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The NBA has suspended its season after the Oklahoma City Thunder’s game against the Utah Jazz was postponed after a player tested positive for coronavirus. The league confirmed in a statement that ‘the test result was reported shortly prior to the tip-off’ and ‘the affected player was not in the arena’. ‘The NBA is suspending … Read more
Italy recorded 168 coronavirus deaths today, its highest single-day toll to date, pushing the number of fatalities outside China to more than 1,000. Overall in Italy, 631 people have died from the COVID-19 disease caused by the virus and 10,149 have been infected in just over two weeks. Today’s toll raised the number of deaths … Read more
The US authorities are planning a flight tomorrow to repatriate Britons on the coronavirus-hit Grand Princess cruise ship, the British government said. Officials in California were preparing today to receive thousands of passengers from the cruise ship that has been idling off the coast of San Francisco with at least 21 people aboard infected with the … Read more
Former Chairman and CEO of General Electric Jack Welch has died at 84. Welch died from renal failure, his wife Suzy told The New York Times Monday. He led GE for 20 years from 1981 to 2001, growing it from a $14billion company that made light bulbs and appliances to a financial services and consulting … Read more
Jack Welch, legendary former chairman and CEO of General Electric who was dubbed the ‘manager of the century’, dies at 84 Wife of the former Chairman and CEO of General Electric confirmed the death Welch was dubbed the ‘manager of the century’ by Fortune magazine Under his leadership GE was the world’s second most valuable company … Read more
Twelve more people test positive for coronavirus in England – bringing the total number of UK cases to 35 By Chris Dyer For Mailonline Published: 13:46 GMT, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 13:52 GMT, 1 March 2020 Twelve more people have tested positive for coronavirus in England, the government announced today. The latest announcement brings the … Read more
Iran’s vice president and spokeswoman for 1979 hostage-takers is infected with coronavirus, state media reveals By Associated Press Published: 14:19 GMT, 27 February 2020 | Updated: 14:27 GMT, 27 February 2020 A state-owned newspaper in Iran says Masoumeh Ebtekar, a vice president in the Islamic Republic and a spokeswoman for the 1979 hostage-takers, has the … Read more