SINGAPORE – The supplementary budget to be presented in Parliament on Thursday afternoon (March 26) is to be called the Resilience Budget, and it will help to save jobs and support companies, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat. More will be given to those who have been hardest hit. Households will also receive additional help to tide through this […]
Read moreA DJ has said elderly people should "sacrifice themselves to coronavirus" to save the economy. Glenn Beck, 56, says they should carry on as normal and keep working to ensure the economy survives. His comments come despite repeated warnings that they are the most at risk of the deadline COVID-19 bug. Speaking from his home in Dallas, he said: "I […]
Read moreSINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stock markets made a cautious start on Thursday following two days of rallies, as investors await the passage and details of a $2 trillion stimulus package in the United States to combat the economic fallout from the coronavirus. Senate leaders hope to vote on the plan later on Wednesday in Washington, but it still faces criticism. […]
Read moreA lone Islamic State gunman rampaged through a Sikh house of worship in the heart of the Afghan capital Wednesday, killing 25 worshippers and wounding eight, Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry said. The gunman held many worshippers hostage for several hours while Afghan special forces, helped by international troops, tried to clear the building. At least one of the dead was a […]
Read moreBrenton Tarrant, an Australian white supremacist, is accused of killing 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand in 2019. The Australian man accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in New Zealand in March last year entered a surprise guilty plea to all 51 charges of murder at a special session of a Christchurch court on Thursday. […]
Read moreThe Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit has confirmed a second case of Hepatitis A in a second food handler at the Family Place Restaurant and Pizza in Huntsville, Ontario. The first Hepatitis A case was confirmed at the same restaurant several weeks ago. “As a precaution, exposed people should monitor for signs and symptoms for 50 days,” Dr. Colin Lee, […]
Read more(Recasts, adds Treasury official quotes) By Marcela Ayres and Jamie McGeever BRASILIA, March 25 (Reuters) – Brazil will issue more short-term bills to meet demand from increasingly risk-averse investors, and has put any plans to issue a 20-year bond this year on the back burner due to global market volatility, a senior Treasury official said on Wednesday. The Treasury may […]
Read moreRegistered nurses in Saskatchewan continue to be concerned over the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) as the number of COVID-19 cases in the province continues to rise. Considered the most effective protective wear by the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses, N95 masks are at a premium. SUN president Tracy Zambory says it’s putting a strain on its workers. “It’s not like COVID-19 […]
Read moreGlorious weather is finally drying out waterlogged fields in time for farmers to plant crops to avoid a summer food shortage. Britain was as hot as 17C Australia today as a 500-mile wide “Portuguese pulse” of warm air sweeps across the country. Forecasters said the “mini-heatwave” could last for another eight days and expected more sun with highs of 14C […]
Read moreThe UK's coronavirus death toll has surged to 465, with 41 dying in the last 24 hours. NHS England has tonight announced that 28 people – aged between 47 and 93– have died in England since its last figure yesterday. It comes after Scotland recorded another six deaths, while five more people died in Wales and two more in Northern […]
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