The signal for HSBC (L) and Standard Chartered Bank (R) will be displayed on April 28, 2020 at the local headquarters of each bank in Hong Kong. Anthony Valace Les / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images Shares of Europe’s top banks fell on Monday after reports surfaced that they were …
Read More »‘Mini’ national lockdown by governors
The waitress brings a protective face-covering drink for customers in the late summer sun on the outdoor tables in Soho, central London on September 20, 2020. Daniel Lil-Olivas | AFP | Getty Images LONDON – The UK could lead a second, shorter “mini” lockdown for two weeks to combat a …
Read More »U.S. Coronavirus: More than half of the states report new cases as 200,000 people are close to death in the country
The states that have reported more new cases in the last seven days include Wisconsin, Idaho, South Dakota, Iowa and Kansas, all of which also have coronavirus positivity rates above 15%. The positivity rate is the percentage of all tests given that return positive for coronavirus. The World Health Organization …
Read More »Humpback whales are free after swimming in a crocodile-affected river in Australia
It all started when three humpback whales entered the East Alligator River in Cucumber National Park. A spokesman for the park, located in Australia’s Northern Territory, said they were spotted last Tuesday, a week after entering the river. The other two whales were thought to have left the area – …
Read More »Watch Chaman, Succession and Sweet’s Creek Dominate Virtual EMI EMIs 2020
It was an unrealistic undertaking for the Emmy Awards at the nd૨ – the first major acting awards show since the epidemic began, a bizarre and defeated ceremony in which the Stars accepted the award at Zoom. But unpopular new methods (telecasts require more than 100 live feeds), and the …
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