Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald.
Britain will no longer conduct a review into workers’ rights, said business minister Kwasi Kwarteng. He was seen reiterating that the government will not take any steps that would weaken employment protections but instead will aim at increasing them post-Brexit.
UK’s competition watchdog started its initial probe into Facebook Inc’s acquisition of GIF website Giphy, which is now completed. This comes at a time when the social media network is under global regulatory monitoring over antitrust concerns.
In what is generally perceived as the impact of a new lockdown, the number of new coronavirus cases in England is witnessing a slump. However, cases are not dropping quickly enough and the prevalence is still pretty much high, according to a study.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said the US reaffirms its commitment to the security of Israel and will work closely with it to bring about peace in the region.
George Haswani, a Syrian businessman accused of having links to last year’s devastating blast in Beirut, has denied having any connections, adding that he knew nothing of a firm linked to the purchase of the fertiliser that exploded in the port.
A Russian court gave orders for Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to be kept in jail. An appeal against his detention was rejected by the court and dismissing demands by the West and tens of thousands of his Russian supporters to set him free.