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Spain to reportedly offer three days of menstrual leave every month
World

Spain to reportedly offer three days of menstrual leave every month

Spain is set to approve a law next week, offering three days a month of menstrual leave, according to reports. Getty Images | Westend61 The Spanish government is set to pass a law offering three days of menstrual leave a month for workers who experience severe period pain, according to several media reports. The reform […]

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Separatist politician says Spain’s spy chief admitted legally hacking some phones
Technology

Separatist politician says Spain’s spy chief admitted legally hacking some phones

A leading Catalan separatist politician said Thursday that Spain’s top intelligence official acknowledged that her agency had hacked into the cellphones of “some” of the dozens of politicians reported to be targeted by spyware but she said it had proper judicial authorization. Gabriel Rufián, member of a Catalan pro-independence party, spoke after he participated in […]

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Woman catches Covid twice within 20 days, marking a new record
Business

Woman catches Covid twice within 20 days, marking a new record

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a citizen for nucleic acid test at a testing site in Binhai New Area in north China’s Tianjin, Jan. 9, 2022. Zhao Zishuo | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images A health-care worker has reportedly tested positive for the omicron strain of the coronavirus just 20 days […]

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Lululemon aims to double sales to .5 billion by 2026, eyeing even bigger men’s business
Business

Lululemon aims to double sales to $12.5 billion by 2026, eyeing even bigger men’s business

A customer looks at athletic apparel inside a Lululemon store. Xaume Olleros | Bloomberg | Getty Images Lululemon aims to double its 2021 revenue in the next five years, putting it on track to hit $12.5 billion in sales by 2026, as the retailer rides a wave of Covid pandemic-fueled demand for workout clothes. Lululemon […]

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Energy giants Siemens Gamesa and SSE agree 8 million deal amid rising costs and profit warnings
World

Energy giants Siemens Gamesa and SSE agree $628 million deal amid rising costs and profit warnings

Details of the agreement between SSE and SGRE were announced on the same day the latter released preliminary results for the second quarter, reporting revenue of around 2.2 billion euros and an operating loss of roughly 304 million euros. Paul Ellis | AFP | Getty Images Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has agreed to sell assets […]

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U.S. authorities accuse Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg of bank fraud, money laundering as his yacht is seized
Politics

U.S. authorities accuse Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg of bank fraud, money laundering as his yacht is seized

The yacht called “Tango” owned by Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg, who was sanctioned by the U.S. on March 11, is seen at Palma de Mallorca Yacht Club in the Spanish island of Mallorca, Spain March 15, 2022. Juan Medina | Reuters U.S. authorities accused Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg of conspiring to commit bank fraud and […]

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