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Monday, November 24, 2025
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Topic: Bloomberg wire

Why Trump’s move to cut funds won’t fix the WHO’s problems

Holding back funds in the middle of a global pandemic will only harm public health, without forcing any change to WHO’s behaviour.

HCQ doesn’t help clear coronavirus, a small study in China finds

HCQ didn’t help patients clear virus better than standard care & was much more likely to cause side effects, according to study of 150 patients in China.

China blasts Trump’s move to stop WHO funding, pledges to continue its support

US decision will weaken WHO’s capabilities & undermine international cooperation. China will as always support WHO, Beijing said.

With 3% growth this year, India’s agriculture output will be a lone bright spot for economy

Indian economy is headed for a rare annual contraction as 40-day lockdown to prevent coronavirus spread effectively puts a lid on consumption.

Why India’s LPG demand hasn’t fallen despite the lockdown

India’s three biggest state-owned refiners have projected a 40% jump in demand for LPG in the first week of April from a year earlier.

Covid-19 might have hit pause on everyday life, but not Brexit

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak affirmed that the govt was committed to its current timetable for trade talks with the European Union, which resume Wednesday.

There’s nightlife in the virtual world – if you’re willing to pay to enter a Zoom nightclub

Welcome to the new era of clubbing under quarantine. Somewhere on the internet, a virtual party is always going down.

How we watch and pay for entertainment will never be the same after Covid-19

The rise of Netflix and inspired copycat services has made studios and cable programmers shift some focus to streaming apps & away from theaters and traditional TV audiences.

Why reopening the economy after pandemic will be more about ethics than science

The choice of when to reopen is not a scientific question, but a moral one informed by science: how much coronavirus risk are we willing to accept?

The lockdown has just made Jeff Bezos richer by $24 billion

With consumers stuck at home, they’re relying on Bezos’s Amazon more than ever. The retailer’s stock climbed 5.3%, lifting the founder’s net worth to $138.5 billion.

On Camera

New HAL CMD doesn’t have to be an ‘insider’. Let merit decide

India’s premier defence public sector undertaking, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, will have a new Chairman and Managing Director in May 2026. The selection process has...

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.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

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.