Thailand's third outbreak of Covid-19 is predicted to send domestic air travel tumbling by 38% this fiscal year, according to the Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Ltd (Aerothai...

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2112543/aerothai-predicts-38-drop-in-local-air-travel

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As the resurgent coronavirus keeps large sections of the population under lockdown, people are looking for more traditional and sustainable ways of living. From drinking water stored in earthen pots to cooling recipes rooted in regional traditions, we bring you some age-old tips and tricks to stay ...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/stay-cool-old-school-traditional-and-sustainable-ways-to-survive-the-summer-heat/2248375/

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Dollar Stores Dominate US Retail Store Openings

The wildly uneven US economic recovery since the virus pandemic began in early 2020 has given rise to dangerous levels of inequality, otherwise known as the "K-shaped" recovery. The "K" represents an immediate recovery for the rich but continued ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/dollar-stores-dominate-us-retail-store-openings

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For an uncontrolled re-entry event, it is not possible to accurately predict where the object or parts of the object will fall...

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/chinese-rocket-what-happens-earth-b1844364.html

Everyone wants to be a contrarian investor. But in practice, most people buy more near tops and sell shares low.Everyone wants to be a contrarian investor. But in practice, most people buy more near tops and sell shares low...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brettowens/2021/05/08/5-contrarian-dividend-stocks-to-buy-now/

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More KiwiSaver funds are likely to invest into private companies in the future as fewer companies list on public markets, an investment expert says.Simon O'Grady, chief investment officer at Kiwi Wealth, has just committed up to...

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12441154&ref=rss

The continuous wail of ambulance sirens throughout the night, WhatsApp groups and social media flooded with desperate pleas for help in getting a hospital bed, oxygen cylinders, remdesivir, plasma et al...

https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/trauma-and-heartbreak-delhis-darkest-days-writes-coomi-kapoor/2248459/

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Determining how a blockchain network is governed may be the most important factor toward success...

https://www.investopedia.com/investing/governance-blockchain-techs-greatest-problem/?utm_campaign=rss_headlines&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral

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New York Baseball Stadiums To Seat Fans in Separate Vaccinated And Unvaccinated Sections

By Zachary Stieber of The Epoch Times

The Houston Astros play the New York Yankees during the third inning of a baseball game in New York on May 4, 2021

People who have not received a COVID-19 vaccine will ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/new-york-baseball-stadiums-seat-fans-separate-vaccinated-and-unvaccinated-sections

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - California's energy policy and planning agency wants to transition new homes away from gas-powered appliances. The California Energy Commission released a draft building standards code on Thursday that would require new homes to be equipped with circuits and panels that support ...

https://apnews.com/article/california-lifestyle-environment-and-nature-8f9f3ece89d31ad87c267f22a6d0c29a

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Given the employment surprise (NFP 266K actual vs. 978K expected), it would be remarkable if interest rates did not respond. Stock indices did drop, then recovered to pre-surprise trend. Five year bond yields did drop somewhat. Figure 1: Treasury five year constant maturity yield (blue, left scale...

http://econbrowser.com/archives/2021/05/the-employment-surprise-and-bond-yields

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Thrive Market wants to be the first climate-positive grocer says CEO Nick Green. Here's how they're going to make it happen.Thrive Market wants to be the first climate-positive grocer says CEO Nick Green. Here's how they're going to make it happen...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/eshachhabra/2021/05/08/this-la-company-wants-to-be-the-first-climate-positive-grocer/

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As part of the agreement, India and the EU will move towards finding solutions to long-standing market access issues and launch negotiations on a stand-alone investment protection agreement...

https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/india-european-union-to-resume-fta-negotiations-after-8-years/2248502/

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US Troops Accused Of Pillaging Syrian Grain Silos As Russia Warns Of IncreasedOccupation

Syrian and Russian state sources are reporting late this week that Russia's Defense Ministry is expressing anger over what it described as noticeablyincreased American military activity in Syria's northeast ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-troops-accused-pillaging-syrian-grain-silos-russia-warns-increased-occupation

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The largest fuel pipeline system in the United States was forced to shut down its entire network after a ransomware attack, the operating company said in a statement Saturday...

