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Monday, September 30, 2024
TopicBloomberg wire

Topic: Bloomberg wire

Lockdowns due to Covid spike could leave the world with either too much or too little sugar

The difference in opinion lies on how much the pandemic will slash consumption or prompt top producer Brazil to make more lucrative sugar at the expense of cheaper ethanol.

Top US aviation regulator to test-fly Boeing’s 737 Max in a bid to assure public aircraft is safe

The 737 Max was grounded in March 2019 after a two fatal crashes, caused by a systems malfunction, killed 346 people off the coast of Indonesia and Ethiopia.

NASA still unable to find out why the International Space Station is leaking air

The leak was detected in September 2019. NASA has instructed the crew to perform additional inspections on several windows, seals and valves with specialised detectors.

Little help with studies, more time spent on housework — How Covid impacted world’s youngsters

A study across 37 countries has found that the pandemic has had a deep and detrimental impact on children aged between 11 and 17, and the situation is only getting worse.

‘Unless we unite, everyone will lose’ — Boris Johnson wants global action to prevent pandemics

UK, which has the world's fifth highest Covid death toll, intends to commit $432 million to WHO as PM Johnson pushes for global network of research hubs to spot dangerous pathogens.

Google will block all political ads after US presidential election polls close

Google is treating the election as a 'sensitive event', and said advertisers should expect to wait at least 2 days for political ads to be approved in the lead up to the election.

Anwar Ibrahim’s rise shows ‘New Malaysia’ is more about power than policy

If Anwar becomes Malaysia's new PM, he will inherit an economy that suffered its worst performance in the second quarter since the financial crisis in the 1990s.

Rebels in Boris Johnson’s party threaten to defeat govt over emergency Covid powers

At least 40 Tories have put their name to an amendment to a review of the Coronavirus Act that would give Parliament more of a say over new measures being brought in.

A more ‘thoughtful’ Facebook is here. And ‘Be Kind’ is its first rule

Telepath — a new social network — aims to instill strict content standards from the get-go, including a rule against disinformation and hate speech.

China reports mysterious, first asymptomatic cases in 35 days in 2 port workers

The two cases, found in Shandong province’s Qingdao city during routine testing of port workers, will intensify concern in China over whether imported products are infectious.

On Camera

Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

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.

Air Marshal A.P. Singh takes over as IAF chief, task cut out

Air Chief Marshal Singh took over from incumbent V.R. Chaudhari Monday afternoon. His top priority will be strengthening the fighting capability of the IAF, it is learnt.

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?