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Tuna fetches ¥36m at New Year auction in Tokyo

TOKYO: A bluefin tuna fetched 36.04 million yen (US$273,000) on Thursday at the New Year's auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market, more than double the top price last year, as the restaurant and food industries look to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bangkok Post

Amazon, Salesforce jettison jobs in latest tech worker purge

E-commerce giant Amazon and business software maker Salesforce are the latest U.S. tech companies to announce major job cuts

The Independent UK

BYD Says It Can’t Judge How Many Cars It Will Sell This Year

The Chinese automaker cited uncertainties over supply chains and consumer demand stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic

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Paid Family Leave Helps Women Keep Jobs

California must continue improvements to its leave policy, which is critical for the women, people of color and immigrants who comprise the majority of low-income workers.

Capital & Main

Salesforce cuts 10% of staff in layoffs as boss admits he 'hired too many people'

The software company will lay off around 8,000 people after going on a wild hiring spree during the pandemic.

Fortune

Melbourne shrank while Queensland grew: what the pandemic did to Australia’s population

The Victorian capital is still on track to outpace Sydney as the biggest city in Australia but Covid lockdowns slowed that growth

The Guardian - AU

These 5 gender equity events impacted the U.S. economy in 2022. Addressing them in 2023 could unlock a $3.1 trillion opportunity

Women's labor force participation has been stunted–but men want to spend more time with their families. Here's what it means for the economy.

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New year stand-offs and price dips predicted for housing market in 2023

House sales are expected to be lower this year than in 2022 and some sellers may need to readjust their price and selling time expectations.

Evening Standard

Warning children will be ‘lost outside system’ as homeschooling soars after pandemic

Exclusive: Union leaders say children could ‘become lost outside the system’ without official homeschooling register

The Independent UK

Australian population trailing due to pandemic, experts warn on future

Australia’s population will be four per cent or 1.2 million people smaller and older on average than predicted at the end of the decade due to the COVID pandemic's effect on immigration and birth rates.

The New Daily

Legal dispute with financiers of 'Top Gun: Maverick' casts spotlight on controversial Russian oligarch

LOS ANGELES — Two years ago, when the pandemic plunged the movie industry into one of its darkest periods, New Republic Pictures and its founder and chief executive, Brian Oliver, were touted as a bright light.

Los Angeles Times

Tunisia Seeks 2.1% Growth Through ‘Development Plan’

Economy Minister Samir Saied said on Tuesday that the government seeks growth of 2.1 percent through the 2023-2025 development plan. In press statements, he said he predicted unemployment rate to drop from 15.3 percent to 14 percent between 2022 and 2025. Tunisia’s economy already deteriorated after the political transition in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Seattle's pandemic-weary workers may see a tougher job market in 2023

Almost three years after COVID-19 shut down the economy and put nearly half a million Washingtonians out of work, the job market remains in a state of confusing, unnerving flux.

Tribune News Service

DeSantis’ speech rooted in Florida, but it’s aimed at GOP voters across the US

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis used his inaugural speech Tuesday to straddle both statewide and national political worlds as he takes on a second term leading Florida while eyeing a potential 2024 White House run.

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Daily Mirror

Here’s what we’ve already lost, or are about to, from Ford Fiestas to fax machines, as the pandemic and changes in technology have brought in sweeping changes

Daily Mirror

'Tories owe us all an apology for the NHS crisis - plus a plan to make it better'

Waiting lists were lengthening and treatment targets were being missed well before the pandemic hit. And which party, in power since 2010, failed to solve social care and has again put it on the back burner?

Bangkok Post

Adaptability is key to national survival

Covid-19. Technological disruption. Climate crisis. These have happened at a rapid pace that challenges the adaptability of people around the world. Is Thailand prepared to withstand these challenges? Ask the children -- the future of the country -- and their answers, according to the 2018 PISA Survey of 15-year-old children…

Fortune

Disabled people have been demanding remote work for decades. Here’s what happened when the pandemic made it possible

Employment rates among disabled workers are at a record high–but going back to the office could reverse the progress.

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The National (Scotland)

NHS crisis 'requires COBRA-level response and could get worse', MP and doctor warns

THE crisis in the NHS is worse than it was at the height of the pandemic and warrants a COBRA-level response from the UK Government, Dr Philippa…

Daily Mirror

Children can’t reach full potential if they go to class hungry, warns Wales school chief

Welsh Education Minister Jeremy Miles said free school meals were vital when hard-pressed families were buckling under the pressure after austerity and the legacy of the Covid pandemic

France 24

No, this video is not proof that Shanghai's new wave of Covid-19 is fake

Some Twitter accounts have been refuting claims that the Covid-19 pandemic is resurging in China. Their proof: a report from a state media outlet that they say shows relatively empty emergency rooms. But the images in the report were taken out of context.

Fortune

Shopify is axing all meetings involving more than two people in a remote work twist that the company itself calls ‘fast and chaotic’

Shopify is cutting 76,500 hours of meetings, a company spokesperson told Fortune.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq Oil Revenues Top $115 Billion in 2022

Iraq's oil revenues in 2022 exceeded $115 billion, according to preliminary figures announced by the oil ministry on Tuesday -- a four-year high following a collapse in prices during the coronavirus pandemic. Oil production accounts for some 90 percent of Baghdad's income, and the country is the second largest producer…

Tribune News Service

Looking ahead to 2023 in music: Expect drama and excitement, with or without a pandemic

SAN DIEGO — The world of music won't lack excitement or drama in 2023, with or (let us hope) without any pandemic surges.

Evening Standard

Government urged to act amid warnings of ‘intolerable’ NHS pressures

The Government is being warned that pressure on the NHS shows little sign of relenting, as ministers come under increasing pressure to respond to the crisis. Top medics described the current situation as “unbearable” and “intolerable”, as both the Prime Minister and the Health Secretary faced calls to address growing…

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