Sunday Times – Who owns the Earth? The scramble for minerals turns critical

China controls the metals that are vital to the modern economy. Is the West’s fightback too late? by Jon Yeomans and Fred Harter Passengers passing through the new, £300 million terminal of Addis Ababa airport in Ethiopia are greeted by an array of signs in Chinese, directing them to their connecting flights across the continent. Groups […]

Sunday Times – Coronavirus vaccine race: volunteers to be infected in the UK

Human guinea pigs in a London lab are to be given a form of the killer virus as the search for a lucrative jab hots up It sounds tempting: a payment of £3,500 to spend two weeks relaxing in front of the television, playing video games or catching up on some reading. There is a […]

Sunday Times – Irish firm Open Orphan #ORPH lined up for role in coronavirus fight

by Brian Carey An Irish company is on call to play a part in the fight against the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus. Open Orphan, which is listed on the Alternative Investment Market in London, has just completed the purchase of hVivo, a British company which owns the largest commercial quarantine clinic in northern Europe. […]