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British foreign minister Dominic Raab advised British nationals on Tuesday to stop all non-essential travel globally for the next 30 days, the latest stringent measure taken by the government to try to stem a growing coronavirus outbreak. “With immediate effect, I have taken the decision to advise British nationals against non-essential travel globally, for an initial period of 30 days and of course subject to ongoing review,” Raab told parliament. Referring to the growing number of border restrictions in other countries, Raab said Britons who decide they need to travel abroad should be aware of the increased risks of doing…

“Miracles do not belong to rational minds, they belong to trusting minds,” Pastor Chris declares to mammoth crowd at Prayer Festival and Miracle Service. The arrival of the man of God, Reverend (Dr.) Chris Oyakhilome, at the March Prayer Festival and Miracle Service aroused great rejoicing with thunderous shouts by the large congregation numbering hundreds of thousands. The LoveWorld Crusade Grounds along Lagos Ibadan Expressway, quaked as the people shouted for joy in anticipation of God’s touch and divine intervention in their lives when Pastor Chris begins to minister. Pastor Chris leads the congregation in  faith-stirring songs of worship to…

Occupancy at hotels in London plunged 21% and revenue per available room almost 28% in the first eight days of March as the coronavirus pandemic spread to Europe, data from travel industry data specialist STR showed on Monday. Average daily rate was also down 8.5% in the beginning of the month, preliminary data from the U.S.-based company, which is widely used by banking and other sector analysts, showed here on Monday. “As concerns have grown around the COVID-19 outbreak, STR analysts note that London daily data shows 14 consecutive days (24 February through 8 March) of decreases across the three key performance…

Carmakers including Fiat Chrysler (FCHA.MI), VW (VOWG_p.DE) and its premium unit Audi (NSUG.DE) throttled back production at their European plants on Monday as fears over the coronavirus took their toll on producing goods. Audi said it is struggling to keep production running at its plant in Brussels, Belgium because some workers had downed tools over concerns they were exposing themselves to the virus. The topic of how to protect employees was now the subject of discussions between management and unions, the carmaker said. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is halting production for two weeks at most of its European plants to…

The owner of British Airways and easyJet, Europe’s no.3 and no.4 airlines, said they would ground aircraft on an unprecedented scale in a battle to survive the travel restrictions and European lockdowns now convulsing the industry. Britain’s government said it would discuss how to protect the industry from the coronavirus pandemic after easyJet on Monday joined Virgin Atlantic in calling for government help as people across the world stop travelling. “European aviation faces a precarious future and it is clear that coordinated government backing will be required to ensure the industry survives and is able to continue to operate when…

Companies running rail services in Britain have asked the government for a financial bailout as Britons increasingly work from home to avoid spreading coronavirus, sending passenger numbers plunging, a source told Reuters. Passenger numbers have fallen by about 18% on some lines, according to anecdotal early evidence from the rail industry, as the formal data is not yet available, putting the viability of some rail contracts at risk. Many Britons are working from home instead of commuting. State-owned Transport for London (TfL) said on Monday that passenger numbers on London’s Underground network fell 19% in the week starting March 2…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a backlash on Monday over his decision to keep schools open, with angry parents keeping their children at home and complaining that other countries were doing more to stop the spread of coronavirus. Britain has reported 1,372 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 35 deaths, fewer than in Italy, Spain and France, where schools have been shut, though the British numbers are expected to rise. Johnson’s spokesman said the scientific advice was that school closures were not a step the government should be taking at this time, but a growing number of parents are refusing…

British Airways warned that its survival was at stake on Friday as its CEO told staff of plans to cut jobs and ground aircraft to tackle the “worsening situation” caused by coronavirus. Chief Executive Alex Cruz told BA’s staff in a message titled “the survival of British Airways” that coronavirus was causing a crisis “of global proportions like no other we have known”, more serious than the financial crisis, SARS or 9/11. “Please do not underestimate the seriousness of this for our company,” read the message from Cruz, a transcript of which was seen by Reuters. Airlines around the globe…

British shoppers stripped some supermarkets of pasta, toilet paper and canned food on Friday and major soccer matches were suspended just hours after Prime Minister Boris Johnson resisted imposing stringent measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Johnson has said it would be counterproductive to implement draconian isolation measures as the peak of the epidemic is weeks away, but people were bracing for the worst. Across the country, many supermarket shelves were empty of basic ingredients for the first time since fuel protests prompted panic buying two decades ago. “I have never seen the supermarket look like that. It is chaos…

Elon Musk is expected to defend a $2.2 billion (1.75 billion pounds) deal in court next week criticized by shareholders as benefiting Musk at the expense of Tesla Inc (TSLA.O), and the outcome may depend as much on the chief executive’s temperament as on the facts of the case. The electric vehicle maker’s unconventional CEO has shown two sides in recent court proceedings — one polite and respectful, the other evasive and taunting. It remains to be seen which Musk will show up on Monday at a Delaware court, the nation’s leader on corporate issues, when he squares off against…