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Topic: Bloomberg wire

Why Boris Johnson cares about obesity after his coronavirus infection

The UK PM believes that being overweight was a factor in his contracting a more severe form of Covid-19. The same connection has been borne out in other countries.

Singapore invokes fake news law to defend its stand on testing migrant workers

The fake news law has been invoked many times in the run-up to the country's election, set for 10 July, as the govt’s response to the virus became a central issue.

China’s era of mega-dams is ending as solar and wind power rise

China’s hydro industry is down-shifting toward smaller projects and pumped storage. Rival energy sources are also deterring the move to more challenging locations.

Australia’s most-populous states to close shared border as Covid cases spike

The decision by the governments of New South Wales and Victoria marks escalation of efforts to contain the virus despite its impact on Australia's economic recovery.

UK to start phasing out of Huawei’s 5G equipment as soon as this year

The move comes as UK's National Cybersecurity Centre concluded that new US sanctions mean Huawei will have to use untrusted technology, which shoots up security risks.

Covid-like virus was sent to Wuhan in 2013, Sunday Times report says

Frozen samples were sent to a Wuhan lab in 2013 after six men clearing out bat feces in a former copper mine in southwest China contracted severe pneumonia.

How Indian factories are trying to overcome labour shortages as economy reopens

Some companies are promising free travel tickets, housing & food to draw workers to urban areas, others are hiring new faces from nearby locations.

Refining industry enters ‘age of consolidation’ with ‘catastrophic’ margins

A refinery thrives on the price difference between crude oil and fuels like gasoline, earning a profit that’s known in the industry as a cracking margin.

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.

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India has to move on now. Engage with ‘Nooton Bangladesh’

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has, in a sense, tasted her own medicine. The International Crimes Tribunal, the special court she instituted for...

The day Dharmendra ‘died’

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.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.