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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
TopicBloomberg wire

Topic: Bloomberg wire

Washington catches Russian insider who may have secrets of 2016 US election hack

Just 18 months earlier, Vladislav Klyushin had received a medal of honor from Russian President Vladimir Putin.

What Joe Biden can learn from Trump’s Iran policy

If the Iranian regime’s leaders believe they face only economic consequences for their predations, then they will continue to test America’s resolve.

Vladimir Putin is happy and satisfied with results of Biden security call, Kremlin says

The 50-minute call the stage for three sets of negotiations on European security next month, the Kremlin says.

China punishes people trying to flee Covid controls in Xi’an

Vice Premier Sun Chunlan said local authorities need to adopt more 'targeted and forceful' measures and improve quarantine controls.

India’s politicians are playing with the fire of sectarian hatred

Even in a country that has turned worryingly majoritarian in recent years, open promotion of genocide and ethnic cleansing should set off alarms.

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell convicted in Epstein sex abuse case, faces years in prison

Maxwell has been convicted on 5 counts tied to sexual abuse, including the most serious charge of sex-trafficking of a minor, which carries a maximum sentence of 40 years.

Our brain has evolved to think & fear the negative. Here’s how we can change that in 2022

Cognitively, we’ve evolved to have what’s called a negativity bias. Overall, we lose a lot of harmony, happiness and health because our cognitive system is rigged.

Two doses of J&J’s vaccine slashes Omicron hospital stays in South Africa by up to 85%

The results are a welcome bit of news amid the explosive rise of Omicron cases and evidence that the strain can evade the protection that normally stems from vaccination.

Omicron spread yet to curb driving across most of Asia in boon for oil

More cars have thronged the main roads in December amid year-end festivities than seen last month. All but one major Asian country registered a rise in mobility on-month.

Why TikTok should serve as a wake-up call for economists

Economists are judged not for analytics, but rather by how they fit into various moral codes. Like it or not, that is something economists have to come to terms with.

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Goa’s torture chamber is now a cultural hub. Aguad Jail’s dark past is the new go-to place

Aguad has many reminders of the price of freedom, such as the wall of plaques commemorating fallen fighters and the solitary cell of TB Cunha, the ‘Father of Goan Nationalism’.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?