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Monkeypox spreading through sex, but not an STI
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/05/2022
» For years, the dating application Grindr has doled out sexual health tips to its more than 11 million users. Now, the app, which serves the gay, bisexual and transgender community, is using its platform to get the word out about monkeypox, a virus that has long been endemic in parts of Africa but has recently spread to countries including the United States and the United Kingdom.
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.
Cruise ship case shows perils of resuming tourism
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/12/2020
» The optimism on display just two months ago when Singapore Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung pledged to reopen the city-state and its tourism-reliant economy has taken a beating after a possible local coronavirus case was found aboard one of Royal Caribbean Cruise’s ships.
US cases surpass China; global deaths at 24,000: Virus Update
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/03/2020
» The US overtook China with the most coronavirus cases worldwide, fuelled by a large jump in infections in New York, while global deaths from the pandemic reached 24,000.
Cases double in a week; Olympics delay considered: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/03/2020
» The global number of coronavirus cases doubled in a week to more than 300,000. More countries tightened international and domestic travel.
Deaths top 1,000, new case in Thailand: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/02/2020
» --China death toll at 1,016, an increase of 108; confirmed cases at 42,638
Condom named after 007 sold to China
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/05/2017
» SYDNEY -- A Chinese group is buying the condom brand named after fictional British spy James Bond.
Cyber-arms industry gears up in US
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/05/2014
» On Florida's Atlantic coast, cyber-arms makers working for United States spy agencies are bombarding billions of lines of computer code with random data that can expose software flaws the US might exploit.
Hog virus in Japan pushes pork price
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/04/2014
» TOKYO - The most deadly outbreak of a hog virus in 18 years in Japan is raising pork prices and may boost imports by the biggest buyer, supporting a record rally in Chicago.
Swiss Bank Wegelin pleads guilty in US tax evasion probe
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/01/2013
» Wegelin & Co., Switzerland's oldest private bank, may pay US authorities as much as US$74 million after pleading guilty to helping American taxpayers hide assets from the Internal Revenue Service.