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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
TopicBloomberg

Topic: Bloomberg

US ramps up surveillance of highly transmissible Covid variant first detected in India

The B.1.617 variant was detected in US between late February & late March. On 4 May, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designated it as a variant of interest.

Zhong Shanshan, the lone wolf Chinese tycoon who beat Mukesh Ambani to become Asia’s richest

Zhong Shanshan, chairman of Chinese bottled-water company Nongfu Spring, beat Warren Buffett, Larry Page and Steve Ballmer to become the sixth wealthiest person on earth.

Covid-19 hospitalisations continue to rise in New York, no slowing of rate of positive tests

Travelers from the UK face more restrictions due to a new variant of the virus spreading, with the US insisting arriving Britons have a negative Covid-19 test within 72 hours of departing the country.

China detains Bloomberg News staff member on suspicion of threatening national security

Haze Fan, a Chinese citizen, was last seen Monday while being escorted by plain clothes security officials. Chinese authorities said she is under suspicion of engaging in criminal activities.

Apple suppliers’ exodus from China won’t slow down under Biden

Apple Inc.'s decision to move some production of iPads and MacBooks to Vietnam suggests a longer-term migration that could impact the company & China’s role as a workshop to the world.

India ranks 34th in global Covid resilience survey, placed below Pakistan and Bangladesh

According to the Covid Resilience Ranking by Bloomberg, 12 Asian countries have scored better than India in handling the coronavirus pandemic.

Joe Biden’s Covid advisers say national lockdown not on agenda, will be US’ last resort

Vivek Murthy, former US surgeon general, says locking down the whole country will increase ‘pandemic fatigue’, hurt jobs and economy. Targeted effort is needed.

Days of free unlimited phone storage are numbered. Here are some ways to curb the problem

You can save money by opting for external hard drives, extra memory in the form of a MicroSD card or regularly backing your smartphone up to your computer.

Joe Biden’s win sparks Democratic joy pent up for years

After 4 years of angry division & 5 days of breath-held anxiety, celebrations erupted in Democratic strongholds in the US, even as Trump’s supporters continued to protest the result.

China tests 3 million people in Xinjiang after recording cluster of asymptomatic cases

Free testing is being rolled out for nearly 4.75 mn people in Kashgar of Xinjiang province. As of Sunday afternoon, 2.83 mn had been tested & 334,800 were found to be negative.

On Camera

BJP’s 2024 election manifesto only looks tech-savvy. It is quite outdated

The manifesto’s silence on legal reforms in the digital space is concerning. The outdated Information Technology Act, about two decades old now, remains India’s nodal tech law.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.