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Malaysia reviews sodomy law enforcement amid Islamist pressure
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/12/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia is reviewing how it enforces laws banning same-sex activity after authorities failed to charge about 200 men arrested in a recent raid, a sign of pressure by Islamic parties on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government to enforce religious conservatism.
Trump hails progress after first day of US-China trade talks
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/05/2025
» Senior US and Chinese negotiators spent hours behind closed doors in Switzerland on Saturday as they held high-stakes talks that offer the clearest opportunity yet for the two countries to de-escalate their trade war, with President Donald Trump calling it a “very good” meeting.
The best and worst places for expats to live now
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/12/2024
» After a turbulent year, with headlines dominated by divisive politics, war and trepidation over the future, is it time to make that move you have always dreamed about? If so, the question is, where next?
Watch industry failing to make models women want - survey
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/11/2024
» GENEVA — The watch industry is not producing and marketing enough models that women want to wear, a survey has found.
Pakistan’s air pollution sends nearly 1,000 to hospital
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/11/2024
» LAHORE — More than 900 people have been admitted to hospital in a single day in the Pakistani megacity of Lahore due to air pollution, the local government said.
Singapore to inspect Credit Suisse, others in $2bn scandal
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/10/2023
» SINGAPORE - Financial regulator in Singapore will conduct an on-site inspection of Credit Suisse Group after at least one of its customers was charged for money laundering in a scandal that has rocked the city-state.
Governments send planes to Israel to repatriate citizens
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/10/2023
» TEL AVIV - A growing number of governments are sending aircraft to Israel to airlift their citizens out of the country, after many commercial airlines suspended operations following the surprise attack by Hamas militants over the weekend.
UBS, Citi among banks hit by Asia rich clients’ pullback
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/07/2022
» A slump in client trading activity in Asia is threatening to slow a lucrative earner for the world’s biggest wealth managers.
Swiss bank secrecy law has ‘chilling effect'
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/05/2022
» A controversial feature of Switzerland’s vaunted banking-secrecy rules has come under attack from a United Nations human-rights expert who’s urged the Swiss government to immediately review its statutes.
Omicron spreading in US: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/12/2021
» The Omicron variant is now in at least 10 US states and White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci said there is "absolutely" community spread. Gilead Sciences Inc recalled two lots of its Covid-19 drug remdesivir in the US after a complaint about glass particles in the vials.