How To Enhance Your Appearance for Online Meetings
To be frank... Video calls for all types of interactions aren't going away soon. Whether it's a catch-up...
Shell to Stop Buying Russian Oil and Gas, Closing all Service Stations in Russia
Shell has announced that it plans on withdrawing from the Russian oil and gas industry and that it will...
Biden Administration Bans All Russian Oil and Gas Imports Into the US
On Tuesday, March 8, U.S. President Joe Biden announced a ban on all Russian oil and other energy imports...
After Being Denied Twice, Judge Grants Tamara Lich Bail, Says Previous Judge Made ‘Errors in Law’
On March 7, Tamara Lich, 49, one of the key organizers of the Freedom Convoy protests that rocked Canada...
McDonald’s Under Pressure to Follow Trend of Canceling Russia
McDonald’s and other major companies have been chastised for not pulling out of Russia in protest of Putin’s military intervention in Ukraine, risking a worldwide loss of appetite for burgers and fries. After netizens picked...
Russia Announces New ‘Humanitarian Corridors’ in Several Ukrainian Cities
Russia's Ministry of Defense has announced that it would be honoring a ceasefire in war-torn Ukraine so as to allow civilians an opportunity to leave current and potential battle zones via "humanitarian corridors." The ceasefire...
Target Raises Minimum Hourly Wage for Some Positions to $24
Retailer Target announced it would raise the minimum wage for some workers from $15 to $24 per hour to counter inflation and compete in an increasingly tightening labor market. Target, which employs some 350,000 employees...
As Ukraine War Rages On, Russia Increasingly Closes Off Its Internet to the World
After a week of threats and half-measures, Russia’s government has officially blocked Facebook and will continue to restrict Twitter and Instagram from the tens of millions of users in the country who use these social...
Russia Turns to Chinese Services as Mastercard, Visa, American Express Cancel the Kremlin
While China’s banks and its homegrown payments system could offer Russia a much-needed respite from crippling Western sanctions, Beijing has been toeing a careful diplomatic line between trying to maintain ties with Moscow in the...
Meanwhile In Hong Kong: COVID Cases and Deaths Touch the Sky
While the entire world has its eyes focused on the military conflict between the Russian Federation and an alliance formed by neighboring Ukraine, NATO, and numerous other countries and corporations, in Hong Kong, a pseudo-democracy...
War in Ukraine Could Spark Global Food Crisis ‘Beyond Anything We’ve Seen’: UN Official
According to David Beasley, executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP) at the United Nations (UN) Russia’s ongoing military offensive in Ukraine is putting markets in “serious turmoil” and he’s warning that “the bullets...
Australia Grappling With Worst Flooding in Decades, 17 Dead
Extreme weather systems have dumped more than a year’s worth of rainfall over a week in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales bringing with it widespread destruction that has displaced thousands. To date the...