Giorno: 16 Settembre 2021

Municipal employees to get a 3.5% increase after wage deal

Read More A collective wage agreement covering the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 has been agreed to at the South African Local Government Bargaining Council, sector association Salga has announced. The deal package includes a multi-three year wage deal, pension fund reforms, a financial relief mechanism for municipalities in financial distress and for the terms […]

Online-only learning is not value for money, UK universities told

Read More Higher education Online-only learning not worth GBP9K tuition, OECD warns UK universities Organisation says permanent shift to online lessons could see students turning to alternative digital providers Education editor Thu 16 Sep 2021 11.25 EDT First published on Thu 16 Sep 2021 10.59 EDT British universities will fail to offer value for money […]

Biden appears to forget Australian prime minister’s name

Post Content President Biden appeared to forget the name of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison during a joint press conference Wednesday evening, calling him “Mr. Prime Minister” and “that fellow Down Under.” Biden announced Wednesday a trilateral security partnership with Britain and Australia, called AUKUS, which includes the sharing of advanced technologies, like artificial intelligence […]

Covid e Green Pass, scontro Franceschini-Speranza su teatri, cinema e musei

Read More Scontro tra il ministro della Cultura Dario Franceschini e quello della Salute Roberto Speranza. Franceschini aveva chiesto che – adesso che c’è l’obbligo di Green Pass – teatri, cinema, musei, possano tornare alla capienza normale. Richiesta che arriva in realtà da tutto il mondo della cultura. Speranza si è però opposto e il […]

Japan Firms See Economy Recovering to Pre-COVID-19 Level in FY2022: Poll

Read More TOKYO—A majority of Japanese firms say the world’s third-largest economy will recover to pre-pandemic levels in fiscal 2022, a Reuters poll showed, with many anticipating they will continue to face COVID-19 pains until next year or later. The Corporate Survey results underscored a cautious view of Japan Inc on the economy, which stood […]

North Korea Again Shows Off New Weapon System: ‘Railway-Borne Missiles’

Read More North Korea’s state-run television aired video footage on Thursday of the communist country’s first successful test-firing of missiles that were launched from a train. The missiles were tested at dawn on Sept. 15 and accurately struck a targeted area 497 miles (800 kilometers) in the sea off North Korea’s east coast, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The […]

Labour condemns new trade secretary for tweets rejecting climate science

Read More Climate crisis Labour condemns new trade secretary for tweets rejecting climate science Anne-Marie Trevelyan dismisses those who believe in global heating as ‘fanatics’ in resurfaced posts Cabinet reshuffle: who’s in, who’s out Politics latest – live and Heather Stewart Thu 16 Sep 2021 10.16 EDT First published on Thu 16 Sep 2021 09.41 […]

Piers Morgan hired to launch Rupert Murdoch TV station talkTV

Read More News UK Piers Morgan hired to launch Rupert Murdoch TV station talkTV News UK TV station will be rival to floundering GB News and go on air early 2022 @jimwaterson Thu 16 Sep 2021 09.39 EDT Last modified on Thu 16 Sep 2021 09.57 EDT Rupert Murdoch’s News UK has announced plans to […]