US President Trump has appointed his Vice-President Mike Pence to coordinate the government response to the coronavirus outbreak. Both men told a White House news conference that the risk to the American people remained very low. The announcement came as new cases of Covid-19, the infection caused by the Wuhan coronavirus, continue to spread at […]
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A primary school has had to close its gates to hundreds of pupils today after a parent was confirmed as having the deadly coronavirus. Burbage Primary School in Buxton, Derbys, announced the decision to shut late on Wednesday evening in a WhatsApp message. It is thought to be the first school closure in Britain linked […]
Panic has engulfed the world as the number of deaths linked to the coronavirus has surged in recent weeks. So far at least 2,700 people have perished globally, with around 80,000 people confirmed to have contracted the disease. But when asked on BBC Newsnight by host Kirsty Wark, Tulip Mazumdar – the BBC’s Global Health […]
Business
More than 82,000 people have been diagnosed with the life-threatening coronavirus – with almost 3,000 deaths now recorded, including 12 in Northern Italy. And with new cases of the virus being diagnosed in more locations every week, it's hard to predict where it will pop up next. As a result, airlines have grounded flights, while […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) said on Wednesday its Canadian stores will start selling a Beyond Meat Inc (BYND.O) plant-based breakfast sandwich next week, the first time the world’s biggest coffee chain will offer an imitation meat product. The Seattle-based company said its Beyond Meat sandwich, which will be topped with cheddar cheese […]
World News
British tourists trapped in a coronavirus quarantine at a Tenerife hotel have begged Boris Johnson to rescue them. Their calls came as UK health officials announced two more coronavirus cases, including a person who caught the virus in Tenerife. The Prime Minister, mewanwhile, is facing growing criticism and has been dubbed the "silent leader" for […]
Politics
The Tories pocketed £37 million from backers in the run up to the election, in a record year and quarter for donations. Political parties accepted a combined total of £113,119,000 in 2019 – the largest value ever reported in one year and almost £40 million more than 2017, the year with the previous largest value […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden won the endorsement of an influential black congressman from South Carolina on Wednesday, which could prove pivotal as he competes with national front-runner Bernie Sanders for the support of the state’s African-American voters in Saturday’s primary. Recent opinion polls show Biden, once the leading candidate in […]
Asia
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, made a 19.9% return on investment last year, earning a record 1.69 trillion Norwegian crowns ($180 billion) as stock markets rallied, it said on Thursday. The $1.1 trillion fund’s return for the year was stronger than that of its benchmark index, it added. “2019 has […]
The transfer of a judge critical of the violence in Delhi has raised concerns in India, as politicians come under fire for perceived inaction. Justice S Muralidhar, who was hearing a petition into the religious riots, had sharply condemned both the government and police on Wednesday. Orders for his immediate transfer came late at night […]
Analysis & Comment
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Private equity suitors for Thyssenkrupp’s (TKAG.DE) elevator division, which is seen fetching around 16 billion euros ($17.4 billion), have submitted offers with similar levels of debt, four people familiar with the process told Reuters on Wednesday. Two consortia remain in the race: Blackstone (BX.N), Carlyle (CG.O) and the Canada Pension Plan Investment […]
