Why Iceland's 4-day workweek pilot was an 'overwhelming success'

People who work fewer hours per week are not only happier, but also more productive at their jobs, according to a large-scale pilot program in Iceland.

source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/iceland-four-day-work-week-pilot-1.6090605?cmp=rss

Jailed Indian rights activist Stan Swamy dead at 84

Father Stan Swamy, a Jesuit priest and longtime Indian tribal rights activist who was jailed in 2020 under India's harsh anti-terror law, died Monday in the western Indian city of Mumbai. He was 84.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-human-rights-1.6090818?cmp=rss

Protesters in Spain flood city streets after 24-year-old gay man beaten to death in alleged hate crime

The weekend death of a 24-year-old man has sparked widespread condemnation after friends of the victim claim he was targeted and beaten to death for being gay. The death comes amid a spike in attacks on LGBTQ people.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/protesters-in-spain-flood-city-streets-after-24-year-old-gay-man-beaten-to-death-in-alleged-hate-crime-1.6090867?cmp=rss

Marc Garneau reaffirms support for 'two-state solution' on Middle East trip

Foreign Minister Marc Garneau said he reaffirmed Canada's support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during his recent five-day trip to the Middle East, adding that both sides of the conflict should take steps to "lower the temperature" during a fragile ceasefire.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/foreign-minister-garneau-middle-east-two-state-solution-1.6090333?cmp=rss

Some Spanish regions reinstate nightlife restrictions weeks after removing them as COVID-19 cases surge

Spain has restored nightlife restrictions weeks after they were lifted due to a surge in COVID-19 cases among unvaccinated young adults. On Friday, the 14-day contagion rate among those aged 20 to 29 years was nearly three times the national average.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/spain-reinstate-restrictions-nightlife-coronavirus-unvaccinated-youth-1.6090436?cmp=rss

Tropical storm Elsa nears landfall in Cuba

Tropical storm Elsa neared landfall around Cuba's Bay of Pigs on the south-central coast on Monday morning, bringing strong rain and winds to parts of the Caribbean's largest island, and was set to churn across the country on its way to Florida.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tropical-storm-elsa-cuba-1.6090168?cmp=rss

Search back on after rest of partially collapsed Miami-area condo demolished

Rescuers were given the all-clear to resume work looking for victims at a collapsed South Florida condo building after demolition crews set off a string of explosives that brought down the last of the building in a plume of dust late Sunday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/miami-surfside-condo-collapse-demolition-1.6090116?cmp=rss

Last day on the job for Jeff Bezos as Amazon CEO

Twenty-seven years to the day after he incorporated the company he co-founded, Jeff Bezos is no longer the CEO of Amazon, handing over the reins to Andy Jassy, head of the company's cloud computing division.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/jeff-bezos-last-day-ceo-1.6090123?cmp=rss

Pope Francis in good condition, alert after surgery to remove part of colon

Pope Francis is alert, breathing without assistance and in a good overall condition following surgery to remove part of his colon, the Vatican said on Monday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/pope-francis-surgery-colon-1.6090091?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Monday

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out plans for the final step of easing COVID-19 lockdown in England on Monday, including guidance on physical distancing, face coverings and working from home.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-july5-2021-1.6090028?cmp=rss

Duchess of Cambridge self-isolating after COVID-19 contact

Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, is self-isolating and has cancelled her engagements after someone she came into contact with subsequently tested positive for COVID-19, her office said on Monday.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/kate-duchess-cambridge-isolating-covid-19-contact-1.6090061?cmp=rss