Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald.
British companies are optimistic about a surge in the service sector despite continued economic stagnation after Johnson’s landslide election victory last month. A sustained optimism might be a surprise unless Johnson extends the transition period or finds methods to deepen the trade agreement. The British financial sector will have paid a whooping record amount of close to $100 billion in taxes. This reaffirms the sector’s role in funding when a Brexit decision clouds its future prospects. The Crossrail train line is to Europe’s most ambitious infrastructure project- and also delayed yet another time thanks to safety testing and signalling system problems. 2021 is when they say the Crossrail will be ready, let’s wait and watch!
After a much-needed respite from the fiery bushfires in Australia, things aren’t dulling out everywhere else in the world too. Quite the opposite with protests in India. Masked men burst into a leading university and attacked student protesters with sticks and rods, police investigations are underway, but the country is furious. As protests in India against a new citizenship law that critics say targets Muslims grow by the day, they have drawn many women and girls – some housewives, some students with hijabs covering their hair, and others in full-length burqa robes – in a rare sign of public anger against the government. The women can be seen painting graffiti on university walls, organising rallies and gathering funds for posters and food for protesters.
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