Lithuania is the happiest country for Gen Z and millennials, according to the 2024 World Happiness Report. Countries are ranked according to self-assessed life evaluations and answers to the Cantril ladder question which asks respondents to think of a ladder with the best possible life for them being a 10 and the worst being a zero … Read more
Michigan attorneys pressed a federal appellate panel on Thursday to move their lawsuit seeking to shut down a portion of an aging oil pipeline running beneath the Straits of Mackinac from federal to state court, arguing that state environmental protection laws are in play. Assistant Attorney General Daniel Bock told a three-judge panel of the … Read more
WASHINGTON – Missouri and Louisiana will hold presidential primaries Saturday, offering U.S. President Joe Biden and former U.S. President Donald Trump more chances to collect delegates. Biden will appear in the Democratic primary in both states. Republicans will vote only in Louisiana as the Missouri GOP already held caucuses on March 2. … Read more
S Jaishankar is on a three-day visit to Singapore and reached here earlier in the day (File) Singapore: External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Saturday described India’s relationship with Russia and the US as a “multi-vector” policy and said it was possible to deal with each one on a “non-exclusive” basis because of India’s … Read more
Nigeria’s army has rescued 17 students and a woman who were kidnapped in a dawn raid by armed men two weeks ago in north-west Sokoto state, the state governor said. The attack at Tsangaya school on 9 March came two days after the mass abduction of schoolchildren in Kaduna, also in the north. Those students … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of students could be left unable to vote if the government calls an October general election, because there may not be enough time to register them, universities and student unions have warned. Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, last week hinted at a possible election October date during questioning by a House of Lords select … Read more
The Ontario government passed the Working for Workers Four Act, 2023, on Thursday, which imposes changes to workplace laws that impact Ontario employers. According to my read of the amendments, here are the most important updates employers will need to address immediately. Disclosure of use of artificial intelligence: Using AI to screen or assess applicants … Read more
The Greencore logo is seen on the outside of its factory building in Bristol, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images Company: Greencore Group (GNC-GB) Business: Greencore Group is an Ireland-based manufacturer of convenience foods. Its segments include Convenience Foods UK and Ireland. Greencore supplies a range of chilled, frozen and ambient foods to retail and … Read more
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that additional security measures have been imposed throughout the country and suggested that Ukraine was linked to the attack on a concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow that killed 115 people. The Islamic State group’s Afghanistan branch claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack in a statement … Read more
Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored UN resolution calling for “an immediate and sustained ceasefire” in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than two million hungry Palestinians. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 11 members in favour, three against and … Read more
