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Despite US President Donald Trump's vocal push for a new COVID-19 stimulus package, it appears unlikely that one will come before Election Day. On Tuesday, Business Insider reports Trump signaled he wanted an ever-larger deal than the $2.2 trillion bill proposed by House Democrats. But according to Business Insider, Senate Republicans are skeptical that anything is going to happen anytime soon. It's getting to be toward the last minute. And the clock keeps ticking away. And I'm not optimistic about us doing anything. Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)Chairman, Senate Appropriations Committee Furthermore, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has pushed for a far slimmer package than Democrats and the president. The GOP has prioritized Supreme Court Justice confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett over economic relief for Americans. But on Tuesday, Trump phoned in to 'Fox and Friends' to say he wants a stimulus program even larger than the Democrats' proposed $2.2 trillion package.
Singapore, Feb 18 (EFE/EPA).- The government of Singapore on Tuesday announced a special budget allocation of funds worth SGD 6.4 billion ($4.59 billion) to deal with the health and economic crisis caused by the outbreak of the new coronavirus."When the economy was recovering from the effects of the commercial war, the coronavirus has impacted ... tourism, aviation and other sectors," Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat told the parliament in a session while presenting the 2020 budget.The funds were added as an additional measure in the budget amid rising alarm over the disease — named COVID-19 by the World Health Organization — after 77 people cases were confirmed in Singapore. (Camera: WALLACE WOON/HOW HWEE YOUNG).B-ROLL OF PEOPLE WEAR PROTECTIVE MASKS ON THE STREETS OF SINGAPORE.
India signed a deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France on Friday, the country's first major acquisition of combat planes in decades, as Laura Frykberg reports.
The US House of Representatives passes a bill to provide new military aid for Israel. IMAGES
The US House of Representatives passes a bill that would force TikTok to divest from parent company ByteDance and another bill to counter China and provide aid to Taiwan. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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