The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are likely to be canceled if the coronavirus outbreak is not controlled by late May, according to International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound.
Thepoundhascontinueditsrecentstrongrunagainstthedollarpushingfirmlyabove$1.43.ItistheseventhsessioninarowthatthepoundhasmadegainsagainsttheUScurrency.Thestrongr
Britishpoundhascontinueditsrecentstrongrunagainstthedollarpushingfirmlyabove$1.43.ItistheseventhsessioninarowthatBritishpoundhasmadegainsagainsttheUScurrency.Th
ThanksgivingiswidelycelebratedintheUnitedStatesandCanadaaswellassomeoftheCaribbeanislands.AsthetraditionspreadstoothercountriesincludingChina,howdiditbegin?Itis
USPresidentDonaldTrumpisusinghispardonpowertokeepapairofturkeysfromtheThanksgivingroaster.TrumpcontinuedtheannualpresidentialtraditionduringaneventTuesdayintheW
Anarrayofgargantuangourdswerepresentedatapumpkinweigh-offinnorthernCaliforniaonMonday,butonlyoneprovedmassiveenoughtotakehomethetopprize.JoelHolland,aretiredfir
ThepoundstabilisedonMondayaftersufferingitsbiggestone-daydropinabouteightmonthsonFridayinthewakeoftheshockelectionresult.Sterlingwaslittle-changedagainstthedoll
North American tourists flocked into Britain to take advantage of the weak pound after last year's Brexit vote, but spending by European tourists - far greater in number - slipped compared with a year earlier.
Sterling has fallen to a three-year low against the euro after Theresa May outlined the timetable for starting Brexit negotiations.
The crashing pound sent people flocking to money changers to exploit a favourable exchange rate in Singapore on Friday (June 24) after the currency plummeted following Britain's decision to leave the European Union.