The income of 84 per cent of households in the country declined in 2021, but at the same time the number of Indian billionaires grew from 102 to 142, an Oxfam report has said, pointing to a stark income divide worsened by the Covid pandemic.The Oxfam report, “Inequality Kills’’, released […]
Remote job postings for nearly quadruple in ground-breaking shift
More On: Coronavirus in NY A Queens school social worker pleads: Don’t go remote, NYC schools The left politicized COVID from the start NYC schools to allow remote option as attendance plunges during COVID surge ‘We’re not through this yet’: NY COVID cases continue drop, Hochul calls for more vaccinations […]
China’s birth rate drops for a fifth straight year to record low
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world.Sign up here. Hong Kong (CNN Business) China’s birth rate plummeted for a fifth consecutive year to hit a new […]
In California pot market, a hazy line between legal and not – ABC News
Double dealing: Legal, illicit blur in California pot market As California enters its fifth year of broad legal marijuana sales, industry insiders say the practice of working simultaneously in the legal and illicit markets is all too commonplace in the struggling pot economy By MICHAEL R.BLOOD Associated Press January 16, […]
Cold case team may know who betrayed Anne Frank
Anne Frank, the teenage Holocaust victim whose posthumously published diary gave the world a glimpse of what it was like to hide from Nazi persecution, may have been betrayed by a prominent Jewish businessman, according to a cold case-style investigation outlined in a new book, “The Betrayal of Anne Frank […]
The poor die from COVID while the rich get richer, Oxfam warns | Coronavirus pandemic News | Al Jazeera
The coronavirus vaccine divide is costing lives and supercharging inequalities worldwide, a new report warns. A group of 252 men have more wealth than all one billion women and girls in Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean combined, a new report from Oxfam says [File: Angela Ponce/Reuters] By Al […]
Walmart is quietly preparing to enter the metaverse
Walmart appears to be venturing into the metaverse with plans to create its own cryptocurrency and collection of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs.The big-box retailer filed several new trademarks late last month that indicate its intent to make and sell virtual goods, including electronics, home decorations, toys, sporting goods and personal […]
Plastic crisis needs binding treaty, report says – BBC News
Pollution from plastics is a global emergency in need of a robust UN treaty, according to a report. The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) says there’s a cascade of evidence of harm from plastics. It argues that the plastic pollution threat is almost equivalent to climate change. The air we breathe […]
Photos: I Tried a Luxury Bus Startup for $99 From NYC to Washington DC
I tried the Jet, a luxury bus startup that travels between New York City and Washington DC.Tickets start at $99, which is more expensive than a comparable Amtrak ticket or a ride on a budget bus service.The snacks, drinks, kind attendant, and comfortable motion-canceling seating made my carsickness worth it.I […]
I tried the bus startup using luxury coaches with motion-canceling seats on a trip from NYC to DC and it was one of the most comfortable travel experience I’ve had
I tried the Jet, a luxury bus startup that travels between New York City and Washington DC.Tickets start at $99, which is more expensive than a comparable Amtrak ticket or a ride on a budget bus service.The snacks, drinks, kind attendant, and comfortable motion-canceling seating made my carsickness worth it.I […]