The World Health Organisation says cases of live viruses being found on packaging appear to be “rare and isolated”, The Associated Press reports. While the virus can “survive a long time under cold storage conditions”, there is no evidence of people contracting Covid-19 from consuming food, it said. The virus SARS-CoV-2 …
Read More »Coronavirus latest news: UK will fare better than other countries if it can contain Covid locally, UK’s national statistician says
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Sunday announced new anti-coronavirus restrictions for bars, restaurants and public gatherings, in a move aimed at stopping a spike in infections and avoiding a new nationwide lockdown. Under the new rules, gyms, swimming pools, cinemas and theaters will be closed, while bars and …
Read More »United Nations should be reformed to ‘address global challenges ahead’, says Foreign Secretary
Mr Raab added: “The world needs the UN. And on this anniversary we should remember it, and commit to strengthening multilateralism for the next 75 years.” The Foreign Secretary’s comments come after a speech by Boris Johnson to the UN general assembly last month, in which he said the world’s …
Read More »Row between Westminster and Manchester continues amid confusion over talks
Royal Mail is targeting a contract worth almost £800m to spearhead mass … Here's a quick overview of the major UK developments you should be … Source link
Read More »Activists criticise ‘tokenistic’ efforts after rebrand of Royal Mail postboxes | World news
Tokenistic gestures are being made in place of real-world action to improve the lives of black Britons, activists have complained, after Royal Mail marked Black History Month by dedicating four postboxes. The boxes were painted black and turned into billboards celebrating the stories of four prominent black people, including Sir …
Read More »US media has become the true opposition
LISTEN ye men of Dzimbahwe, even those foolish MaShurugwi, to these wise words. Over the last 30 years, the power of the media has grown out of all proportion to its intended purpose, which was to render to the citizen unvarnished information. In the US, as we speak, the media, …
Read More »Amazon to suspend non-essential shipments to UK and US warehouses | Business
Online retail giant Amazon is stopping sellers from sending non-essential items to its UK and US warehouses until 5 April, to make space for vital items needed by its customers during the coronavirus outbreak. Amazon wrote to its third-party sellers, some of whom use the company’s logistics to store and …
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