Updated on 04/01/2022 03:58 am The United States has reported record COVID-19 infections in recent days, but the actual number could be significantly higher. Last week, average daily cases reached about 405,000, about 60% more than the previous peak in the United States in January 2021, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. However, the […]
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Ómicron teaches tough lessons as US schools return from vacation
Many schools in the United States that would normally welcome students into their classrooms on Monday are pushing back their entry dates, struggling to assess students and teachers, and preparing, as a last resort, to return to remote learning, due to the record number. of cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the […]
For the United States and China, a year to live in calm?
by James Stavridis Despite all the tension and turmoil that has settled in the relationship between the United States and China, 2022 may turn out to be a small respite. For the next 10 months, President Xi Jinping has other matters to worry about. More important than the disputes with the United States, next year […]
Ómicron: why did the United States recommend reducing the quarantine of those infected?
Updated on 12/29/2021 04:30 pm The United States announced new measures to be taken in the face of infections or exposure omicron, the new variant of “concern” of COVID-19, which has reminded the population that we are still in a pandemic. MORE INFORMATION: Droplets of saliva from infected with COVID can spread on crowded beaches, […]
The main risks for the global economy in 2022
By 2022, economies – both the great powers and the emerging ones – are expected to turn towards a true growth path after the statistical rebound left by the second year of the pandemic. According to Bloomberg Economics, the baseline scenario is a solid recovery with cooling prices and distancing from emergency monetary policy scenarios; […]
Fed could tend to restrictive policy after annual turnover
Updated on 12/29/2021 01:53 am On paper, the US central bank’s policy-setting committee is poised to lean toward tighter monetary policy this year, as incoming voters in the annual rotation among Fed regional presidents replace some colleagues who they have generally taken a more expansive stance. But the Biden Administration could tip the balance with […]
Danielle Jones, a restaurant owner who takes all her employees on vacation
Updated on 12/21/2021 08:00 pm Danielle Jones has the “secret” to having good staff at the helm of her restaurant. Jones gives them a one-week trip In the middle of the labor crisis in U.S, Jones was not afraid of the talent drain from his pub and found the way for his local called “Abenaki […]
US raises minimum wage in 56 cities, counties and states since January
With information from EFE Workers in the United States who earn the minimum wage will benefit from an increase that will take effect on January 1 in 56 cities, counties and states, the National Employment Law Project (NELP) reported today. In 33 of those jurisdictions, the minimum wage will reach $ 15 per hour or […]
The omicron threat and new closures loom over the holidays in Europe and the US.
The Netherlands came under a new shutdown on Sunday, while the possibility of further COVID-19 restrictions before the Christmas and New Year holidays loomed over several European countries as the omicron variant spread rapidly. In the United States, White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci urged people traveling to visit loved ones to get boosters and […]
US sanctions drug trafficking networks in Brazil, Mexico and China
The US government imposed sanctions on Wednesday against international drug trafficking networks in Brazil, Mexico and China at the same time that it announced the creation of a Council on Transnational Organized Crime with which it seeks to more agilely pursue this type of activity. Among the new sanctions, released through separate statements from the […]