More than 200,000 people are getting a COVID-19 jab every day and the government is on course to reach its target of 13 million people vaccinated by mid-February, Matt Hancock […]
Countries are banning flights from the UK to protect their citizens from the new variant of fast-spreading coronavirus
Fears around a new variant of COVID-19 have prompted multiple countries to cancel flights from the UK. The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Italy, and Israel have closed their borders to UK […]
Sweden's Skanska sells share in Virginia, U.S. project for $625 million
FILE PHOTO: Swedish builder Skanska sign is seen at the building site on Brompton Road in London, Britain November 7, 2018. Picture taken November 7, 2018. REUTERS/Anna RingstromSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) – […]
Blackstone third-quarter earnings rise on strong asset sales
Slideshow ( 2 images )NEW YORK (Reuters) – Blackstone Group LP BX.N said on Wednesday third-quarter distributable earnings rose 9% year-on-year, as the world’s largest manager of alternative assets such […]
Brit jailed for going to McDonald’s after being ordered to self-isolate
A man who breached coronavirus rules by going to McDonald's with friends has been sent to prison. Jake Waring admitted failing to comply with a direction to self-isolate on Sunday. […]
China economy: Maybe there's hope for a V-shaped recovery after all
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – China’s economy is back-ish and the world can exhale. Without this rebound, the nascent global recovery would be on even thinner ice. The expansion reported on Monday […]
Acting Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf defies House subpoena to testify
Acting Homeland Security Director Chad Wolf. Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty Images Acting Homeland Security Director Chad Wolf defied a subpoena on Thursday to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee about […]
Denver police arrest man in connection to fatal shooting in southeast Denver
Denver police arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with a Monday shooting that left one man dead. D’Andre Horton is being investigated on suspicion of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree […]
Amazon, Verizon may invest over $4 billion in India's Vodafone Idea: report
BENGALURU (Reuters) – U.S. wireless carrier Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) and Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) may invest more than $4 billion for a stake in India’s Vodafone Idea Ltd (VODA.NS), the […]
Colorado candidate for U.S. Congress removes Elijah McClain’s name from event after request from family
A Republican candidate running to represent Aurora in the U.S. House of Representatives removed Elijah McClain‘s name from an event he was hosting after the family said he didn’t have […]