U.S. oil major Chevron Corp has asked its employees to postpone all "non-essential" business travel to China in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2RG7iLf
China's Shandong province has asked companies not to resume working before Feb. 10 to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Od59Vc
Japan plans to bring forward the date that the coronavirus will become a "designated infectious disease" to Saturday from Feb. 7, public broadcaster NHK said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2U9jhmf
The United Kingdom leaves the European Union on Friday for an uncertain Brexit future, its most significant geopolitical move since the loss of empire and a blow to 70 years of efforts to forge European unity from the ruins of two world wars. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/36KdHcK