Highlights of Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc. Premium pay – the additional hour of pay non-exempt employees are entitled to if their employer fails to provide them with timely, full, and uninterrupted meal and rest periods – constitutes wages for purposes of pay stubs and timing of payment at […]
Read MoreAround 4000 high school students walked out of school and marched to the Minnesota capitol to demand that legislators make changes to gun control laws. 2018-03-07 This is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. Give attribution to: Fibonacci Blue By External SourceMay 26 2022 (IPS) When the Columbine High […]
Read MoreCountry: Ethiopia Source: United Nations Population Fund In Ethiopia, all the risk factors for fistula are present. Almost 80% of health facilities have been looted or damaged in Tigray, medical supplies are in short supply and the referral system has broken down.
Read MoreA joint session of the Philippine Congress on Wednesday declared Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the notorious late dictator, the winner of this month’s election and confirmed he would become the country’s next president.
Read MoreOn Wednesday 4 May, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced a ban on the export of services by UK persons or entities to businesses in Russia. Prohibited services include accountancy, management consultancy, and public relations, sectors in which UK providers apparently account for approximately 10% of total import into Russia. The […]
Read MoreImproving fruit and vegetable consumption will require a holistic approach May 25, 2022 jmcquaid Wed, 05/25/2022 – 14:00 Improving fruit and vegetable consumption will require a holistic approach Deanna Olney Ravi Gopal Singh Pepijn Schreinemachers Janet Hodur A new research initiative takes aim at a major nutrition challenge. IFPRI Blog […]
Read MoreNorwegian archaeologists are finding buried treasure in the country’s ice-covered mountain ranges, but their discoveries underscore the urgency of climate action as the ice melts away due to climate change. “Objects and remains of animals and human activity have been found that we didn’t even know existed,” says Dr. Birgitte […]
Read MoreCountries: Bangladesh, Myanmar Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees More than $881 million is needed this year to support 1.4 million people, including 920,000 refugees in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char, and about 540,000 Bangladeshis in neighbouring communities.
Read MoreWars and conflicts have pushed more than 139 million people in 24 countries into acute food insecurity. Credit: FAO By Mario LubetkinROME, May 25 2022 (IPS) If the war in Ukraine, that was initiated three months ago, does not end, and without a reduction in the growing number of conflicts […]
Read MoreNorth Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile in an easterly direction on Wednesday morning, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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