Russia by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 REST OF EUROPE Table 118: Rest of Europe Medical Device Outsourcing Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Service: 2020-2027 Table 119: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Rest of Europe in US$ Million by Service: A Historic Review for the Period 2012-2019 Table 120: Rest of Europe Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 121: Rest of Europe Medical Device Outsourcing Addressable Market Opportunity in US$ Million by Application: 2020-2027 Table 122: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Rest of Europe: Summarization of Historic Demand in US$ Million by Application for the Period 2012-2019 Table 123: Rest of Europe Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 ASIA-PACIFIC Table 124: Asia-Pacific Medical Device Outsourcing Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 125: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Asia-Pacific: Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million by Region/Country for the Period 2012-2019 Table 126: Asia-Pacific Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 127: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Asia-Pacific by Service: Estimates and Projections in US$ Million for the Period 2020-2027 Table 128: Asia-Pacific Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Scenario in US$ Million by Service: 2012-2019 Table 129: Asia-Pacific Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 130: Medical Device Outsourcing Quantitative Demand Analysis in Asia-Pacific in US$ Million by Application: 2020-2027 Table 131: Asia-Pacific Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Review in US$ Million by Application: 2012-2019 Table 132: Asia-Pacific Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis: A 17-Year Perspective by Application for 2012, 2020, and 2027 AUSTRALIA Table 133: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Australia: Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Service for the Period 2020-2027 Table 134: Australian Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million by Service: 2012-2019 Table 135: Australian Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 136: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Australia: Annual Sales Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Application for the Period 2020-2027 Table 137: Australian Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Retrospect in US$ Million by Application: 2012-2019 Table 138: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Distribution in Australia by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 INDIA Table 139: Indian Medical Device Outsourcing Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Service: 2020 to 2027 Table 140: Indian Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Review by Service in US$ Million: 2012-2019 Table 141: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in India: Percentage Share Breakdown of Sales by Service for 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 142: Indian Medical Device Outsourcing Market Quantitative Demand Analysis in US$ Million by Application: 2020 to 2027 Table 143: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in India: Summarization of Historic Demand Patterns in US$ Million by Application for 2012-2019 Table 144: Indian Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 SOUTH KOREA Table 145: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in South Korea: Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Service for the Period 2020-2027 Table 146: South Korean Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million by Service: 2012-2019 Table 147: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Distribution in South Korea by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 148: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in South Korea: Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Application for the Period 2020-2027 Table 149: South Korean Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million by Application: 2012-2019 Table 150: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Distribution in South Korea by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC Table 151: Rest of Asia-Pacific Market for Medical Device Outsourcing: Annual Sales Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Service for the Period 2020-2027 Table 152: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Rest of Asia-Pacific: Historic Sales Analysis in US$ Million by Service for the Period 2012-2019 Table 153: Rest of Asia-Pacific Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 154: Rest of Asia-Pacific Demand Estimates and Forecasts for Medical Device Outsourcing in US$ Million by Application: 2020 to 2027 Table 155: Rest of Asia-Pacific Medical Device Outsourcing Market in US$ Million by Application: 2012-2019 Table 156: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Shift in Rest of Asia-Pacific by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 LATIN AMERICA Table 157: Latin American Medical Device Outsourcing Market Trends by Region/Country in US$ Million: 2020-2027 Table 158: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Latin America in US$ Million by Region/Country: A Historic Perspective for the Period 2012-2019 Table 159: Latin American Medical Device Outsourcing Market Percentage Breakdown of Sales by Region/Country: 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 160: Latin American Medical Device Outsourcing Market Growth Prospects in US$ Million by Service for the Period 2020-2027 Table 161: Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Analysis in Latin America in US$ Million by Service: 2012-2019 Table 162: Latin American Medical Device Outsourcing Market by Service: Percentage Breakdown of Sales for 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 163: Latin American Demand for Medical Device Outsourcing in US$ Million by Application: 2020 to 2027 Table 164: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Review in Latin America in US$ Million by Application: 2012-2019 Table 165: Latin American Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 ARGENTINA Table 166: Argentinean Medical Device Outsourcing Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Service: 2020-2027 Table 167: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Argentina in US$ Million by Service: A Historic Review for the Period 2012-2019 Table 168: Argentinean Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 169: Argentinean Medical Device Outsourcing Addressable Market Opportunity in US$ Million by Application: 2020-2027 Table 170: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Argentina: Summarization of Historic Demand in US$ Million by Application for the Period 2012-2019 Table 171: Argentinean Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 BRAZIL Table 172: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Brazil by Service: Estimates and Projections in US$ Million for the Period 2020-2027 Table 173: Brazilian Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Scenario in US$ Million by Service: 2012-2019 Table 174: Brazilian Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 175: Medical Device Outsourcing Quantitative Demand Analysis in Brazil in US$ Million by Application: 2020-2027 Table 176: Brazilian Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Review in US$ Million by Application: 2012-2019 Table 177: Brazilian Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis: A 17-Year Perspective by Application for 2012, 2020, and 2027 MEXICO Table 178: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Mexico: Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Service for the Period 2020-2027 Table 179: Mexican Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million by Service: 2012-2019 Table 180: Mexican Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 181: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Mexico: Annual Sales Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Application for the Period 2020-2027 Table 182: Mexican Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Retrospect in US$ Million by Application: 2012-2019 Table 183: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Distribution in Mexico by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 REST OF LATIN AMERICA Table 184: Rest of Latin America Medical Device Outsourcing Market Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Service: 2020 to 2027 Table 185: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Rest of Latin America by Service: A Historic Review in US$ Million for 2012-2019 Table 186: Rest of Latin America Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 187: Rest of Latin America Medical Device Outsourcing Latent Demand Forecasts in US$ Million by Application: 2020 to 2027 Table 188: Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Demand Patterns in Rest of Latin America by Application in US$ Million for 2012-2019 Table 189: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown in Rest of Latin America by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 MIDDLE EAST Table 190: The Middle East Medical Device Outsourcing Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 191: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in the Middle East by Region/Country in US$ Million: 2012-2019 Table 192: The Middle East Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown by Region/Country: 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 193: The Middle East Medical Device Outsourcing Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Service: 2020 to 2027 Table 194: The Middle East Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market by Service in US$ Million: 2012-2019 Table 195: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in the Middle East: Percentage Share Breakdown of Sales by Service for 2012,2020, and 2027 Table 196: The Middle East Medical Device Outsourcing Market Quantitative Demand Analysis in US$ Million by Application: 2020 to 2027 Table 197: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in the Middle East: Summarization of Historic Demand Patterns in US$ Million by Application for 2012-2019 Table 198: The Middle East Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 IRAN Table 199: Iranian Market for Medical Device Outsourcing: Annual Sales Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Service for the Period 2020-2027 Table 200: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Iran: Historic Sales Analysis in US$ Million by Service for the Period 2012-2019 Table 201: Iranian Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 202: Iranian Demand Estimates and Forecasts for Medical Device Outsourcing in US$ Million by Application: 2020 to 2027 Table 203: Iranian Medical Device Outsourcing Market in US$ Million by Application: 2012-2019 Table 204: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Shift in Iran by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 ISRAEL Table 205: Israeli Medical Device Outsourcing Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Service: 2020-2027 Table 206: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Israel in US$ Million by Service: A Historic Review for the Period 2012-2019 Table 207: Israeli Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 208: Israeli Medical Device Outsourcing Addressable Market Opportunity in US$ Million by Application: 2020-2027 Table 209: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Israel: Summarization of Historic Demand in US$ Million by Application for the Period 2012-2019 Table 210: Israeli Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Analysis by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 SAUDI ARABIA Table 211: Saudi Arabian Medical Device Outsourcing Market Growth Prospects in US$ Million by Service for the Period 2020-2027 Table 212: Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Analysis in Saudi Arabia in US$ Million by Service: 2012-2019 Table 213: Saudi Arabian Medical Device Outsourcing Market by Service: Percentage Breakdown of Sales for 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 214: Saudi Arabian Demand for Medical Device Outsourcing in US$ Million by Application: 2020 to 2027 Table 215: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Review in Saudi Arabia in US$ Million by Application: 2012-2019 Table 216: Saudi Arabian Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Table 217: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in the United Arab Emirates: Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Service for the Period 2020-2027 Table 218: United Arab Emirates Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million by Service: 2012-2019 Table 219: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Distribution in United Arab Emirates by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 220: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in the United Arab Emirates: Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Application for the Period 2020-2027 Table 221: United Arab Emirates Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million by Application: 2012-2019 Table 222: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Distribution in United Arab Emirates by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 REST OF MIDDLE EAST Table 223: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Rest of Middle East: Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Service for the Period 2020-2027 Table 224: Rest of Middle East Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million by Service: 2012-2019 Table 225: Rest of Middle East Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 226: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Rest of Middle East: Annual Sales Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Application for the Period 2020-2027 Table 227: Rest of Middle East Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Retrospect in US$ Million by Application: 2012-2019 Table 228: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Distribution in Rest of Middle East by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 AFRICA Table 229: African Medical Device Outsourcing Market Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Service: 2020 to 2027 Table 230: Medical Device Outsourcing Market in Africa by Service: A Historic Review in US$ Million for 2012-2019 Table 231: African Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown by Service: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 232: African Medical Device Outsourcing Latent Demand Forecasts in US$ Million by Application: 2020 to 2027 Table 233: Medical Device Outsourcing Historic Demand Patterns in Africa by Application in US$ Million for 2012-2019 Table 234: Medical Device Outsourcing Market Share Breakdown in Africa by Application: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 IV. 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Amid the COVID-19 crisis and the looming economic recession, the Fuses and Circuit Breakers market worldwide will grow by a projected US$7.1 Billion, during the analysis period

