August, 2021

• 30 August

  India lifts Boeing 737 Max ban, leaving China as last hurdle

  

  Bloomberg India lifted its ban on Boeing Co’s 737 Max jet, a major boost to the American planemaker that leaves China as the only leading aviation market yet to allow the aircraft to resume service. India’s decision comes after it observed “no untoward reporting” on jets already flying since 17 global regulators allowed it to resume flights, the Directorate General ...

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• 30 August

  Air New Zealand posts 2nd annual loss, suspends guidance

  

  Bloomberg Air New Zealand posted its second straight annual loss and suspended earnings guidance as the South Pacific nation grapples with a coronavirus outbreak that’s prompted a strict lockdown. The airline announced a loss before significant items and tax of NZ$440 million ($307 million) for the year ended on June 30, its first full 12-month period of operation with Covid-19 ...

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• 30 August

  IATA urges global adoption of EU vaccine passports

  Bloomberg The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged countries around the world to adopt the European Union’s Digital Covid Certificate (DCC) as the global standard for vaccine certification. The EU’s vaccine passport should serve as the blueprint for other nations, IATA Deputy Director General Conrad Clifford said in a statement. While multiple certificates or digital applications testifying to the low-risk ...

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• 30 August

  Nordstrom falls most since Covid start

  Bloomberg Nordstrom Inc fell the most since the early days of the Covid pandemic after quarterly results showed it’s recovering more slowly than other retailers. While second-quarter sales at the Seattle-based department-store chain doubled from a year ago, they remain 6% below the 2019 level. That contrasts with results from peers such as Macy’s Inc and Kohl’s Corp, which have ...

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• 29 August

  Afghan crisis: US exit strains ties with Pakistan

  

  Bloomberg Joe Biden’s hopes of keeping the Afghan Taliban in check will rely heavily on Pakistan, a neighbouring nation that has close ties to the militant group but which has often proven an unreliable partner to the US. Islamabad has long tried to balance its relationship with the US and its support for the Taliban, stoking frustration in Washington and ...

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• 29 August

  Brazil’s Bolsonaro says outcomes at elections include victory or death

  

  Bloomberg Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro laid out three outcomes for the the presidential elections next year — he will win the polls, get arrested or killed. Speaking to a group of evangelical leaders, the conservative leader said he will never be imprisoned as “no man on earth” scares him, and that he’s “doing the right thing.” The president has been ...

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• 29 August

  Chinese official rejects US report on virus probe

  

  Bloomberg A senior Chinese health official rejected a US report blaming China for stonewalling an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus. China opposes the politicisation of tracing the origins of the virus or using the subject as a tool to shift blame, according to Zeng Yixin, vice head of National Health Commission. The US should treat origins tracing as ...

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• 29 August

  Germany’s SPD overtakes Merkel’s bloc in poll

  

  Bloomberg Germany’s Social Democrats rose to an almost four-year high in a weekly poll, adding to evidence that they’re pulling ahead of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s bloc before a national election on September 26. INSA’s poll is the third to show Merkel’s conservatives now lagging the Social Democrats, who may be set for a remarkable comeback after almost ending up as ...

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• 29 August

  Hurricane Ida roars towards Louisiana

  

  Bloomberg Hurricane Ida gained power rapidly on Sunday as it crossed the Gulf of Mexico on its way to smashing into Louisiana, threatening to unleash mass flooding and destruction in New Orleans. The Category 4 hurricane has top winds of 150 miles (241 kilometres) per hour, the National Hurricane Center said at 7 am local time. Only two other storms ...

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• 29 August

  Uber waits annoy passengers in UK after drivers quit in droves

  

  Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc is suffering from an exodus of UK drivers to other ride-hailing and delivery apps, leading to longer waiting times and frustrated customers. The App Drivers and Couriers Union found that 49% of drivers in a survey of 1,212 members switched to other sources of income in the last 18 months. Drivers who spoke to Bloomberg News ...

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