European shares traded higher on Thursday when world markets received a boost from news about the development of a possible coronavirus vaccine. The pan-European Stoxx 600 rose 1.3% mid-morning, with banks up 4% to lead gains as all sectors and major markets entered positive territory. European stocks are tracking global …
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An asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago “had to be responsible” for the dinosaurs’ disappearance, according to a new study on the effects of the impact. Researchers at Imperial College London created mathematical models of the impact of volcanic activity and a large asteroid would have on dinosaur …
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European stocks opened in negative territory on Monday as investors digest the growing number of deaths from coronavirus. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 0.3% at the start of trading, with core resources and oil and gas stocks losing 0.7% to lead losses as most sectors and major markets opened …
Read More »Jonty Bravery gets life in prison for kicking a boy off the balcony
The British teenager who tried to kill a 6-year-old boy by throwing him off the 10th floor of London’s Tate Modern Gallery was sentenced to life in prison on Friday, and was warned that he may never go out. Jonty Bravery, who was just 17 at the time of the …
Read More »London protesters wreck police cars when police try to shut down the party
An illegal London street party turned into a violent riot against police when officers tried to shut it down, with disturbing images showing a man waving a sword at a line of police officers. Scotland Yard says that at least 22 officers were wounded on Wednesday night when the large …
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