July 2020
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China announced Tuesday the suspension of Hong Kong’s extradition treaties with Canada, Australia, and the UK in response to the similar decisions by those countries, said Wang Wenbin, spokesperson for Chinese Foreign Ministry. The three countries all expressed their concern over the newly enacted national security law for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) before…
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Global airlines cut their coronavirus recovery forecast on Tuesday, saying it would take until 2024 – a year longer than previously expected – for passenger traffic to return to pre-crisis levels. In an update on the pandemic’s crippling impact on air travel, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) cited slow virus containment in the United…
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Friday the diplomats of the U.S. consulate general in Chengdu interfered in China’s internal affairs and engaged in activities that were not in line with their diplomatic identities. Wang urged the U.S. to withdraw its decision to close China’s consulate general in Houston and make efforts to bring…
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The coronavirus death toll in UK hospitals, care homes and the wider community has risen by seven to 45,759, the lowest number reported since March 12, the government said. The figures do not include all deaths involving Covid-19 in the UK, which are thought to have passed 55,000, according to data from the Office for…
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Friday the diplomats of the U.S. consulate general in Chengdu interfered in China’s internal affairs and engaged in activities that were not in line with their diplomatic identities. Wang said the Chinese side has lodged representations with the U.S. many times. He urged the U.S. to withdraw its…
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Tuesday that peace talks with the Taliban could begin “in a week’s time,” following the completion of a crucial prisoner exchange. “To demonstrate the government’s commitment to peace, the Islamic Republic will soon complete the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners,” Ghani told senior officials at the presidential palace. “With this…
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From banning unhealthy snacks being positioned at shop checkouts to the ending of Buy One Get One Free offers on junk food, the UK government has unveiled a raft of measures in a bid to tackle Britain’s bulging waistlines. Currently in the UK two-thirds of adults and one-third of children are overweight which can lead to…
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Charities supporting people with eating disorders have hit out at the government’s ‘Better Health’ campaign branding it “stigmatising” and “shaming”. The government launched its campaign to tackle obesity on Monday including a raft of plans to slim down Britain. The move comes after Boris Johnson revealed his own brush with Covid-19, which saw him require intensive…
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The government has been criticised for announcing mandatory quarantine rules, without warning, on Saturday evening – just hours before they were due to come into effect. Labour criticised the “chaotic nature of the decision making” but Number 10 has defended the last-minute move, saying border measures and travel advice can be “changed rapidly” in order…
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The UK has its first confirmed case of coronavirus in a pet cat. The cat caught Covid-19 from its owners, who tested positive for the virus, and all of them have since gone on to make full recoveries.But what do we know about the spread of the virus between humans and their pets? Can cats…
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The Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) has changed its guidance to include the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands in its advice to avoid all but essential travel to Spain. Anyone travelling from those locations to the UK must quarantine for 14 days. The self-isolation rule was announced on Saturday, but many had hoped Spain’s islands…
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South Korea on Saturday reported more than 100 new coronavirus cases for the first time in four months while South Africa announced a surge in infections and some U.S. states tightened anti-disease controls. South Korea’s 113 new cases included 36 workers returning from Iraq and 32 crew members of a Russian freighter, the government said.…
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New rules on wearing masks in England came into effect Friday, with people entering shops, banks and supermarkets now required to wear face coverings, while Romania reported a record for daily infections and France announced mandatory testing for arrivals from 16 countries, including the United States. People in England can be fined as much as…
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A plane carrying a Chilean man accused of murdering a Japanese student in France took off from Santiago’s airport Thursday bound for Paris, where he will face trial for the alleged 2016 slaying. Nicolas Zepeda, 29, had been under house arrest at his mother’s apartment in the Chilean resort of Viña del Mar since the…
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Manchester City are now planning the structure of the squad for the 2020/2021 season with added clarity following the recent CAS ruling which lifted the UEFA ban which would have ruled them out of Champions League action for two seasons. According to Catalan sports daily Sport, Pep Guardiola will have access to a budget of 300 million pounds (approximately…
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Literature Review Corporate governance refers to the processes, structures and information used for directing and overseeing the management of an institution (Duncan and Cameron, 2005). A good corporate governance framework establishes the mechanism for achieving accountability between the board, senior management and shareholders, while protecting the interests of relevant stakeholders and they also set structure…
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