ANALYSIS - Right to disconnect gains ground as pandemic brings work home
Switching off at the end of the day has become harder with remote work, posing risks for employees' health. Is granting a right to disconnect the solution?
'It's about time:' In historic first, two powerful women flank U.S. president
The seating arrangement carries a symbolic meaning for the advancement of U.S. women in recent decades, since Harris and Pelosi stand first and second respectively
Hungary eyes vaccine passport deals, holds talks with China
Hungary will coordinate over the mutual acceptance of vaccination cards with any country open to the idea, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff says
ESG: why social investing is the next big thing
ESG factors, which measure a company’s commitment to environmental, social and governance issues, have become critical to understanding a company’s performance. Until now, because of the risks posed by climate change, most metrics have focused on the ‘E,’. But today, the Coronavirus pandemic has put a greater emphasis onto the ‘S’: how a business directly affects communities’ or people’s rights.
UN agency says UK to cut 85% in aid to UN family planning programme
Britain will cut down its commitment to foreign aid spending, pledging to spend 0.5% of gross domestic product on aid in 2021
Bigger isn't better: could COVID kill open-plan offices?
Staff sharing smaller workspaces say they work better than those in big open-plan offices, a study shows
Uber app in U.S. to enable users to book vaccines and rental cars
Customers would be able reserve an appointment at a Walgreens pharmacy to receive a vaccine and book an Uber ride to travel there, Uber says on Wednesday
Idaho becomes latest state to pass 'fetal heartbeat' abortion ban
The law follows a wave of similar legislation aiming to prompt a review of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling Roe v. Wade, which guarantees a woman's constitutional right to an abortion.
Mining robot stranded on Pacific Ocean floor in deep-sea mining trial
The machine is meant to collect the potato-sized nodules rich in cobalt and other battery metals that pepper the seabed in this area, and was connected to GSR's ship with a 5km cable
As climate changes, study finds world's glaciers melting faster
Some glaciers in Alaska, Iceland, the Alps, the Pamir mountains and the Himalayas were among the most impacted by melting, which speeded up after 2015