Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald.
Beginning with coronavirus news, a third British national was confirmed to have contracted coronavirus after travelling to an Asian country other than China and told doctors to be vigilant to those showing symptoms from a wider range of countries. London’s Chinese ambassador Liu Xiaoming said that Britain’s advice to its nationals to evacuate from China due to the coronavirus outbreak in Hubei province was an over-reaction.
On the other side of things, a prominent British scientist Robin Shattock made a significant breakthrough on the development of a vaccine against coronavirus, reducing the normal development time from “two to three years to just 14 days”.
European Union’s markets watchdog asked its British counterpart to ensure that ICE Futures Europe and the London Metal Exchange fully comply with the bloc’s market transparency rules for commodity derivatives. Approximately 500,000 EU nationals in Britain are yet to apply for a new immigration status to remain in UK post Brexit. According to government statistics, around 3 million EU citizens and their families have applied for “settled status” which grants them permission from the government to remain in Britain. These numbers underline the volumes of people applying for the scheme launched nationally in March 2019. It also highlighted the challenge that lays ahead for the government to ensure the correct application by all EU citizens.
U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal on impeachment charges with a pair of caustic, freewheeling speeches that drew on White House pomp and the solemnity of an annual prayer breakfast to underscore the fact that he remained in office. After walking down a red carpet to a standing ovation from scores of Republican lawmakers, administration officials and conservative media figures in the East Room of the White House, Trump re-aired old grievances and accused Democrats of staging a “corrupt” effort to undermine his presidency in a speech lasting more than an hour. “I’ve done things wrong in my life, I will admit … but this is what the end result is,” Trump said, holding up a copy of the Washington Post with the headline “Trump acquitted.”
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