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Sunday, December 21, 2025
TopicBloomberg Opinion

Topic: Bloomberg Opinion

Supply of noble gases takes a hit from Putin’s war in Ukraine

An understanding of how supply has been hit is needed so alternative sources can be developed. Neon and helium are too important to be under the thumb of only a few big players.

Japan might not become the second Ukraine, but concerns of aggression very real

Japan has legitimate fears of widespread instability and economic chaos that would arise if China invaded Taiwan. There are also doubts about the vaunted U.S. commitment to Japan’s defense.

With spike in Covid cases again, what does mask-abandonment mean for public health

As Covid cases rise again, the question is whether we should adhere to masking even if it isn't mandatory.

Economic reforms aren’t the answer, Sri Lankan crisis needs a political fix

An earlier government led by president Mahinda Rajapaksa borrowed heavily from China and elsewhere to finance ambitious infrastructure projects, saddling Sri Lanka with unsustainable debts.

Immune to Covid? It’s possible — but a medical mystery

In one study, only 38% of unvaccinated people living with an infected person caught the virus. That number was 25% for the vaccinated.

Elon Musk isn’t joining Twitter, Twitter has joined him

For Musk buying a big stake in Twitter was merely securing the memes of production. To a large degree, board seat or no, Musk has secured Twitter.

The world’s attention is on Ukraine and Russia, but the deadliest war is in Ethiopia

Researchers from Belgium’s Ghent University estimate between 50,000-100,000 people have died from fighting, 150,000-200,000 from starvation & more than 100,000 from lack of medical attention.

Boeing 737 that crashed in China has good safety record, unlike the Max

The six-year-old single-aisle jet is part of the NG, or Next Generation, era that preceded the 737 Max, which was subjected to a global grounding after two deadly crashes.

Uncertainty about next Covid wave understandable, but posturing must be avoided

It would be less compelling to tell the truth; that Covid's patterns are still unclear. But that might be better for building trust amid the general public in the long run.

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine likely to create a refugee crisis that rivals 1945

According to the European Commission, about 120,000 Ukrainians have fled their homes. While 1-5 million civilians could flee westward and into the EU in the coming weeks and months.

On Camera

Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.