UK’s COVID alert level downgraded – the move makes sense for now but things can always change: The COVID alert level for the UK was recently downgraded by the government from “3” to “2”. This move was based on advice ministers received from the four UK chief medical officers, the NHS England national medical director …
Northern Ireland terror threat downgraded but Brexit tensions and threats of renewed violence remain: The signing of the Belfast Agreement in 1998 brought an end to decades of extreme political violence in Northern Ireland. But more than 20 years later, the peace process still faces threats and both loyalist and republican paramilitary groups continue to …
South Africa in the news: South African Rand Downgraded at ABSA: And, we can report one of South Africa’s most prominent lenders has announced a cut to forecast targets for the local currency amidst concerns over the sluggish rates of growth in the economy. Fears over a so-called trade war were resurgent last week after …
South Africa in the news: BLSA: We shouldn’t be surprised that we’ve been downgraded: JOHANNESBURG – Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) says there needs to be an urgent commitment to the broader economic crisis to avoid more downgrades. Standard & Poor’s Global has lowered South Africa’s ratings due to a weakening economic and fiscal …: …
London Bridge attack: why the terror threat level was downgraded: The scene at London Bridge. PA It’s a depressingly familiar story. Terror on the streets of London, almost two weeks after the Manchester bombing. This time, a speeding van hit pedestrians on London Bridge before three assailants, wearing fake suicide vests, jumped out, stabbing members …