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Civilians trapped in Gaza are running out of food, fuel, hope
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/11/2023
» GAZA - In the days after Oct 7, bombs started falling from the sky. Leaflets fell too, urging the 1.1 million residents of northern Gaza to head south for their safety. So Reda Sahoiun left her home.
Elon Musk sells $6.9bn of Tesla to avoid Twitter fire sale
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/08/2022
» Elon Musk sold US$6.9 billion of his shares in Tesla Inc, the billionaire’s biggest sale on record, saying he needed cash in case he is forced to go ahead with his aborted deal to buy Twitter Inc.
Musk spends years silencing critics, wants free speech on Twitter
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/04/2022
» If Elon Musk can take over Twitter Inc, his biggest promise is to transform it into a platform for free speech with few restrictions — something he calls “essential to a functioning democracy.” But Musk, who is famously sensitive to criticism, has a mixed record on championing the cause.
Omicron found in 2 people with booster shots
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/12/2021
» Two Singapore residents may have caught the Omicron variant even after receiving Covid-19 booster shots, in cases which may shed light on the protection offered by a third dose of vaccine.
Singapore on ‘knife’s edge’ amid labour shortage
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/05/2021
» Singapore, battling an uptick in Covid-19 cases after months of success in containing the pandemic, says the virus situation is at a tipping point as it grapples with the costs of imposing more restrictions.
Singapore’s poorest stay in lockdown as others move freely
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/09/2020
» With restaurants and malls bustling, pre-pandemic life is slowly returning for people in Singapore -- except for the more than 300,000 migrant workers who make up much of the city’s low-wage workforce.
Virus deaths show Philippines, Indonesia worst hit in SE Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/04/2020
» The coronavirus pandemic is putting to the test a wide range of response strategies and health care systems. That’s playing out in some stark numbers across Southeast Asia’s diverse economies.
Vaccines in development hit 70, deaths top 114,000: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/04/2020
» Seventy coronavirus vaccines are in development globally, with three already being tested in human trials, the World Health Organization said. The northeastern Chinese city of Harbin tightened rules to curb the spread of the virus.
Spain deaths slow, Singapore quarantines dorms: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/04/2020
» US President Donald Trump warned of a “very horrendous” phase in the coronavirus pandemic. Singapore ordered almost 20,000 people living in two housing facilities for foreign workers to stay in their rooms for 14 days after the city-state had its biggest one-day increase in Covid-19 cases. The UK health minister said some progress is being made in lowering the infection curve after the country had its deadliest day yet on Saturday.
US may become hub of outbreak: Virus Update
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/03/2020
» The euro zone economy is sinking as countries toughen containment efforts, implementing strict stay-at-home policies even as China prepared to lift its lockdown in Wuhan, the city at the center of the original outbreak.