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2-hour limit on shopping mall visits mulled
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/05/2020
» The prime minister has raised the prospect of a two-hour time limit on shopping centre visits to help curb the novel coronavirus.
Bangkok ‘most at risk’ for spread: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/02/2020
» China tried to come to grips with the expanding coronavirus outbreak, with the death toll climbing as residents returned from the Lunar New Year holidays.
China competes with US for weapons sales to Thailand
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/12/2019
» SINGAPORE: When signing a vision statement with the US last month, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha quietly sat as Pentagon chief Mark Esper touted the commitment of an old ally at a time of “external coercion and intimidation” in Asia -- a clear reference to China.
Cryptocurrencies lose $46 billion after S. Korean bourse hack
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/06/2018
» SEOUL: A cryptocurrency exchange hack in South Korea jolted holders of digital assets, fueling a $46 billion rout and extending this year’s Bitcoin slump to more than 50%.
UK has first coal-free day since 1880s
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/04/2017
» The United Kingdom had its first full day without burning coal to make electricity since the Industrial Revolution more than a century ago, according to grid operator National Grid Plc.
Solar power now cheaper than coal in some parts
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 04/01/2017
» LONDON/NEW YORK - Solar power is now cheaper than coal in some parts of the world. In less than a decade, it is likely to be the lowest-cost option almost everywhere.
As El Niño exits, La Niña looms
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/05/2016
» BOSTON — Think of it as Mother Nature's roller-coaster ride: the shift between the weather patterns known as El Niño and La Niña that, at their worst, can cause havoc worldwide.
Germany got almost all of power from renewable energy
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/05/2016
» LONDON — Clean power supplied almost all of Germany’s power demand for the first time on Sunday, marking a milestone for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s “Energiewende” policy to boost renewables while phasing out nuclear and fossil fuels.
Singapore shuts schools, events as haze worsens
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/09/2015
» SINGAPORE - Schools were shut and some outdoor events suspended on Friday as the city-state’s air quality slid into the hazardous range for the first time this year, raising concerns that this will hurt the tourism and retail sectors.
AirAsia jet suspected in ocean
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/12/2014
» SURABAY/JAKARTA — Search crews scouring the Java Sea for a missing AirAsia passenger jet failed to find any trace for a second day as authorities suspect the plane carrying 162 people crashed into the waters off Indonesia.