Britain will allow Huawei to supply equipment for its next-generation wireless networks such as 5G — despite warnings from the United States — but will exclude the Chinese tech giant from "sensitive parts."
Boris Johnson's government initially approved a limited role for the Chinese telecoms giant in the country's 5G infrastructure, angering the Trump administration and leading figures within the Conservative Party.
Barrie Trower is a conspiracy theorist and says 5G is to blame for the rapid spread of COVID-19. He believes it degrades the immune system and that the dangers are being covered up by powerful forces in the global telecommunications industry.
Twitter has removed thousands of accounts linked to the conspiracy theory group QAnon, saying they pushed content that has the potential "to lead to offline harm".
Twitter announced this week that they had removed 7,000 accounts that are linked to the conspiracy channel for violating their guidelines: from engaging in spam to platform manipulation.
The UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced cuts to VAT worth over £4 billion (€4.4 billion) as a lifeline for the struggling British tourism and hospitality sector.
Britain's Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden described the return of Premier League football as "an important milestone" towards a return to normality but warned it will be "extremely challenging" for theatres and cinemas to reopen soon.
The month of May is usually the most exciting for football supporters as European club seasons reach their climax, with league titles up for grabs and promotion and relegation battles fought out.
The head of Olympique Lyonnais football club (OL) has written to the French government warning that the sport is facing an "unprecedented economic and social crisis".
The United States gave China 72 hours to close its consulate in Houston amid accusations of spying, marking a dramatic deterioration in relations between the world’s two biggest economies.
Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX is looking to raise new capital at a valuation of about $44 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday that President Donald Trump will not be sending federal law enforcement to New York City for now as the city deals with an increase in crime.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama blasted Republican President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic in a video aired on Thursday, as the Biden campaign tapped the star power of America’s first Black president.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden labeled Donald Trump on Wednesday the first racist to become U.S. president in remarks his opponent’s re-election campaign quickly rebuked.
