An employee of a bakery holds a loaf of bread on March 23, 2020 in Rome. (TIZIANA FABI / AFP) The European Parliament has voted in favor of legislation that aims to guarantee adequate minimum wages for workers across the 27-nation bloc and strengthen their collective bargaining powers. Lawmakers in Strasbourg on Wednesday debated a […]
Day: September 17, 2022
WHO ‘strongly advises against’ use of two COVID treatments
A picture taken on May 8, 2021 shows a sign of the World Health Organization at the entrance of their headquarters in Geneva amid the COVID-19 outbreak. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) LONDON / OTTAWA / PARIS – Two COVID-19 antibody therapies are no longer recommended by the World Health Organization, on the basis that Omicron […]
Dublin hopeful N.Ireland protocol talks to resume in weeks
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney attends press conference with his German counterpart (unseen) in Berlin, Germany, Dec 11, 2020. (FABRIZIO BENSCH / POOL / AFP) DUBLIN – Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said on Friday that he was optimistic that talks between Britain and the European Union on overhauling Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trading arrangements could […]
EU regulator backs wider use of AstraZeneca COVID therapy
This photo shows a general view of the offices of British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC in Macclesfield, Cheshire on July 21, 2020. (PAUL ELLIS / AFP) JOHANNESBURG / BERLIN / LOS ANGELES / LONDON – Europe's medicines regulator has backed using AstraZeneca's preventative COVID-19 therapy as a treatment for the disease and also […]
Judge rules for Trump, blocks review of seized classified records
Former US president Donald Trump speaks at a rally on Aug 5, 2022, in Waukesha, Wisconsin. (MORRY GASH / AP) WASHINGTON – A US judge on Thursday refused to let the Justice Department immediately resume reviewing classified records seized by the FBI from Donald Trump's Florida estate in an ongoing criminal investigation, siding with the […]
El Salvador president plans for re-election despite legal ban
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele participates in the closing ceremony of a congress for cryptocurrency investors in Santa Maria Mizata, El Salvador on Nov 20, 2021. (SALVADOR MELENDEZ / AP) SAN SALVADOR – El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said Thursday he would run for re-election, despite the country's constitution prohibiting presidents from having consecutive terms. […]
Biden calls for end of social media immunity at bipartisan summit
US President Joe Biden speaks during the United We Stand Summit in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sept 15, 2022. (SUSAN WALSH / AP) WASHINGTON – US President Joe Biden called on Americans to speak out against racism and extremism during a summit at the White House on Thursday, and said […]
Adrian Ridge 獲任命為 Nikkiso Clean Energy and Industrial Gases Group 營運與製造執行副總裁
加州德美古拉, Sept. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) — Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries 旗下的 Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group(「集團」)隸屬 Nikkiso Co….
Probinex to tackle traditional finance creating a new all-in-one ecosystem
New York, NY, September 16, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – A native utility token, staking program, crypto-friendly e-wallet, an audited platform for a broader public, and eventually, a 24/7 exchange combining traditional assets with cryptocurrencies. Probinex is an ambitious project that aims to build a bridge between the world of traditional finance, fintech, and crypto. It aims to offer […]