A two-month fall in China’s steel output, ordered by economic officials, handed Beijing a global showcase for advancing climate goals and controlling commodity markets. A brewing economic slowdown is testing the government’s will to sustain the cuts. China’s production of crude steel, half the world’s annual total, fell in July by the widest year-on-year margin […]
Mandated city vaccine card checks have sparked ire among restauranteurs over implementing such proofing. The controversy has sparked a local forum. A gathering at Max’s Es-Ca at 1559 Richmond Rd., Dongan Hills, on Thursday, Aug. 26 at 11 a.m. will afford borough proprietors a platform to discuss the current rules and subsequent litigation underway. The […]
[ad_2] The airline stopped short of requiring vaccination for its employees. But the move to attach a health premium to unvaccinated employees isn’t without risk, especially with unions involved. Indeed, the Air Line Pilots Association’s Delta Master Executive Council, which represents nearly 13,000 pilots at the airline, almost immediately voiced concerns about the surcharge, saying […]
Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman came out Wednesday against the imposition of further coronavirus restrictions, saying that the measures currently in place appeared to be working. “When we look at the morbidity situation, there is a stabilization in the figures and there is cause for optimism,” Liberman said during a briefing to reporters. “We need to stop talking […]
The think tank noted a strong correlation between rising vaccination rates over the last several months and companies investing in workforce development and putting more people on the rolls. But in a troubling trend, vaccination hesitancy among millions of Americans is hardening. The most recent Gallup poll on the issue from late July found nearly […]
As the world is beginning to become more inclusive and equal, dating apps are championing these causes, too. When it comes to women’s rights and gender issues, more and more people across age groups are speaking up on why it is a necessary part of evolving societies. A recent Bumble India report finds that millennials […]
The government is under pressure to relax post-Brexit migration rules to unblock Britain’s worst supply-chain crisis since the 1970s, with business leaders warning that continued disruption could ruin Christmas. Industry bosses said urgent changes to the visa system were required as retailers struggle to keep shelves stocked, and restaurants run out of food and drink […]
More than 70 percent of Lebanon’s population faces critical water shortages, UN children’s agency warns. Lebanon’s water supply system is on the verge of collapse. In July, a report published by UNICEF warned that most water pumping would gradually cease across the country within four to six weeks as the country’s power grid falters. On […]
It’s crunch time for the administration. President Biden, his aides and his allies in Congress face a September sprint to secure a legislative victory that could define his early presidency. Democrats are racing the clock after party leaders in the House struck a deal this week to advance the two-track approach that Mr. Biden hopes […]