Barclays will tell "hundreds" of UK staff who had gone back to the office to return to working from home. The bank told the BBC it was making the move following the latest guidance from the government that people should work at home when they can. About 1,000 Barclays employees worldwide returned to the office… Continue reading Barclay’s Bank to Send Workers Back to Work From Home_Ada Nkong

President Donald Trump on Monday threw into doubt a deal to restructure ownership of the popular video app TikTok, vowing to block any deal that allows its Chinese parent firm to retain any control. The comments raised fresh concerns over a weekend deal that appeared to avert a US-ordered ban of TikTok, which the Trump… Continue reading UK Coronavirus Alert Moves to Level 4 _Ada Nkong

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would nominate a woman to succeed late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The president’s desire to “to move quickly” on the process, despite Democrats’ vehement opposition, is likely to dominate the campaigns — alongside other hot-button issues such as the coronavirus and America’s ongoing racial reckoning… Continue reading Trump Says Woman Will Succeed Ginsburg_Ada Nkong

Several thousand people in northwest China have tested positive for a bacterial disease, authorities said on Tuesday, in an outbreak caused by a leak at a biopharmaceutical company last year. The Health Commission of Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu province, confirmed that 3,245 people had contracted the disease brucellosis, which is often caused by… Continue reading Bacterial Outbreak Infects Thousands After Factory Leak in China _Ada Nkong

A defining trait of Donald Trump's presidency is his incessant destruction of reason, evidence and science in the service of his personal whims, conspiratorial mindset and political requirements. On a day when Democratic nominee Joe Biden branded him a "climate arsonist" and global warming burst to the center of the campaign, Trump again ditched research… Continue reading Another Presidential Assault on Science as Fires and Pandemic Rage_Ada Nkong

Japan's governing party members have elected Yoshihide Suga as its new leader, making him all but certain to become the country's next prime minister. Given the Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) legislative majority, the current chief cabinet secretary is expected to handily win a parliamentary vote on Wednesday and succeed Shinzo Abe, who is stepping down… Continue reading Yoshihide Suga: From Cardboard Factory Worker to Japan’s Leader_Ada Nkong

A student who was fined £10,000 for an illegal house party of more than 50 people has apologised. The 19-year-old was issued with the fixed penalty notice after ignoring warnings to shut down the party at his Nottingham home on Friday night. In a letter sent to his neighbours, he said the "foolish gathering" was… Continue reading Illegal House Party Host Fined £10,000 Apologizes_Ada Nkong

Bahrain has joined the United Arab Emirates in agreeing to normalise relations with Israel, in a US-brokered deal that Palestinian leaders denounced as "another treacherous stab to the Palestinian cause".Donald Trump, the president of the United States, announced the deal on Twitter on Friday after he spoke by phone to Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa… Continue reading Bahrain Follows UAE to Normalise Ties With Isreal_Ada Nkong