Twitter does a U-turn and starts allowing people to share Biden Ukraine story again

Twitter is no longer blocking links to the Joe Biden Ukraine story and has now changed its policies to say it will label posts it finds questionable instead of removing them or stopping people from sharing them, after being threatened with subpoenas and investigations by Republicans.  The about-turn came on Thursday night after an explosive … Read more

Twitter won’t remove hacked content after outrage over blocking links to Biden-Ukraine stories

Twitter will no longer block and remove hacked content and will instead label tweets after Republicans said they threatened to subpoena CEO Jack Dorsey for shutting down President Trump’s campaign account and blocking links to Biden Ukraine stories. The company’s Legal, Policy and Trust & Safety Lead announced the policy changes on Thursday, saying the … Read more

WHO hits back at Trump after he threatened to withdraw funding over coronavirus response

The World Health Organization has hit back at President Trump after he threatened to cut US funding over its handling of the coronvirus crisis. Trump has been locked in a battle of words with the WHO and tried to blame the UN agency for not warning the world sooner about the impending pandemic that originated in … Read more

Coronavirus: Greta Thunberg has symptoms and is self-isolating

Greta Thunberg says she may have coronavirus and is isolating with her father after displaying symptoms Greta Thunberg says she contracted coronavirus and is now in self-isolation Teenage activist said her father, Svante, was also suffering from the disease Pair believe they became infected while on a train tour of Europe this month Thunberg said … Read more

Greta Thunberg says she may have coronavirus and is isolating with her father

Greta Thunberg says she may have coronavirus and is isolating with her father after displaying symptoms Greta Thunberg says she contracted coronavirus and is now in self-isolation Teenage activist said her father Svante was also suffering from the disease Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor? By Chris Dyer For Mailonline … Read more

British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is RELEASED from Iranian prison for two weeks 

British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been released from Iranian prison today as part of prisoner release. The 42-year-old was among thousands of prisoners temporarily released from jail by the government in Tehran because of the coronavirus outbreak, her husband said. She serving a five-year prison term in Tehran for sedition after being arrested in April … Read more

Coronavirus: death toll soars as Italy has 168 fatalities in a day

Italy recorded 168 coronavirus deaths today, its highest single-day toll to date, pushing the number of fatalities outside China to more than 1,000. Overall in Italy, 631 people have died from the COVID-19 disease caused by the virus and 10,149 have been infected in just over two weeks.  Today’s toll raised the number of deaths … Read more

Former chairman and CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch, dies at 84 

Jack Welch, legendary former chairman and CEO of General Electric who was dubbed the ‘manager of the century’, dies at 84 Wife of the former Chairman and CEO of General Electric confirmed the death Welch was dubbed the ‘manager of the century’ by Fortune magazine Under his leadership GE was the world’s second most valuable company … Read more

Twelve more people test positive for coronavirus in England bringing the total UK cases to 35

Twelve more people test positive for coronavirus in England – bringing the total number of UK cases to 35 By Chris Dyer For Mailonline Published: 13:46 GMT, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 13:52 GMT, 1 March 2020 Twelve more people have tested positive for coronavirus in England, the government announced today.  The latest announcement brings the … Read more

Iran’s vice president and spokeswoman for 1979 hostage-takers infected with coronavirus 

Iran’s vice president and spokeswoman for 1979 hostage-takers is infected with coronavirus, state media reveals Iranian spokeswoman for the 1979 hostage crisis is diagnosed with coronavirus Masoumeh Ebtekar, who is also a vice president, has reportedly been infected She was pictured near President Hassan Rouhani during Iranian cabinet meeting By Associated Press Published: 14:19 GMT, … Read more