Carluccio’s rescue deal results in 1,000 job losses Getty Images Copyright: Getty Images UK dining chain Carluccio’s has been bought in a rescue deal that will save 30 of its restaurants. The Italian restaurant brand has been bought by Giraffe and Ed’s Easy Diner owner Boparan Restaurant Group in a deal which will save 800 […]
NPC: China begins move to impose controversial Hong Kong security law Hong Kong anti-government protests Image copyrightAFP / GETTYImage caption : Shoppers walking past a broadcast of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivering his speech at the opening of the NPC on Thursday China’s ruling Communist Party has set in motion a controversial national security law […]
KKR to invest $1.5 billion in Reliance Industries’ digital unit, its biggest deal in Asia Sankalp Phartiyal A woman checks her mobile phone as she walks past a mobile store of Reliance Industries’ Jio telecoms unit, in Mumbai, India, July 11, 2017. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade NEW DELHI (Reuters) – KKR & Co Inc will invest $1.5 […]
Oil prices drop as China-U.S. tensions grow, Beijing fails to set economic growth target Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday as tensions rose between the U.S. and China and as Beijing failed to set target for economic growth this year, stoking concern that the coronavirus pandemic will overshadow fuel demand in […]
RBI slashes rates again in off-cycle meeting to mitigate virus impact Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Reserve Bank of India on Friday slashed its key policy rate for a second time this year in an emergency meeting to counter the economic fallout from a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. […]
Robin Uthappa wants BCCI to lift player ban on overseas T20 leagues The Indian cricket board should lift its ban on players competing in overseas Twenty20 tournaments, says former India batsman Robin Uthappa. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) bars its men’s players from joining franchise leagues other than the Indian Premier […]
China Proposes Law Cracking Down On Hong Kong Opposition Activity Such a move has long been under consideration but was hastened by months of anti-government protests last year. Ken Moritsugu BEIJING (AP) — China’s ceremonial parliament will consider a bill that could limit opposition activity in Hong Kong, a spokesperson said Thursday, appearing to confirm […]
Prime Minister’s Questions about to start Prime Minister’s Questions will begin in the House of Commons in about 10 minutes – Boris Johnson’s first public appearance since the PMQs session last Wednesday. It comes as his government faces pressure about its plan for more children to return to schools on 1 June; concerns over the […]
Coronavirus symptoms: UK adds loss of smell and taste to list By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online Loss of smell or taste have been added to the UK’s list of coronavirus symptoms that people should look out for and self-isolate with. Until now, only a fever and cough were triggers for people to shut […]
Stunned Fox News Host Neil Cavuto Warns: Hydroxychloroquine ‘Will Kill You’ “I cannot stress this enough,” warned Neil Cavuto about the anti-malaria drug the president has touted as a coronavirus cure, “this will kill you.” By Ryan Grenoble, HuffPost US Donald Trump told reporters Monday that he’s been taking hydroxychloroquine for several weeks, despite a lack of evidence […]