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Shanghai Covid: Oil prices fall after city starts lockdown

March 29, 2022 9:28 am Add a Comment

Global oil prices have fallen as China starts to implement a city-wide lockdown in Shanghai, an important financial and manufacturing hub. Brent crude lost more than $4.50 a barrel on concerns that the move would mean that demand for oil … Read more →

Millions go back into lockdown around the world

July 14, 2020 2:48 pm Add a Comment

Summary Cities and states on several continents reimpose restrictions as cases surge again France awards health workers pay rises worth €8bn (£7.2bn; $9bn) after a series of protests In England, face masks will be compulsory in shops from 24 July … Read more →

UK cautious about easing lockdown

April 20, 2020 8:44 am Add a Comment

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is extremely cautious about removing the UK lockdown. He met Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary who has been replacing the prime minister as he recovers from coronavirus, at Chequers on Friday. And the overarching message emerging … Read more →

Coronavirus: Trump claims ‘total’ authority to lift lockdown

April 14, 2020 12:25 pm Add a Comment

President Donald Trump has claimed “total” power to lift the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, contradicting governors and legal experts. “The president of the United States calls the shots,” Mr Trump said during a combative press conference in which he feuded with … Read more →

South Africa extends lockdown by further 2 weeks

April 9, 2020 7:09 pm Add a Comment

South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the country’s coronavirus lockdown will be extended by a further two weeks. He had imposed a 21-day lockdown on the country’s 56 million inhabitants on 23 March, enforced by the police and the … Read more →

What you can and can’t do during the lockdown

March 28, 2020 6:38 am Add a Comment

During the two-week partial lockdown of Accra and Kumasi from Monday, March 30, the over 3.2 million residents in these areas have been advised by President Nana Akufo-Addo to only leave their homes in search of essential items or activities. … Read more →