Friday, May 7, 2021

U.S. economy added 266,000 jobs last month as companies can't find enough workers

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America's employers added just 266,000 jobs last month, sharply lower than in March and a sign that some businesses are struggling to find enough workers as the economic recovery strengthens.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/us-jobs-covid-april-1.6017701?cmp=rss

U.K. to offer adults under 40 alternative vaccines to AstraZeneca-Oxford over blood clot concerns

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People under 40 in Britain will no longer be given the AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine if another shot is available because of a link to rare, but serious, blood clots.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/uk-astrazeneca-1.6017658?cmp=rss

India PM facing pressure to impose harsh nationwide lockdown

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With coronavirus cases surging to record levels, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing growing pressure to impose a nationwide lockdown to slow transmission and ease pressure on overwhelmed health-care systems.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-may7-2021-1.6017556?cmp=rss

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Man charged with attempted murder after 2 Asian women attacked in San Francisco

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A man who allegedly stabbed two elderly women without warning at a San Francisco bus stop Tuesday was charged with attempted murder in an attack that follows a number of others against Asian Americans nationwide, authorities announced Thursday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/asian-women-attacked-san-francisco-1.6017453?cmp=rss

What's at stake in Scotland's election

What's at stake in Scotland's election

The issue of separation was back on the table as Scots voted in an election Thursday. The CBC's Margaret Evans explains how independence has come back to life just seven years after Scotland voted to stay in the U.K.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/what-s-at-stake-in-scotland-s-election-1.6017272?cmp=rss