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Philippine measles epidemic tops 14,000 cases
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/03/2019
» MANILA: The number of cases of measles in the Philippines has exceeded more than 14,000 and the count is still rising even as the government steps up its campaign against a vaccine scare that was triggered by deaths allegedly caused by Dengvaxia, a vaccine against dengue.
KL-Singapore world's busiest overseas route
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/05/2018
» SYDNEY: A one-hour flight linking one of the smallest countries on the planet with its next-door neighbour is the world’s busiest international route.
Bitcoin tops $10,000 amid 'asset bubble' warnings
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/11/2017
» NEW YORK: Bitcoin surpassed US$10,000 for the first time, bringing this year’s price surge to more than 10-fold even as warnings multiply that the largest digital currency is an asset bubble.
Sierra Leone mudslide death toll tops 400
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/08/2017
» FREETOWN - Rescue workers in Sierra Leone are searching for a second day for the survivors of a mudslide that killed at least 400 people in the capital, Freetown, while 600 others are still unaccounted for.
Vietnam exports surge; growth tops 6%
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/06/2017
» HANOI -- Vietnam’s economy recovered this quarter with a surge in exports allowing it to rejoin a small group of nations posting growth rates of more than 6%.
Asian stocks extend rally after Dow tops 20,000
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/01/2017
» Asia kept a global equities rally going, with the regional benchmark climbing to the highest level since July 2015 after the Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 20,000 for the first time. Gold continued a selloff while the yen fluctuated.
Singapore beats NZ as expats’ top spot
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/09/2016
» Singapore beat New Zealand to rank first in a survey of expat destinations for the second year running. Among nearly 27,000 expats in 190 economies, the island state is the best place to live, work and raise a family abroad, according to the latest and ninth edition of HSBC Holdings Plc’s annual Expat Explorer report.
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.
French motoring icon 'deux chevaux' goes electric
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 03/02/2016
» Paris: Post-war France had a love affair with it, driving it across cities, through country roads and to the beach.
Uniqlo owner sees no impact from China slowdown
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 29/09/2015
» Tokyo: The Walt Disney Co's new park in Shanghai would help the Uniqlo casual wear brand expand in China, Fast Retailing Co chairman Tadashi Yanai said on Saturday, shrugging off concerns over an economic slowdown in the Japanese retailer's largest overseas market.