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Coronavirus virtual vaccine summit sees world leaders pledge billions to find COVID-19 cure, but Trump administration skips it
World leaders held an online summit Monday aimed at galvanizing global efforts to develop a coronavirus vaccine. At the end of the three-hour meeting, billions of dollars had been pledged to fund the efforts. Notably absent from the meeting were any officials from the Trump administration in the U.S., the country with the highest confirmed …
What Dan Patrick misses so, so badly in his ‘let’s get back to work’ pledge
He was at it again on Monday night in an interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson. On the heels of President Donald Trump beginning to suggest that the time for lessening social distancing and other restrictive measures to slow the spread of coronavirus may have arrived, Patrick took things a step further. Here’s what he …
Coronavirus live updates: Policymakers pledge relief for households, markets; health officials prepare for the worst
The new coronavirus continues to infect hundreds of Americans by the day and prompts growing layoffs, forcing health workers and government officials in the United States to brace for the worst. Doctors are making difficult decisions about daily life, cash-strapped hospitals are struggling to order ventilators, and authorities nationwide are turning to lockdowns, mass closures …
News Daily: Tories’ 100-day pledge and ‘hidden’ mental health waiting lists
If you want to get this briefing by email, sign up here Image copyright Reuters Election campaigning enters final week It’s a week until polling day and the pledges are coming thick and fast. Boris Johnson says he will make good on existing promises to take the UK out of the EU and present a …
General election 2019: Lib Dems pledge £100bn climate fund over five years
Image copyright Getty Images A Liberal Democrat government would spend £100bn tackling the effects of climate change and protecting the environment, the party’s finance spokesman is set to announce. In a speech on Friday, Sir Ed Davey will say the five-year investment would “jump-start” efforts to combat the “climate emergency”. The pledge would be funded …
Minimum wage: Tories pledge £10.50 rate for over-21s by 2024
Tory ministers today claimed they will raise the minimum wage to £10.50 an hour for all people over 21 by 2024. The ‘National Living Wage’ – currently £8.21 for people over 25 – will be extended to people over 21 who currently get £7.70, Chancellor Sajid Javid announced. And future rises will be pegged to …
Johnson ready to fast-track health funding to meet Brexit pledge
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the first meeting of the National Policing Board at the Home Office in London, Britain July 31, 2019. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson will fast-track funding for Britain’s public health service, announcing 1.8 billion pounds to upgrade 20 hospitals, part …
