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Cashless future comes with risks
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/09/2020
» Sweden may be about to take its world-beating cashlessness to the next level, as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to push its notes and coins close to extinction.
Chinese app offers peek behind Great Firewall
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/10/2020
» BEIJING: A developer backed by the Chinese cybersecurity giant 360 Security Technology Inc has introduced a browser that allows mainland Chinese users to access previously blocked sites like Google and Facebook, partially bypassing Beijing’s Great Firewall.
US regulator approves remdesivir for Covid treatment
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/10/2020
» WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration has approved remdesivir, an antiviral therapy developed by Gilead Sciences Inc, making it the first drug to obtain formal clearance for treating the coronavirus.
Covid-mink link back in spotlight
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/11/2020
» COPENHAGEN: Back in September, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen laughed off a reporter’s question about coronavirus infections in mink farms.
Singapore-HK travel bubble popped
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/11/2020
» HONG KONG: A planned travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore was scrapped on Saturday, a day before its launch, after the southern Chinese city announced a sudden spike in coronavirus cases.
Malaysia in vaccine pact with Pfizer
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/11/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Friday signed an agreement with Pfizer Inc to obtain its Covid-19 vaccine for 20% of the population as it battles a resurgence of coronavirus infections.
The cost of failure: What’s at stake if Brexit talks fail
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/12/2020
» LONDON: Negotiations between the UK and European Union over a post-Brexit trade deal are reaching a tense climax, with Sunday looming as the do-or-die deadline.
Singapore probes 13 infections at quarantine hotel
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/12/2020
» SINGAPORE: Singapore is investigating 13 cases of Covid-19 infections among people who served their quarantine at a hotel along the city’s Orchard Road shopping strip.
China muzzles reporting on Alibaba
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/01/2021
» China has ordered its domestic media to restrict their reporting on an antitrust investigation into Alibaba Group Holding Ltd as speculation over the future of one of the country’s largest corporations intensified, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.
US job market thrown into reverse
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/01/2021
» WASHINGTON: The US labour market lost jobs in December for the first time in eight months, providing the strongest evidence yet of how the surge in coronavirus cases is weighing on the economy.