Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald.
Today, two highlights in local news. Starting off with politics, according to a poll from members, it looks like Keir Starmer who is the Brexit spokesman for Britain’s opposition Labour Party is an early front runner in the race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as the leader.
Lloyds Banking Group customers complained about how they could not use and access their accounts via mobile apps or websites on New Year’s Day which caused additional inconvenience since it also coincided with a public holiday when all the branches of the bank were shut.
Starting off with finance, European shares started 2020 strong on fresh monetary stimulus from Beijing and growing Sino-U.S. trade optimism. In the tech world, Xiaomi Corp to invest over 50 billion yuan over the next five years towards 5G and artificial intelligence of things (AIoT). From the field of automobiles, Volkswagen says it is in the midst of settlement talks with vehicle owners in Germany who were suing them for VW’s diesel cars excessive pollution. More from the automobile industry, Hyundai Motors and affiliate Kia Motors have missed 2019 annual targets, the fifth year in a row and in 2020, expect combined sales to rise by 5%. Flying high to the aviation sector, relieving reports show the number of people killed in large commercial aeroplane crashes fell by 50% in 2019. In other aviation news, Airbus has become the world’s largest planemaker after delivering a forecast-beating 863 aircraft in 2019 seizing the crown from Boeing.
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