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Top 3 screening questions recruiters should ask

Top 3 screening questions recruiters should ask

Global - It's no secret that hiring employees is difficult, and finding someone who fits all your requirements in good economic times can be even more difficult. With the country's unemployment rate at just 3.6%,

Condemnations of the Iranian foreign policy

Condemnations of the Iranian foreign policy

Iran - A wave of protests swept over Iran. The protest began after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, after she was detained for wearing the hijab incorrectly. The protest has not stopped until now,

Chinese businesses are alarmed by EU’s proposal for due diligence

Chinese businesses are alarmed by EU’s proposal for due diligence

China - Chinese businesses are concerned about the impact of the EU's corporate sustainability directive on their business operations, according to a survey commissioned by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU), and

Kenyan domestic workers tell of abuse in Saudi Arabia

Kenyan domestic workers tell of abuse in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia - "I was desperate for a job," said Simiu, one of a growing number of Kenyans who travel to the Persian Gulf in search of work, pushed off by the country's high unemployment

Canada: Supreme Court to hear if US is ‘safe’ for migrants

Canada: Supreme Court to hear if US is ‘safe’ for migrants

Canada - Canada's Supreme Court will hear for the first time a Canada-U.S. asylum treaty case that will consider whether the country can consider its southern neighbor "safe" for those seeking refugee status. The outcome

Oscar winners cut off their hair for Iran protesters

Oscar winners cut off their hair for Iran protesters

Global - Oscar-winning actors Marion Cotillard and Juliette Binoche, as well as other French screen and music stars, have chopped off their hair in solidarity with Iranian protesters. These artists have filmed themselves chopping off

The non-linear workdays changing the shape of productivity

The non-linear workdays changing the shape of productivity

Global - For decades, the workday usually meant that employees would show up to their office desks at 09:00, grab lunch at noon, and then finish work at 17:00 or 18:00, period. The pandemic has

Merkel wins award for Germany’s open door policy to refugees 

Merkel wins award for Germany’s open door policy to refugees 

German - During Merkel's tenure, Germany took in more than 1.2 million refugees and asylum seekers at the height of the 2015-2016 migration crisis. Merkel said at the time that the influx was "a test

Eating within set times good for shift workers

Eating within set times good for shift workers

Global - "Many of us eat all the time, right up until we go to bed - but the body doesn't need it," says Prof Pam Taub, study co-author and professor of medicine at the

Zelensky and Musk in row over Ukraine ‘peace plan poll’

Zelensky and Musk in row over Ukraine ‘peace plan poll’

Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to Elon Musk after the head of Tesla posted a poll on Twitter with his proposals to stop the Russian invasion. Musk asked his 107.7 million followers to