May, 2021

• 26 May

  Will Joe Biden’s vision for oceans come true?

  Ocean conservation was once a goal for Democrats and Republicans alike. In Congress, they collaborated to ensure that US fisheries would be sustainably managed, to protect imperiled marine creatures by banning the use of driftnets and shark finning, and to set aside large areas of the ocean for special protection. While he was president, George HW Bush designated six National ...

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• 26 May

  Lukashenko’s air piracy has no Western pattern

  The double standards defense is the Kremlin’s go-to device whenever it’s accused of wrongdoing: “You Westerners have no moral right to point fingers because you do it too.” It’s telling that Russia has unfolded the double standards umbrella over Belarussian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, who on May 23 scrambled a fighter jet to land a Ryanair Holdings Plc plane in Minsk ...

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• 26 May

  US downgrades Mexico air safety rating, limiting flights

  

  Bloomberg Mexico’s aviation-safety ranking has been downgraded by the US, prohibiting an expansion of flights from the nation’s carriers to its northern neighbor. The move by the Federal Aviation Administration is a symbolic blow to Mexico at a time when it has become by far the biggest international market with the US and may force an end to business agreements ...

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• 26 May

  EU’s aviation body tells airlines to avoid Belarus

  

  Bloomberg The European Union’s air-safety regulator told airlines to avoid flying over Belarus, saying the diversion of a Ryanair Holdings Plc flight raised doubts about the Eastern European nation’s respect for international aviation rules. The safety bulletin issued by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) unifies the region after several of its member states and the UK issued similar ...

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• 26 May

  Marks & Spencer profit to recover as turnaround makes progress

  

  Bloomberg Marks & Spencer Group Plc shares jumped after the retailer said it expects to generate pretax profit of as much as 350 million pounds ($495 million) this fiscal year as it recovers from the pandemic and enters the next stage of its turnaround. The stock jumped as much as 7.4% in London, and is up about 22% since the ...

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• 26 May

  Sonae follows Amazon’s lead with cashierless store in Lisbon

  Bloomberg Portuguese retailer Sonae SGPS SA was expected to open its first store without checkout staff in Lisbon on Wednesday, bringing an innovation pioneered by Amazon.com Inc to the European continent. Arrays of cameras and sensors track shoppers who are charged through an app as they pick groceries from the shelves at the Continente brand store. The technology was provided ...

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• 26 May

  Airlines rally as US travel rebound quickens into summer

  

  Bloomberg US airlines rose as the country’s three biggest carriers said a travel rebound is gaining steam, with United Airlines Holdings Inc and Delta Air Lines Inc heading for the highest closing price in about six weeks. The pace of recovery has been faster than expected, Delta President Glen Hauenstein said. United predicted it would turn a profit before certain ...

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• 26 May

  Air passengers warned to wear masks

  Bloomberg US government officials monitoring the airways say they won’t tolerate passengers who refuse to don masks as airline travel surges ahead of the summer season. A recent spike in unruly passenger reports, many of them involving people refusing to cover their faces, prompted Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to issue a stern warning to travellers. “Let me be clear ...

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• 26 May

  HK lawmakers set to pass Beijing-led election revamp

  

  Bloomberg Hong Kong’s opposition-free legislature is expected to approve sweeping changes to the city’s electoral system ordered by the Chinese leadership, dramatically curtailing the ability of dissenting voices to participate in government. The amendments poised to be approved on Wednesday by the Legislative Council would create a review committee to vet candidates for elected office to ensure they are patriotic ...

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• 26 May

  India evacuates 2 million as storm slams coast amid coronavirus woes

  

  Bloomberg India has evacuated almost 2 million people from the east coast to safer places as a powerful cyclone hit the nation at a time when authorities are also battling the world’s worst outbreak of Covid-19. The eastern state of West Bengal has shifted about 1.1 million people to various relief centres, while neighbouring Odisha has so far moved more ...

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