First Case of Omicron Strain Detected in the United States
NPR News reports the first known case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant has been found in the United States
In the current jobs market, workers have the upper hand. With record numbers of vacancies, would-be employees can demand higher pay and more perks.
Salespeople, food servers, postal workers -- "Help Wanted" ads are proliferating across the United States, as companies struggle to deal with a worker shortage caused by the pandemic, a rash of early retirements and restrictive immigration laws.
An instant investment profit of close to 250pc sounds fantastical — impossible, even. But in the sleek world of luxury watches, those who manage to get their hands on brand new rare timepieces can sell them on for a fortune.
Matt and his boyfriend have spent hours on the train to London from Coventry over the past few weekends – all in the hope of getting a monkeypox vaccine.
German finance minister Christian Lindner has written to the European Commission seeking permission to waive value-added tax on a new gas price levy for a limited period of time, a copy of his letter seen by Reuters showed on Sunday. Germany's gas market operator is set to announce on Monday the size of the levy, which Berlin is imposing on all gas consumers to spread the additional cost of gas imports. The levy is aimed at helping Uniper and other importers cope with soaring prices due to reduced Russian export flows, but it would add to already sky-high energy prices and inflationary pressures for customers.
The price of wine will surge 10pc this year as scorching temperatures hammer harvests at vineyards across Europe, the owner of Laithwaites has warned.
Chris O’Shea and Kwasi Kwarteng met in Number 11 Downing Street last week in the teeth of a crisis. Summoned to crisis talks on energy bills, the boss of British Gas owner Centrica and the Business Secretary sat through a “chaotic” meeting with the Chancellor and the Prime Minister, which ended in a press release and little else.
Christian Wade, 31, is a professional rugby union player turned American footballer who was a winger for the Premiership side Wasps; he scored 82 tries in 165 appearances between 2011 and 2018.
Nusret Gökçe’s ‘ludicrous’ Nusr-Et Steakhouse charges more than £600 for a tomahawk steak
Wholesale costs have fallen 30p from their June peak.
As crops shrivel in the fields, farmers around the country are calling for urgent action from the Tory leadership
Saudi Arabia has vowed to increase oil production as it predicts the war in Ukraine will lead to a decade of soaring demand for its fossil fuels.
With winter power cuts a possibility amid energy crisis, some Britons remember them as ‘very ordinary’
The $48bn figure from world’s biggest oil firm is thought to be one of largest quarterly profits in history
Easyjet's Spanish pilots walked out on Friday, calling for the reinstatement of conditions they enjoyed before the coronavirus pandemic, two weeks after a strike by the low-cost carrier's cabin crew had resulted in a deal.
SAS said in a statement it expects to complete the Chapter 11 restructuring process in nine to 12 months. The airline anticipates receiving court approval for its $700 million financing by the end of September. SAS chief executive Anko van der Werff has said the strike accelerated its decision to file for Chapter 11 status.
The 34-year-old engineer and new head of Bugatti can foresee not just the end of petrol, but the end of mass car ownership too
The RBA is looking into the idea of a central bank digital currency as cryptocurrencies continue to gain popularity
With the pandemic and the Ukraine conflict sending fertiliser prices through the roof, Albanian farmer Alban Cakalli has turned to coffee, one of the Balkan country's great loves, to nourish his fields.
James Reed, chairman of Reed.co.uk, said the ability to negotiate a salary increase is an essential skill.