Donald Trump has joined TikTok, despite attempting to ban it on national security grounds during his presidency. In 2020 he signed a presidential executive order attempting to ban the platform for its links to China, which was ultimately blocked by US courts. He has since criticised recent attempts to curtail it, saying this would empower […]
Getty Images Patients are sometimes cared for in corridors because of a lack of hospital beds Caring for patients in hospital corridors has become “normal”, despite being unsafe and unacceptable for patients, says a report from the Royal College of Nursing. At its annual conference starting on Monday, RCN boss Prof Nicola Ranger will say […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Brazilian challenger bank Nubank is working with Telecom-as-a-Service platform Gigs to add a digital travel eSIM to its package for premium users. Customers with Nubank’s Ultravioleta premium plan can activate the 10GB eSIM […]
The US government has “every expectation” that Israel will accept a ceasefire proposal that would begin with a six-week cessation of hostilities in Gaza if Hamas takes the deal, according to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. The three-part plan unveiled by President Joe Biden last week would also be a “surge” of humanitarian aid, […]
18 hours ago Deborah Weitzmann,Business reporter Getty Images European retailers are rushing to place their Christmas orders early as soaring shipping costs and trade route disruption threaten holiday deliveries, experts say. For the last few months, vessels belonging to Western firms have been attacked in the Red Sea by Houthi rebels backing Hamas in its […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Marketnode, a Singapore-based digital market infrastructure firm, recently announced that it has completed its Series A funding round. This round was led by global banking giant HSBC and supported by its existing investor, […]
When Europeans vote in elections for the European Parliament this coming week, their choices will reflect the national mood in 27 different countries. Right and far-right parties are set to make gains, but the picture is widely different across the continent. Here is a snapshot of what to expect from BBC correspondents ahead of the […]
2 days ago Jonathan Amos,Science correspondent, @BBCAmos NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Brant Robertson et al The distant galaxy (circled) sits next to, but far behind, another galaxy The James Webb Space Telescope has smashed its own record for detecting the most distant known galaxy. Called JADES-GS-z14-0, the collection of stars was spied as it was a mere 290 million […]
The proposed merger between Nationwide and Virgin Money is to be investigated by the UK’s competition watchdog. The country’s biggest building society announced the £2.9bn deal with its smaller rival in March. It is the largest banking merger since the 2008 financial crisis and create the UK’s second-largest provider of mortgages and savings. The Competition […]
The space capsule will carry a two-person team to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch countdown for Boeing’s new Starliner space capsule on its inaugural crewed test flight has been halted, postponing the mission for at least 24 hours. The postponement was announced during a live NASA webcast on Saturday. Earlier, launch forecasts had […]