WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday the cost of a coronavirus aid package will likely be “significant but not huge.” Mnuchin told “Fox News Sunday” he expected to have a
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Coronavirus: UK in ‘far worse’ position than most of Europe on key equipment
A decade of under-funding in key equipment to tackle coronavirus has left Britain in a “far worse” starting position than most of Europe, the government has been warned. Dr Chaand Nagpaul, chairman of the British
Read moreNHS steps up fight against coronvirus with plans to rent 8,000 private beds
Eight thousand private hospital beds will be used to relieve pressure on the NHS as it battles the coronavirus crisis. They will be rented as the Government steps up its fight against the disease. Troops
Read moreDate of general election will depend on what will best see Singapore through Covid-19 situation, says PM Lee
SINGAPORE – The date of the next general election will depend on what will best see Singapore through the major crisis posed by the coronavirus pandemic, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Singapore faces grave
Read moreMore than 700,000 people are having a fifth of their Universal Credit taken away
More than 700,000 people in Britain are having a fifth of their Universal Credit taken away – before it's even paid. The government has admitted 739,000 people on the six-in-one benefit lost at least 20%
Read moreBrexit warning: Boris reveals ‘deal breaker’ in EU trade talks – needs answer before June
The UK and Europea Union opened talks over their future relationship after Brexit – just weeks after Britain finally officially left the bloc on January 31 after several months of delays. Boris Johnson wants an
Read moreU.S. House passes coronavirus bill funding free tests, sick leave
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a coronavirus aid package early on Saturday that would provide free testing and paid sick leave, in a bid to limit the economic damage from
Read moreCoronavirus: Tory MP’s wife berates health minister Nadine Dorries after COVID-19 diagnosis
The wife of a Conservative MP has angrily berated a health minister who tested positive for coronavirus. Nevena Bridgen, who is married to North West Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen, publicly criticised Nadine Dorries for not
Read moreBrexit POLL: Should Brexit trade talks be delayed while Europe combats coronavirus? VOTE
Express.co.uk readers can vote in our poll on whether trade talks should be paused amid Covid-19. It comes after it was announced on Thursday that EU negotiators will not travel to London next week for
Read moreSingapore GE: What are the possible dates for Polling Day?
SINGAPORE – The release of the electoral boundaries report on Friday (March 13) has set off speculation about when the General Election might take place. Observers had earlier picked out two possible windows for this
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