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Topic: Bloomberg wire

Brazil’s coronavirus outbreak crosses 1 million mark, shows no signs of slowing down

Brazil’s response to the pandemic, plagued by political infighting and mismatched quarantine orders, has made it tough for experts to estimate when the disease will peak.

Boeing whistle-blower says original FAA review of 737 Max reckless, ignored safety concerns

A Boeing engineer told the US Senate Committee that the original certification was done with hand-waving and deception to hide flaws in the 1960s-era design of the 737.

White House shelves coronavirus task force, says US has entered ‘regular routine’

Trump, who is pressing ahead with reopening the economy and resuming his campaign schedule, claimed this week the virus will 'fade away' even without a vaccine.

Indians shouldn’t be expected to sell family jewels to help govt battle Covid’s economic impact

Incomes and consumption are cratering, but as long as the government’s power to tax them isn’t durably impaired, it doesn’t require collateral to borrow.

Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s wealthiest man, joins club of world’s 10 richest

After securing a flurry of investments for Jio to make Reliance Industries net-debt free, Ambani's net worth jumped to $64.5 billion, making him the only Asian in the exclusive club.

Italy had coronavirus in sewage systems as early as December, study says

The study by ISS National Health Institute found traces of SARS-Cov-2 in samples of waste water taken in Milan and Turin on 18 December and in Bologna on 29 January this year.

South Asians are at higher risk of dying due to Covid in UK hospitals, study finds

After hospitalisation, South Asian patients in UK were 20% more likely to die than other ethnic groups – a finding partly explained by higher rates of diabetes.

China indicts 2 Canadians on spying charges in cases linked to US

The cases are entwined with the US's efforts to extradite Huawei's executive Meng Wangzhou from Canada.

Trump, Biden switch from hailing Xi Jinping to debating who can be tougher on China

What’s clear on both sides is the demise of the widely held belief that embracing China’s economic rise would yield a more US-friendly Beijing.

China declares peak of Covid outbreak in Beijing has passed

China projected confidence saying that the outbreak that’s now spread to 183 people has come under control and that further infections will be 'sporadic'.

On Camera

Hasina’s was a trial in absentia, but not a trial without justice

The Sheikh Hasina trial represents an inflection point in the struggle to place citizens above rulers and prevent the next massacre.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Can’t stay behind tech curve anymore, must catch up—Vice Chief of Navy Staff ahead of Swavlamban 2025

New Delhi: Noting that India cannot afford to stay behind the technology curve when it comes to war-fighting, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff...

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.