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What is Kahoot?
October 24, 2020 04:27 PM BST| By Edita IvancevicJust how ‘google’ and ‘googling’ made it to official dictionaries, the story behind an interactive platform Kahoot! is no different. Thanks to this Norway invention, children and teachers around the world have been learning.....
Key Takeaways from Jacinda Ardern-Led New Zealand Approach Against the Pandemic
October 24, 2020 04:10 PM BST| By Hina ChowdharyCoronavirus’ impact on the world has been devastating. Amid this unprecedented challenge, one of the leaders who has stood tall, is Jacinda Ardern. The 39-year-old prime minister of New Zealand received global praise for her supe.....
How are European nations tackling COVID-19 second wave?
October 24, 2020 04:03 PM BST| By Kunal SawhneyAfter being severely hit by the initial wave of COVID-19 and gradually curbing the outbreak, many countries across Europe are again experiencing a resurgence of COVID-19 cases. Presently, countries like France, the UK, Spain and Germany are witness.....
PMI indicates a flattening recovery for the UK economy
October 24, 2020 08:56 AM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe UK IHS Markit flash PMI survey for October 2020 revealed that the economic recovery seen in the earlier months has faded away as the coronavirus cases spike up in the UK. The services sector which has a significant share in the nation&.....
COVID-19 Patients fill over 40% of ICU beds in Paris, an alarm bell for Europe?
October 24, 2020 07:08 AM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaThe ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) continues to wreak havoc all over the world. According to the WHO, there have been 41.57 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 1,134,940 fatalities across the world.....
UK Retail Sales Accelerated by 1.5% in September
October 23, 2020 10:39 PM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in red - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 3.14 points or 0.09 per cent lower at 3,450.35, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index contracted by 105.01 points or 0.37 per cent lower at 28,25...
UK consumer confidence index falls as fear of recession mounts
October 23, 2020 12:45 PM BST| By Kunal SawhneyThe United Kingdom is currently experiencing the second wave of the Covid-19 with tougher social distancing restrictions being introduced. The prime minister has strengthened the social distancing measures currently in force in the UK to curb the s.....
FTSE 100 inches up as Sunak rolls out extra job support
October 23, 2020 11:47 AM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaRishi Sunak, Chancellor, UK Treasury had granted additional support under the earlier announced Jobs Support Scheme (JSS) which begins on 1 November 2020 and would last for a period of six months. The economy needs support to sustain itself.....
London Stock Exchange Group Plc reports resilient Q3 performance
October 23, 2020 10:48 AM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaLondon Stock Exchange Group Plc (LON: LSE) has posted a Resilient Q3 performance across the Group despite challenging market conditions. For the three months ended 30 September 2020 the total income up 2 per cent to £600 million. On a nine-m...
Greencoat Renewables Plc acquires An Cnoc Wind Farm
October 23, 2020 10:47 AM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaGreencoat Renewables Plc (LON: GRP) has acquired An Cnoc Wind Farm located in County Tipperary, Ireland. The acquisition of the 11.5MW wind farm is being funded by company's existing credit facility, and the total borrowings after the deal would r...
Safestyle UK Plc updates about a commercial agreement
October 23, 2020 10:46 AM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaSafestyle UK Plc (LON: SFE) has issued an update regarding an agreement entered with Mr M. Misra in on 19 October 2018. The terms of the agreement stated that Mr M. Misra would receive 4,000,000 ordinary shares of 1 pence each along with a cash co...
Evgen Pharma Plc receives all approval for STAR trial
October 23, 2020 10:45 AM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaEvgen Pharma Plc (LON: EVG) has received all the necessary regulatory approvals for the SFX-01 treatment for Acute Respiratory Infections, also known as STAR trial. It is a Phase II/III trial to explore whether the company's lead asset, SFX-01, ca...
InterContinental Hotels Group Plc report improvement in trading for Q3 2020
October 23, 2020 10:44 AM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaInterContinental Hotels Group Plc (LON: IHG) has released the third-quarter trading update. The company has reported that though there was an improvement in trading in the third quarter, progress varied across region. Occupancy level improved...
Sensyne Health Plc collaborates with Bristol Myers Squibb
October 23, 2020 10:44 AM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaSensyne Health Plc (LON: SENS) has entered a research collaboration agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb. The collaboration for which no financial terms have been disclosed will focus on applying company’s proprietary machine learning to cond...
UK Secures Its First Post-Brexit Trade Deal with Japan
October 23, 2020 10:29 AM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaIn a major success for the Boris Johnson government, United Kingdom has secured its first major trade deal with Japan since it broke away from the European Union. The deal which was signed in Tokyo on 23 October 2020, has been given the name The UK.....
Tesla to ship cars from Shanghai plant, improve shipment time for Asia and EU
October 23, 2020 09:30 AM BST| By Edita IvancevicThe futuristic-car maker Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has new plans in mind for the local supply of its vehicles. Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduced a new project for car shipments directly from the Shanghai ‘Gigafactory’. With this move, Mr Musk w.....
Tesla smashes market estimates in Q3; General Motors reveals EV plans
October 23, 2020 08:43 AM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaTesla, Inc. came up with another banger in the September quarter show, which was labelled as the ‘best quarter in history’ by Elon Musk. But optimists believe that best is yet to come, at least from new factories in two other continents.....
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Gilead (NASDAQ:GILD) Share Price Moves up after FDA Approves Veklury® (remdesivir)
October 23, 2020 05:59 AM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaOn 22 October 2020, the US FDA gave the green light to Gilead’s Veklury® (remdesivir) making the antiviral drug the first officially approved treatment for COVID-19, an infection caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. The shar.....
Goldman Sachs to Pay US$2 billion over Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal
October 23, 2020 05:02 AM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaNew York’s leading global investment bank, Goldman Sachs has agreed to a much-anticipated settlement with the US Justice Department and would pay over US$2 billion for its role in Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal. It would let Goldman Sachs avoi.....
FTSE-250 Index Inched Higher by 0.60%, Reach Shares Surged by 23.83%
October 22, 2020 10:01 PM BST| By Team Kalkine MediaUS Markets: Broader indices in the United States traded in red - particularly, the S&P 500 index traded 5.16 points or 0.15 per cent lower at 3,430.40, Dow Jones Industrial Average Index contracted by 44.84 points or 0.16 per cent lower at 28,165...
