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Topic: Bloomberg wire

Covid-19 mainly kills old people. So do most other diseases

Covid-19 is a highly infectious disease for everybody over 40, but is less harmful than a disease of similar infectiousness.

Selling pizza on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah island was a perfect business. And then came Covid

In Dubai’s non-oil private-sector economy, small and medium enterprises generate nearly half of output and employ 51% of the workforce.

US withdraws some Patriot missile batteries from Middle East as tensions with Iran ease

More than 12 Patriot batteries and one THAAD battery, which can intercept ballistic missiles at higher altitudes, remain in the region.

North Korea backs China’s Covid actions as Kim Jong Un wishes Xi Jinping ‘good health’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a verbal message congratulating Xi and wished him well as his govt moved to win a final victory over the pandemic.

A secret algorithm is deciding who will die in America

The US govt's emergency management agency FEMA has a new pandemic-prediction model that is yet to be released to the public.

How hackers broke into WHO computers by posing as journalists, researchers

One of the hacking alerts warned that the attempt was crafted by highly skilled professionals who were possibly state-sponsored and associated with Iran.

Singapore expats want house rent cuts as their employers consider salary cuts

The city-state has one of the world’s most expensive property markets. Residential rents surged to a three-year high last year, with prices boosted by strong overseas demand.

SEBI and Franklin Templeton fight over investment rules after funds collapse

SEBI rebuts claims tighter rules pushed Franklin into freezing 6 debt funds & said asset manager should focus on returning $4.1 billion to investors.

Global economic outlook has worsened since our last forecast 3 weeks back, IMF says

The IMF said in the World Economic Outlook report on 14 April that global gross domestic product will decline 3% this year.

Arthritis drug seen helping Covid-19 patients, small study in Italy shows

Treatment with anakinra was associated with a 90% survival rate and reduced respiratory symptoms, according to an observational study of 29 patients.

On Camera

In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

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.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

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.