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Topic: Bloomberg wire

Biden threatens sanctions against China over ‘death blow’ to Hong Kong’s autonomy

US Presidential candidate Joe Biden said he would prohibit US companies from abetting repression and supporting the Chinese Communist Party’s 'surveillance state'.

Staff shortage, visitors allowed: Australia probes lapses at Melbourne quarantine hotels

Private security firms contracted by Victoria government to run hotels as quarantine centres for overseas arrivals are facing inquiry as Covid cases rise.

US to seek UN Security Council vote on extending Iran arms embargo this month

US ambassador to the UN, Kelly Craft said the country is willing to reimpose wide-ranging UN sanctions if the vote failed.

Next 3 months will see a flood of new data on Covid vaccines and treatments

The third quarter will see an increased focus on drug developers like Pfizer and BioNTech, that have begun showing promising results with their vaccine trials.

Young Americans are partying hard and spreading Covid-19 quickly

US health experts say youngsters are more likely to be active and asymptomatic, providing a vast redoubt for the virus that's killed almost 1.3 lakh Americans.

Trump questions necessity of masks despite growing Covid cases in US

Trump has mocked his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, for wearing a mask and hasn’t publicly worn one, though he is facing calls to do so.

Why America is unlikely to get a coronavirus vaccine before early 2021

While investors expected the first vaccine to arrive before November, analysts don't see a vaccine being approved before 2021 given FDA's guidelines.

US readies ‘harsh’ sanctions on China over abuses in Xinjiang

The sanctions are likely to target Communist Party officials responsible for the internment and persecution of minorities in Xinjiang.

Australia to open borders for one group: International students

Australia’s higher education sector has become increasingly reliant on overseas students with 40% of revenue coming from the higher fees they are charged.

Experimental vaccine from Pfizer & BioNtech shows promise in early test

Two shots of the Pfizer and BioNtech vaccine produced ‘significant levels of virus neutralising antibody’, a top researcher said.

On Camera

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.