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China’s Quiet Pivot on Private Tutoring: Relaxing Regulations to Boost Economy

China’s Quiet Pivot on Private Tutoring: Relaxing Regulations to Boost Economy

Three years after a government crackdown destroyed China's private tutoring industry, Beijing is softly shifting its stance. Free from official proclamation, the government has allowed a creeping revival of private tuition, an industry formerly valued

McDonald’s E. coli Crisis Exposes Produce Safety Challenges in Fast Food Industry

McDonald’s E. coli Crisis Exposes Produce Safety Challenges in Fast Food Industry

The recent case, involving E.coli linked to McDonald’s onions, has seen most of the popular fast foods restaurants in the US remove fresh onions on their menu as a measure as they seek to address

UK PM Starmer Rules Out Slavery Reparations at Commonwealth Summit

UK PM Starmer Rules Out Slavery Reparations at Commonwealth Summit

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has insisted the UK "can't change our history" when asked if there would be reparations over the transatlantic slave trade at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa. The

Tech Industry Layoffs: October 2024

Tech Industry Layoffs: October 2024

Even as October 2024, the technology industry was not free of shifting workforce in many cases because many firms are re-releasing their downsizing in departments and areas. This round of restructuring touches the thousands of

Bulgaria Elections: EU member holds seventh snap election in four years

Bulgaria Elections: EU member holds seventh snap election in four years

Bulgaria, one of the poorest members of the European Union, is holding its seventh snap election in just four years. It comes as the fractured political parties in the Balkan country fail to form a

Netizens gauge symbolic BRICS banknote’s possible effect on US dollar

Netizens gauge symbolic BRICS banknote’s possible effect on US dollar

Global leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are attending the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia. The annual event is being held under the theme: "Strengthening Multilateralism for Just

Boeing Faces Extended Strike as Workers Refuse New Contract Offer

Boeing Faces Extended Strike as Workers Refuse New Contract Offer

After voting down the company's most recent contract offer, the 33,000 Boeing workers will continue their protest. After the six weeks of strike, the manufacturing of the aerospace giant's best-selling jetliners has stopped. Sixty-four percent

Peace and Prosperity: Key highlights from BRICS 2024 Summit in Kazan

Peace and Prosperity: Key highlights from BRICS 2024 Summit in Kazan

Global leaders are meeting in the Russian city of Kazan for the 16th BRICS Summit. There are a lot of important global issues on the agenda. BRICS 2024 is the first-ever Summit of expanded members,

EY Fires Staff for Attending Multiple Training Courses Simultaneously

EY Fires Staff for Attending Multiple Training Courses Simultaneously

Various US employees in the United States were dismissed by Ernst & Young for simultaneously attending several online classes in a learning week. The company claimed that this went against their global code of conduct

BRICS Summit: Is the group’s expansion going to make decision-making a strenuous exercise?

BRICS Summit: Is the group’s expansion going to make decision-making a strenuous exercise?

Russia is preparing to host the 16th BRICS Summit from October 22 to 24. It's going to be a much more significant Summit because of a couple of main reasons: 1. BRICS 2024 is happening