UpFront
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When Facebook is more trustworthy than the President
After years of viewing social media as an anti-social force, the crisis is revealing something surprising: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and others can actually deliver on their old promise to democratize information and organize communities
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Management (Sleeping your way to the top, CEOs that read the business like a book), Lifestyle (The parent trap — control!, Taking time to recharge), Business (multi-million-dollar 'dummy director' scam), and Health (Revolutions against the emperor of maladies)
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India's wine country: A charming work in progress
No one would mistake Nashik for California's Napa Valley, nor is it anything like Italy's Tuscany. Yet, Nashik's lack of a tourist-industrial complex is part of its charm
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Luxury's hidden Indian supply chain
For many years Dior, Saint Laurent, and other fashion brands have been quietly using Indian embroiderers for their goods, depending on their expertise while offering little in the way of employment protection
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How the Coronavirus changed the 2020 US Presidential campaign
Almost overnight, everything has changed. Amid deepening uncertainty over a spreading virus and growing anxiety about an economic meltdown, something extraordinary has begun: a life-or-death test of leadership for those seeking the White House this November
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Airlines Cancel Flights and Lay Off Workers as Stocks Plummet
Already reeling from a steep decline in bookings because of the coronavirus outbreak, airlines now stand to lose millions of dollars in revenue from a dramatic decline in trans-Atlantic flights, which account for a big chunk of their business
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India's tech firms including Wipro, Infosys, work to minimise Coronavirus risk
Technology is replacing travel wherever possible, work from home policies have been implemented and business continuity plans are in place
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Self-monitoring of blood pressure is important
Dr. Sandeep Suri explains how home-monitoring of blood pressure helps in achieving target blood pressure goals
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Coronavirus: Walmart, Uber and Others Tweak Sick-Leave Policies
The companies, and other businesses, like Instacart, have also said they would compensate workers who contract the virus or are subject to quarantine orders
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Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson test positive for Coronavirus
Hanks is by far the most prominent entertainment figure to say he has the virus and, by going public with the information, instantly becomes the face of an outbreak that has cascaded around the globe
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Calm during the storm
The impact of aversion behaviour may be much more than the impact from sickness and death