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Topic: Bloomberg wire

Huawei’s patents on 5G means US will pay despite Trump’s ban

That may be awkward for President Trump, whose administration has launched a global effort to shut out Huawei, accusing the Chinese company of being a security threat.

North Korea says it’s cutting communications with South Korea

The move comes as North Korea has turned a cold shoulder to South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and his offers to restore economic and trade ties between the neighbours.

Locusts pose bigger economic threat to Pakistan than coronavirus

The locust-invasion has covered an area of 57 million hectares in a country that has a total crop area of 23 million hectares.

6 Mumbaikars, 6 stories – How coronavirus has changed life and work

Few cities face the reckoning around labour & life that Mumbai must now contend with as its desperate residents return to their livelihoods.

Why Modi’s economic nationalism is a wrong turn for Covid-hit India

Free-trade champions fret that Modi is acting against their advice to dismantle statist controls on land, labour & capital to help make India more competitive.

Borrowing costs are finally beginning to fall for India’s top NBFCs

Premiums investors seek to buy AAA ranked 5-year bonds of NBFC lenders over government securities declined in May after gaining for 3 consecutive months.

Singapore to issue portable Covid contact tracing devices in June

Addressing privacy concerns, Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan assured citizens that the devices would not be used for location tracking.

Blood type plays role in Covid infection, O group less susceptible, study shows

Preliminary results suggest type O blood is especially protective against coronavirus, research from genetic-testing giant 23andMe shows.

Lockdowns may have helped prevent half a billion Covid cases in 6 countries, study says

First peer-reviewed analysis of impact of health policies suggests toll would’ve been vastly worse without lockdowns, social distancing & travel restrictions.

Plastic was the enemy until Covid struck. Now industry says it’s the hero

Plastics lobbyists have been everywhere during the pandemic, touting the role their products play in keeping food, health-care workers, and families safe.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

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.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

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.