We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The latest criticism of the Scotland First Minister from Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw came after it emerged there have been more deaths related to coronavirus in care homes than hospitals. The latest […]
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Boris Johnson has been at the forefront of Britain’s coronavirus response since his return to work after recovering from a serious bout of COVID-19. From June 8 a new 14-day mandatory will […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will accept the Republican presidential nomination outside North Carolina, the party said on Wednesday, following the Democratic governor’s decision not to lift social-distancing restrictions for the planned Aug. 24-27 convention. On Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper rejected Republican demands to guarantee that attendance at the convention in Charlotte would not […]
Those hoping for a quick end to Covid-19 restrictions must be realistic, given that the development of a vaccine will take time, said Minister for National Development Law-rence Wong. In an interview with Money FM 89.3 yesterday, he said that despite the challenges, the good news is that there is a “massive global effort” to […]
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggested he would use federal troops to end unrest that has erupted following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed in police custody last week. “If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property […]
The government’s coronavirus test and trace scheme is “up and running” and “successful”, the health secretary has declared. Matt Hancock told the daily COVID-19 briefing that the “vast majority” of new cases of the coronavirus have been contacted since the system was launched last week – but he could not give a specific figure. “I’m […]
The vision of an empty fire station in Glenwood Springs keeps Fire Chief Gary Tillotson up nights. Should a fire break out or someone need medical aid, help would have to come from further away — meaning much longer response times when people can least afford them. The vast majority of the fire department’s calls […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Campaign staff for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden are advertising their donations to a group that pays bail fees in Minneapolis after the city’s police jailed people protesting the killing of a black man by a white police officer. At least 13 Biden campaign staff members posted on Twitter on Friday and […]
As Singapore’s economy faces a rocky road ahead, political observers expect the general election to be called soon, with voters going to the polls in early July. Doing so, they said, would allow the People’s Action Party (PAP) to get a mandate for a fresh five-year term and turn its attention to other pressing issues, […]
SINGAPORE – Two former Progress Singapore Party (PSP) members have applied to register a new political party named Red Dot United, with the intention of contesting the next general election. Mr Ravi Philemon and Ms Michelle Lee, who resigned separately from the party led by Dr Tan Cheng Bock earlier this year, said they submitted the […]