Unemployment Rates Down for the Eighth Consecutive Month, Jobs Up in All Metro Areas

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Announcement – Thursday, December 23, 2021 CONTACT :  Will Gomberg  312.793.9376 William.Gomberg@illinois.gov     PDF Version SPRINGFIELD  – The unemployment rate decreased over-the-year in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas in November for the eighth consecutive month according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security…Continue Reading

Amid surge in arrivals from Venezuela, UNHCR steps up response in the north of Chile

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Venezuelans cross the Andean altiplano on foot to reach Chile from Bolivia, November 2021. At an altitude of 3,690 meters, temperatures there can sink to -20C.  © UNHCR/Jose Manuel Caceres UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is stepping up its presence and the delivery of assistance in Chile’s northern border, to respond to the critical needs of…Continue Reading

David McCormick Resigns From Hedge Fund Ahead of Likely U.S. Senate Run in Pennsylvania

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The CEO of one of the world’s largest hedge funds has resigned from his position ahead of his anticipated run for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania.Connecticut-based Bridgewater Associates said on its website that David McCormick, 56, decided to leave the company “in order to consider running for the open Senate seat in his home state…Continue Reading

Hospitalisations up 15% in 4 days, Mumbai in bed dash

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Representative image (PTI)MUMBAI: Daily Covid hospitalisations in Mumbai have increased by 15% in the past four days amid a sharp rise in cases. The civic-run jumbo centres are racing against time to add beds, while private hospitals have started reconverting many of their non-Covid wards to Covid sections. On Monday, 574 people were admitted to…Continue Reading

West Bengal fears manpower crisis as health workers are hit, may cut isolation period

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NEW DELHI: Several instances of cluster Covid infections of doctors and other health staff at hospitals across Bengal, specially in Kolkata, have threatened to bring healthcare services to its knees, reports Sumati Yengkhom. This has prompted the state government to consider shortening the mandatory isolation period for infected healthcare workers from 10 days to five,…Continue Reading

States reimpose curbs, but most CMs rule out total lockdown

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Chattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel said on Monday that a third wave is imminent (File photo)RANCHI: Jharkhand brought back pandemic restrictions on Monday by closing educational institutes, parks, tourist spots, gyms and swimming pools till January 15 as administrators of several states considered making real-time adjustments in response to soaring coronavirus infections and the threat from…Continue Reading

No Monday dip: India records 36,000 Covid cases, a 115-day high

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The national test positivity rate (TPR) jumped to over 4.15%NEW DELHI: Despite a substantial dip in testing on Sunday, daily Covid-19 cases in India continued to rise, with Monday’s tally likely to cross 36,000 to a 115-day high. By late Monday night, the day’s case count stood at 35,565, with data from three states not…Continue Reading

SC nod to urgent hearing in EWS quota criteria case

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Justice DY ChandrachudNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday acceded to Centre’s request for urgent hearing on petitions challenging the validity of criteria for 10% Economically Weaker Section quota, judicial proceedings over which has held up admissions to PG medical seats leading to agitation by students. Solicitor general Tushar Mehta infomed a bench headed by…Continue Reading