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More than one million businesses have applied for a Government-backed loan to help them get through the economic destruction caused by the pandemic.
There certainly won't be fuss. Count on that. When Britain's Prince Philip reaches the grand age of 99 on Wednesday, he will spend it quietly and in much the same … Click to Continue »
The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown measures have thrown the global economy into turmoil, the World Bank says, projecting global GDP (gross domestic product) to contract 5.2 percent in 2020. The anticipated decline will be the worst since World War II and nearly three times as steep as in the 2009 global recession. In its...
Strategic stability consultations in the Russia-US format will be held in Vienna without Beijing's participation, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Tuesday. Moscow was surprised by Washington's statement that US officials expected the arrival of China's representatives at the meeting on June 22, Ryabkov told TASS. Moscow is aware of China's stance and...
Nearly four in five people who have had a pay cut in their household say it has affected their own mental wellbeing, a survey has found.
Food store Iceland is back in British hands after founder Sir Malcolm Walker bought out his South African partners.
