The gleaming jewel in New Zealand’s tourism crown could be about to lose its lustre, after a Queenstown business leader predicted the whole town could be closed by Friday. There were 51 cases of Covid-19 confirmed across Otago and Southland yesterday, all but 10 of them in Queenstown or Wanaka. With an ever-increasing list of bars, restaurants and tourist attractions […]
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With Colorado’s abundant sunshine, going solar makes sense to help reduce your energy bills and help save the planet. But does adding solar panels make sense as a homeowner to boost your home’s value and help with resale? Real estate agents caution adding solar panels probably won’t boost your potential sale price. “Solar panels are a huge advantage for your […]
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The change in percentage of all Covid metrics in the United States have turned below zero for the first time in several months, giving a clear indication that the pandemic is in recession, and life in the country is fast returning to normal. New coronavirus infections fell by 67 percent in the last two weeks. Covid deaths reduced by three […]
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FILE PHOTO: The Tim logo is seen at its headquarters in Rome, Italy November 22, 2021. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File PhotoMILAN (Reuters) – Telecom Italia (TIM) directors will on Monday discuss a plan to reorganise Italy’s biggest telecoms group as newly appointed Chief Executive Pietro Labriola tries to forge an alternative to a takeover approach by U.S. fund KKR . The debt-laden […]
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The biggest headwind to the consumption story in FY23 is a sharp decline in government subsidies on food, fertiliser and fuel, and overall decline in revenue expenditure net of interest payments. This, analysts say, will adversely impact purchasing power of households at the lower end of the income pyramid, translating into lower spending on consumer goods and services. The 2022-23 […]
Read moreWith more people renting for longer, UK will face a shortfall in private rented property, analysis shows The UK will need nearly 230,000 new rental homes to avoid a shortfall if the current growth in demand continues, according to a new forecast. Private rented sector supply will have to increase by 227,000 homes a year to meet the demand for […]
Read moreEnergy meter numbers were used instead of amount payable in 74 Storm Arwen compensation cheques Last modified on Sun 13 Feb 2022 11.27 EST An energy company has thanked “honest” customers who did not try to cash compensation cheques for trillions of pounds sent out in error. Compensation is being paid to tens of thousands of people who were left […]
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Rural America is emptying out. According to the Pew Research Center, about half of the country’s rural counties now have lower populations than they did in 2000. Then, the exodus of locals leaving rural communities for urban and suburban destinations has grown in much of rural America, even as the U.S. countryside becomes demographically less white. According to research group […]
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India’s gig workers continue to be without any social security cover or a minimum wage guarantee. The recent protests by employees of Urban Company and the case of a a Zomato delivery executive who died in a road accident point to the severely straitened condition of gig workers during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Budget 2021 had promised several measures to […]
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