World economy
Covid was declared a pandemic two years ago and now we’re finally moving on — but public health experts say it’s not over
Medical staff treat a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, California, January 25, 2022. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters LONDON — With war raging between Russia and Ukraine, the world’s battle against the coronavirus has been largely sidelined and the second anniversary of Covid-19 […]
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Egg freezing, IVF and surrogacy: Fertility benefits have evolved to become the ultimate workplace perk
Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images When Priya and her husband discovered they were infertile, it cost them $20,000 and years of intrusive treatment to conceive their daughter. A couple of years later when they had their son, it was a fraction of the cost and relatively painless — thanks in large part to […]
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With Putin’s war in Europe, the legacy of Germany’s Merkel is now being seen in a very different light
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel waves goodbye as she departs from the Chancellery for the last time. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images With Vladimir Putin‘s unprovoked attack against Ukraine, political analysts are now reassessing the long and deeply complicated relationship the Russian leader had with ex-German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and how […]
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Meet the company that lets you work remotely from anywhere in the world
Sevdha Thompson, digital producer of marketing for Coalition Technologies, spent a few weeks working in Costa Rica last year. Courtesy: Sevdha Thompson Millions of Americans are quitting their jobs and rethinking what they want when it comes to work and work-life balance. Companies are responding, meeting their employees’ needs in areas like remote work, flexible hours, […]
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