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Belgium to give workers right to request four-day week

Economic reforms include allowing staff to earn three-day weekend by working longer hours

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2022

Belgium gives workers the right to request a four-day week

Prime minister says new labour reforms were prompted by Covid-19 pandemic

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022

'Don't Be Google': The Rise of Privacy Focused Startups

Google once used the slogan "don't be evil" to distinguish itself from its competitors, but now a growing number of pro-privacy startups are rallying to the mantra "don't be Google". They are taking on Google Analytics, a product used by more than half of the world's websites to understand people's…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 15, 2022

Why France is among the high-income countries where the most people died of Covid-19

As of February 8, 2022, the cumulative number of Covid-19-related deaths globally is close to 5.8 million. With more than 2,300 Covid-19 deaths per million people, the United States, Belgium, Italy and UK have recorded the highest number of fatalities, followed by Spain and France (with about 2,000).

The Conversation · Feb 13, 2022

Russia’s ‘key’ security demands unmet during Biden-Putin call on Ukraine, Kremlin says

The ideas that US President Joe Biden shared to address Moscow’s security demands during a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin Saturday did not “touch upon” the demands’ “key elements”, the Kremlin said. Countries from the Netherlands to Saudi Arabia urged their nationals to leave Ukraine as tensions mounted…

France 24 · Feb 12, 2022

Belgium to reopen nightclubs, ease mask mandate as infections sink

Belgium announced further easing of coronavirus restrictions on Friday to allow nightclubs to reopen and drop the requirement for primary school pupils to wear masks, as cases of the Omicron variant fell from an end-of-January peak.

Reuters · Feb 11, 2022

Abolish internet shopping in Belgium, says leader of party in coalition

Paul Magnette, the Socialist party leader, describes e-commerce as ‘social and ecological degradation’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2022

Johnson receives ‘partygate’ police questionnaire – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 11, 2022

World news snapshot: Central Beijing bids for World Heritage Site status, Cyclone Dovi approaches New Zealand and a community grocery store in San Francisco is to close

Reports include a ban on 'freedom convoys' in Belgium and threats to 'lynch' a public official in Pakistan

Wales Online · Feb 11, 2022

Winter Olympics day seven: skeleton, ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

Ayumu Hirano won snowboard halfpipe gold, Suzanne Schulting defended her 1,000m short track title and Christopher Grotheer won the skeleton

The Guardian - US · Feb 11, 2022