LONDON — The science around the link between children and the spread of the coronavirus is still evolving, but a growing body of evidence suggests that kids attending school do play an important role in community transmission. The issue comes as the resurgent spread of Covid-19 has prompted most of Europe to adopt the strictest […] Read more
Iran came into 2021 swinging. Within the first week of the year, the country had seized a South Korean tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and announced its return to 20% uranium enrichment, a massive breach of the 2015 nuclear deal it signed with world powers. The tanker seizure, Iran says, is in response to […] Read more
Thinking of investing in a cryptocurrency? Be prepared to lose all your money. That’s the message from the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority, which on Monday warned investments and lending products related to crypto come with “very high risks.” “The FCA is aware that some firms are offering investments in cryptoassets, or lending or investments linked […] Read more
President Donald Trump is now promising an “orderly transition” of power, tweeting through a surrogate early Thursday minutes after Congress formally confirmed the election of Joe Biden as president following an hourslong takeover of the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters. A statement from the president on Twitter via deputy chief of staff for communications Dan […] Read more
A British judge ruled on Monday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, one of the world’s most high-profile whistleblowers, will not be extradited to the U.S. Judge Vanessa Baraitser said extradition would be oppressive due to Assange’s mental health. “The overall impression is of a depressed and sometimes despairing man, who is genuinely fearful about his future,” […] Read more
Wall Street investors largely believe a Joe Biden presidency could mean lower stock-market returns, according to a new survey. As a part of Quarterly Report, we polled more than 100 chief investor officers, portfolio managers and contributors who manage money about where they stood on the upcoming year for stocks under a new administration. The […] Read more
LONDON — The Irish foreign minister said a post-Brexit trade deal is expected Thursday, after a “last-minute hitch” delayed an announcement. Simon Coveney told RTE radio it will be an “enormous relief” when the deal is finally announced. Press conferences originally slated for early Thursday have been delayed as both sides finalize the “small text” of […] Read more
Europe’s medicines regulator on Monday authorized Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for conditional use, opening the door to an inoculation program across the European Union. The news comes less than two weeks after the American and German-developed vaccine was approved for use in the U.K. and U.S. Europe is on track to start vaccinations within a week, regulators said, […] Read more
The scale of a sophisticated cyberattack on the U.S. government that was unearthed this week is much bigger than first anticipated. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in a summary Thursday that the threat “poses a grave risk to the federal government.” It added that “state, local, tribal, and territorial governments as well as critical […] Read more
Business activity in the euro zone is having a fairly robust December, according to the latest preliminary purchasing manager’s index (PMI) data for the region. The flash euro zone PMI composite output index, which looks at activity in both manufacturing and services sectors, came in at 49.8 in December, up from 45.3 in November. A […] Read more
