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Biden victory certified after day of debate and tumult
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/01/2021
» WASHINGTON: Joe Biden was formally recognised by Congress as the next US president early Thursday, ending two months of failed challenges by his predecessor, Donald Trump, that exploded into violence at the US Capitol as lawmakers met to ratify the election result.
Bulls gather around Asia stocks for 2021
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/01/2021
» After narrowly beating their US peers for the first time in three years in 2020, Asian stocks could see another strong year, analysts say.
SE Asia’s virus hotspot counts on early vaccine rollout
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/11/2020
» Indonesia, the world’s fourth most-populous nation that’s battling Southeast Asia’s worst coronavirus outbreak, is gearing for a massive vaccination programme that the government wants to start as soon as next month.
Trump falsely claims victory with election too close to call
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/11/2020
» NEW YORK: President Donald Trump declared early Wednesday he had won re-election against Joe Biden and said he would ask the Supreme Court to intervene, even as several battleground states continue to count votes.
After huge losses, Asian REITs resume global expansion
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/11/2020
» Singapore has established itself as a hub for real estate investment trusts over the past two decades. Now, following the initial blow from the Covid-19 outbreak, its REITs are slowly coming back to the market with a mission: resume their global expansion.
India considers Taiwan trade talks as both spar with China
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/10/2020
» Support is growing within India’s government to formally start talks on a trade deal with Taiwan as both democracies see relations with China deteriorate.
Beaches won’t reopen fully until vaccines become available
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/09/2020
» Thailand is set to welcome the first batch of foreign tourists in six months, but the government is unlikely to fully throw open beaches and national parks to overseas visitors until a vaccine against the coronavirus is widely available.
Why Covid may be more life-threatening for some patients
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/09/2020
» NEW YORK: When two brothers fell critically ill with Covid-19 around the same time in March, their doctors were baffled. Both were young -- 29 and 31 years old -- and healthy. Yet within days they could not breathe on their own and, tragically, one of them died.
Chinese vaccine maker to offer shots to testing nations first
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/09/2020
» BEIJING: Chinese vaccine developer Sinovac Biotech Ltd said on Thursday that countries running its final-stage clinical trials like Brazil, Indonesia and Turkey will get its coronavirus shots at the same time as China, underscoring how vaccine supply agreements could cement diplomatic ties in the Covid-19 era.
Airports deploy rapid virus tests, sniffer dogs to unlock travel
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/09/2020
» LONDON: A handful of European airports are implementing trials of quick-fire coronavirus tests, working with airlines to push technologies still being developed as a way to revive stunted international air travel.