Amid the COVID-19 crisis and the looming economic recession, the Fuses and Circuit Breakers market worldwide will grow by a projected US$7.1 Billion, during the analysis period, driven by a revised compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.2%. Circuit Breakers, one of the segments analyzed and sized in this study, is forecast to grow at over 5.4% and reach a market size of US$18.2 Billion by the end of the analysis period. An unusual period in history, the coronavirus pandemic has unleashed a series of unprecedented events affecting every industry. The Circuit Breakers market will be reset to a new normal which going forwards in a post COVID-19 era will be continuously redefined and redesigned. Staying on top of trends and accurate analysis is paramount now more than ever to manage uncertainty, change and continuously adapt to new and evolving market conditions. Read the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p0703153/?utm_source=PRN As part of the new emerging geographic scenario, the United States is forecast to readjust to a 4.1% CAGR. Within Europe, the region worst hit by the pandemic, Germany will add over US$212.1 Million to the region's size over the next 7 to 8 years. In addition, over US$210.2 Million worth of projected demand in the region will come from Rest of European markets. In Japan, the Circuit Breakers segment will reach a market size of US$956.2 Million by the close of the analysis period. Blamed for the pandemic, significant political and economic challenges confront China. Amid the growing push for decoupling and economic distancing, the changing relationship between China and the rest of the world will influence competition and opportunities in the Fuses and Circuit Breakers market. Against this backdrop and the changing geopolitical, business and consumer sentiments, the world's second largest economy will grow at 8.7% over the next couple of years and add approximately US$1.9 Billion in terms of addressable market opportunity. Continuous monitoring for emerging signs of a possible new world order post-COVID-19 crisis is a must for aspiring businesses and their astute leaders seeking to find success in the now changing Fuses and Circuit Breakers market landscape. All research viewpoints presented are based on validated engagements from influencers in the market, whose opinions supersede all other research methodologies. Competitors identified in this market include, among others, ABB; Automation Systems Interconnect; Bel Fuse Inc.; Bentek Corp.; Bourns Inc.; Carling Technologies, Inc.; Eaton Corporation Plc;Read the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p0703153/?utm_source=PRN FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS MCP-1MARKET ANALYSIS, TRENDS, AND FORECASTS, JUNE 2CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & REPORT SCOPE II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. MARKET OVERVIEW A Primer The Indispensability of Power Protection Devices: A Review Recent Market Activity Resurgence in Global Economy Extends Optimistic Outlook Improvement in Global GDP Bodes Well for Market Growth Outlook CIVETS to Replace BRICs as the Focal Point for Future Growth Competitive Landscape Assessing the Impact of Recent Past Economic Upheavals on Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Growth Momentum Improves in 2015 & Beyond Global Competitor Market Shares Fuses and Circuit Breakers Competitor Market Share Scenario Worldwide (in %): 2020 & 2029 Impact of Covid-19 and a Looming Global Recession 2. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS ABB (Switzerland) Automation Systems Interconnect (USA) Bel Fuse Inc. (USA) Bentek Corp. (USA) Bourns Inc. (USA) Carling Technologies, Inc. (USA) Eaton Corporation Plc (Ireland) E-T-A Elektrotechnische Apparate GmbH (Germany) Fuji Electric FA Components & Systems Co., Ltd. (Japan) General Electric Company (USA) Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems Co., Ltd. (Japan) Legrand (France) Littelfuse, Inc. (USA) Mersen (France) Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Japan) Schneider Electric (France) SCHURTER Group (Switzerland) Sensata Technologies, Inc. (USA) Siemens AG (Germany) TE Connectivity Corp. (Switzerland) Vicor Corporation (USA) 3. MARKET TRENDS & DRIVERS Circuit Breakers Remain the Dominant Segment Vacuum Circuit Breakers Makes the Cut Auto-Reclosers Circuit Breakers Gaining Prominence Sanguine Prospects for Molded Case Circuit Breakers Low Cost & Simple Design Help Fuses Remain Strong High-Power Fuses: Poised for Strong Growth Manufacturers Focus on Incorporating Overcurrent Protection Element in Fuses Waxing Demand for Switchgears Bodes Well for the Market Up gradation of Obsolete Systems to Spur Demand for Switchgears Industry Thrives in Tandem with Growth in OEMs High Costs Associated with Equipment Downtime Motivates Deployment of Fuses & Circuit Breakers Rising Power Demand Positively Influences Fuses & Circuit Breakers Market Spiraling Energy Consumption and Equally Robust Electric Power Production: Business Case for HV Circuit Breakers Electric Utility Drives Fuse Cutouts Market Increase in Construction Activity Bodes Well for Market Growth Infrastructure and Construction Activities Bolster MCCB Market Growing Use of Automobile Electronics & Increasing Automotive Production Propel Demand for Fuses and Circuit Breakers 4. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE Table 1: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Global Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 2: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Global Retrospective Market Scenario in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2012-2019 Table 3: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Shift across Key Geographies Worldwide: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 4: Circuit Breakers (Product Segment) World Market by Region/Country in US$ Million: 2020 to 2027 Table 5: Circuit Breakers (Product Segment) Historic Market Analysis by Region/Country in US$ Million: 2012 to 2019 Table 6: Circuit Breakers (Product Segment) Market Share Breakdown of Worldwide Sales by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 7: Fuses (Product Segment) Potential Growth Markets Worldwide in US$ Million: 2020 to 2027 Table 8: Fuses (Product Segment) Historic Market Perspective by Region/Country in US$ Million: 2012 to 2019 Table 9: Fuses (Product Segment) Market Sales Breakdown by Region/Country in Percentage: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 10: HVAC (End-Use) Global Market Estimates & Forecasts in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 11: HVAC (End-Use) Retrospective Demand Analysis in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2012-2019 Table 12: HVAC (End-Use) Market Share Breakdown by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 13: Energy Storage (End-Use) Demand Potential Worldwide in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 14: Energy Storage (End-Use) Historic Sales Analysis in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2012-2019 Table 15: Energy Storage (End-Use) Share Breakdown Review by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 16: EV Charging (End-Use) Worldwide Latent Demand Forecasts in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 17: EV Charging (End-Use) Global Historic Analysis in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2012-2019 Table 18: EV Charging (End-Use) Distribution of Global Sales by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 III. MARKET ANALYSIS GEOGRAPHIC MARKET ANALYSIS UNITED STATES Market Facts & Figures US Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share (in %) by Company: 2020 & 2025 Market Analytics Table 19: United States Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2020 to 2027 Table 20: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in the United States by Product Segment: A Historic Review in US$ Million for 2012-2019 Table 21: United States Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 22: United States Fuses and Circuit Breakers Latent Demand Forecasts in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020 to 2027 Table 23: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Demand Patterns in the United States by End-Use in US$ Million for 2012-2019 Table 24: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown in the United States by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 CANADA Table 25: Canadian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2020 to 2027 Table 26: Canadian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Review by Product Segment in US$ Million: 2012-2019 Table 27: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Canada: Percentage Share Breakdown of Sales by Product Segment for 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 28: Canadian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Quantitative Demand Analysis in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020 to 2027 Table 29: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Canada: Summarization of Historic Demand Patterns in US$ Million by End-Use for 2012-2019 Table 30: Canadian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 JAPAN Table 31: Japanese Market for Fuses and Circuit Breakers: Annual Sales Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Product Segment for the Period 2020-2027 Table 32: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Japan: Historic Sales Analysis in US$ Million by Product Segment for the Period 2012-2019 Table 33: Japanese Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 34: Japanese Demand Estimates and Forecasts for Fuses and Circuit Breakers in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020 to 2027 Table 35: Japanese Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in US$ Million by End-Use: 2012-2019 Table 36: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Shift in Japan by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 CHINA Table 37: Chinese Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Growth Prospects in US$ Million by Product Segment for the Period 2020-2027 Table 38: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Analysis in China in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2012-2019 Table 39: Chinese Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market by Product Segment: Percentage Breakdown of Sales for 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 40: Chinese Demand for Fuses and Circuit Breakers in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020 to 2027 Table 41: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Review in China in US$ Million by End-Use: 2012-2019 Table 42: Chinese Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 EUROPE Market Facts & Figures European Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market: Competitor Market Share Scenario (in %) for 2020 & 2025 Market Analytics Table 43: European Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Demand Scenario in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 44: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Europe: A Historic Market Perspective in US$ Million by Region/Country for the Period 2012-2019 Table 45: European Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Shift by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 46: European Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2020-2027 Table 47: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Europe in US$ Million by Product Segment: A Historic Review for the Period 2012-2019 Table 48: European Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 49: European Fuses and Circuit Breakers Addressable Market Opportunity in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020-2027 Table 50: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Europe: Summarization of Historic Demand in US$ Million by End-Use for the Period 2012-2019 Table 51: European Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 FRANCE Table 52: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in France by Product Segment: Estimates and Projections in US$ Million for the Period 2020-2027 Table 53: French Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Scenario in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2012-2019 Table 54: French Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 55: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Quantitative Demand Analysis in France in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020-2027 Table 56: French Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Review in US$ Million by End-Use: 2012-2019 Table 57: French Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis: A 17-Year Perspective by End-Use for 2012, 2020, and 2027 GERMANY Table 58: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Germany: Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Product Segment for the Period 2020-2027 Table 59: German Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2012-2019 Table 60: German Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 61: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Germany: Annual Sales Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by End-Use for the Period 2020-2027 Table 62: German Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Retrospect in US$ Million by End-Use: 2012-2019 Table 63: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Distribution in Germany by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 ITALY Table 64: Italian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Growth Prospects in US$ Million by Product Segment for the Period 2020-2027 Table 65: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Analysis in Italy in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2012-2019 Table 66: Italian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market by Product Segment: Percentage Breakdown of Sales for 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 67: Italian Demand for Fuses and Circuit Breakers in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020 to 2027 Table 68: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Review in Italy in US$ Million by End-Use: 2012-2019 Table 69: Italian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 UNITED KINGDOM Table 70: United Kingdom Market for Fuses and Circuit Breakers: Annual Sales Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Product Segment for the Period 2020-2027 Table 71: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in the United Kingdom: Historic Sales Analysis in US$ Million by Product Segment for the Period 2012-2019 Table 72: United Kingdom Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 73: United Kingdom Demand Estimates and Forecasts for Fuses and Circuit Breakers in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020 to 2027 Table 74: United Kingdom Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in US$ Million by End-Use: 2012-2019 Table 75: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Shift in the United Kingdom by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 SPAIN Table 76: Spanish Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2020 to 2027 Table 77: Spanish Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Review by Product Segment in US$ Million: 2012-2019 Table 78: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Spain: Percentage Share Breakdown of Sales by Product Segment for 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 79: Spanish Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Quantitative Demand Analysis in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020 to 2027 Table 80: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Spain: Summarization of Historic Demand Patterns in US$ Million by End-Use for 2012-2019 Table 81: Spanish Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 RUSSIA Table 82: Russian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2020 to 2027 Table 83: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Russia by Product Segment: A Historic Review in US$ Million for 2012-2019 Table 84: Russian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 85: Russian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Latent Demand Forecasts in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020 to 2027 Table 86: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Demand Patterns in Russia by End-Use in US$ Million for 2012-2019 Table 87: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown in Russia by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 REST OF EUROPE Table 88: Rest of Europe Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2020-2027 Table 89: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Rest of Europe in US$ Million by Product Segment: A Historic Review for the Period 2012-2019 Table 90: Rest of Europe Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 91: Rest of Europe Fuses and Circuit Breakers Addressable Market Opportunity in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020-2027 Table 92: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Rest of Europe: Summarization of Historic Demand in US$ Million by End-Use for the Period 2012-2019 Table 93: Rest of Europe Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 ASIA-PACIFIC Table 94: Asia-Pacific Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 95: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Asia-Pacific: Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million by Region/Country for the Period 2012-2019 Table 96: Asia-Pacific Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 97: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Asia-Pacific by Product Segment: Estimates and Projections in US$ Million for the Period 2020-2027 Table 98: Asia-Pacific Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Scenario in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2012-2019 Table 99: Asia-Pacific Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 100: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Quantitative Demand Analysis in Asia-Pacific in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020-2027 Table 101: Asia-Pacific Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Review in US$ Million by End-Use: 2012-2019 Table 102: Asia-Pacific Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis: A 17-Year Perspective by End-Use for 2012, 2020, and 2027 AUSTRALIA Table 103: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Australia: Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Product Segment for the Period 2020-2027 Table 104: Australian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2012-2019 Table 105: Australian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 106: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Australia: Annual Sales Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by End-Use for the Period 2020-2027 Table 107: Australian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Retrospect in US$ Million by End-Use: 2012-2019 Table 108: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Distribution in Australia by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 INDIA Table 109: Indian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2020 to 2027 Table 110: Indian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Review by Product Segment in US$ Million: 2012-2019 Table 111: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in India: Percentage Share Breakdown of Sales by Product Segment for 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 112: Indian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Quantitative Demand Analysis in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020 to 2027 Table 113: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in India: Summarization of Historic Demand Patterns in US$ Million by End-Use for 2012-2019 Table 114: Indian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 SOUTH KOREA Table 115: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in South Korea: Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Product Segment for the Period 2020-2027 Table 116: South Korean Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2012-2019 Table 117: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Distribution in South Korea by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 118: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in South Korea: Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by End-Use for the Period 2020-2027 Table 119: South Korean Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million by End-Use: 2012-2019 Table 120: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Distribution in South Korea by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC Table 121: Rest of Asia-Pacific Market for Fuses and Circuit Breakers: Annual Sales Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Product Segment for the Period 2020-2027 Table 122: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Rest of Asia-Pacific: Historic Sales Analysis in US$ Million by Product Segment for the Period 2012-2019 Table 123: Rest of Asia-Pacific Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 124: Rest of Asia-Pacific Demand Estimates and Forecasts for Fuses and Circuit Breakers in US$ Million by End-Use: 2to 2027 