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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Business (Tech giants on a shopping spree; supply chain shocks can derail green shoots of recovery), Economy (Most EMs face a recession), Lifestyle (Focus on one thing to achieve anything; Shift small habits for big wins) and Coronavirus (India's comfort food tells the story of its pandemic; Great cities after pandemic)
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Britain grapples with its racist past, from town square to board rooms
Two prominent firms, Lloyd's of London and Greene King, have acknowledged their ties to the slave trade and pledged to make amends
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Space balloon rides: Will they work this time?
Seven years ago, entrepreneurs planned trips to the stratosphere, but tourists never got off the ground. They're trying again
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'Covid-19 has renewed focus on sustainable cities': Ola think tank
There will be growing emphasis on electric mobility, especially for two and three-wheelers, says Carson Dalton, senior director at Ola Mobility Institute
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Beware the coming default deluge
The Covid-19 crisis is a risk that lenders never modelled for. Default rates could rise three times, says credit scoring platform CreditVidya
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Facebook removes Trump ads displaying symbol used by Nazis
Nazis used a red triangle to classify political prisoners during World War II. The Trump campaign said the red triangle in its Facebook ads was associated with antifa, a claim experts rejected
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Coronavirus fears in China find a new target: Salmon
Suppliers and restaurants are scrambling after an outbreak in Beijing triggered fears that salmon may have spread it. Officials later absolved the fish of blame, but consumers are avoiding it anyway
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FM Sitharaman outlines rural employment programme for migrants
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will officially unveil the plan on June 20; no discussion yet on how to draw migrants back to cities
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What's next in the Jio-Vodafone-Bharti Airtel rivalry?
A flurry of investments in RIL's Jio Platforms means the pace of evolution for all telecom players will rise multi-fold
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Meet Dr Arvind Lal, a newly minted billionaire thanks to Covid-19
In late March, as the coronavirus sent India into a nationwide lockdown, Dr Arvind Lal, 70, sprang into action. His Dr Lal PathLabs, one of India's largest diagnostic chains, quickly won regulatory approval to conduct Covid-19 tests, becoming one of the first private labs able to test the country's masses.
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'We will see fundamental changes in the way people commute': Vogo CEO
Volumes of longer-term rentals are surging as commuters seek the combination of safety and personal use, avoiding multiple users of the same scooters, says Anand Ayyadurai