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/major-us-pipeline-shut-by-ransomware-attack-14772638

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The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFAA) is a nonprofit group that works on regulatory, educational and ethical issues...

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The Indiana Pacers are dealing with many off-court and on-court challenges. They need to solves those challenges quickly with such a short amount of time remaining in their season.The Indiana Pacers are dealing with many off-court and on-court challenges. They need to solves those challenges quickly...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonyeast/2021/05/08/indiana-pacers-trying-to-stay-focused-amid-turmoil-but-bigger-questions-remain/

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Texas lawmakers are circling the wagons. Politicians from the Lone Star state are preparing for an escalating war on oil and gas, the lifeblood of the Texan economy, and theyre determined not to go down without a fight. The Permian Basin has been in a bad way for years now. Even before the spread of...

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Texas-Lawmakers-Brace-For-A-War-On-The-Oil-Gas-Sector.html

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According to the Bench, the setting up NTF will enable the decision makers to have inputs which go beyond finding ad-hoc solutions to the present problems...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/supreme-court-sets-up-12-member-national-task-force-to-ensure-oxygen-supply/2248503/

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The Dynamics Behind America's Ugly Amount Of Empty Office Space

Authored by Wolf Richter via WolfStreet.com,

This sort of sudden structural collapse in demand for office space raises some existential questions for landlords...

Companies are not massively defaulting on their office leases, and ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/dynamics-behind-americas-ugly-amount-empty-office-space

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With travel starting to open up and the prospect of a summer holiday on the cards, some of us might wonder what the ethics of travelling during a pandemic are, are we putting others at risk? Sarah Firshein explores...

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/should-travel-abroad-covid-restrictions-b1843063.html

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The U.S. Attorney's Office for Nevada says two men have pleaded guilty in a tax withholding scheme devised while one of the men was imprisoned.Jabari Laquan Marshall, 43, pleaded guilty Friday to one count of theft of government money and one count of aggravated identity theft and ...

https://apnews.com/article/business-6d1d87a5089218a560561be7b836cb7c

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Global Citizens Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World airs Saturday night at 8 p.m. on CBS, ABC, YouTube and iHeartMedia stations, with a late-night airing at 11 p.m. on Fox. Variety was there to shoot the action as it went down last Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, ...

https://variety.com/lists/vax-live-photo-gallery-concert-reunite-world/

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The former president and first lady posted tributes to their 12-year-old Portuguese water dog on social media...

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/05/obama-family-dog-bo-dies-cancer.html?via=rss

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A string of lights that lobbed across the night sky in parts of the U.S. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday had some people wondering if a fleet of UFOs was coming, but it had others- mostly amateur stargazers and professional astronomers- lamenting the industrialization of space...

https://apnews.com/article/tx-state-wire-spacex-business-technology-science-9c2a06a4868408043ccb472372a0d8dd

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The company is set to release its first collection using lab-made stones in the UK, and will turn to other markets in 2022...

https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/international/worlds-biggest-jewelry-maker-will-no-longer-use-mined-diamonds/

A book chronicling Assams citizenship imbroglio offers rare insight on the web of complex citizenship determination mechanisms...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/book-review-no-lands-people-the-untold-story-of-assams-nrc-crisis-by-abhishek-saha/2248368/

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"Will Of The Country": Huge Victory For Scottish Nationalists Sets UpNext Independence Clash With UK

The last hugely controversial Scottish referendum on independence took place in September2014 and showed that the Scottish population's desire to leave its three-centuries old union with England ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/will-country-huge-victory-scottish-nationalists-sets-next-independence-clash-uk