Table 125: Rest of Asia-Pacific Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in US$ Million by End-Use: 2012-2019 Table 126: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Shift in Rest of Asia-Pacific by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 LATIN AMERICA Table 127: Latin American Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Trends by Region/Country in US$ Million: 2020-2027 Table 128: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Latin America in US$ Million by Region/Country: A Historic Perspective for the Period 2012-2019 Table 129: Latin American Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Percentage Breakdown of Sales by Region/Country: 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 130: Latin American Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Growth Prospects in US$ Million by Product Segment for the Period 2020-2027 Table 131: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Analysis in Latin America in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2012-2019 Table 132: Latin American Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market by Product Segment: Percentage Breakdown of Sales for 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 133: Latin American Demand for Fuses and Circuit Breakers in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020 to 2027 Table 134: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Review in Latin America in US$ Million by End-Use: 2012-2019 Table 135: Latin American Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 ARGENTINA Table 136: Argentinean Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2020-2027 Table 137: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Argentina in US$ Million by Product Segment: A Historic Review for the Period 2012-2019 Table 138: Argentinean Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 139: Argentinean Fuses and Circuit Breakers Addressable Market Opportunity in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020-2027 Table 140: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Argentina: Summarization of Historic Demand in US$ Million by End-Use for the Period 2012-2019 Table 141: Argentinean Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 BRAZIL Table 142: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Brazil by Product Segment: Estimates and Projections in US$ Million for the Period 2020-2027 Table 143: Brazilian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Scenario in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2012-2019 Table 144: Brazilian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 145: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Quantitative Demand Analysis in Brazil in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020-2027 Table 146: Brazilian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Review in US$ Million by End-Use: 2012-2019 Table 147: Brazilian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis: A 17-Year Perspective by End-Use for 2012, 2020, and 2027 MEXICO Table 148: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Mexico: Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Product Segment for the Period 2020-2027 Table 149: Mexican Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2012-2019 Table 150: Mexican Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 151: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Mexico: Annual Sales Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by End-Use for the Period 2020-2027 Table 152: Mexican Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Retrospect in US$ Million by End-Use: 2012-2019 Table 153: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Distribution in Mexico by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 REST OF LATIN AMERICA Table 154: Rest of Latin America Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2020 to 2027 Table 155: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Rest of Latin America by Product Segment: A Historic Review in US$ Million for 2012-2019 Table 156: Rest of Latin America Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 157: Rest of Latin America Fuses and Circuit Breakers Latent Demand Forecasts in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020 to 2027 Table 158: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Demand Patterns in Rest of Latin America by End-Use in US$ Million for 2012-2019 Table 159: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown in Rest of Latin America by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 MIDDLE EAST Table 160: The Middle East Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 161: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in the Middle East by Region/Country in US$ Million: 2012-2019 Table 162: The Middle East Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown by Region/Country: 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 163: The Middle East Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2to 2027 Table 164: The Middle East Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market by Product Segment in US$ Million: 2012-2019 Table 165: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in the Middle East: Percentage Share Breakdown of Sales by Product Segment for 2012,2020, and 2027 Table 166: The Middle East Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Quantitative Demand Analysis in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020 to 2027 Table 167: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in the Middle East: Summarization of Historic Demand Patterns in US$ Million by End-Use for 2012-2019 Table 168: The Middle East Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 IRAN Table 169: Iranian Market for Fuses and Circuit Breakers: Annual Sales Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Product Segment for the Period 2020-2027 Table 170: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Iran: Historic Sales Analysis in US$ Million by Product Segment for the Period 2012-2019 Table 171: Iranian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 172: Iranian Demand Estimates and Forecasts for Fuses and Circuit Breakers in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020 to 2027 Table 173: Iranian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in US$ Million by End-Use: 2012-2019 Table 174: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Shift in Iran by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 ISRAEL Table 175: Israeli Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2020-2027 Table 176: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Israel in US$ Million by Product Segment: A Historic Review for the Period 2012-2019 Table 177: Israeli Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 178: Israeli Fuses and Circuit Breakers Addressable Market Opportunity in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020-2027 Table 179: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Israel: Summarization of Historic Demand in US$ Million by End-Use for the Period 2012-2019 Table 180: Israeli Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Analysis by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 SAUDI ARABIA Table 181: Saudi Arabian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Growth Prospects in US$ Million by Product Segment for the Period 2020-2027 Table 182: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Analysis in Saudi Arabia in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2012-2019 Table 183: Saudi Arabian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market by Product Segment: Percentage Breakdown of Sales for 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 184: Saudi Arabian Demand for Fuses and Circuit Breakers in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020 to 2027 Table 185: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Review in Saudi Arabia in US$ Million by End-Use: 2012-2019 Table 186: Saudi Arabian Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Table 187: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in the United Arab Emirates: Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Product Segment for the Period 2020-2027 Table 188: United Arab Emirates Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2012-2019 Table 189: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Distribution in United Arab Emirates by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 190: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in the United Arab Emirates: Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by End-Use for the Period 2020-2027 Table 191: United Arab Emirates Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million by End-Use: 2012-2019 Table 192: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Distribution in United Arab Emirates by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 REST OF MIDDLE EAST Table 193: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Rest of Middle East: Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million by Product Segment for the Period 2020-2027 Table 194: Rest of Middle East Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2012-2019 Table 195: Rest of Middle East Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 196: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Rest of Middle East: Annual Sales Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by End-Use for the Period 2020-2027 Table 197: Rest of Middle East Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Retrospect in US$ Million by End-Use: 2012-2019 Table 198: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Distribution in Rest of Middle East by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 AFRICA Table 199: African Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Estimates and Projections in US$ Million by Product Segment: 2020 to 2027 Table 200: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market in Africa by Product Segment: A Historic Review in US$ Million for 2012-2019 Table 201: African Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown by Product Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 Table 202: African Fuses and Circuit Breakers Latent Demand Forecasts in US$ Million by End-Use: 2020 to 2027 Table 203: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Historic Demand Patterns in Africa by End-Use in US$ Million for 2012-2019 Table 204: Fuses and Circuit Breakers Market Share Breakdown in Africa by End-Use: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 IV. 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Ethiopian domestic workers stranded in crisis-hit Lebanon

