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Pharmaceutical firm to donate two million tablets of malaria drug to world’s largest COVID-19 trial 

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A pharmaceutical firm will donate two million antimalarials to the world’s largest COVID-19 medication trial following Donald Trump’s praise of the drug. Accord Healthcare Ltd, a global medicine distributor, will supply hydroxychloroquine to 40,000 frontline healthcare workers in the COPCOV study.  They will take a hydroxychloroquine tablet daily and be followed for a five-month period to … Read more

World’s largest asset manager Blackrock joins war on climate change

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Blackrock joins war on climate change: World’s largest asset manager to introduce green investment strategy By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:39 BST, 14 January 2020 | Updated: 22:39 BST, 14 January 2020 The world’s largest asset manager has sought to position itself as a climate change champion after announcing a raft of … Read more

Russia sees its largest rise in new coronavirus cases yet with 1,786 new infections

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Russia sees its largest rise in new coronavirus case yet with 1,786 new infections bringing the total to 11,917 Deaths also rose by 18 to 94, according to Moscow’s crisis response centre Doctors are treating all pneumonia patients for Covid-19 without waiting for test Russia has a relatively low outbreak but is building new coronavirus … Read more

Inside the world’s largest bike garage in Utrecht, which has room for 12,500 bicycles

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Wheel-y impressive! Inside the world’s largest bike garage – a vast three-storey subterranean facility with parking spots for 12,500 bicycles and 1,200-metres of lanes The world’s most enormous bike garage is located in the Dutch city of Utrecht below its major train station  It’s an impressive three-storey structure with enough space for 12,500 bikes and … Read more

UK’s largest banks urged to cut bonuses and dividends

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Pressure growing on UK’s largest banks to cut bosses’ bonuses and shareholder payouts to preserve cash in face of growing coronavirus crisis By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:09 BST, 30 March 2020 | Updated: 22:09 BST, 30 March 2020 Pressure is growing on the UK’s largest banks to cut bosses’ bonuses and … Read more

Jersey’s my oyster! Discovering the island’s largest oyster farm and learning how to ‘shuck’ them 

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The most sought-after foods tend to divide opinion — and for good reason. The truffle, pulled from the dirt, often by a pig, can be overwhelming, caviar leaves many cold, and it’s best not to think about how foie gras is produced. The oyster is summed up by author Jonathan Swift: ‘He was a bold … Read more

Post Office bosses are to face MPs in official inquiry into ‘largest miscarriage of justice’

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Post Office bosses are to face MPs as part of official inquiry into scandal of staff who were wrongly accused of theft The Post Office accused its staff for years of stealing from its branches Many former postmasters were convicted and fined, and in some cases jailed But it later emerged that its IT system … Read more

Dow Jones suffers largest one-day point drop in HISTORY

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U.S. stock indexes plunged dramatically yet again on Thursday, as the rapid spread of the coronavirus outside China deepens investor worries about growth and corporate earnings.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 1,190.95 points, or 4.42 percent, to 25,766.64, the largest one-day point drop in history. It comes during the quickest market plunge on a percentage … Read more

Surfing legend Kelly Slater to build world’s largest man-made wave in Coachella Valley

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Surfing legend Kelly Slater plans to build 18 million-gallon artificial wave pool – the largest in the world – as part of a $200million complex in Coachella Valley that includes homes, a hotel and restaurants Large wave basin is centerpiece of resort planned for La Quinta, California  Complex is slated to be built in Coachella … Read more

Masterminds behind the UK’s largest illegal tobacco factory jailed

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Masterminds behind a £10million fraud which saw the UK’s largest illegal tobacco factory produce 140 packs of cigarettes a minute have been jailed. John Watson Snr, 47, who was a director of Doncaster Greyhound stadium, Terence Jacques, 60, and security guard Russell Haywood, 48, led a 12-man gang who made millions of counterfeit cigarettes which … Read more