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Monday, September 30, 2024
TopicBloomberg wire

Topic: Bloomberg wire

Kanye West says he’s running for US President, gets Elon Musk’s support

West’s Saturday night Twitter post, saying he's running for president, instantly went viral, with more than 100,000 retweets within the first hour.

Amid China-Australia’s barley feud, it’s Canada that’s brewing some profits

Canada, the second-largest malt-barley exporter to China, had already been trying to win a bigger share of China’s beer market from Australia.

Govt’s e-commerce policy draft limits Amazon, Google, Facebook in boost to local startups

From seeking access to companies’ source codes and algorithms to setting up a regulator, the e-commerce policy imposes govt oversight on how companies handle data.

Trump ignores it, Fauci pleads everyone uses it: Why Americans are or aren’t wearing masks

A Pew survey found a partisan divide among mask users and non-mask believers, with age and geography also impacting mask wearing behaviours.

Canada PM Justin Trudeau faces probe for $664 million govt charity contract he has ties to

The Canada Student Service Grant was awarded to WE Charity to set up a program that would pay students to earn funds during the pandemic as employment options dried up.

Singapore to open up movie theatres, hotels with around 25% occupancy limit

Singapore is in phase 2 of its unlockdown and had allowed casinos to reopen this month after opening up restaurants and shopping malls last month.

UK govt-Sunil Mittal joint venture wins satellite sale, inching closer to space

Sunil Mittal's Bharti Enterprises will provide London-based bankrupt satellite operator, OneWeb, with 'commercial and operational leadership'.

India plans to halt $2.8 billion import of power equipment from China

The country is considering tariff barriers instead of a complete ban on any country to check imports of renewable power items, Union Power Minister RK Singh said.

Turkey begins trial of 20 suspects in Jamal Khashoggi murder, including 2 top Saudi officials

The trial comes six months after a Saudi court sentenced five people to death for the 2018 murder, which it ruled wasn’t premeditated.

Japan insists this time is different even as Covid cases surge in Tokyo

Authorities in Japan have said that there are no plans to call for business restrictions or to institute another state of emergency.

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Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

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?