We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Industry groups clashed with HM Revenue and Customs’s expert customs panel during a meeting and raged the new Trader Support Service (TSS), which will enable the Government effectively to act as a customs agent on behalf of […]
Read moreSINGAPORE- By working together in partnership, the Government and Singaporeans can achieve much more to build the nation and emerge stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic, said Dr Maliki Osman. Dr Maliki, who is Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Education and Foreign Affairs, was speaking at a Singapore Together Emerging Stronger virtual conversation on Saturday (Aug […]
Read moreWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would agree to up to $25 billion in funding for the U.S. Postal Service if Democratic lawmakers make concessions. “Sure, if they give us what we want,” Trump said at a news briefing. He again blamed Democrats for what he described as “blocking” aid for Americans after talks on […]
Read moreCoronavirus restrictions in parts of England are to remain in place, the government has announced. Current rules on gatherings in parts of the North West, West Yorkshire, East Lancashire and Leicester will remain in force, the Department of Health and Social Care said. It means people in the areas affected cannot meet others in their homes or gardens, unless they […]
Read moreWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he plans to give his acceptance speech for the presidential nomination at this month’s Republican Party convention from the White House lawn, the New York Post reported. “We’d do it possibly outside on one of the lawns, we have various lawns, so we could have it outside in terms of […]
Read moreFines of up to £3,200 for repeatedly not wearing a mask have been announced by Boris Johnson alongside eased lockdown measures for bowling alleys, casinos, skating rinks and beauty salons. The prime minister says he wants to ease lockdown rules to help people get back to work and enjoy things they have missed – but there will be tougher penalties […]
Read moreWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi that he was willing to move forward with COVID-19 aid in some areas, but not on election funding, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Thursday. “Speaker Pelosi has been fundamentally unserious in these negotiations in engaging in blatant partisanship,” McEnany told reporters. “One […]
Read moreWILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – Kamala Harris made her campaign-trail debut as Joe Biden’s Democratic running mate on Wednesday, delivering a strong rebuke of President Donald Trump’s leadership and highlighting the historic significance of her new role. Harris said Biden, the former vice president under President Barack Obama, had recognized the critical moment being faced by the country by picking her […]
Read moreWASHINGTON — The White House’s top negotiator tried to revive stalled talks Wednesday over coronavirus aid, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer dismissed the “overture,” saying the Trump administration is still refusing to meet them halfway. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin reached out to the Democratic leaders as it becomes increasingly unlikely there will not be […]
Read moreWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Entertainer and Trump supporter Kanye West recently met with White House adviser and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, a source familiar with the meeting said on Wednesday as the entertainer pursues his efforts to appear on the presidential ballot this November. The New York Times, which first reported the meeting, said it took place in Colorado last […]
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