August, 2022

• 22 August

  CDC needs to admit its Covid-19 mistakes

    The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced it will overhaul itself in response to pandemic mistakes. The first thing the CDC should do is to clarify what those mistakes were. While many experts think those mistakes are obvious, half of the public assumes the mistakes involved too many, overly strict rules that were kept in place too long, and ...

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• 22 August

  Putin offers Russia a Potemkin future

    Vladimir Putin is certain he will win in Ukraine, because he must. He has left himself no other options, having started a war that’s been portrayed as a fight for Russia’s very survival, one that has redefined national identity and to which he has tied the fortunes of his regime. It’s an existential fight. That may be why he ...

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• 22 August

  Lockdowns long over, Americans still hooked on online groceries

  

    Bloomberg Online grocery shopping looks like it will be one of the few pandemic behaviours that really does stick. The arrival of Covid-19 disrupted lifestyles, and prognosticators weighed in on the long-term changes that would bring. Now, even as Americans list their Peloton bikes on Craigslist, cancel their Netflix accounts and slow down their home-remodeling plans, they refuse to ...

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• 22 August

  Ethiopian Airlines fires pilots for falling asleep

  

    Bloomberg Ethiopian Airlines Group suspended a plane crew pending an investigation after they lost communication with air-traffic control in Addis Ababa before later landing safely. Flight ET343 was en route to the Ethiopian capital from Khartoum in neighbouring Sudan, Africa’s largest airline said in a statement. Appropriate action will be taken against the aviators based on the outcome of ...

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• 22 August

  US directs airlines to provide free meals during travel chaos

  

    Bloomberg US airlines should buy meals and hotel rooms for passengers suffering the lengthy flight delays, according to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, who called the disruptions roiling the travel industry “unacceptable.” In a letter to major carriers, Buttigieg asked that travellers be given meal vouchers for delays of at least three hours that are caused by the airlines ...

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• 22 August

  India budget grocery chain eyes fivefold growth in heated market

  

  Bloomberg Indian billionaire Radhakishan Damani’s discount supermarket chain, DMart, plans to boost its store count fivefold as it seeks to grow market share and hold its own against aggressive expansion from the likes of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail Ltd. Avenue Supermarts Ltd., which currently runs the fourth-largest number of convenience stores in India, could scale up the chain known for ...

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• 22 August

  Some Bed Bath & Beyond suppliers halt shipments

    Bloomberg Some Bed Bath & Beyond Inc suppliers are restricting or halting shipments altogether after the home-goods retailer fell behind on payments, according to people familiar with the matter, complicating the company’s scramble for liquidity. Several of the firms that provide credit insurance or short-term financing to vendors have revoked coverage of Bed Bath & Beyond, according to the ...

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• 22 August

  Swiss cabin crew wages likely to rise

    Bloomberg Wages for cabin crews at Swiss International Airlines AG are likely to rise as the airline attempts to retain staff, said Chief Executive Officer Dieter Vranckx. In an interview with the newspaper NZZ, Vranckx said Lufthansa-owned Swiss will likely offer higher wages to staff next month as inflation crimps the cost of living. “Wages will most likely be ...

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• 22 August

  Attacks behind Russian lines hitting logistics, air base: UK

  

    Bloomberg A drone struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea fleet in occupied Crimea on Saturday, days after unexplained explosions at nearby military facilities. No injuries were reported. The drone struck the roof of Russia’s Black Sea fleet headquarters in Sevastopol, Crimea, the region’s governor said on Telegram. No injuries were incurred, according to the Russian state news service ...

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• 22 August

  Russia probes car bomb that killed daughter of Vladimir Putin ideologist

  

    Bloomberg The daughter of a prominent Moscow nationalist who advocated a “Russian World” ideology to justify expansion by the Kremlin, and who’d herself been sanctioned by the US and UK, was killed in a car bombing. Darya Dugina, 29, whose father is far-right political theorist Alexander Dugin, died when the Toyota SUV she was driving exploded about 20km (12 ...

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