Dozens of domestic workers gathered outside the Ethiopian consulate in Beirut on Thursday, some inquiring about flights home, others stranded after they were abandoned by employers who claimed they could no longer afford to pay their salaries. The Labor Ministry organized buses late Wednesday that transported about 35 women left stranded outside the consulate to a hotel in Beirut after they spent the day with their belongings, some of them crying. Lebanon's airport has been shuttered since mid-March as part of measures to help step the spread of the new coronavirus.

Why Hong Kong's untold history of protecting refugee rights matters now in its struggle with China

New national security measures proposed by China would significantly undermine the rule of law in Hong Kong, limiting freedom of speech, restricting the right to due process and curtailing other basic civil liberties. The stakes are high for the Hong Kong people, who’ve been fiercely defending their autonomy from the Chinese government for years. The greater respect for human rights and the rule of law that distinguishes this former British colony from mainland China stems, in part, from a little known chapter of Hong Kong’s history.Between 1975 and 1997, almost 200,000 Vietnamese sought refuge in Hong Kong, fleeing from their communist government. The majority were eventually resettled in the United States, Canada and Australia, but tens of thousands were stuck in Hong Kong camps, often for years, waiting for their asylum claims to be processed. Some Vietnamese activists in the camps accused Hong Kong of violating their human rights. In making their case in court, they actually helped define the terms of Hong Kong’s current struggle with China. ‘Please help the boat people!’“Have you ever lived under a communist regime?” a Vietnamese man asked United Nations officials in July 1989, when huge numbers of Vietnamese were arriving in Hong Kong. “Look at the T.A.M.” he added, referring to the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Weeks before, on June 4, 1989, Chinese soldiers had killed student protesters en masse at Tiananmen Square. For the man, who had just arrived in Hong Kong, citing this grim example to UN human rights officials in an effort to get refugee status must have seemed strategic. Aware that Hong Kong people would be observing the crackdown in communist China, the Vietnamese might have imagined the government there would understand why he had fled a communist country. Even as Hong Kong received an influx of Vietnamese people in the late 1980s, Great Britain was actually negotiating the return of the territory it had acquired in the 1840s back to China. Hong Kong people worried they would lose their economic and political freedoms in that transition. Their concern about life under communist rule did not, however, translate into much sympathy for the Vietnamese arrivals. Many Hong Kong people resented that Vietnamese had been welcome as refugees simply because they fled communism, when unauthorized Chinese border crossers were promptly returned back to China. In 1988 Hong Kong changed its asylum determination process, requiring Vietnamese claimants to prove that they had faced targeted political persecution back home. This is what led to the lengthy detentions of thousands – and, consequently, to allegations of human rights violations.As negotiations around the 1997 handover progressed, Vietnamese activists in the camps led dozens of protests, hunger strikes and demonstrations. In tense standoffs within the camps, Vietnamese shouted, “Protest against forced repatriation! Protest against the violation of human rights! The people of Hong Kong, please help the boat people!” Habeas corpusAs I recount in my new book, “In Camps: Vietnamese Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Repatriates,” legal advocates for the Vietnamese brought dozens of lawsuits before Hong Kong’s courts in the 1990s, pointing out the flaws in the asylum process. Finally, in 1995, Hong Kong-based lawyers devised a new strategy to free clients who were still in limbo. They began filing habeas corpus petitions, invoking a bedrock principle in western law that protects individuals from indefinite detention or being detained without knowing the charges. In one habeas motion, Hong Kong human rights lawyers representing three Vietnamese families who had been detained for more than four years said this was an “extraordinary” amount of time, and argued that the Hong Kong government must release their clients. Pointing to the rapidly approaching handover to China, the lawyers told the South China Morning Post that the case had implications for “the future of civil liberties for everyone in Hong Kong after 1997.”If Hong Kong leaders wanted guarantees that its people would maintain their civil and economic liberties under Chinese rule, the lawyers suggested, the fact that Hong Kong itself was holding people “in administrative custody indefinitely” could set a dangerous precedent.“Habeas corpus is not available in China,” a senior lecturer at Hong Kong University elaborated in Hong Kong’s English-language media. “With regard to what’s happening across the border, it’s something we should guard very jealously.”In March 1996, the high court for the colonies ruled in favor of the Vietnamese. It ordered the Hong Kong government to release over 200 Vietnamese. “It’s a victory for people in Hong Kong as much as the people detained,” lead attorney Rob Brook said of the decision. Protecting the marginalized helps everyoneComing down so close to the July 1, 1997, handover of Hong Kong to China, the Vietnamese victory inadvertently solidified the rule of law in Hong Kong, leaving habeas corpus protections stronger than they had been before. Today, habeas corpus and other legal rights are at the heart of Hong Kong’s ongoing protests against Chinese efforts to assert greater control over the territory. Among the pro-democracy activists arrested this year was Margaret Ng, a Hong Kong politician who more than 20 years ago wrote eloquently about the relationship between the rights of Vietnamese asylum seekers and Hong Kong’s civil liberties. The case of the Vietnamese asylum-seekers is relevant, too, beyond Hong Kong’s current struggle with China. It demonstrates how fighting for the rights of a vulnerable minority in any country creates protections and civil liberties enjoyed by all. [Like what you’ve read? Want more? Sign up for The Conversation’s daily newsletter.]This article is republished from The Conversation, a nonprofit news site dedicated to sharing ideas from academic experts.Read more: * Mass protests protect Hong Kong’s legal autonomy from China – for now * Why the US dollar remains crucial for Hong Kong’s economic prosperityJana Lipman does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

A Russian mining company spilled 20,000 tons of oil in the Arctic Circle, turning a river red and enraging Putin

A river in Siberia turned red after a Norilsk Nickel subsidiary's factory spilled oil, prompting Vladimir Putin to declare a state of emergency.

McCann family seeks closure as Germany presumes girl is dead

The family of missing British girl Madeleine McCann is seeking answers in the case after a key suspect was identified in Germany and as authorities there said Thursday they believe she is dead. McCann was 3 at the time of her disappearance in May 2007 while she was on vacation with her family in Portugal. U.K. and German authorities haven't named the suspect but said he is 43 and currently in prison in Germany for another crime, and that he was in and around the Praia da Luz resort area on the Algarve coast at the time McCann disappeared.

This Is the Role the F-35 Stealth Fighter Jet Could Play in the Middle East

The F-35 fighter jets can function as a deterrent against Iran and, if needed, destroy Iranian ballistic-missile launch sites, establish air supremacy and even take out nuclear weapons development facilities if necessary.

Iran reports 3,574 new virus infections, its highest yet

Iran announced 3,574 new coronavirus infections Thursday, its highest daily count since the outbreak began in February. It was the fourth straight day that the daily caseload had topped 3,000. The previous high was 3,186, recorded on March 30, at the height of the initial outbreak.

Lebanon scores high marks on coronavirus front

Even as it scrambles to avoid economic collapse, Lebanon has recorded some of the lowest infection and mortality rates in the Middle East since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Projections on the spread of the pandemic in a country that only had 128 beds available for coronavirus patients were bleak, with forecasts putting the death toll in the hundreds. Lebanon's deaths per million are among the lowest in the region -- along with others including Jordan and Tunisia -- and far below those of Iran, Turkey, Israel and several Gulf states.

Dozens raided over hate comments on slain German politician

German investigators on Thursday carried out raids on dozens of people suspected of posting hate messages about a regional politician from Chancellor Angela Merkel's party who was killed last year. Walter Luebcke, who led the regional administration in the central Kassel region, was shot on his porch on June 1, 2019, and died later that night. Prosecutors say that he attended an October 2015 town hall event where Luebcke defended the German government’s decision to allow hundreds of thousands of refugees into the country.

Tripoli forces say they have ended siege of Libyan capital

Forces allied with the U.N.-supported government in Libya said Thursday they have regained control of all of Tripoli's entrance and exit points after taking back the airport, and claimed that the siege by rival troops trying to capture the capital for over a year has effectively ended. The announcement marks another defeat for the east-based Libyan Arab Armed Forces, led by commander Khalifa Hifter who has recently lost several strategic spots in western Libya. Just hours earlier, late on Wednesday, the Tripoli-allied troops said they had retaken Tripoli International Airport, which fell to Hifter’s forces last year.

Meng Wanzhou extradition case set to continue until 2021 as coronavirus throws schedule into disarray

The extradition hearings in Canada for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, wanted on fraud charges in the United States, are set to continue until 2021, after Covid-19 threw scheduling for the complicated case into disarray.At a hearing in Vancouver's Supreme Court on Wednesday, Meng's defence and the Canadian government lawyers representing US interests in the case jointly suggested that hearings be extended until early 2021.Hearings in the case, which has drawn worldwide attention and battered China's relations with the US and Canada, had previously been set to last until October or November.But the Covid-19 pandemic forced that schedule to be scrapped. British Columbia's Supreme Court halted normal operations in March as a pandemic precaution.Huawei Technologies chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to attend a court hearing in Vancouver on May 27. Photo: Reuters alt=Huawei Technologies chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to attend a court hearing in Vancouver on May 27. Photo: ReutersAs a further precaution, Meng and both sets of lawyers attended Wednesday's hearing by phone, with journalists allowed to listen in.Associate Chief Justice Heather Holmes was in the Vancouver courtroom in person. The public gallery which had been packed during pre-pandemic hearings had just seven people in it, Holmes noted.Government lawyer Robert Frater said: "We're looking at schedules that would bring the hearings to a close at the latest early in 2021."He said however that "a somewhat aggressive schedule" would be needed to achieve this.Holmes agreed to a joint submission that a proposed schedule be presented by both sets of lawyers at the next hearing, on June 15.She also agreed to consider the appointment of an independent referee to arbitrate various disputes about the admissibility of evidence. Doing so would be a "tremendous efficiency" and allow Holmes to "offload" the burden of hearing these disputes in court, said one of Meng's lawyers, Scott Fenton.Holmes agreed to consider the suggestion, although she added that "quite frankly, it's not something I've ever done before".Meng, attending by phone, said little during the hearing, except to confirm her presence and acknowledge Holmes' instructions.But in the moments before the hearing, Meng almost revealed her private phone number to those listening to the call. She recited the first six digits of her phone number to her interpreter before a court official interrupted to remind her that reporters were listening in, prompting Meng to laugh.Meng, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies and the daughter of founder Ren Zhengfei, is accused by the US of defrauding HSBC bank by lying about Huawei's business activities in Iran, allegedly in breach of US sanctions.In a key ruling last week, Holmes rejected Meng's application for the case to be dismissed on the grounds that the charges failed the test of "double criminality", which demands that suspects in Canadian extradition cases must be accused of something that would constitute a crime in Canada as well as in the requesting country.Meng's lawyers said the case was a "dressed up" accusation of breaching US sanctions, which is not a crime in Canada, but Holmes concluded that the underlying charge was that Meng had committed fraud by lying.Meng was arrested on December 1, 2018 by Canadian police, acting on a US request, at Vancouver's airport during a stopover on a flight from Hong Kong. She is currently under partial house arrest at her C$13.6 million (US$10.1 million) mansion in Vancouver, on C$10 million bail.On Wednesday, Holmes agreed to receive the joint scheduling submission on June 15 and adjourned proceedings until then. Meng was bound over.This article originally appeared in the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the most authoritative voice reporting on China and Asia for more than a century. For more SCMP stories, please explore the SCMP app or visit the SCMP's Facebook and Twitter pages. Copyright © 2020 South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Copyright (c) 2020. South China Morning Post Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved.

