May, 2021

• 4 May

  Senator Tim Scott has a Post-Trump playbook

  Delivering the official rebuttal to a presidential address to Congress has never been an especially auspicious assignment. At best it is a mixed blessing; at worse, a ticket to oblivion. That’s what made Senator Tim Scott’s speech last week so exceptional. In both tone and content, it shows that the Senate’s only Black Republican is a rare political talent who ...

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• 4 May

  Airbus gets cash boost from flurry of new jet deliveries

  

  Bloomberg Airbus SE generated positive cash flow for the third quarter in a row, while warning that new coronavirus flareups threaten progress toward a recovery in air travel. The European planemaker reported 1.2 billion euros ($1.5 billion) in adjusted free cash flow between January and March, when aircraft deliveries surpassed the mostly pre-pandemic first quarter of 2020. Profit came in ...

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• 4 May

  Kroger delivery takes to skies with drone pilot

  

  Bloomberg Kroger Co is diving into drone delivery, starting a pilot at a store near its Cincinnati headquarters. The supermarket chain is partnering with Drone Express, a unit of Telegrid Technologies, to deliver groceries from a store in Centerville, Ohio, later this spring, the companies said in a statement. The technology allows for deliveries of up to five pounds to ...

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• 4 May

  Nigeria bans travellers from India, Brazil on virus fears

  Bloomberg Nigeria will deny entry to passengers who have visited India, Brazil and Turkey in the last 14 days to stop the import of coronavirus cases from the three countries. The travel advisory will take effect on May 4 and is subject to review after an initial period of 4 weeks, the Presidential Steering Committee on Covid-19 said. The government ...

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• 4 May

  EU proposes easing curbs for Covid-vaccinated tourists

  

  Bloomberg The European Commission proposed easing restrictions on business and leisure travel for those who have been fully inoculated against Covid-19, adding to signs of a gradual return to normalcy as vaccinations gather pace. The European Union’s executive arm recommended welcoming tourists from countries with relatively low infection rates as well as those who are fully vaccinated, according to a ...

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• 4 May

  Dassault poised to announce largest-ever Falcon jet

  

  Bloomberg Dassault Aviation SA is poised to announce its largest-ever Falcon corporate jet next week, stepping up a push to compete toe-to-toe with the swankiest offerings from Bombardier Inc and Gulfstream. While Dassault has kept a tight lid on details, the industry is already abuzz with speculation that the plane will match or surpass rival jets in size, speed and ...

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• 4 May

  Thailand increases quarantine period

  Bloomberg Thailand will increase a mandatory quarantine period for all arrivals to two weeks in a setback to the country’s previous plans of gradually reopening its borders to foreign visitors. The Southeast Asian nation reduced the timeframe to seven days for vaccinated tourists and ten days for most others in a bid to boost its tourism sector. But the latest ...

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• 4 May

  Blinken aims to pressure China, bolster Ukraine on Europe trip

  

  Bloomberg Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US will defend the “rules-based” global order as he prepares for meetings in the UK and Ukraine, part of an effort to keep US allies united against China and show support for a crucial ally in the face of Russian aggression. “Our purpose is not to contain China, to hold it back, ...

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• 4 May

  Philippines slams China’s ‘dangerous’ move in disputed sea

  

  Bloomberg The Philippines has protested China’s “dangerous maneuver” against its Coast Guard that patrolled and trained last month near a South China Sea shoal, with Manila’s top diplomat issuing expletive-laden remarks towards Beijing. The Chinese Coast Guard shadowed, blocked and issued radio challenges on Manila’s crew near Scarborough Shoal, the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on ...

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• 4 May

  Modi loses key state in sign of voter backlash after virus surge

  

  Bloomberg Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party lost an election in a key state he visited frequently before the recent virus surge forced him off the campaign trail, adding to growing signs of a backlash over his government’s handling of the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreak. In West Bengal, incumbent Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s All India Trinamool Congress won around 72% ...

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