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Topic: Bloomberg wire

How badly has coronavirus hit India’s services sector? Q4 GDP data will tell us today

Businesses providing services of everything from technology to travel & trade were the first to be hit when govt announced the lockdown.

We made the wrong call, YouTube says after deleting videos about HCQ

YouTube’s error came as it attempts to keep pace with torrent of virus videos, while facing increasing political pressure & disruption to its contract workforce.

Google considers buying 5% stake in Vodafone Idea: Report

Google has big ambitions for India, which has a huge first-time internet user population that serves as a test-bed for innovations in smartphone technology.

Trump has only tough-or-gentle options as China defies US threat over new law for Hong Kong

The US stating that Hong Kong no longer warrants special treatment under American law has no impact beyond the symbolic. It’s up to Trump to take the next step.

Roche partners with Gilead to conduct two-drug combination trial for Covid treatment

The study will pair Roche’s immune suppressor Actemra along with Gilead’s antiviral remdesivir, the only drug to have shown promise in treating the coronavirus.

In Trump versus Twitter, US president aims executive order at tech giants

The draft order could bring a flurry of lawsuits down on Twitter, Facebook, etc, by narrowing liability protections they enjoy for third party posts.

Swiss say sex work okay, but not close-contact activities like dancing as it eases lockdown

While announcing the new measures to prevent a further spread of Covid-19, Swiss Health Minister Alain Berset acknowledged the apparent contradiction.

After Trump, Twitter fact-checks Chinese official on claims about coronavirus origins

Twitter applied the fact-check tags to at least two tweets originally posted in March by China's foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.

China approves Hong Kong security legislation, defying Trump’s threat

The legislation allows China to bypass Hong Kong's local Legislative Council, jeopardising the city's autonomy that made it an international trade and banking hub.

How coronavirus has blown a $400 billion hole in global energy markets

The International Energy Agency’s projection for energy investment in 2020 began at 2% growth, but in the wake of the pandemic, expects to decline by 20%.

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India’s labour policy left it unable to compete with other eastern economies: Nani A Palkhivala

Liberty without accountability is the freedom of the fool. Our concept of freedom will remain impoverished until it is deepened by liberal education, wrote Nani A Palkhivala in 1995.

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.