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Gold tops $4,000 for first time, fuelled by US shutdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/10/2025
» LONDON - Spot gold has smashed through $4,000 an ounce for the first time, as concerns over the US economy and a government shutdown added fresh momentum to a scorching rally.
Apple, SpaceX link up to support Starlink satellite network on iPhones
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/01/2025
» LOS ANGELES — Apple Inc has been secretly working with SpaceX and T-Mobile US Inc to add support for the Starlink network in its latest iPhone software, providing an alternative to the company's in-house satellite-communication service.
Samsung workers plan to strike 'indefinitely' in risk to global tech
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/07/2024
» SEOUL - Samsung Electronics Co's largest labour union of more than 30,000 workers declared an indefinite strike, a surprise move that raises the risk of production disruptions at the world's largest memory chipmaker.
Soaring costs threaten rice supplies
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 20/04/2022
» Soaring fertiliser costs have rice farmers across Asia scaling back their use, a move that threatens harvests of a staple that feeds half of humanity and could lead to a full-blown food crisis if prices are not curbed.
Expat exodus but escape is expensive in Hong Kong
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/02/2022
» After calling Hong Kong home for 30 years, Tina, a self-employed mom, is calling it quits on the city and moving to Portugal. But with 10 of her booked flights to Europe cancelled in the past year, her travails show how Hong Kong’s Covid-Zero policy is making getting out almost as hard as coming in.
Most who test positive in UK Covid study had earlier infection
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/01/2022
» About two-thirds of the participants in a large UK Covid-19 study who tested positive this month reported a previous infection with the virus, researchers found.
Omicron may cut Delta infections, study shows
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/12/2021
» Infection with the Omicron coronavirus variant can also strengthen immunity against the earlier delta strain, reducing the risk of severe disease, according to a paper released by South African scientists.
Astra booster raises antibodies against Omicron
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/12/2021
» A third dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine significantly boosted neutralising antibodies against omicron, according to lab studies at the University of Oxford.
Study suggests two doses 'not enough'
News, Bloomberg News, Published on 15/12/2021
» LONDON: Two doses of Pfizer and AstraZeneca's Covid vaccines induced lower levels of antibodies against the Omicron variant, researchers found, increasing the risk of infection.
Omicron found in 2 people with booster shots
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/12/2021
» Two Singapore residents may have caught the Omicron variant even after receiving Covid-19 booster shots, in cases which may shed light on the protection offered by a third dose of vaccine.