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TopicBloomberg wire

Topic: Bloomberg wire

China continues to sow confusion by halting meat imports over coronavirus fears

The move comes shortly after an outbreak in Beijing was first traced to a chopping board used by a seller of imported salmon.

Boeing 737 Max comeback bid gets off the ground with first FAA test flight

The so-called certification flight is a milestone toward ending a grounding imposed worldwide in March 2019 after the two crashes of Boeing’s best-selling model killed 346 people.

Ad boycott pressure shows it’s time for Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg to bend

While Zuckerberg has long been adamant it is not Facebook’s job to be the “arbiter of truth,” there is no better climate, than now, to alter that stance.

US sanctions over Hong Kong security law threaten $1.1 trillion in Chinese funding

Global banks could also be at risk from the new sanctions since Chinese officials, their relatives and associates may also be their customers, analysts said.

These are the 27 major companies that plan to stop advertising on Facebook

Critics of Facebook Inc. have assailed the social network as failing to adequately police hateful and misleading content on its service.

Boris Johnson vows ‘new deal’ to rebuild post-virus UK economy

According to extracts of his speech, the UK PM will compare his program to Roosevelt’s 'New Deal', which used govt spending to help US out of the Great Depression.

Taliban bounties to kill Americans would be a new low even for Putin

If the bounty reports are accurate, the US should consider revising sanctions on individuals at senior levels of Russian government, including Putin himself.

After lockdown punch, Indian companies are hit by Chinese shipments stuck at ports

Stopping Chinese imports will hurt businesses that placed orders before the border clashes, but the govt is working on resolving this, Union minister Nitin Gadkari had said.

How Trump’s H1B visa freeze endangers Indian IT industry’s talent deployment model

Outsourcing companies are dealing with the unpredictability of the visa situation and the prospect that a H-1B revamp could severely limit sending talent overseas.

New York Times stops providing stories to Apple News Service

NYT's exit is a notable setback for the Apple News service, which has been criticised for its revenue split and limiting the user data provided to content companies.

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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?