People rushed to the streets as buildings rocked and swayed in Mexico City on Tuesday night. A magnitude-7 earthquake struck near Acapulco but officials say there were no early reports of serious damage or injuries https://bloom.bg/2WWI80I #MexicoCity #mexicoearthquake
Bitcoin slid to its lowest level in a month after El Salvador became the first country to adopt the cryptocurrency as legal tender on Tuesday. Bloomberg Intelligence’s Mike McGlone and Bloomberg’s Michael McDonald examine the sharp decline on “Quicktake Stock.” (Source: Bloomberg)
The Moscow metro system, which carries more people annually than New York’s subway, plans to use its facial recognition technology to allow riders to pay their fares with a glance (Source: Quicktake)
Hong Kong will start allowing visitors from China to skip the strict quarantine process required for most arrivals, marking a significant step toward reopening the border. Hong Kong will allow up to 2,000 visitors per day from China and Macau https://bloom.bg/38NTaro (Source: Quicktake)
Afghanistan’s domestic flights have resumed after the Taliban takeover . State-run Ariana Afghan Airlines began flying between Kabul and 3 provinces over the weekend.
Elvis Presley’s 1972 Madison Square Garden eyelet jumpsuit and cape sold for over $1 million at auction over the weekend. The jumpsuit and cape were designed in 1972 by Bill Belew (Source: Quicktake)
“I’m really hoping these #Paralympics are a good opportunity to change Japanese people’s hearts.” The number of people with disabilities employed in Japan have doubled to 500,000 as of 2017. But many differently-abled say the country can achieve more.
Flooding and torrential rain pound the Northeast U.S. as remnants of Hurricane Ida travel up the coast. The @NWS has issued a Flash Flood Emergency for New York City and Northeast New Jersey https://bloom.bg/3kQzSqZ #HurricaneIda
As the Taliban looks to form a new government, Bloomberg’s Afghanistan reporter Eltaf Najafizada talks about the challenges ahead.
“It’s all part of Beijing’s months-long campaign to rein in big tech.” China has imposed its strictest gaming controls to date, allowing minors 3 hours of online game play for most weeks. @pingroma explains what’s behind the restrictions.
