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Acts of sabotage hit French trains as Paris Olympics kick off
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/07/2024
» PARIS - Train services in France, including the international Eurostar service, were disrupted on Friday, hit by what authorities called a coordinated sabotage effort just hours ahead of the inauguration ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
From ATMs to flights, epic IT crash leaves trail of chaos
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/07/2024
» LONDON - In what will go down as the most spectacular information technology (IT) failure the world has ever seen, a botched software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings Inc crashed countless Microsoft Windows computer systems around the world on Friday.
Trump falsely claims victory with election too close to call
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/11/2020
» NEW YORK: President Donald Trump declared early Wednesday he had won re-election against Joe Biden and said he would ask the Supreme Court to intervene, even as several battleground states continue to count votes.
Protesters use emojis to stay ahead of police
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/10/2020
» In Thailand’s democracy, emojis and retweets are becoming the new ballots.
Hong Kong stocks find support after protests shut down city
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/10/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks appear well supported at current levels despite worsening violence and citywide shutdowns over the three-day weekend.
Tear gas, 'live rounds' fired as tens of thousands protest in Hong Kong
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/10/2019
» HONG KONG: Police shot tear gas volleys at protesters as simultaneous rallies raged across Hong Kong, including a march through the city centre, hours after celebrations for a holiday marking 70 years of Communist rule in China began in Beijing.
Trump sworn in as president, vowing to unseat establishment
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/01/2017
» Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, delivering a fiery inauguration speech that promised to unseat the Washington establishment and return power to the American public.
Widodo court victory ends Indonesia’s most-divisive election
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/08/2014
» Jakarta governor Joko Widodo will become Indonesia’s next president after a court rejected his challenger’s allegations of fraud, ending the most divisive leadership contest since the country’s return to democracy.
'Paris syndrome' drives Chinese away
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/08/2014
» An epidemic is gripping Chinese tourists visiting the French capital: the Paris syndrome.
Prabowo to seek Indonesia vote repeat in some areas
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/07/2014
» JAKARTA - Prabowo Subianto, the former general who has refused to concede defeat in Indonesia's presidential contest, is seeking voting to be redone in as many as six provinces with a legal challenge today.