Rodents relish palm fruits in Malaysia amid labor shortage Palm oil prices seen remaining near all-time high Dry weather in Canada's canola areas seen curbing output High prices to encourage soybean planting in Brazil In a sprawling oil palm plantation…
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U.K. health officials are anxious to trace one of six individuals infected with a more contagious variant of the coronavirus, initially identified in Brazil. The new strain is dubbed P.1 and considered a "variant of concern" by global health experts. One…
Read MoreAsian Markets Mixed Amid Cautious Trades
Asian stock markets are mixed on Tuesday following the negative cues from Wall Street amid worries about the rising coronavirus cases across the world. Investors also turned cautious after House Democrats introduced an article of impeachment against U.S. President Donald…
Read MoreThe Pros and Cons of Pooling Covid-19 Tests
Slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus requires testing — lots of it. The need is particularly acute for this virus because many may be asymptomatic and unknowingly spreading it to others. Though millions of people around the world have…
Read MoreReopening Reversed, Brazil’s Inequality, USTR Ethics: Eco Day
Welcome to Friday, Americas. Here’s the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help get you through to the day: U.S. governors are reversing plans to reopen their states as the country registered the biggest-ever jump in coronavirus cases,…
Read MoreBrazil Judge Orders Virus Data Release Amid Cover-Up Allegations
A justice in Brazil’s top court ordered the nation’s health ministry to resume the publication of detailed reports on the local coronavirus outbreak amid accusations that President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration was trying to hide numbers. Judge Alexandre de Moraes gave…
Read MoreBrazil Tops France in Deaths; U.K. Scientists Wary: Virus Update
Sign up here for our daily coronavirus newsletter on what you need to know, and subscribe to our Covid-19 podcast for the latest news and analysis. Brazil has the world’s fourth-highest death toll, overtaking France, as the outbreak spreads in…
Read MoreBolsonaro’s Fiery Rhetoric on Display in Controversial Video
A video of a controversial meeting between Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and members of his cabinet became public on Friday, fueling a political crisis that embroils the president just as the coronavirus pandemic grips the country. The footage of the April…
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