The Senate finance committee says significant gaps remain in the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic despite efforts to adjust and improve emergency support programs rolled out over the previous several months.Sen. Percy Mockler, chair of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance, speaks during a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. The…

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Seven years after talks on a free trade agreement were suspended, India and the European Union (EU) are set to agree on a “High-level dialogue on Trade and Investment” to restart negotiations. The announcement is expected at a virtual “EU-India Summit” led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who will…

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane. Masi Losi/ The Times/Gallo Images/Getty Images The US Embassy has donated 50 ventilators to two Eastern Cape hospitals, 10 of which have been installed.Solidarity Fund has pumped in R75m extra to purchase crucial equipment for critically ill patients.Premier Oscar Mabuyane said they have pleaded with the national Health Department over…

Q2 2020 venture capital totals for the US are down but not out We’re digging into Q2 2020 venture capital results this week. Today we are exploring U.S.-specific results after taking a broader perspective yesterday. As with every quarter, our goal is to understand how strong, or not, the domestic and global VC markets are…

Jul 14, 2020 – 11.30amFormer Federal Reserve chairman Janet Yellen says the central bank has crossed lines she didn’t believe possible in efforts to buttress the financial markets from COVID-19, but she remains concerned job losses caused by the pandemic will leave permanent scars on the global economyYellen, who is an adviser to the funds…

Home / Kolkata / Bengal bureaucrat overseeing movement of migrant workers dies of Covid-19 West Bengal residents on Monday reacted sharply after a young bureaucrat who was overseeing the movement of migrant workers died of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).Debdutta Ray, who was in her mid-thirties, was a West Bengal Civil Service (Executive) officer and posted…

By Patty WinsaData ReporterMon., July 13, 2020timer6 min. readAfter a weekend when Disney World in Orlando opened its doors for the first time since March, Premier Doug Ford announced amusement parks would not be making the cut for Stage 3 reopenings slated to begin Friday in most of Ontario.Private karaoke rooms and buffets also won’t…

"There's often 10 per cent to 20 per cent of all coronavirus infections who require hospitalisation, so that's a couple of hundred individuals at least."Of Victoria's 26 intensive care patients, 21 are on ventilators.Professor Sutton said elevating Melbourne and Mitchell Shire to stage four restrictions - stricter than Victoria has experienced so far in the…

NRL brings back bubble as it considers moving entire competition to Queensland amid COVID-19 crisisSkip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footerThe NRL is considering relocating the entire competition to Queensland as COVID-19 restrictions threaten to bring the season to a halt for a second time.NRL powerbrokers have been working on contingency plans the past…