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Topic: Bloomberg wire

Face masks for all can help contain virus and end lockdowns, new global study says

Risk of transmission is lower in households & among contacts of infected people when masks are worn, according to the study published in The Lancet.

Trump explained his plan to expand G7 to add Russia, India and others, to Putin

Trump wants to invite leaders from Russia, Australia, India and South Korea to attend the G-7 meeting, calling the current setup ‘outdated’.

Trump taken to bunker Friday amid protests outside White House

A condition 'red' was declared at the White House complex Friday night as violent protests took place outside the premises, following the death of George Floyd.

Modi magic goes missing for stocks in his second term as PM, values shrink 25%

Modi’s reputation as an economic reformer fuelled an increase of almost 50% in equity market capitalisation during his first 5 years in office.

Good monsoon rains expected to mitigate some impact of coronavirus on Indian economy

A good monsoon assumes greater significance this year as millions have lost livelihoods because of the stringent lockdown imposed to stem the coronavirus.

Don’t ignore the nuclear option just because it’s controversial

Nuclear power may be controversial. But it’s also a reliable source of clean power that can replace fossil fuels.

I wish Hong Kong were just another Chinese city

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, allowing the Trump administration to strip the territory of some of its privileged trade status.

First human flight is just one step for SpaceX

SpaceX must now prove that its inexpensive human-capable flights have a commercial market and make a case for its longer-term exploration program.

Asia’s factories remain in doldrums even as lockdowns ease

Purchasing managers indexes for South Korea, Japan, Taiwan fell, while readings for Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines improved but remained below 50.

Anger over Floyd’s death is right. Rioting is wrong

Destroying the property of innocent fellow citizens and putting lives at risk cannot substitute for protest, even if the object of the protests is a great & deeply felt wrong.

On Camera

Congress’s biggest problem is not the BJP. It is their own operating system

The party should sit down with like-minded regional forces and draw up a 5-10-year framework, and not 5-10-month seat bargains.

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.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.