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These are the most desirable countries and cities for workers looking to relocate in 2021

CNBCMarch 4, 2021March 4, 2021

by CNBCMarch 4, 2021March 4, 202109

CNBC – For more and to sign up click here Drazen_ | E+ | Getty Images Canada is now seen as the most desirable destination for overseas workers when it comes to choosing a country to relocate to, a global survey has found, knocking the U.S. off top spot. This......

Diversity visa lottery winners from countries blocked by Trump hope for another chance under Biden

CNNFebruary 28, 2021

by CNNFebruary 28, 202101

USA TODAY – For more and to sign up click here She was in her fourth year of university, living in Yemen, a newlywed and soon to be pregnant when she found out she won the US Diversity Visa Lottery, also known as “The Green Card Lottery.” It seemed Al-Doais......

Bitcoin energy use ‘bigger than most countries’

BBCFebruary 26, 2021

by BBCFebruary 26, 202101

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-56215787 Could the cryptocurrency’s huge electricity consumption also sink it? BBC – For more and to sign up click here To Return to the Main Aggregate News Page – click here...

Spotify plans to launch in over 80 more countries

CNBCFebruary 23, 2021February 23, 2021

by CNBCFebruary 23, 2021February 23, 2021050

CNBC – For more and to sign up click here The Spotify app on an iPhone. Fabian Sommer | picture alliance | Getty Images Audio streaming service Spotify is planning to almost double its geographic footprint and launch into 85 more countries, adding 36 languages to its platform in the......

Oman bans entry from 10 countries to curb coronavirus spread

ReutersFebruary 23, 2021

by ReutersFebruary 23, 202101

DUBAI (Reuters) – Oman will not allow people from 10 countries to enter the country for 15 days to curb the spread of the coronavirus, in particular certain mutated strains, the Gulf state’s coronavirus committee said on Tuesday. The countries are: Sudan, Lebanon, South Africa, Brazil, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana, Guinea,......

Biden signals diplomacy shift in first address on world stage

CBS NewsFebruary 21, 2021February 22, 2021

by CBS NewsFebruary 21, 2021February 22, 202101

CBS News – For more and to sign up click here Watch CBSN Live In his first virtual foreign address, President Biden sought to mend relations with U.S. allies. His remarks came the same day the U.S. reentered the Paris climate agreement. Nancy Cordes reports. Copyright © 2021 CBS Interactive......

Covid-19: Which countries in Africa are administering vaccines?

BBCFebruary 20, 2021February 20, 2021

by BBCFebruary 20, 2021February 20, 202101

Some African nations have just begun vaccination programmes, but many have yet to start. BBC – For more and to sign up click here To Return to the Main Aggregate News Page – click here GoCoin – Latest Cryptocurrency News and Trading...

Covid vaccines: Boris Johnson pledges surplus to poorer countries at G7

BBCFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 2021

by BBCFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 202109

At a virtual G7 meeting, Boris Johnson will encourage other rich countries to donate vaccine doses. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...

Honor Khashoggi by punishing countries, leaders who target journalists

USA TodayFebruary 16, 2021

by USA TodayFebruary 16, 202101

USA TODAY – For more and to sign up click here USA TODAY More than two years have passed since Jamal Khashoggi was murdered and dismembered at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Jamal’s work as a journalist, his advocacy for democratic reforms and the brutality of his death have served as......

UK to appeal to individual European countries over arts touring ‘crisis’

BBCFebruary 16, 2021February 16, 2021

by BBCFebruary 16, 2021February 16, 2021010

The government says it hopes to open negotiations with individual European nations “very shortly”. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...

Sunak: GDP slump ‘comparable to other countries’

BBCFebruary 12, 2021February 12, 2021

by BBCFebruary 12, 2021February 12, 2021021

Official data shows that the UK economy shrank by almost 10% last year – its biggest annual decline on record. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, said the figures showed the serious economic shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic. He told the BBC’s Faisal Islam that this trend was......

How a Dangerous New Variant Thwarted Poorer Countries’ Vaccine Hopes

New York TimesFebruary 9, 2021

by New York TimesFebruary 9, 202101

New York Times – For more and to sign up click here The infectious disease doctor in Johannesburg thought that he and his country would only have to hold on a little longer. A million doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine had arrived from India. The first injections were set for......

‘We’ll be vigilant over hotel quarantine countries’

BBCFebruary 5, 2021February 5, 2021

by BBCFebruary 5, 2021February 5, 2021012

Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the UK needs to remain “vigilant” about which countries fall under its new hotel quarantine programme. From 15 February, all those arriving from 33 Covid variant hot spots will have to stay in a hotel for 10 nights. BBC – For more and to sign......

Covid: How are European countries tackling the pandemic?

BBCFebruary 3, 2021

by BBCFebruary 3, 202101

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Here’s how American stimulus checks stack up to other countries’ Covid relief

CNBCFebruary 2, 2021February 2, 2021

by CNBCFebruary 2, 2021February 2, 2021069

CNBC – For more and to sign up click here The coronavirus has forced unprecedented shutdowns in countries across the globe. Governments raced to pass stimulus relief packages to keep economies running and citizens indoors. In March, the U.S. passed the CARES Act, which focused heavily on enhanced unemployment benefits,......

WHO warns countries fighting over vaccine “cake”

ReutersJanuary 29, 2021

by ReutersJanuary 29, 202101

FILE PHOTO: Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) attends a news conference on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization urged countries squabbling over COVID-19......

Covid-19: UAE among countries added to UK’s travel ban list

BBCJanuary 28, 2021

by BBCJanuary 28, 202101

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Is Dubai’s party over? Record Covid cases, countries raising barriers spark fears of new lockdown

CNBCJanuary 26, 2021January 26, 2021

by CNBCJanuary 26, 2021January 26, 2021020

CNBC – For more and to sign up click here Fireworks emanate from the Burj Khalifah tower in Dubai during the Dec. 31, 2020 New Year’s Eve celebrations, which attracted thousands of tourists and saw relaxed restrictions on social gatherings, allowing up to 30 people to gather per household. AFP......

Covid: Cancel developing countries’ debt, MPs urge

BBCJanuary 25, 2021January 25, 2021

by BBCJanuary 25, 2021January 25, 2021015

A committee says the pandemic is increasing hardship and food insecurity among the world’s poor. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...

Covax: How will Covid vaccines be shared with poorer countries?

BBCJanuary 25, 2021January 25, 2021

by BBCJanuary 25, 2021January 25, 202101

A scheme to distribute Covid-19 vaccines is under way. Here’s what you need to know. BBC – For more and to sign up click here To Return to the Main Aggregate News Page – click here GoCoin – Latest Cryptocurrency News and Trading...

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