Germany launches €130bn stimulus to kickstart economy

Germany is cutting VAT, ramping up spending on infrastructure and offering big incentives to buy electric cars in a radical new stimulus package to boost the corona-stricken economy. Angela Merkel’s €130bn (£115bn) package is bigger than economists had anticipated, raising hopes it will give a powerful boost to Europe’s largest economy as it moves from lockdown mode back into growth. It cuts the headline rate of VAT from 19pc to 16pc for the rest of the year, chopping prices for shoppers, at a cost of roughly €20bn to the public coffers. Households will also get a handout of €300 per child, while businesses’ social security contributions will be capped to reduce the costs of keeping workers on the payroll. A €50bn investment programme aims to decarbonise the economy, boosting rail and broadband networks. It will double the subsidy for buyers of electric vehicles from €3,000 to €6,000. Extra financial help is also on offer for small businesses.

The US would condemn other countries who acted this way. What a sad state of affairs

America’s brutal response to protests has weakened its global standing - and been a propaganda gift to foreign dictators The killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis was the latest tragedy illustrating a centuries-long history of racism in America, one so deeply ingrained that it endures despite the rights hard-won in the courts and Congress. Police brutality is, of course, just one of countless ways that African Americans and other people of color suffer from structural inequality and discrimination in America. Faced with massive protests against this racism, President Donald Trump has responded like an autocrat. Trump has repeatedly encouraged violence against protesters and threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy troops on US soil. The chairman of the joint chiefs of staff – America’s top military official – stood next to Trump as he talked about deploying troops, then walked the streets of DC in his combat fatigues to survey the scene like an occupying general. The US secretary of defense told governors to “dominate the battlespace” – the “battlespace” meaning the streets of American cities.The breadth and depth of the structural problems at play can be seen in police forces’ responses to protests, which often range from heavy-handed to outright dangerous. Police are shooting people with paint pellets and rubber bullets, running into protesters with cars, and shooting teargas and flash-bang canisters into crowds. A helicopter in Washington DC flew low over a crowd to disperse it with noise and wind, a tactic used in war zones against insurgents. And the police violently dispersed a group of peaceful protesters in front of the White House to clear a path for Trump to walk to a church for a photo op. If these events were taking place in any other country, a normal US government would express its outrage in statements and high-level phone calls and coordinate with allied countries and international organizations to pressure the offending government. From repression in the Soviet Union to the brutal suppression of protests in the Middle East during the Arab spring, the US has helped lead principled international responses to countries that violently oppress their citizens.  > America is, justifiably, the focus of intense anger, frustration, and disappointment from people across the worldToday, in a truly sad state of affairs, dictatorships around the world – systems built on the repression of their own citizens – are able to give their propagandists a break from fabricating stories about America because they can just post pictures and videos of current events. While there is no legitimate comparison between these dictatorships and what is happening in America today, the US’s actions undercut its ability to stand up for what’s right abroad. In the same week that America is trying to pressure China over its repression in Hong Kong and commemorating the anniversary of China’s violent crackdown against citizens in Tiananmen Square in 1989, the American government is threatening violence against peaceful protesters at home. America is, justifiably, the focus of intense anger, frustration and disappointment from people across the world. United Nations officials have spoken out about the murder of George Floyd. The pope called out racism in America. Australia launched an investigation into an incident in which a police officer attacked an Australian journalist covering the US protests. If the situation in America continues to escalate, one could easily imagine some of America’s closest democratic allies beginning to consider steps like offering protesters asylum, criticizing America’s state-sanctioned violence in international organizations, and even perhaps sanctioning US officials responsible. But something more is happening abroad – something that speaks to the best of America as well. Protests from New Zealand to the Netherlands have shown an outpouring of support for Americans standing up against racism and police brutality. As flawed as they are, America’s democratic institutions are built to allow people to voice their opinions, vote out their elected leaders, take to the streets to protest peacefully, and improve policies. It is this capacity for change and improvement that has given inspiration to people across the world for decades.Today, America’s protestors are its ambassadors to the world, reminding everyone of the ideals the country strives to embody. And even in these dark times, people around the world still believe in the vision of America that the protesters are struggling to build. Like the protesters at home, those taking to the streets around the world to speak out against racism in America – and to remember George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless others – understand what makes America great far better than Donald Trump.

Protests large but peaceful after new charges in Floyd case

Demonstrations across the U.S. to condemn racism and police abuses remained large but mostly without the violence of previous nights on the eve of a Thursday memorial service for George Floyd that kicks off a series of events to mourn the man whose death empowered a national movement. The calmer protests followed a decision by prosecutors to charge three more police officers and file a new, tougher charge against the officer at the center of the case. The most serious new charge Wednesday was an accusation of second-degree murder against Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, who was caught on video pressing his knee to Floyd’s neck.

The Latest: Gov. Walz sends National Guard to western border

— Minneapolis officials estimate damage at $55 million, ask aid to rebuild. ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz is sending Minnesota National Guard troops to state’s western border because of what he says are credible threats of violence during demonstrations planned in neighboring North Dakota. “The Minnesota National Guard stands ready to provide protection for all Minnesotans,” said Walz in a statement.

AP tally: Arrests at widespread US protests hit 10,000

More than 10,000 people have been arrested in protests decrying racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death, according to an Associated Press tally of known arrests across the U.S. The count has grown by the hundreds each day as protesters spilled into the streets and encountered a heavy police presence and curfews that give law enforcement stepped-up arrest powers. Los Angeles has had more than a quarter of the national arrests, followed by New York, Dallas and Philadelphia.

Netanyahu and settlers clash over West Bank annexation plans

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has harshly criticized Jewish West Bank settler leaders for disparaging President Donald Trump over what they perceive to be his less than adequate plan allowing Israel to annex parts of the West Bank. On Wednesday, David Elhayani, chairman of the umbrella Yesha Council representing the settlers, told the Haaretz daily that the plan proved Trump was “not a friend of Israel.”

Syria's Assad seeks to control economy, goes after cousin

On a summer day last year, presidential guards drove out of the charity organization founded by Syria’s wealthiest businessman and a close cousin of President Bashar Assad, carting away boxes of documents and computers. The confiscated data included names of thousands of militia fighters who have supported the government in the 9-year-old civil war, including salaries they received from Al-Bustan, the charity group founded by Rami Makhlouf. The incident last August was the opening salvo in a crackdown on Makhlouf’s power, signaling the beginning of the end of his role as the Assad family’s top financier.

On Tiananmen anniversary, Hong Kong bans insults to anthem

Hong Kong’s legislature approved a contentious bill Thursday that makes it illegal to insult the Chinese national anthem. The legislation was approved after pro-democracy opposition lawmakers tried to disrupt the vote. The pro-democracy camp sees the anthem law as an infringement of freedom of expression and of the greater rights that residents of the semi-autonomous city have compared to mainland China.

UN moves toward ending UN-AU peacekeeping in Sudan's Darfur

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to move ahead toward ending the joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan’s vast western Darfur region and replacing it with a civilian mission focusing on the country’s democratic transition, diplomats said. One resolution, adopted by a vote of 15-0 extends the current 6,500-strong mission for six months until Dec. 31, 2020. It says the council will decide by then on “the responsible draw-down and exit of UNAMID,” taking into account a special report from U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the chair of the African Union Commission.