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Sadiq Khan was re-electedto a second term as London'smayor on Saturday, as had been widely expected.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan embraces his wife Saadiya after a speech after being re-elected in the London mayoral election, at the City Hall in London, Britain, May 8, 2021.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/sadiq-khan-re-elected-2nd-term-london-mayor-2021-5

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'Shadow and Bone' shot up the Netflix show rankings for 2021 this past week.'Shadow and Bone' shot up the Netflix show rankings for 2021 this past week...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbean/2021/05/08/the-25-most-popular-shows-on-netflix-in-2021-update-may-8/

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These have been the most viral films on Netflix in 2021.These have been the most viral films on Netflix in 2021...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbean/2021/05/08/the-25-most-popular-movies-on-netflix-in-2021-update-may-8/

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The first part of Bengali writer Manoranjan Byaparis Chandal Jibon trilogy is a saga of displacement and despair...

https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/book-review-the-runaway-boy-by-manoranjan-byapari-translated-from-bengali-by-v-ramaswamy/2248363/

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Facebooks new Oversight Boards decision to extend the ban on former President Trumps account gives him the attention he craves and Facebook the scrutiny it sought to avoid, says NTUs Mark Cenite...

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/donald-trump-big-tech-facebook-ban-oversight-14762764

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A fund category is a way of differentiating mutual funds according to their investment objectives and principal investment features...

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An intrapreneur is an employee who is tasked with developing an innovative idea within a company and can draw on its resources to do so...

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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A measure approved by Kansas lawmakers ties the renewal of a tax that's crucial to funding public schools to a proposed tax break for businesses that are forced to shut down during future emergencies or pandemics...

https://apnews.com/article/ks-state-wire-kansas-health-coronavirus-pandemic-business-1854f17d435d68aa2ba50ac605c5da15

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Meme-inspired cryptocurrency could be 'the currency of Earth in the future', Elon Musk recently quipped...

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/features/what-is-dogecoin-elon-musk-b1844338.html

"This Was a Massacre": Brazilian Police Kill Two Dozen In Deadliest Favela Raid In Rio's History

Authored by Jake Johnson via CommonDreams.org,

More than 100 heavily armed Brazilian police officers stormed a sprawling Rio de Janeiro favela (a shanty town or slum) Thursday and killed at least two ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/was-massacre-brazilian-police-kill-two-dozen-deadliest-favela-raid-rios-history

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PHOENIX (AP) - An elected Arizona utility regulator has shared discredited conspiracy theories while trying to persuade energy and power providers not to require their employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine...

https://apnews.com/article/az-state-wire-donald-trump-conspiracy-theories-coronavirus-pandemic-health-c75bc55421ff69df68f5e2d57874a8d1

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Hedge Funds Are The 'Most Short' Junk Debt Since Lehman

A month ago we warned that The Fed's incessant intervention had put distressed investors out of business as the remarkable rally in even the lowest quality junk debt ('CCC or triple hooks') had created party time for zombie companies ...

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/hedge-funds-are-most-short-junk-debt-lehman

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Portions of a Chinese Long March 5B rocket are expected to fall back to Earth in an "uncontrolled reentry" sometime this weekend...

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/05/chinese-rocket-debris-hurtling-toward-earth.html?via=rss

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In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Solomon Islands Dollar. Its symbols are "$" and "SI$" (used to differentiate it from other currencies also using the dollar sign. It is subdivided into 100 cents...

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There are two ways to consider what the best electric cars on the market are. One way is to consider what the absolute best cars are, regardless of price. The other way is to consider what the best cars are when taking price into account. Or, as is the case below, you can include a […...

https://cleantechnica.com/2021/05/08/comparing-the-best-electric-cars-for-2021/

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Until this month, no album by a solo female musician had ever gone platinum in South Korea.Until this month, no album by a solo female musician had ever gone platinum in South Korea...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/05/08/blackpinks-ros-and-iu-make-history-with-their-first-platinum-certifications-in-korea/

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