Japan Promotes 4-Day Work-Week Option
At a key economic and fiscal policy discussion in mid-April that addressed promoting a four-day week, Suga said that the government should consider expanding support to people willing to improve…
Connecticut is the 1st State To Make All Prison Phone Calls Free
Connecticut is the state with the most expensive prison phones in the country. The state charges $4.87 per 15-minute call, 32 times more than the lowest-rate state, Illinois, which charges…
Experts Concerned as Covid Delta Variant on the Rise
A team led by researchers at the University of Oxford investigated the affinity of the B16171 and B16172 delta variants for the receptor-binding domain of the ACE-2 angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE-2…
Champ, The Bidens’ German Shepherd, Dies At age 13
The president and first lady bid farewell with a heavy heart to their dog Champ, who died on Saturday. The Bidens announced Saturday, June 19, that Champ, the family’s older…
U.S. Likely To Claim Hottest Place On Earth As Heat Tightens Grip on Citizens
The extent of the heat in the western United States in the coming weeks will add to the record books, forecasters say. The heatwave is not expected to subside until…
Biden Administration Orders Another 200 Million Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccines
President Joe Biden announced that another 200 million doses of coronavirus vaccines are on the way, indicating that the country will run out of vaccines and doses by the end…
Gay And Bisexual Men Are Now Allowed To Donate Blood In England, Scotland And Wales
In recent years, countries around the world have revised their blood donation guidelines for homosexual and bisexual men and other men who have sexual relations with men. The United States…
Fast Food Staff Arrested In Pakistan After Not Giving Free Burgers to Officers
At least 19 employees of a fast-food restaurant in Pakistan have been arrested after they refused to give free burgers to a group of law enforcement officers last week. The…
Canada Has Rejected 300,000 Doses Of The Johnson & Johnson Vaccine From The U.S. due to contamination issues.
The issue is not expected to change President Joe Biden’s expectation that the US will have enough vaccines for all adults by May. Johnson & Johnson has pledged 20 million…
Elite German Police Unit To Be Disbanded Over Far-Right Chats
State officials have called for a new leadership culture at the middle and lower levels of the police. Hesse’s Minister of the Interior Peter Beuth called for a new leadership…