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Dislocated priorities: Why profit motive can't defeat the pandemic in India

A country of 1.4 billion people needs a system to support their most basic need: survival

Poisoned mutual trust: China blasts Australia's decision to cancel BRI

China has lodged stern representations with Australia over the issue and reserved the right to take more action

Credit Suisse raises $2 billion as CEO Gottstein cuts hedge fund unit

Gottstein is battling to rescue his short tenure as chief executive officer after Credit Suisse was hit harder than any other competitor by the collapse of Archegos

India's 'casino' type midcap rally amid Covid may be poised for a break

The S&P BSE Midcap Index has outperformed the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex Index in all but five months since the end of 2019

Covid-19 resurgence threatens vigorous global economic growth momentum

Emerging and developing economies accounted for two thirds of global growth before the pandemic and around 86% of the world's population

India didn't plan; now Covid spike is sucking the oxygen out of its people

People risk not having access to a life-saving element as country struggles to cope with nearly 300,000 new daily coronavirus cases.

'Please help!' India's Covid-19 tragedy spills onto social media

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Telegram inundated with messages begging for hospital beds, medicines.

HSBC Holdings manager heart attack prompts viral post about overwork

He's the latest financial employee to weigh in on the work-till-you-drop culture during a pandemic that's obliterated the lines between office and home

Facial recognition, other 'risky' AI set for constraints in European Union

Digital rights group EDRI has warned against loopholes for public security exceptions use of the technology

After pandemic-boom, Netflix logs worst 1st quarter in eight years

Adds 1 million new customers, against projections of 4.44 million by analysts

Stelis CEO steps down after Indian firm signs deal for Russia vaccine

Roger Lias, who accepted the CEO job at unlisted Stelis in late 2019 when the pandemic was in its early stages, left on March 31

General Motors promises to reboot Cadillac brand with electric SUV

The quicker push to sell the Lyriq is part of GM's strategy to take a leadership position in EVs and sell only zero-emission vehicles by 2035

EV major Tesla apologises as disquiet in China climbs after protest

The Palo Alto, California-based company earlier this week found itself on the pointy end of missives from two government entities

India is showing developing countries how to quickly transition to solar

The rise of ReNew came as India was wrestling with myriad problems: widespread corruption, a frustrating bureaucracy, and the high cost of capital

There will be no herd immunity against Covid without vaccinating children

The alternative to vaccinating children is to let Covid-19 linger, as measles has

Netflix plunges after Covid pandemic boom shudders to near-halt in Q1 FY21

The streaming service added far fewer new customers than Wall Street expected in the first three months of 2021

European soccer embraced multi-billion-euro deal, now it faces all-out war

The plan by 12 clubs to form their own European competition has triggered a game of brinkmanship with the football authorities

Pakistan gets payment relief as UAE extends deadline over $2-billion loan

Having averted a financial crisis just two years ago, Pakistan finds itself with little room for policy errors due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Central banks to pour money into major economies despite sharp rebound

The outlook suggests officials still want to guarantee the recovery from last year's coronavirus recession by maintaining ultra-low borrowing costs and asset-buying programs

Crude oil jumps above $64, marking one year of crash below zero

West Texas Intermediate advanced 1.3 per cent, adding to Monday's modest climb as the dollar weakened, while production in Libya fell below 1 million barrels a day amid a budget dispute