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Israel raids Al Jazeera’s offices after banning broadcaster
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/05/2024
» Israeli officials seized Al Jazeera equipment on Sunday, hours after the nation’s cabinet approved a decision to shutter the Qatar-based TV news network’s operations in the Jewish state - an unprecedented step toward an international media outlet.
Trump asks US Supreme Court to overturn Colorado ballot ban
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/01/2024
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump asked the United States Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that would bar him from the presidential ballot in Colorado, setting up a historic showdown over whether his role in the assault on Jan 6, 2021, on the Capitol disqualifies him from office.
Vietnam dismisses two ministers amid corruption probes
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/01/2023
» HANOI: Vietnam dismissed two deputy prime ministers amid lengthy investigations driven by a campaign to clean up corruption and protect the Communist Party’s legitimacy.
China deserves new sanctions over Xinjiang - EU
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/06/2022
» European Union (EU) lawmakers pushed to bolster sanctions against Chinese officials involved in alleged human rights violations in the western region of Xinjiang.
Former security chief expected to take over in Hong Kong
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/04/2022
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s No.2 official, John Lee, will be the only candidate in the May 8 election for the city’s top post, local media reported, as China looked to elevate one of the chief proponents of the sweeping crackdown on the local opposition.
Vietnam deploys troops to enforce lockdown in Ho Chi Minh City
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/08/2021
» Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh ordered Covid-19 tests for all of Ho Chi Minh City after the government dispatched the military to dispense food in the nation’s commercial hub amid new drastic measures to contain a worsening outbreak.
Malaysia PM agrees to debate emergency law, ending royal impasse
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/08/2021
» Malaysia plans to debate and annul its emergency laws in parliament next month, ending a days-long standoff between the government and the nation’s king over the matter.
Indonesia’s Covid cases near 2m as hospitals fill up
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/06/2021
» Indonesia’s total number of Covid-19 cases is nearing 2 million with hospitals starting to fill up as the country grapples with the highly transmissible delta variant of the virus.
Singapore’s unlinked cases tied to Indian variant
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/05/2021
» The highly transmissible strain of Covid-19 that surfaced in India has become more prominent among Singapore’s growing number of unlinked cases, in a sign that hidden chains of transmission of the variant have existed for some time.
Myanmar civil war fears grow after airstrikes on ethnic army
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/03/2021
» As the death toll among Myanmar’s protesters rose dramatically last weekend, military air strikes against one of the country’s largest rebel groups stoked fears of another problem: full-fledged civil war.