TikTok to have US HQ and Oracle as minority shareholder to avoid ban

TikTok will be restructured as part of a new company headquartered in the United States while Oracle, which will own a minority stake, will manage Americans’ user data in hopes of winning the approval of President Trump, it has been reported. The changes are part of an agreement between Oracle and TikTok’s Chinese-based parent company, … Read more

Faith leaders across the world unite to condemn China’s brutal repression of Uighur Muslim minority

Faith leaders from across the world unite to condemn China’s brutal repression of its Uighur Muslim minority Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams is part of a worldwide group Rabbi Julia Neuberger also lent her weight to a joint statement last night The statement says China is clearly aiming to eradicate the Uihur identity  By … Read more

Amazon gets green light to buy minority stake in Deliveroo

Amazon gets green light from the watchdog to snap-up a stake in Deliveroo a year after deal was first announced Amazon will buy a 16% stake in Deliveroo for around ££442million The Competition and Markets Authority said the deal will not lessen competition If Amazon tries to buy more of Deliveroo, a new probe could … Read more

Black and ethnic minority figures set to feature on British coins for first time

Black and ethnic minority people could feature on British money for first time under plan for coins featuring historical figures including Gurkha heroes and wartime nurse Chancellor Rishi Sunak considering plans Treasury minister tells the Telegraph British-Jamaican Crimean War nurse Mary Seacole one name being considered Plans have been submitted to Royal Mint by The Bank … Read more

Rebecca Judd slammed for blaming ‘a very small minority’ for Melbourne’s COVID resurgence

‘How is she an expert?’ WAG Rebecca Judd is slammed after she blamed ‘a very small minority’ for Melbourne’s coronavirus resurgence By Monique Friedlander and Chloe Lee-longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:32 BST, 9 July 2020 | Updated: 00:34 BST, 9 July 2020 Rebecca Judd has ruffled feathers for blaming ‘a very small minority’ … Read more

Two-thirds worry that minority of political activists have too much say over nation’s monuments

More than two-thirds of Britons are worried that minority of political activists have too much say over nation’s monuments, poll finds A huge 80 per cent of those questioned think that Churchill’s statue should stay The polling also showed that 69 per cent of people are proud of the UK’s history   Concerns children aren’t being … Read more

Doctors plea to give high-risk ethnic minority health workers PPE at all times

Doctors plea to give high-risk ethnic minority health workers PPE at all times amid alarming Covid-19 death rates among black and Asian NHS staff BIDA says staff must be protected, even when treating non-coronavirus patients Britons of black African heritage are three-and-a-half times more likely to die NHS England chief has since written to all trusts … Read more

NHS to probe ‘disproportionate’ coronavirus impact on black and ethnic minority Britons

The NHS is to investigate the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on black and minority ethnic Britons, Downing Street confirmed today. The health service and Public Health England will review evidence after data on patients with confirmed Covid-19 from the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC) suggested ethnic minorities are over-represented. The first 10 doctors … Read more