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Topic: Bloomberg wire

Zoom to offer full encryption to all users as it buckles under pressure over privacy

Zoom said previously it would reserve this feature for large corporate clients who paid for the service, leading to about 70,000 internet users signing two petitions against it.

PepsiCo’s Aunt Jemima pancake brand to get a new name, lose logo of Black woman

The company said it acknowledged that the 131-year-old branding of the pancake mix and syrup was rooted in racially problematic tropes.

Oman’s plans to build Middle East’s biggest oil-tank farm moves forward after 7 years

The Oman Tank Terminal Company has almost finished constructing eight tanks to store crude for a new refinery near the town of Duqm on the Arabian Sea.

Singapore focuses on job creation, investing in schools to counter Covid social divide

Addressing the issue of a social crisis brought on by the disease, Singapore wants to ensure people can progress through jobs, education and skills training.

WHO again halts use of hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus in global trials

HCQ arm of WHO’s Solidarity trial was stopped after advisers concluded the drug shows no benefit compared to standard of care in reducing deaths.

Beijing’s Covid cases top 150, becomes China’s worst outbreak since Wuhan

China's capital has vowed to make every effort to contain the pandemic. It has ramped up containment measures, including cancelling flights and closing schools.

Trump allows US to punish Chinese officials for ill-treatment of Uyghur Muslims

Legislation signed by Trump requires US to sanction Chinese officials found responsible for oppression of Uighurs & members of other Muslim minority groups.

Trump sought help of China’s Xi to win 2020 re-election, former NSA Bolton writes in book

Trump pleaded with Chinese President Xi last year to help him win re-election by buying more US farm products, former NSA John Bolton has written.

US withdraws from talks with India, others over taxing Google, Amazon, Facebook

US is suggesting ‘a pause in the talks’ so that governments can focus on responding to the coronavirus pandemic and reopening their economies.

India-China clashes add new layer of uncertainty for businesses already hit by coronavirus

Indian firms that rely on raw materials from China suffered in initial phase of pandemic that shut plants that feed global supply chain with industrial parts.

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India is welfare-first, so why would Bihar be different?

Bihar will evolve and eventually prosper. But the nature of the country’s political economy means that the journey for Bihar, and India, is slower than some would like.

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.

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refueller

India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

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.