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Topic: Bloomberg wire

Sydney’s open for business again. So where is everybody?

More than a week after schools and businesses reopened, traffic levels are edging back to pre-lockdown levels, yet there’s little sign of people taking to cars en masse.

‘High cultural standard’ helped Japan beat Covid without lockdown, says Finance Minister

Taro Aso’s remarks, which elicited laughs at the committee meeting, were made in the context of Japan’s inability to enforce a hard lockdown.

Australia to toughen foreign investors rules as row with China continues

The announcement comes a day after PM Morrison signed a crucial defence agreement with India and upgraded ties, as both nations navigate fraught relations with China.

Are coronavirus lockdowns slowing infection rates? Yes, says science

Anyone who says lockdowns don’t work is simply wrong. Restricting human contact has had a dramatic effect on Covid-19’s infection rates.

Why PIA Airbus crash has reignited questions about viability of the airline

PIA had just posted its first profit in 8 years, was starting to fly again after Covid lockdown and had proposed revival plans to the government.

Mukesh Ambani vs Sunil Mittal – the telecom war is back

Jio & Airtel have battled over India’s telecom market since 2016, when Ambani entered with a 4G service that offered free calls & cheap data packages.

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala is latest investor in Jio, adds $1.2 billion to Mukesh Ambani’s kitty

The Mubadala deal adds to the $10 billion that Jio Platforms has raised in recent weeks as it starts early preparations for an overseas stock listing.

Coronavirus attacks blood vessels, creates strange clots, autopsy studies show

Autopsies have revealed that Covid-19 is no ordinary respiratory disease. The virus is killing people by ravaging the circulatory system.

Racial unrest impedes US bid to counter China in Africa

African animosity towards US has been fuelled by Trump’s derogatory reference to African countries and his plans to quit WHO -- headed by a former Ethiopian health minister.

Singapore PM says China can’t take America’s security role in Southeast Asia

Despite its increasing military strength, China would be unable to take over the United States’ security role, Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong says.

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.