In a short announcement to the House of Commons this morning, Ed Davey, Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs confirmed that the Government's much awaited review of the Agency Worker Regulations 2010 is concluded. No changes...

The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (the Regulations) will come in to force on 1 October this year. Earlier this month, the Government published its guidance to the Regulations. At the beginning of last month, we asked recipients of our e-briefings...

and underlining sharp differences in approach between wealthy societies such as the United States and Europe.

Three members of the White House coronavirus task force, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, placed themselves in quarantine after contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, another stark reminder that not even one of the nation's most secure buildings is immune from the virus.

Book lovers can have their books delivered to their doorsteps, alongside their favourite takeaways. This development is as a result of the partnership between book-selling Exclusive Books and UberEats.

Denis Goldberg lived his with integrity, and devoted it to fighting racism and inequality.

At least 500 000 people took advantage of the inter-province travel window period and returned to Gauteng by Thursday, said premier David Makhura.

Silvia Romano was 23 and working as a volunteer in the orphanage in Chakama village in southeast Kenya when she was seized by gunmen in November 2018

Wondering whether the collaboration with the state by spiritual leaders might not be a betrayed of faith in the power of God to reign over the virus

Educators say challenges have been tough but there are benefits worth exploring in the future

For women in Covid-19 lockdown around the world, rights groups are warning that the restriction of movement can be more harmful to them than the virus, writes Jackie Fox.

The number of coronavirus cases worldwide topped four million as some of the hardest-hit countries readied to lift lockdown restrictions, despite concerns about a second wave of infections.

[Zimbabwe Standard] AN acute shortage of buses has hampered the fast movement of Zimbabweans repatriated from South Africa with some of the returnees stuck in Beitbridge for the past two days despite having completed formalities to travel to provincial quarantine centres.

[Wellbeing Foundation] CHICAGO, Illinois and LAGOS, NIGERIA -Partnership combines private sector ingenuity with local know-how and leadership to save the lives of millions of women and children suffering from iron deficiency

ISLAMABAD: YouTube said it would provide $5 million to Pakistan to help the country tackle the coronavirus pandemic.Pakistan has recorded just over 640 deaths but experts have voiced fears that the country of 215 million people could see a rapid and devastating increase due to its shortage of...

ISLAMABAD: YouTube said it would provide $5 million to Pakistan to help the country tackle the coronavirus pandemic.Pakistan has recorded just over 640 deaths but experts have voiced fears that the country of 215 million people could see a rapid and devastating increase due to its shortage of...

LONDON: Boris Johnson will reveal on Sunday the Government’s “road map” on how it will lift restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic.While the Government has stressed it wants all parts of the UK to move together in easing the measures, decisions in Scotland, Wales and...

LONDON: A 14-day quarantine period for all travellers coming to Britain would have a devastating impact on both the UK aviation industry and wider economy, a trade body has warned. The Government will reportedly announce the mandatory quarantine as part of measures aimed at avoiding a second peak...

'What we're fighting against is these long-term trends in which being selfish, being tribal, being divided, and seeing others as an enemy'

"If the information with the kids' location is uploaded to the internet, a pedophile with some cyber knowledge may invade the system and stalk them," cyber expert Einat Meron said.

'This was an attack that goes against all codes, even in war. This is an attack that cannot be done.'

'Fact: my Office is executing its mandate concerning Palestine situation with utmost professionalism, independence and objectivity in strict conformity with the Rome Statute'

The rabbi claimed that conversion therapy is a necessary procedure between ages 13 and 15 in order to rid people of their homosexual tendencies.

Amir Ohana attacks AG on way out the door

China and its rivals in the West are using Africa’s debt problems, exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, as a political football in their struggle for power on the continent, experts say.Seifudein Adem, a professor of global studies at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, said that ballooning national debt had been a major concern for many African countries even before Covid-19, but had now been brought front and centre.While it was encouraging that major creditors were seriously considering…

Five Chinese labour rights activists who went missing after being arrested have been released after 17 months in detention.The five – Zhang Zhiru, Wu Guijun, Jian Hui, Song Jiahui and He Yuancheng – returned home on Thursday evening, according to a Hong Kong-based rights group China Labour Bulletin.They had been arrested by police for allegedly “disturbing public order” on January 20 last year as part of a crackdown triggered by an attempt by factory workers to form a trade union.Jian was…

Universal and free healthcare will help us all in combating the virus, but this policy will also have benefits in the longer term

The post In the era of Covid-19 healthcare should be universal and free appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Carefree socialising is back in full swing, with no evidence that frequent handwashing has become the norm.

A coalition government will further strengthen the Kenyatta and Raila axis, which is what it is all about.

From the top 20 students, only four had access to smartphones.

Health workers threaten to strike if they are not provided with safety kits.

Detectives posing as potential buyers nab suspects.

Authorities acquire passenger manifest for the bus patient travelled in.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the Basic Law. Forget about organising webinars to celebrate the anniversary, a debate about the core constitutional issues underlying the implementation of the Basic Law – China’s sovereignty over Hong Kong and the extent of Hong Kong’s autonomy – is unfolding right before us. The debate was triggered by statements made by the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) of the State Council, and the central government’s liaison office on…

Three members of the White House coronavirus task force, including Dr Anthony Fauci, placed themselves in quarantine after contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19, another stark reminder that not even one of the nation’s most secure buildings is immune from the virus.Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a leading member of the task force, has become nationally known for his simple and direct explanations to the public about the…

Alberta Health Services has ordered two Calgary businesses to close for violating provincial COVID-19 regulations.

In the Buckeye State, the large furry mammals are back, but are humans ready for them?

New government estimate highlights stark differences between groups afflicted with HIV

Prized in Asia as a luxury food, marine creature numbers could be dwindling

Case centered on claims that the government shorted Native Americans on contract costs to manage federal services

The Wounaan people are deploying drones and using GPS technology to get evidence of logging in their customary lands