Brazil eyes combining pandemic relief, 'Bolsa Familia' welfare in 2022, says source

BRASILIA (REUTERS) – Brazil’s government is considering combining pandemic relief payments and “Bolsa Familia” welfare programs into a monthly stipend of 300 reais (S$73.42) next year, according to an Economy Ministry official with direct knowledge of the matter. The government is weighing that option due to budget constraints resistance in Congress to its proposed tax reform, said the source on […]

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NHS is wasting up to £568m a year on pointless pills

NHS is wasting up to £568m a year on pointless pills as thousands of patients are given medication they don’t need, study shows The NHS is wasting up to £568 million a year on pills that patients do not need When they try to quit many suffer withdrawal symptoms such as abdominal cramps The amount wasted each year is enough […]

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Chicago police may deny benefits to officers who choose retirement over vaccine mandate

Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Chicago police union spar over vaccine mandate Fox News correspondent Garrett Tenney provides the latest details on the mandate that stipulates officers who don’t comply could possibly being taken off the job as early as tomorrow The Chicago Police Department’s top cop has threatened to deny retirement benefits to those who choose to retire from the job […]

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