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Putin was empowered by ‘political silence’

  In private Telegram groups and on Russian Twitter, Russian-speakers around London share outrage over Vladimir Putin’s war on a neighbouring country and brother nation and the wanton destruction it has brought. Sardonically, they refer to the botched battle plan and military snafus in English as a BlitzCringe. They’re done with Russia and yet they can’t be free of it. ...

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Cathay burns cash again as Covid restrictions bite

Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd is once more burning through cash as Hong Kong’s spiraling Covid-19 outbreak reduces the airline’s flying to a trickle. The carrier will go through between HK$1 billion ($128 million) and HK$1.5 billion every month “until conditions improve,” CEO Augustus Tang said. It’s a swift and bleak reversal for the city’s marquee airline. Tang said in his ...

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India to restart its int’l flights after two years

Bloomberg India will resume scheduled international flights after two years from March 27 and end air-bubble arrangements, the aviation regulator said. The move may spell a further boost for Indian carriers, which are adding back capacity as more people take to the skies with Covid-19 infections receding and vaccination cover increasing. Falling infections have paved the way for relaxations in ...

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