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Taylor Swift draws 5 times as many US travellers as Olympics
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/05/2024
» Paris authorities have spent years readying for the almost 2 million international visitors expected for the 2024 Summer Olympics, but they may have overlooked a far bigger phenomenon now coming to the city: Taylor Swift.
Biden, Xi discuss AI risks, Russia and fentanyl
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/04/2024
» WASHIGTONG - United States President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke by telephone on Tuesday, their first one-on-one communication since meeting in California last November.
China urges US to stop ‘unreasonably suppressing’ TikTok
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/03/2024
» BEIJING - China called on the United States to stop "unreasonably suppressing" TikTok, as the popular video-sharing application used by 170 million Americans moves to the centre of lingering tensions between the superpowers.
US imposes sanctions on lucrative Myanmar state oil firm
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/11/2023
» YANGON - The United States announced sanctions against the Myanmar junta’s most lucrative state-owned enterprise, one of Washington’s most significant moves yet to curtail the military regime’s access to easy cashflow to buy weapons.
Bitcoin set for worst week since FTX crash
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/03/2023
» NEW YORK: Bitcoin is having its worst week since November as an equity selloff, fear over higher interest rates and an escalating United States regulatory crackdown on crypto combine to hurt investor sentiment.
Singapore Air adds flights to Bangkok, Phuket
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/11/2022
» Singapore Airlines Ltd will add flights to East and Southeast Asia, including Bangkok and Phuket, from early next year and trim some services to the United States as it tweaks routes and plane allocations to get a head start over rivals as nations ease travel restrictions.
Saudi Arabia raises oil prices for Asia to record levels
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/08/2022
» Saudi Arabia raised oil prices for buyers in Asia to record levels, a sign the world’s largest exporter sees the region’s market remaining tight.
Ukraine latest: US gives additional $400m in military aid
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/07/2022
» The United States announced a new military aid package of about US$400 million that includes high-precision artillery to improving targeting of Russian forces and equipment.
Can AI gain sentience?
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/06/2022
» Media coverage of artificial intelligence tends to invoke tired references to The Terminator or 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL 9000 killing a spaceship’s passengers. Hollywood loves a story about a sentient robot destroying humanity to survive.
Vietnamese EV maker to build $2bn plant in US
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/03/2022
» Vietnamese electric-vehicle maker VinFast said it will start building a factory in North Carolina this year, ahead of a planned initial public offering (IPO) in the United States.