Coronavirus US: Trump stops World Health Organization funding

President Trump announced Tuesday he was freezing all funding to the World Health Organization blaming it for accelerating the coronavirus pandemic by opposing travel bans from China, which Trump supported.  ‘Today I’m instructing my administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization while a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organization’s role … Read more

More than 40 coronavirus testing sites are in danger of closing as the government ends funding

More than 40 coronavirus testing sites are in danger of closing after the Trump administration says it federal funding for them on Friday On Friday, the federal government is ending funding for coronavirus testing sites across the US More than 40 of these sites in state such as Colorado and Pennsylvania are either in danger … 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

Trump calls WHO ‘China-centric’ and says he might slash funding

Donald Trump takes aim at World Health Organization calling it ‘China-centric’ and says he will consider cutting funding for international body after being criticized for his own coronavirus response President Trump went after the World Health Organization in a tweet Tuesday, calling the international health body too ‘China centric’  Trump said the WHO ‘really blew … Read more

Charities cry out for funding as some have just six months before they run out of funds

Charities face a grim future and even the threat of closure over the next couple of months if they’re not helped urgently and given funds to stay afloat, many are warning. Thousands of charities are in a difficult position and are appealing for funds from the public or face bankruptcy as fundraising events are cancelled … Read more

UK is funding mass-produced coronavirus test which tells you if you’ve EVER had it

The UK Government is working with the inventors of the home pregnancy test to develop a coronavirus testing kit at a factory in Senegal. The Department for International Development has granted the company Mologic £1million to produce tests which reveal if someone has ever had the virus in the past. The kits could also tell … Read more

Science institute funding food research accused of influencing politicians for food firms

An organisation advising the EU and UN about health has been accused of trying to influence politicians on behalf of giant food companies. The International Life Sciences Institute, based in Washington DC, is influenced by, and working to help, the companies which fund it, scientists said in a study. The institute, funded by Coca Cola … Read more

Ailing retailer Laura Ashley seeks further £15m rescue loan just weeks after emergency funding deal

Ailing retailer Laura Ashley seeks further £15m rescue loan just weeks after emergency funding deal It was saved from collapse last month by £20m lifeline from US bank Wells Fargo It  said it is ‘in advanced discussions with a third-party lender’  But there are fears of the impact of coronavirus  By Daily Mail City & … Read more

Cricket club’s future at risk as Lottery funding is not acceptable for its mainly Muslim members

Asian cricket club of the year’s future is at risk because it refuses to take Lottery funding that is not acceptable for its mainly Muslim members Mount Cricket Club in Batley, West Yorkshire, needs £2m to improve its facilities Sports England, which gives donations to club, is funded by the National Lottery But most of … Read more