Lockdown Relaxed In England As 2m Rule Eased
Pubs, restaurants, hotels and hairdressers can open from 4 July in England, when social distancing rules will be eased. Prime…
Year: 2020
Oil Rises After Trump Assurance On China Trade Deal
Oil prices rose on Tuesday in a volatile session after U.S. President Donald Trump soothed jangled nerves over the status…
WHO Says Record Number Of Coronavirus Cases Isn’t Just Because Of More Testing
Coronavirus cases reaching record numbers globally are not just the result of more countries testing, the World Health Organization said…
Virgin Atlantic resumes Lagos-London flights August 24
Virgin Atlantic has announced its intention to resume flights from Lagos to London Heathrow from August 24, 2020 saying the…
German Economy To Shrink By 6.5% This Year Due To Coronavirus
The German economy will shrink by 6.5% this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government’s council of economic advisors…
Microsoft Acquires CyberX To Beef Cybersecurity
Microsoft has announced on Monday, that it’s acquiring CyberX, a cybersecurity start-up focused on internet-connected industrial equipment. Just last year, the company acquired Express…
ECOWAS Endorse Okonjo-Iweala As DG Of The World Trade Organization
The West African Regional political and economic block, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has announced the backing…
S&P Global Affirms AfDB’s AAA Rating, Projects Stable Outlook
S&P Global. a rating agency, has affirmed its ‘AAA/A-1+’ long- and short-term issuer credit assessment of the African Development Bank…
Nigeria: Stocks Lose N190bn, Market Cap Falls Below N13tn
The nation’s stock market recorded a loss of N190bn last week as the market capitalisation of equities fell below the…
Coronavirus: Johnson To Announce On Tuesday If Pubs Can Reopen
Boris Johnson is expected to announce on Tuesday if the hospitality sector can reopen on 4 July, and that the…
Here’s Everything Apple Just Announced
Apple announced new software for its iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple TV and Apple Watch on Monday. It also said future…
Scandal-Hit Firm, Wirecard Says Missing €1.9bn May Not Exist
Scandal-hit payments firm Wirecard has said the €1.9bn (£1.7bn) missing from its accounts simply may not exist. Wirecard’s chief executive…
Patagonia Joins The North Face In Facebook Ad Boycott
Outdoor apparel brand Patagonia Inc will pause its ads on Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Facebook’s photo-sharing app, Instagram, making it…
Apple Launches Phone-Based Car keys, And Other New Features At Developers Conference
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Monday announced a system to let iPhone owners unlock and start cars with their devices at…
All 8 Ivy League Schools Will Not Require Standardized Testing For Admissions Next Year
In 1926, a Princeton University psychology professor named Carl Brigham administered an IQ test, adapted from a military recruitment exam…
Apple Unveils iOS 14, Its Latest iPhone Software, Which Now Includes Widgets
Apple’s developer conference started on Monday afternoon. It’s announcing a bunch of new software and may announce new products. Apple…
Design App Canva Doubles Valuation To $6 Billion And Plans U.S. Expansion To Rival Adobe
Canva has raised $60 million in an investment round that values the Australian design start-up at $6 billion, almost double…
Trump Promises To Announce New Visa Restrictions On Monday
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would announce new restrictions on visas within a couple of days to block…
TikTok Users, K-pop Fans Say They Helped Sabotage Trump Rally With False Registrations
TikTok users and fans of Korean pop music took partial credit for inflating attendance expectations at a less-than-full arena at…
Google Ends Trial Of Photo Service That Picked And Printed Photos For Users
Google is ending the trial program of a service that sent users algorithm-selected prints from their Google Photos libraries, Droid…
Italy PM Says Budget Deficit Likely To Rise Further Amid Pandemic
Italy’s budget deficit, currently projected to reach 10.4% of domestic output this year, is likely to expand further as the…
Mexican Cartel Chief Threatens Government After Mother’s Detention
One of the most wanted Mexican cartel leaders threatened the government and his arch-foes in highly unusual video messages, including…
Putin Says He May Seek Another Term If Constitutional Changes Passed
Vladimir Putin is considering running for a new term as Russia’s president if voters approve constitutional changes that would enable…
Coronavirus: U.S. Bank Deposits Increase By $2 Trillion
It’s the banking world’s version of the rich getting richer. A record $2 trillion surge in cash hit the deposit…
US China Cold War ‘Bigger Global Threat Than Virus’
The deepening cold war between the US and China will be a bigger worry for the world than coronavirus, according…
Yemen Separatists Seize Remote Island From Saudi-Backed Government
Southern separatists have seized control of Yemen’s island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea, deposing its governor and driving out…
Spain Reopens Its Borders As State Of Emergency Comes To An End
Passengers wearing masks and wheeling suitcases arrived at Madrid’s main airport and French people crossed the border to buy bargain…
Judge Rules Bolton Can Release Book
A federal judge ruled Saturday that former national security adviser John Bolton may move forward in publishing his memoir “The…
Amazon Signals Entry Into Alcohol Delivery In India
Amazon.com has secured clearance to deliver alcohol in India’s eastern state of West Bengal, according to a document seen by Reuters, signalling…
Coronavirus: How India’s Lockdown Sparked A Debate Over Maids
At the weekend, India extended the nationwide coronavirus lockdown by another fortnight, but said that domestic helpers can now return…