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More countries set to achieve zero malaria WHO
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Leaders of countries must step up investments to end malaria as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten historic gains against one of the oldest and deadliest diseases, participants at a Virtual Forum on Malaria Elimination, co-hosted by the RBM Partnership to End Malaria and the World Health Organisation, agreed on Wednesday.
Held in the lead-up to this year’s World Malaria Day on 25th April, the event highlighted recent progress towards malaria elimination, with Algeria, Paraguay, and Uzbekistan, as well as El Salvador, the first Central American country, all being certified malaria-free since 2015.
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FTSE 100 slide accelerates, while Wall Street set for opening fall ahead of Netflix results
The UK blue-chip index continues to fall back from key 7000 level while US markets forecast to show early declines
FTSE 100 down 84 points
Tobacco firms fall
12.38pm: Netflix in focus
Wall Street is set to follow Monday s dips with another opening fall.
All eyes with be on the tech sector, with Netflix releasing results after the US market closes.
Sophie Griffiths at Oanda said: US futures are pointing to a softer start, extending losses from the previous session. Yet even with this pullback, US stocks remain near record highs. The CBOE volatility index, often referred to as the fear gauge, is ticking higher again, suggesting risk-off sentiment is creeping up.
DX Group drives ahead after adding 300 new vehicles to its delivery fleet
A look at the major movers on the London market on Tuesday
DX Group PLC (LON:DX.) has moved higher after delivering expansion news.
The parcels and courier group is up 4.13% or 1.25p to 31.55p after announcing the addition of 300 new vehicles to take its fleet to more than 900 strong.
Chief executive Lloyd Dunn said: [This is] a significant expansion of our fleet, and part of our wider investment programme in the business. The new vehicles support our ambitious growth plans, increasing our capacity and operational efficiency in support of our ambitious growth plans.