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Luxury cruise ship full of Australians stuck in Greenland Arctic
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/09/2023
» SYDNEY - A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 passengers — primarily Australians — has run aground in remote northeastern Greenland, with the closest vessel available to help with rescue efforts only expected to reach the scene on Friday.
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.
Singapore debate on LGBTQI+ rights heats up in test for leaders
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/08/2022
» In the wake of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s Aug 21 pledge to protect the nation’s definition of marriage, which excludes same-sex unions, in the Constitution, the government quickly mobilised top ministers to try to calm a storm brewing between the LGBTQI+ community and some religious groups.
Sriwijaya air crash search suspended due to bad weather
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/01/2021
» The search for one of the black boxes from the Sriwijaya Air passenger jet that crashed in the Java Sea on Saturday has been suspended due to bad weather, Indonesian officials said.
Singapore’s staycations can’t fill $20bn tourism gap
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/07/2020
» In Indonesia, locals can soon fly from Jakarta to the beaches of Bali for a domestic vacation. Tokyo residents can escape the pandemic stress with a hike up Mount Fuji, and New Yorkers can head to the Hamptons on Long Island.
China hones new plan to overtake the US in tech
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/05/2020
» Beijing is accelerating its bid for global leadership in key technologies, planning to pump more than a trillion dollars into the economy through the rollout of everything from wireless networks to artificial intelligence.
Australia starts contact-tracing app as restrictions ease
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/04/2020
» Australia launched mobile-phone software to help trace people infected with the coronavirus as parts of the country start to loosen restrictions on movement.
490 dead, 25,000 sick, 2 newborns infected: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/02/2020
» The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak climbed toward 500 as confirmed cases worldwide reached almost 25,000 and two newborn babies born to infected mothers tested positive, while 684 infected people have fully recovered.
Virus poses new threat to world economy
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/01/2020
» The outbreak of the deadly coronavirus threatens to derail a fragile stabilisation in the world economy, which had appeared poised to benefit from the phase one US-China trade deal, and signs of a tech turnaround.