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When Albert Manifold was hired as chairman of BP Plc, he joked to friends the company needed a “gurrier” — Irish slang for a savvy and scrappy streetfighter — to help turn its fortunes around.

Known locally as Crossword, Scrabble took off in Thailand in the 1980s after schools embraced it as a teaching aid and pathway to advancement. Much like athletic scholarships in the US, strong players can secure financial assistance and preferential admission to top universities, creating a pipeline

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised defense allies in Asia and hailed newly stable ties with China, while taking swipes at longstanding security partners in Europe. Bloomberg News Global Defense Editor Gerry Doyle joined Christina Ruffini and David Gura on Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss the

Travel restrictions and border closures are hindering the response to Ebola as aid workers say they are battling to get to some of the areas where the outbreak has been the most vicious. Former Center of Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Tom Frieden joined Christina Ruffini and David Gura

The rush to build AI data centers is drawing trillions of dollars in investment and long-term bets from infrastructure firms such as DigitalBridge. But in communities where those facilities are being built, residents and officials are raising concerns about electricity costs, water use, noise, trans