Duluth, Minnesota, is hiring a social worker to help people with addiction and mental health problems. Pueblo, Colorado, started paying homeless residents to clean city streets. Palm Beach Gardens, Florida — in Palm Beach County,
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Kevin Rudd: Xi Jinping’s Evergrande dilemma has repercussions far beyond China
OPINION: Since coming to power, Chinese president Xi Jinping has had to deal with three overriding priorities. First, a domestic economy that is both slowing and increasingly unequal. Second, an adversarial geopolitical environment, resulting largely
Read moreCovid 19: Aviation boom times – Private jet use soars to pre-GFC levels
The wealthy are taking to the skies in private planes in levels not seen for years around the world and although there’s been a sharp lockdown slump in New Zealand, a company that handles the
Read moreThese homes are built with big 3D printers
(NYTIMES) – Mr Pedro Garcia Hernandez is a carpenter in the south-eastern Mexican state of Tabasco, a rainforest-shrouded region of the country where about half of the residents live below the poverty line. The 48-year-old
Read moreHow a 31-year-old uses social media to earn $2 million
SINGAPORE – Selling property is a tried and true process honed over many decades but entrepreneur Nick Tan is using his digital savvy, creative juices and slick delivery skills to add a Hollywood-style twist to
Read moreWall St tracks weekly gains on strong banks earnings, retail sales data
(Reuters) -U.S. stocks climbed on Friday and the main indexes were set for weekly gains after Goldman Sachs capped a strong earnings season for big banks, while a surprise rise in retail sales raised optimism
Read moreEuropean stocks mark best week in seven months
(Reuters) – European stocks marked their best weekly performance in seven months on Friday, as a bright start to the earnings season helped ease investor concerns about higher inflation.FILE PHOTO: The German share price index
Read moreYen hits three-year low as global rally knocks safe-haven currencies
LONDON (Reuters) -The Japanese yen skidded to a three-year low on Friday and was set for its worst week since March 2020, while the dollar headed for its first weekly decline versus major peers since
Read moreSales exec, 29, develops multi-function security system
A 29-year-old sales executive is behind the creation of a security system that measures your temperature, recognises your face and, among other things, scans your body. And the company behind her is a small but
Read moreThe Spinoff: Who are the New Zealanders holding out on getting vaxxed? Inside the Facebook groups
Originally published on The Spinoff.Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air. As Aotearoa scrambles to reach a 90 per cent vaccination rate, the spotlight has turned on those resisting the jab. In the latest
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