German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the European Union must prepare to vaccinate for new coronavirus variants across the coming years after EU leaders discussed ways to fight new variants ….. Read More
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‘We want people to stay with us’: Costco raises minimum wage
The majority of Americans support the idea of more than doubling the minimum wage to $15 per hour, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Costco Wholesale Corp is raising the minimum ….. Read More
Australia’s Qantas delays target date for international flights
The airline now says it is aiming to resume international flights in October, as it reported a 75 percent plunge in revenue. Qantas Airways Ltd says it has pushed back ….. Read More
Could COVID ‘vaccine certificates’ lead to discrimination?
Documents proving vaccination against COVID-19 pose ethical questions. SOURCE LINK
Fears of new COVID variants lead to lengthier travel quarantines
Quarantines continue to frustrate travelers and strangle airlines a year into the pandemic, with the threat from highly infectious coronavirus variants meaning enforced isolations are mostly getting longer and stricter ….. Read More
‘Crisis within a crisis’: Violence against women surges in Fiji
Suva, Fiji – Much of archipelagic Fiji was forced indoors by lockdowns and a nationwide curfew in March last year when the South Pacific nation recorded its first case of ….. Read More
Snap back? US consumer confidence rises as COVID cases drop
United States consumer confidence increased in February, with households slightly more upbeat about the labour market amid declining new COVID-19 infections and expectations for additional money from the government to ….. Read More
Wild swings: US bank profits sank 36.5% in 2020 as COVID raged
Banks posted $147.9bn in profits in 2020, a significant drop from record 2019 levels, a regulatory group said on Tuesday. United States bank profits fell 36.5 percent in 2020 from ….. Read More
Tesla shares sink below S&P entry level, wipe out 2021 gains
Bitcoin’s gains had skyrocketed to new highs recently after Tesla announced two weeks ago it added $1.5bn in Bitcoin to its balance sheet. Tesla Inc. shares wiped out their year-to-date ….. Read More
Timeline: How the US reached 500,000 COVID-19 deaths
Unfathomable one year ago, the United States has passed the grim mark of 500,000 deaths from COVID-19. On Monday, President Joe Biden led Americans in observing a moment of silence ….. Read More
