Government News

• Britain records 16 more Covid hospital deaths - bringing toll to 34,027
  
  The Government said 55 more people died in hospitals, care homes and the wider community in the UK since Friday, with another 758 confirmed coronavirus infections.
  Daily Mail.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Riot police fire tear gas at protesters as anger grows over Beirut explosion
  
  Tear gas has been fired in Beirut as people protesting against the government's handling of this week's explosion tried to reach the parliament building.
  Sky News.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Beirut residents demand Lebanese government take responsibility after explosion
  
  Public anger is mounting in Beirut as residents there demand that the Lebanese government takes responsibility for a deadly blast that rocked the city. ...
  CBS News.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Hong Kong hits back at 'shameless' U.S. sanctions on leader Carrie Lam
  
  The Hong Kong government said it was being used as a "pawn" in the U.S.-China relationship.
  Yahoo.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Tory grandees slam government's 'unfair' lack of clarity over France quarantine
  
  Rishi Sunak warned holidaymakers of the risk of travelling abroad during the coronavirus crisis amid concerns France may be the next nation to be added to the quarantine list.
  Daily Mail.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Coronavirus: Millions for small business 'sitting in council accounts'
  
  Government grants for small firms have to be claimed by the end of August.
  BBC News.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• For every three COVID-19 deaths, lockdown may have caused another two
  
  The national lockdown may have indirectly caused 16,000 excess deaths in two months, according to government analysts.
  Sky News.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Donald Trump says biggest risk from China, Russia is forging mail-in ballots
  
  President Trump, responding to a government report Friday about continued foreign interference in the U.S. presidential election, said the biggest risk from adversaries is meddling with mail-in ballots. ...
  Washington Times.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Millions of Evictions Are a Sharper Threat as Government Support Ends
  
  Without more federal aid for workers, experts are expecting the largest disruption to the housing market since the Depression.
  New York Times.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• US hiring slows amid signs of longer-lasting economic damage
  
  U.S. hiring slowed in July as the coronavirus outbreak worsened, and the government's jobs report offered signs Friday that the economic damage from the pandemic could last far longer than many observers originally envisioned.
  ABC News.  Saturday, 8 Aug 2020.
• Eat out to help out: 'We've had 15,000 bookings'
  
  Restaurants are cautiously optimistic after the first week of the government's discount scheme.
  BBC News.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• After Beirut Explosion, Funerals and Fury
  
  It was a day of funerals and fury in Beirut as residents cleared the rubble from their streets and homes, and vented anger at their government.
  New York Times.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Pharma Stock Roundup: ABBV, MRK Q2 Earnings & Coronavirus Updates in Focus
  
  Sanofi (SNY)/Glaxo (GSK) and J&J (JNJ) sign deals with U.S. government for coronavirus vaccine candidate. Several drugmakers announce second-quarter results.
  Zacks.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• Treasury yields climb after U.S. economy adds more than 1.7 million jobs in July
  
  U.S. government debt yields rose Friday morning after the government said the U.S. economy added more than 1.7 million jobs in July.
  CNBC.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.
• U.S. Sees 1.763M New Jobs in July; Unemployment 10.2%
  
  The private sector made up 1.462 million of this total, with government jobs -- both state and local, including back-to-school workers in many (not all) regions of the country -- making up the 301K difference.
  Zacks.  Friday, 7 Aug 2020.

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