Amid virus, those in India's largest slum help one another

There are no secrets in the tightly packed lanes of Dharavi, India’s largest slum. Born and bred in Dharavi, Kunal Kanase watched authorities ignore everyday disasters, like overflowing sewers and domestic violence. Unable to get through, he tweeted at the Mumbai police, who quickly came to take the man's family to a quarantine center.

Brooklyn bishop accused by 2nd man of sex abuse in the 1970s

The Roman Catholic bishop of Brooklyn, already under a church investigation for alleged sex abuse, has been accused by a second man of abuse in the 1970s, when the bishop was a parish priest in New Jersey. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio “repeatedly sexually abused” Samier Tadros starting when he was about 6 years old, according to a March 9 letter that Tadros' lawyer sent to the attorney representing the Archdiocese of Newark. Joseph Hayden, DiMarzio's attorney, said in an email to the AP, “We have uncovered conclusive evidence of Bishop DiMarzio's innocence.”

8:46: A number becomes a potent symbol of police brutality

Eight minutes, 46 seconds is the length of time prosecutors say Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was pinned to the ground under a white Minneapolis police officer's knee before he died last week. Officer Darren Wilson testified to grand jurors that Brown was charging at him, with one hand clenched at his side and the other under his shirt, when Wilson fired the fatal shots.

NYPD officer is stabbed in neck in ambush; suspect is shot

A New York City police officer on an anti-looting patrol was ambushed Wednesday in Brooklyn by a man who walked up behind him and stabbed him in the neck, police said, setting off a struggle in which the assailant was shot and two other officers suffered gunshot injuries to their hands. The bloodshed happened just before midnight, in the hours after an 8 p.m. curfew that was intended to quell days of unrest over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. “What we know at this point and time is that it appears to be a completely, cowardly, despicable, unprovoked attack on a defenseless police officer, and thank God we aren’t planning a funeral right now," Shea said.

Protests eclipse pandemic, but White House fears resurgence

For weeks, President Donald Trump has been eager to publicly turn the page on the coronavirus pandemic. Now fears are growing within the White House that the very thing that finally shoved the virus from center stage — mass protests over the death of George Floyd — may bring about its resurgence. Trump this week has eagerly pronounced himself the “president of law and order" in response to the racial unrest that has swept across the nation, overshadowing the pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than 105,000 Americans and imperiled his reelection prospects.

UN office denounces human rights violations in Philippines

The U.N. human rights office called on the Philippine government in a new report Thursday to end all violence targeting suspected drug offenders and to disband private and state-backed paramilitary groups. The U.N. rights office chronicled long-standing concerns about state-backed and vigilante violence that it says has worsened in the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte, who has particularly drawn domestic and international condemnation for a deadly crackdown on drug offenders and users. “A heavy-handed focus on countering national security threats and illegal drugs has resulted in serious human rights violations in the Philippines, including killings and arbitrary detentions, as well as the vilification of dissent,” the report said.

Pentagon-Trump clash breaks open over military and protests

President Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief shot down his idea of using troops to quell protests across the United States, then reversed course on pulling part of the 82nd Airborne Division off standby in an extraordinary clash between the U.S. military and its commander in chief. Both Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper also drew stinging, rare public criticism from Trump's first defense secretary, Jim Mattis, in the most public pushback of Trump's presidency from the men he put at the helm of the world's most powerful military.

Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises

Former President Barack Obama is taking on an increasingly public role as the nation confronts a confluence of historic crises that has exposed deep racial and socioeconomic inequalities in America and reshaped the November election. In doing so, Obama is signaling a willingness to sharply critique his successor, President Donald Trump, and fill what many Democrats see as a national leadership void. On Wednesday, he held a virtual town hall event with young people to discuss policing and the civil unrest that has followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Floyd memorials will retrace life, push for justice in death

The memorial services to honor George Floyd are extraordinary: three cities over six days, with a chance for mourners to pay their respects in the communities where he was born, grew up, and died. The organizers of the memorials want to acknowledge the meaning Floyd had in life to his large family and the broader meaning he has assumed in death, which happened after a white officer pressed a knee into the handcuffed black man’s neck for several minutes even after Floyd stopped moving and pleading for air. “It would be inadequate if you did not regard the life and love and celebration the family wants,” said the Rev. Al Sharpton, the civil rights leader who will eulogize Floyd in two cities.

UN creates political mission in Sudan to support transition

The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted two resolutions to create a mission in Sudan to support the country's political transition and extend the mandate of peacekeepers in Darfur, diplomats said. The resolution on the new United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) was drafted by Britain and Germany.

Hong Kong marks Tiananmen anniversary, defying a police ban

Thousands of people in Hong Kong defied a police ban Thursday evening, breaking through barricades to hold a candlelight vigil on the 31st anniversary of China's crushing of a democracy movement centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. With democracy all but snuffed out in mainland China, the focus has shifted increasingly to semi-autonomous Hong Kong, where authorities for the first time banned the annual vigil to remember victims of the 1989 crackdown. Beijing is taking a tougher stance following months of anti-government protests last year, in what activists see as an accelerating erosion of the city’s rights and liberties.

Mali peacekeeping force must be renewed, without cuts: UN chief

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Mali must remain in the country, and at its current strength, Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said in a new report, after Washington questioned its validity. "The presence of the mission remains crucial, and its mandate remains relevant, given the complexity of the challenges," Guterres said in the quarterly report recently submitted to the Security Council and seen by AFP on Wednesday. "I therefore recommend that the mandate of MINUSMA be extended for another year, until 30 June 2021 at the current overall strength," he added.

Autopsy report shows Floyd had tested positive for COVID-19

A full autopsy of George Floyd, the handcuffed black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police, was released Wednesday and provides several clinical details, including that Floyd had previously tested positive for COVID-19. The 20-page report released by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office came with the family's permission and after the coroner's office released summary findings Monday that Floyd had a heart attack while being restrained by officers, and classified his May 25 death as a homicide. Bystander video showing Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee on Floyd's neck, ignoring Floyd's “I can't breathe” cries until he eventually stopped moving, has sparked nationwide protests, some violent.

South Korea to ban floating 'propaganda' balloons over Northern border

South Korea is drawing up legislation that will make it illegal for human rights groups and defectors to float 'propaganda' balloons over the border into North Korea. South Korea’s Unification Ministry announced Thursday that it will ban the release of balloons carrying propaganda messages into the North, just hours after Kim Yo-jong, the sister of Kim Jong-un, issued a statement condemning Seoul for permitting the releases to go ahead unchecked. Activists released 500,000 balloons earlier this week, each carrying propaganda leaflets, South Korean television programmes and news shows on memory sticks, dollar bills and small amounts of rice or snacks that are not available in the North. Many of the propaganda leaflets highlighted that Kim Jong-un had threatened to carry out “shocking action with a new strategic nuclear weapon”. Kim Yo-jong, who is becoming increasingly powerful in the regime, on Thursday morning threatened that unless South Korea halts the balloon releases, Pyongyang will walk away from a 2018 agreement designed to reduce military tensions on the border. She also declared that there would be no further efforts to reopen the Kaesong Industrial Park, once a symbol of inter-Korean cooperation, that the North-South joint liaison office on the border would be closed and there would be no progress on reopening the Mount Kumgang tourism zone to visitors from the South. “The South Korean authorities will be forced to pay a dear price if they let this situation go on while making excuses”, Ms Kim said in the statement, carried by state-run media.

UN chief backs global access to 'people's vaccine' for coronavirus

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said a new vaccine against the coronavirus had to be available to everyone across the world, as an international conference got under way to raise funds for new life-saving treatments. The virtual meeting, hosted by Britain, aims to raise $7.4 billion for immunisation programmes stalled by the pandemic, and launch a new fundraising drive to support potential COVID-19 vaccines. In a video message, Guterres said: "A vaccine must be seen as a global public good -- a people's vaccine, which a growing number of world leaders are calling for."

