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UK Labour Party picks centrist leader
Reuters and Bloomberg, Published on 04/04/2020
» LONDON: Keir Starmer was elected as the leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party on Saturday, pledging to bring an end to years of bitter infighting and to work with the government to contain the raging coronavirus pandemic.
UK Labour to unveil new leader to replace Corbyn
AFP, Published on 04/04/2020
» LONDON - Britain's main opposition Labour party on Saturday unveils a new leader who will take the helm of a defeated and divided party in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.
Coping with high risk velocity
Business, Win Phromphaet, Published on 31/03/2020
» In today's economic landscape, we have been seeing more late-cycle volatility, spurred by geopolitical tensions and slowing global growth -- and this was before the spread of the coronavirus began to rock financial markets worldwide.
Virus update: Worldwide death toll tops 10,000
Agencies, Published on 20/03/2020
» The coronavirus pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 people globally, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
Travel curbs tighten, billions in stimulus: Virus update
Bloomberg and online reporters, Published on 18/03/2020
» European leaders agreed to restrict most travel into the continent and German Chancellor Angela Merkel signalled she may be open to joint European Union debt issuance. The Trump administration is considering a stimulus plan that could reach $1.2 trillion.
Trump is 'vulgar fool' but world should fear tech titans, says Geldof
AFP, Published on 14/03/2020
» PARIS - Bob Geldof ruffles his white hair in front of the mirror to get it just dishevelled enough for the camera.
UK plans $39b stimulus, more NY cases: Virus update
Bloomberg and online reporters, Published on 11/03/2020
» Coronavirus cases hit 59 in Thailand, including workers at Suvarnabhumi airport. US cases climbed past 1,000 according to a Johns Hopkins tally that includes cruise ships, as a top health official said some parts of the country are now beyond containment efforts.
Britain's post-Brexit budget to combat virus fallout
AFP, Published on 11/03/2020
» LONDON - Britain unveils its first post-Brexit budget on Wednesday, with all eyes on emergency government measures to ease the economic pain from the coronavirus outbreak.
UK to deliver post-Brexit budget under virus cloud
AFP, Published on 08/03/2020
» LONDON: Britain unveils its first post-Brexit budget on Wednesday and analysts expect Prime Minister Boris Johnson to press ahead with major spending on infrastructure, despite the economic fallout from the coronavirus.
Boris Johnson's former rival seeks Londoners' votes
AFP, Published on 06/03/2020
» LONDON: Two decades ago, Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan, staying with locals along the way. Now he is deploying the same approach to his bid to become mayor of London.