Self-employed people have not been forgotten when it came to financial help during the coronavirus emergency, the chief secretary to the Treasury has said. Stephen Barclay told MPs delivering a policy was “complex”, and there would be no rush to a scheme “that begs more questions than it answers”. He was answering an urgent question […]
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A weekend gathering of hundreds of people at a Salt Lake City airport parking garage to welcome home Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints missionaries drew strong rebukes Monday and triggered a new set of rules to prevent it from happening again By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press March 24, 2020, 1:25 PM 5 min
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“I wanted to thank you for ur recent decorum, sincerity, & care towards us,” she wrote in the sappy “Dear Mr. President” tweet. “You’re taking charge & leading in a manner needed & wanted for this country. I highly commend you for ur boundless energy & willingness to solve problems.” The “Look Who’s Talking” star’s
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Image copyright Getty Images Pressure is growing on government to act to protect construction workers against the coronavirus risk. Workers are still commuting to busy building sites despite the government crackdown on travel and social distancing measures. Cabinet minister Michael Gove told the BBC building work could continue if it can be done safely in
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Beijing’s city zoo and parts of the Great Wall of China have reopened to visitors who book in advance, as the Chinese capital slowly returns to normal amid a sharp fall in the number of new coronavirus cases March 24, 2020, 11:50 AM 2 min read BEIJING — Beijing’s city zoo and parts of the
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Japan’s NHK public television says Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose a one-year postponement for the Tokyo Olympics during talks with IOC President Thomas Bach March 24, 2020, 12:30 PM 1 min read TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose a one-year postponement for the Tokyo Olympics during talks with IOC President Thomas Bach,
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Good morning and welcome to On Politics, a daily political analysis of the 2020 elections based on reporting by New York Times journalists. Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every weekday. Where things stand President Trump is getting antsy. With unemployment skyrocketing and the Senate still working on a deal on
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MADRID — Spain started storing bodies in an ice rink converted to a makeshift morgue Tuesday, as coronavirus deaths mounted there and around the world, with the World Health Organization warning the pandemic was still in a nascent stage with infections expected to increase “considerably.” Some 85% of new infections came from Europe and the
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In light of the coronavirus pandemic, face masks are in huge demand right now. Millions of masks are needed, and you can help. When asked to address a nationwide shortage of face masks on Saturday, the White House wasn’t able to say when more health care workers across the country would be provided with more
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Image copyright Getty Images Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s statement on Monday announcing strict new coronavirus restrictions was watched by more than 27 million, according to overnight figures. His televised address was seen by 15.4 million viewers on BBC One, while 5.7 million tuned in to ITV and 1.6 million saw it on Channel 4. An
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