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Bloomberg News, Published on 24/08/2024
» MANILA - The Philippines has repatriated seven of its nationals who had been arrested at a special economic zone in Laos near its borders with Myanmar and Thailand, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported Saturday, citing the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/04/2024
» WASHIGTONG - United States President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke by telephone on Tuesday, their first one-on-one communication since meeting in California last November.
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/03/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia plans to do away with life imprisonment and drop capital punishment for six offenses, as the new government seeks to reform the Southeast Asian nation’s criminal justice system.
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/10/2022
» Billions of US dollars of criminal proceeds are being laundered through slot machines in pubs and clubs in Australia’s biggest state, according to an official inquiry that recommended tighter controls on the gaming industry.
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/09/2022
» Singapore’s Law Minister said “cancel culture” rules may be included in legislation soon as the government looks to protect residents against online pressure over expressing views on topics including an ongoing debate on LGBTQIA2S+ rights.
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/06/2022
» Moderna Inc's Covid-19 vaccine is effective in children and adolescents, with mostly mild to moderate side effects, the United States Food and Drug Administration staff said.
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/06/2022
» Malaysia has agreed to abolish the mandatory death penalty and give judges the discretion to mete out other punishments to offenders in what were previously capital crimes, three years after a previous government made the same decision.
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.
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.
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/12/2021
» Omicron continued its worldwide spread. India reported its first cases of the variant, but one prominent expert said it may not be as deadly as the earlier Delta surge in the country. Singapore, South Korea, Greece, Finland and Ghana also reported new Omicron cases.