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The U.S. pledges to send 60 million Covid shots abroad as India's crisis intensifies. Singapore is now the best place to wait out the pandemic. Tesla made $101 million on Bitcoin in the first quarter. Here's what you need to know to start your day.

The U.S. will send 60 million doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine abroad, and President Joe Biden has pledged his full support to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India's virus surge and vaccine shortage is threatening to prolong the world's health crisis, but the Biden administration has until now hesitated to give shots to other countries, focusing on vaccinating Americans first. Anthony Fauci says the rollout means a turning point in the pandemic should hit the U.S. “within a few weeks,” CNBC reported. Meanwhile a quarter of EU adults have had their first shot.