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U.S. stock futures sink by 5% down limit after crude rout

By Herbert Lash (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures plunged 5% to hit their daily down limit and halt trading after the biggest single-day loss in oil futures in almost 30 years on Sunday exacerbated fears of a credit crunch across financial markets. Saudi Arabia’s plans to hike crude production and slash its official selling price […]

Coronavirus: Ryanair hits out at governments as passenger numbers dive by 80%

Ryanair has accused EU national governments of continuing to “mismanage” air travel as England prepares to join the number of countries imposing a second coronavirus lockdown. The no-frills carrier used the publication of its half-year results, which showed a slump to a financial loss, to say it was unable to give guidance on profits for […]

Coronavirus symptom ‘could show it causes lasting heart damage’, say scientists

A worrying coronavirus symptom has led scientists to discover potential long-term heart damage in Covid-19 patients. Postal worker Melissa Vanier, 52, first fell ill with coronavirus in late February after returning from a trip to Cuba in the Caribbean. For the first month, Melissa told the Guardian she felt like she had "broken glass" in […]