Shares, oil price fall as China virus fears intensifyÂ
Stocks tumbled on Monday as investors grew increasingly anxious about the economic impact of China’s spreading virus outbreak, with demand spiking for safe-haven assets such as the Japanese yen and…
Oil price falls as fears grow over China virus
Crude prices fell more than 2% to multi-month lows on Monday as the rising number of cases of the new coronavirus in China and city lock downs there deepened concerns…
Kardashian, others mourn death of Kobe Bryant in Sikorsky S-76 helicopter
Basketball icon Kobe Bryant was among five people killed when a helicopter slammed into a hillside Sunday near Malibu in Los Angeles County, according to multiple media outlets. CNN and…
Coronavirus: 56 dead in China, over 2,000 now infected globallyÂ
More than 2,000 people globally have been infected with a new coronavirus, the vast majority of them in China, where 56 people have died from the disease, according to figures…
China virus death toll rises to 41, over 1,300 infected globally
The death toll from China’s coronavirus outbreak jumped on Saturday to 41 from 26 a day earlier as the Lunar New Year got off to a gloomy start, with authorities…
Italy’s watchdog launches non-compliance proceedings against Facebook
Italy’s competition watchdog has launched proceedings against Facebook for non-compliance with a previous request it had made regarding improper commercial practices in the group’s treatment of user data, the agency…
China locks down two cities at epicentre of Coronavirus outbreak
China put on lock down on Thursday two cities at the epicenter of a new Coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 people and infected nearly 600, as health authorities around…
$7.35bn spent on players transfer in 2019, 80% of spending from 100 clubs – FIFA
Football clubs worldwide splashed out a record $7.35 billion (6.63 million euros) on transfers in the men’s game in 2019, FIFA revealed in a report released on Wednesday. The amount represents a…
China may witness further spread of Coronavirus – WHO
The World Health Organisation said on Tuesday that the new coronavirus was likely to spread to other parts of China and possibly other countries in coming days. “More cases should…
African women entrepreneurs implore investors, seek more recognition at UK business event
From job creation to clean energy, female African entrepreneurs can add millions of dollars to their economies and deliver positive social change if they are taken more seriously, experts said…