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Who knew that employees could get sick, thus keeping them out of work for a few days? C-suite executives can’t believe it every single time one of their underlings requests some paid sick leave, which is promoted and protected by the law. No employee should have to worry about their job being in peril because […]
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Brazil hosts the G-20 leaders’ summit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Guyana, and a sexual misconduct scandal rocks Chile. Sign up to receive Latin America Brief in your inbox every Friday. Sign up to receive Latin America Brief in your inbox every Friday. Donald […]
Almost six months after European elections that bolstered the political right, the team of top officials that will lead the next European Commission until 2029 looks on track to take office on December 1. The three major centrist political groups in the European Parliament announced a deal to approve the entire 27-strong lineup on Wednesday […]
There was nowhere to hide for a motorist who owes more than R200,000 in unpaid traffic fines when an in-vehicle camera triggered an alert behind his bakkie in Cape Town. An officer attached to the city’s transport enforcement unit received the alert via a tablet in his vehicle — triggered by an automated number plate […]
Katie Boulter beats Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in straight sets to send Great Britain into the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup in Malaga. Source link
Ending the tax credit is not something the incoming administration can do via executive action—Congress controls government spending, and this would require new legislation. But the budget reconciliation process results in bills that cannot be filibustered, and Reuters says that the Trump transition team will likely use this route as part of a larger revamp […]
David Rowe, professor of cultural research at Western Sydney University, said Tiley’s $1 billion estimate was “not terribly scientific”. “It’s one of those calculations that are a bit meaningless,” he said. “But, obviously, the more exposure, the more valuable the product.” Jason Nuell of Marriott International and Tennis Australia chief Craig Tiley. The Open’s sponsors […]
Khusela Diko. Image: GCIS Khusela Diko, the ANC MP who chairs parliament’s portfolio committee on communications & digital technologies, has slammed communications minister Solly Malatsi’s decision to withdraw the contentious SABC Bill. Diko said on Sunday in response to the news of the minister’s decision that the move will “sound the death knell” for the […]
Trump and Republicans have been very critical of student loan forgiveness. Source link
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