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The U.S. unveiled its long-awaited peace initiative for an Israeli-Palestinian deal with great fanfare late last month.

"It turns out there was probably a mix-up and the original test wasn't negative," CDC Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat said.

"Having a name matters to prevent the use of other names that can be inaccurate or stigmatizing," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO, told reporters.

Germany's N26 launched in Britain in October 2018, about six months before Brexit was initially due to take place.

European shares traded higher on Tuesday as investors continued to monitor the spread of the coronavirus and its effect on the global economy.

The WHO declared the virus a global health emergency last month, a rare designation that helps the international agency mobilize financial and political support to contain the outbreak.

"In short, we may only be seeing the tip of the iceberg," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said in a tweet on Sunday.

The British government wants its financial center, known as the City of London, to have permanent access to the European market once the Brexit transition period is over, according to the Financial Times.

Monzo CEO Tom Blomfield says big banks are saddled with outdated tech and a risk-averse culture.

The app is the latest effort by the Chinese government to use its sprawling surveillance system to contain the new coronavirus outbreak.

Natural gas prices are almost 30% below where they traded a year earlier — and down nearly 15% since the start of 2020.

World Health Organization officials are concerned about new coronavirus cases confirmed in France and the U.K. that were transmitted without any travel history to China.

European markets closed mixed Monday amid ongoing concerns around the coronavirus outbreak in China.

"In short, we may only be seeing the tip of the iceberg," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said in a tweet Sunday

Ola rolls out its taxi-booking service in London on Monday, as Uber faces the threat of being banned.

Ireland's drawn-out election count has failed to produce either a clear winner or any immediately obvious coalition partnerships, based on the latest figures available on Monday morning.

The ship, Royal Caribbean's Anthem of the Seas, is docked in Bayonne, New Jersey, about 15 miles from New York City.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the slowing rate of new cases is "good news" but cautioned the public not to read too much into the new data.

The new cases bring the total to 61 cases out of 273 people who were suspected to be exposed to the virus and tested for it.

"To put it bluntly, we're shadow boxing," Tedros said Thursday. "We need to bring this virus out into the light so we can attack it properly."