(Bloomberg) Mexico reported a record daily rise in Covid-19 cases with 28,953, bringing the total to 3,152,205, the Health Ministry said in its daily report Wednesday.
The ministry reported 940 new Covid-19 deaths for a total of 250,469.
Mexico had vaccinated 61% of adults as of Aug.
(Bloomberg) Chinese artificial intelligence company Yitu Technology is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong after a tightening regulatory scrutiny stalled an earlier attempt to list in Shanghai, people familiar with the matter said.
(Bloomberg) The aluminum unit of Brazilian conglomerate Votorantim SA is betting on a shortfall of the metal used in everything from beer cans to plane parts.
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For decades the Taliban’s leadership structure has been in the shadows: Even before the U.S. invasion in 2001, little was known about how the group operates beyond the names of a few top leaders.
The Taliban’s senior leadership includes many Mujahideen fighters who were once trained by the U.S. during the Cold War. Here are seven of the most influential men in the organization:
Oil slumped below $65 a barrel as the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled that it was set to start tapering asset purchases within months, hurting commodities and supporting the dollar.