Forum Topics

• 

  My business could close because of insurance payout delays

  Covid: 'My business could close because of insurance payout...  moreCovid: 'My business could close because of insurance payout delays'Sonia Rishi fears her business could close because of delays in Covid-insurance pay-outs.The Supreme Court ruled last month that insurers must pay out on business interruption insurance policies for the first national lockdown.But with no sign that she will be paid any time soon, Ms Rishi is getting desperate. "While insurers delay the claim process, small businesses like ours will close," she told the BBC.More than 60 insurers, including Arch, Argenta, MS Amlin, Hiscox, QBE and RSA, offered business interruption policies, but many refused to pay out during the first lockdown.They argued that only the most specialist policies had cover for such unprecedented restrictions.As a result, a test case was brought by the Financial Conduct Authority which eventually led to the Supreme Court ruling.It covered issues such as disease clauses, whether business were denied access to the properties, and the timing of lost earnings, but the ruling...    less

  Last post by Max Taranov - Sep 25

  1,281 views 0 likes
  46
• 

  Covid: Colleges to get extra £29m to help students

  Covid: Colleges to get extra £29m to help...  moreCovid: Colleges to get extra £29m to help students
   
  
   
  Further education colleges are to get an extra £29m to help students get their qualifications during the Covid-19 pandemic.The majority of this - £26.5m - will go toward helping those on vocational courses.An extra £2.5m is for colleges and trainers to provide extra mental health support for learners.The funding is in addition to £23m announced by the Welsh Government to support colleges in July.The news comes after it was announced some vocational learners will return to college after half-term.Education minister Kirsty Williams said: "It's important we take action to support this year's students, so they can go on to their next stage of education, training or work as they had planned."We are working with colleges to plan a safe, socially distanced return for the vocational students who need it most."ColegauCymru, a charity which promotes further education, welcomed the cash.Chairman Guy Lacey said he was "heartened" by the...    less

  Last post by Max Taranov - Sep 25

  426 views 0 likes
  7
• 

  QAnon-backing

  QAnon-backing Republican renounces conspiracies ahead of...  moreQAnon-backing Republican renounces conspiracies ahead of reprimand vote
   
  
   
  A US lawmaker who backed QAnon before entering Congress renounced the conspiracy movement on Thursday (Feb 4) and expressed regret for spreading misinformation, hours before the House was to reprimand her over extremist statements."These were words of the past, and these things ... do not represent my values," Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene told the House of Representatives in a speech."I was allowed to believe things that weren't true and I would ask questions about them and talk about them," she added. "And that is absolutely what I regret."Greene added that she "walked away" from QAnon before she ran for Congress, and acknowledged that "school shootings are absolutely real" and that "9/11 absolutely happened" - US tragedies that she has cast doubt on in the past.But while she described herself as "a sinner" before God, she also did not directly apologise in her 10-minute speech.The posture of contrition...    less

  Last post by Max Taranov - Sep 25

  414 views 0 likes
  7
• 

  Workers from Malaysia

  Workers from Malaysia, China resigned to spending Chinese New...  moreWorkers from Malaysia, China resigned to spending Chinese New Year in Singapore amid COVID-19 travel restrictions
   
  
   
  Chinese New Year is usually a time for Ms Chai Siow Yun to enjoy a good week with her children and take them for a short vacation in Genting Highlands.But there’s no chance of doing that this year. The 32-year-old Malaysian who works in Singapore as a hairdresser is stuck here amid COVID-19 travel restrictions. The last time she went back to Johor Bahru was in August last year to give birth. She returned to Singapore in November, leaving her newborn in her mother's care. