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Southeast Asia heat breaches records, prompts gas buying
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/04/2024
» Southeast Asia's severe heat wave is pushing temperatures and power demand to new records, straining grids and prompting traders in the region to bulk up on natural gas cargoes.
Dubai floods expose weaknesses to a rapidly changing climate
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/04/2024
» DUBAI - The heavy rains that flooded Dubai this week halted air traffic, damaged buildings and streets — and left climate experts and common citizens asking whether one of the world’s hottest and driest cities should be better prepared for extreme storms.
Bottled water contains more plastic particles than thought - study
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/01/2024
» NEW YORK - A typical one-litre (33-ounce) bottle of water contains some 240,000 plastic fragments on average, according to a new study. Many of those fragments have historically gone undetected, the researchers determined, suggesting that health concerns linked to plastic pollution may be dramatically underestimated.
North Korea fires artillery shells near South Korea island
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/01/2024
» SEOUL - North Korea fired some 200 artillery shells near a South Korean border island off the west coast of the peninsula, turning up pressure on Seoul after leader Kim Jong Un said it was impossible to unify with his neighbour.
Thirteen dead in Japan after major quake topples buildings
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/01/2024
» TOKYO - At least 13 people were killed and scores injured in a powerful earthquake that hit off the Noto Peninsula on Japan’s northwest coast, toppling buildings, buckling roads and triggering a blaze that ripped through a city.
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.
Philippines, Australia boost defence ties in rare state trip
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/09/2023
» MANILA - The Philippines and Australia boosted defense and diplomatic ties as both countries called for respect of international law in the South China Sea where Beijing has been asserting its claims.
Vietnam PM issues power shortage warning
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/05/2023
» HANOI: Vietnam faces power shortages in some areas through late this month as electricity use rises due to a heat wave, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh warned.
Video of drone encounter shows Russia ‘flat-out lying’
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/03/2023
» The Biden administration released dramatic footage of an encounter between Russian fighter jets and an American surveillance drone as the United States sought to show that Russia was lying with claims that its warplane never hit the US aircraft.
Hong Kong’s floating restaurant sinks
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/06/2022
» Jumbo Floating Restaurant, a faded landmark of Hong Kong, sank in the South China Sea after being towed away from the city to an unknown destination.