AP FACT CHECK: Trump denies tear gas use despite evidence

President Donald Trump and some of his supporters are claiming authorities did not use tear gas against people in a crackdown outside the White House this week. Law enforcement officials shy away from describing crowd-dispersing chemical tools as tear gas; it evokes police gassing citizens or the horrors of war. Federal institutions such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense have listed tear gas as the common term for riot-control agents.

New York Times Staffers in Open Revolt Over Tom Cotton’s ‘Send in the Troops’ Column

Staffers at The New York Times are in open revolt Wednesday after the paper’s opinion section ran a column from Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) calling upon President Donald Trump to “send in the troops” in response to nationwide protests against police brutality.In a column titled “Tom Cotton: Send in the Troops,” the notoriously hawkish, pro-Trump senator called upon the president to mobilize the military to shut down protests across most major U.S. cities, despite the objections of both local officials and Trump’s own defense secretary.In response, dozens of Times staffers began tweeting the same message, alongside an image of the headline: “Running this puts Black @NYTimes staff in danger.” Among those tweeting in solidarity were a diverse swath of editorial and production staffers, including restaurant critics, art and graphics producers, travel, style and culture reporters, tech writers, and Times opinion writers like Roxane Gay.“Surreal and horrifying to wake up on the morning of June 4 - the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown - to this headline,” wrote Times China correspondent Amy Qin.The New York Times did not immediately respond to a request for comment. However, in a Twitter thread, editorial page editor James Bennet explained the editorial decision: “The Times editorial board has forcefully defended the protests as patriotic and criticized the use of force, saying earlier today that police too often have ‘responded with more violence — against protesters, journalists and bystanders.’ We’ve also crusaded for years against the underlying, systemic cruelties that led to these protests.”He continued: “As part of our explorations of these issues, Times Opinion has published powerful arguments supporting protests, advocating fundamental change and criticizing police abuses. Times Opinion owes it to our readers to show them counter-arguments, particularly those made by people in a position to set policy. We understand that many readers find Senator Cotton's argument painful, even dangerous. We believe that is one reason it requires public scrutiny and debate.”In direct response to Bennet’s comments, Times film critic Manohla Dargis fired back: “No and no and no - you've made one too many bad decisions and clearly should not have run this.”The paper’s decision to run Cotton’s column was met with widespread criticism from outside the outlet, including from the Times’ former op-ed and international news editor Sewell Chan, who wrote that “the decision to publish @SenTomCotton calling for troop deployments to quell unrest falls short of sound journalistic practice.”“I’ve submitted non-fascist opinion pieces to the Times in the past but no luck so maybe this is just sour grapes,” wrote Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat from Hawaii. In the past, the paper has published opinion submissions from notoriously violent world figures like Vladimir Putin and the Taliban.Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.

Seoul vows to stop border protests after Pyongyang's threat

South Korea said Thursday it planned to push new laws to ban activists from flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets over the border after North Korea threatened to end an inter-Korean military agreement reached in 2018 to reduce tensions if Seoul fails to prevent the protests. Sending balloons across the border has been a common activist tactic for years, but North Korea considers it an attack on its government. Defectors and other activists in recent weeks have used balloons to fly leaflets criticizing the North’s authoritarian leader Kim Jong Un over his nuclear ambitions and dismal human rights record.

Ex-defense chief Mattis rips Trump for dividing Americans

In an extraordinary rebuke, former defense secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday denounced President Donald Trump's heavy-handed use of military force to quell protests near the White House and said his former boss was setting up a “false conflict" between the military and civilian society. “I have watched this week's unfolding events, angry and appalled,” Mattis wrote. The criticism was all the more remarkable because Mattis has generally kept a low profile since retiring as defense secretary in December 2018 to protest Trump's Syria policy.

James Mattis condemns Trump’s handling of George Floyd protests

In an extraordinary statement, the former defence secretary accused the president of abusing his executive authority with Monday’s publicity stunt Donald Trump’s first defence secretary, James Mattis, has delivered a blistering condemnation of the president, accusing him of abusing executive authority in his response to the recent wave of anti-racism protests that have convulsed cities across the US, and calling for him for to be held accountable. Mattis’s broadside breaks a near silence from the ex-Marine general since he resigned in December 2018. He expressed outrage at the militarisation of the administration’s response to mass protests over the police killing of George Floyd. “I have watched this week’s unfolding events, angry and appalled,” he said.His statement, published by the Atlantic magazine, came on a day of confusion and discord in the Trump administration over the role of the military. Mattis’s successor as defence secretary, Mark Esper, had contradicted Trump over the president’s threatened invocation of the 1807 Insurrection Act to deploy active duty troops on US streets. Esper had ordered elite airborne troops, flown to the Washington outskirts on Monday, back to their bases on Wednesday, but then reversed that order hours later after a visit to the White House.The defence secretary had also sought to distance himself from a presidential publicity stunt on Monday, in which Trump had protestors cleared from Lafayette Park, a public area in front of the White House, so that he could be photographed outside a church that had been partially burned the previous day.In his statement on Wednesday evening, Mattis said: “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people – does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us. We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership.”The former defence secretary added: “We know that we are better than the abuse of executive authority that we witnessed in Lafayette Park. We must reject and hold accountable those in office who would make a mockery of our constitution.”Mattis recalled the distinction between US forces and the Nazis fighting on the Normandy beaches in 1944. The Nazi slogan was “Divide and conquer” while the American response was “In union there is strength”.Mattis’s dramatic and long awaited intervention comes at a time when Trump appeared to be at a crossroads in his response to the protests. The White House signaled its displeasure with Esper’s rejection of the Insurrection Act and his efforts to distance himself from Trump’s actions. The president’s spokeswoman, asked whether Trump still had confidence in Esper, would only say, that he remained the defence secretary “as of right now”.On the same day, a radical Republican senator, Tom Cotton, widely believed to have aspirations to replace Esper, was egging on the president to send troops into US cities.“This week, rioters have plunged many American cities into anarchy, recalling the widespread violence of the 1960s,” said Cotton, who has also urged military conflict with Iran, in a New York Times commentary.“One thing above all else will restore order to our streets: an overwhelming show of force to disperse, detain and ultimately deter lawbreakers,” Cotton wrote. Any attempt to use active duty troops, as opposed to the national guard which has already been widely deployed, threatens to split the US military, which is one of the country’s most diverse institutions.Mattis reflected what is reported to be a widely held view in the armed services, in arguing the protesters were standing up for the constitutional principle of equality under the law, and should be universally supported.“We must not be distracted by a small number of lawbreakers,” he said. “The protests are defined by tens of thousands of people of conscience who are insisting that we live up to our values.”“When I joined the military, some 50 years ago, I swore an oath to support and defend the constitution,” Mattis wrote. “Never did I dream that troops taking that same oath would be ordered under any circumstance to violate the constitutional rights of their fellow citizens – much less to provide a bizarre photo op for the elected commander-in-chief, with military leadership standing alongside.”“Militarising our response, as we witnessed in Washington DC, sets up a conflict—a false conflict—between the military and civilian society,” he added.Mattis’s statement comes a day after a former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, Mike Mullen, expressed his own renunciation of the handling of the protests, reflecting deep unease among many serving officers.Mullen said he was “sickened” by the photo-op at the church. “Too many foreign and domestic policy choices have become militarised; too many military missions have become politicised,” Mullen wrote, also in the Atlantic. “This is not the time for stunts. This is the time for leadership.”

Germany unveils 130-bn stimulus to kickstart virus-hit economy

Germany will plough 130 billion euros ($146 billion) into a stimulus package to kick-start an economy severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday. Under the wide-ranging measures outlined in a 15-page document, value-added tax will be temporarily slashed, families will receive 300 euros for each child, while those who purchase electric cars will see a government rebate doubled to 6,000 euros. Noting that millions of employees in Germany have been put on shorter working hours, Merkel said that "shows how fragile the whole thing is, and why we must succeed in giving the economy a push so that jobs can be secured."

UN envoy holds cease-fire talks with Libya's eastern forces

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