High-level government talks on Britain’s coronavirus response were held on a videoconference service that Ministry of Defence staff were banned from using just days earlier over security fears. Prime Minister Boris Johnson gathered cabinet ministers earlier this week using Zoom…
Read MoreSingapore Airlines expected to receive support from Temasek Holdings amid Covid-19 outbreak
SINGAPORE – Singapore Airlines (SIA) is considering corporate action supported by Temasek Holdings, amid the current coronavirus outbreak, Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said on Thursday (March 26). “I welcome Temasek’s decision to lend support to SIA. SIA is an…
Read MoreU.S. Senate approves $2-trillion coronavirus economic, medical aid bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a $2-trillion bill aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, as well as providing billions of dollars to buy urgently needed medical equipment. By a…
Read MoreSchumer: help for health system, local governments in coronavirus package
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday the coronavirus legislation deal agreed to in the Senate includes $130 billion for the U.S. health care system and $150 billion to help state and local governments deal with…
Read MoreCoronavirus: Help for self-employed workers to be unveiled on Thursday
A package of measures to help self-employed workers during the coronavirus lockdown will be unveiled by the chancellor on Thursday. Rishi Sunak will outline the assistance at the government’s daily COVID-19 press conference. Measures have already been announced to help…
Read MoreJeremy Corbyn stony-faced as Boris Johnson tells him to stay home in ‘retirement’ jibe
Addressing the House of Commons as he took questions on the latest coronavirus update, Boris Johnson was confronted by Jeremy Corbyn on the delay in announcing a total lockdown of the nation to prevent the spreading of the deadly virus. But the Prime Minister…
Read MorePMQs LIVE: Jeremy Corbyn faces Boris Johnson for the final time in Commons showdown
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn will take part in his last Prime Minister’s Questions as Leader of the Opposition on Wednesday at midday. Mr Corbyn will likely quiz the Prime Minister over coronavirus, as the deadly virus continues to sweep…
Read MoreU.S. senators look to quickly pass massive coronavirus bill, head home
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators will vote on Wednesday on a $2-trillion bipartisan package of legislation to alleviate the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, hoping it will become law quickly so they can get out of Washington. Top…
Read MoreFactbox: U.S. lawmakers who tested positive for the coronavirus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three members of the U.S. Congress have tested positive for the coronavirus, and more than two dozen others have said they are self-quarantining, even as lawmakers scramble to pass more legislation to help cope with the pandemic….
Read More'Very close:' $2 trillion coronavirus aid deal takes shape in U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior Democrats and Republicans in the divided U.S. Congress said on Tuesday they were close to a deal on a $2 trillion stimulus package to limit the coronavirus pandemic’s economic toll, but it was unclear when they…
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