Women and frontline workers more often targeted at work big-plus
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Interview Women and frontline workers more often targeted at work

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:58

The study founds that overall women and frontline workers are most exposed to the risks of adverse social behaviour at work, resulting in burnout, exhaustion, anxiety and depression (Photo: Unsp ...

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Leaving women behind in labour leads to economic loss big-plus
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World Leaving women behind in labour leads to economic loss

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:58

Some sectors where women are overrepresented, such as hospitality and care, saw far greater job losses than others during the Covid-19 pandemic (Photo: energepic.com) We tend to think of g ...

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’Healthcare drain’: the EU’s market-based medic migration migraine big-plus
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World ’Healthcare drain’: the EU’s market-based medic migration migraine

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:58

Credit: Alejandro Tauber’s magical feature image creation studio (Photo: Screenshot Google Images) In April 2020, during the first phase of the pandemic, Romania was confronted with the hi ...

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Poor quality online work more prevalent in low-opportunity EU regions big-plus
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Politics Poor quality online work more prevalent in low-opportunity EU regions

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:58

Just a click away — but someone has to deliver it, and under what conditions? (Photo: George Hodan) A new report published by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) highlights how platf ...

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Sweden waters down EU press-freedom law big-plus
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Interview Sweden waters down EU press-freedom law

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:58

‘Daphne’s Law’ is named in memory of murdered Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia (Photo: europarl.europa.eu) Press-freedom groups from Paris to New York have voiced dismay at Sweden ...

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Something in the water? Finnish economy minister denies being drunk at work big-plus
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World Something in the water? Finnish economy minister denies being drunk at work

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:58

‘Alcohol has not affected my work duties in any way,’ says Mika Lintilä. Finland’s economy minister has strenuously denied local media reports that he was drunk on duty — and on more than o ...

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Matt Hancock under fire as WhatsApps reveal COVID vote pressure on Tory MPs big-plus
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Culture Matt Hancock under fire as WhatsApps reveal COVID vote pressure on Tory MPs

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:58

Latest messages show then-U.K. health chief considered yanking support for key projects ahead of Tory rebellion on coronavirus rules. LONDON — Matt Hancock has been accused of “weaponizing the p ...

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In Nord Stream bombings probe, German investigators see Ukraine link, reports say big-plus
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Health In Nord Stream bombings probe, German investigators see Ukraine link, reports say

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:58

Both Kyiv and Moscow dismiss the German media reports. BERLIN — German prosecutors have found "traces" of evidence indicating that Ukrainians may have been involved in the explosions ...

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Qatargate: Egos battle at judge’s recusal hearing big-plus
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Politics Qatargate: Egos battle at judge’s recusal hearing

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:58

The investigative magistrate for the EU corruption scandal gets his own day in court as defendants try to oust him from the case. BRUSSELS — For once, Michel Claise was the one being judged, not ...

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EU reforms travel rules after transport chief’s free flights to Qatar big-plus
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Business EU reforms travel rules after transport chief’s free flights to Qatar

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:58

Commissioners or heads of cabinet will now have to sign off on trips for directors general. BRUSSELS — The European Commission has revamped its rules regarding the travel practices of senior off ...

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Sir Graham Brady: The smiling assassin who saw off 4 prime ministers big-plus
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Opinion Sir Graham Brady: The smiling assassin who saw off 4 prime ministers

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:58

As 1922 boss bows out, here’s how Tory psychodrama turned a backroom operator into an internationally recognized figure. Rosa Prince is editor of POLITICO’s London Playbook. LONDON — When Graham ...

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Who is the EU Quarter’s pro-Putin cyclist? big-plus
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Culture Who is the EU Quarter’s pro-Putin cyclist?

Wednesday, 15 May 2024 17:58

If anyone knows about pedaling propaganda, it’s René Demol. BRUSSELS — He’s the European Quarter’s provocateur-in-chief. René Demol, a 76-year-old Belgian, has been cycling up and ...

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