Women who work in the United States are more burned out than they were a year ago, while commitments to advance diversity, equity and inclusion are not translating into better experiences at work for women of colour, a report published on Monday finds. McKinsey Company […]
Day: September 27, 2021
Energy crunch: How high will oil prices climb?
Oil continued to climb on Monday with global benchmark Brent nearing $80 a barrel, its highest price since October 2018, as tight supply fuels a crude rally and as demand in some parts of the world recovers faster than even the most bullish analysts could […]
R&B singer R Kelly convicted in sex trafficking trial
RB superstar R Kelly has been convicted in a sex trafficking trial in the United States after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children. A jury of seven men and five women on Monday found Kelly, 54, […]
US Senate fails to advance gov’t funding, debt ceiling measure
The US Senate has failed to advance a measure that aims to avert a partial government shutdown and suspend the federal debt ceiling, after Republicans refused to support the proposal in the sharply divided chamber of Congress. Senate Democrats were unable to pass legislation on […]
Biden receives COVID booster, urges Americans to get vaccinated
US President Joe Biden has publicly received a COVID-19 booster jab, urging more Americans to get vaccinated amid a recent increase of infections linked in part to the highly contagious Delta variant. Biden on Monday rejected criticism from the World Health Organization and other health […]
Man charged with murder of British teacher Sabina Nessa
British police say they have charged a man with the murder of female teacher Sabina Nessa who was found dead near her home in London, a killing that again raised public anger about violence towards women. Nessa, 28, left her home in Kidbrooke, south London, […]
Qatar Airways suffers $4bn annual loss on pandemic hit
Qatar Airways announced on Monday that it suffered a more than $4bn loss in revenues over the last fiscal year, as lockdowns triggered by the coronavirus pandemic slashed demand for long-haul travel. The major loss, which the state-owned airline largely attributed to the grounding of […]
Will Tunisia return to authoritarian rule?
President’s latest move to extend power is a threat to democracy that’s likely to spur political unrest, observers say. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/inside-story/2021/9/27/will-tunisia-return-to-authoritarian-rule
Canada’s Green Party chief stepping down after election loss
The head of the Green Party of Canada, Annamie Paul, has announced that she is stepping down after failing to win a seat in last week’s federal election and leading the party to disappointing overall results. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Paul – the first […]
South Sudan dismisses UN report on corruption
South Sudan’s government has dismissed a UN report accusing the country’s governing elite of looting tens of millions of dollars from public coffers, saying it is the victim of an “international campaign”. Last week, the UN’s Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan said a […]