Eurozone suffers biggest economic contraction

Eurozone suffers biggest economic contraction as countries across bloc are hammered by coronsvirus pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 BST, 31 July 2020 | Updated: 22:17 BST, 31 July 2020 The eurozone suffered its biggest ever economic contraction over the spring as countries across the bloc were hammered by the Covid-19 … Read more

New type of womb contraction in pregnant women could be a sign of pre-eclampsia

Scientists discover a new type of contraction in pregnant women – and it can occur weeks before mothers-to-be go into labour Contractions were linked to pre-eclampsia, which can lead to pre-term babies Researchers from Nottingham University dubbed it the ‘uteroplacental pump’ They said that in healthy pregnancies, blood flows slowly through the placenta  By Colin … Read more

Chinese economy shrinks 6.8pc in first three months of 2020 – first quarterly contraction since 1976

China’s economy shrinks 6.8pc in first three months of 2020 – the first quarterly contraction since 1976 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 17 April 2020 China’s economy shrank 6.8 per cent in the first three months of 2020 – the first quarterly contraction … Read more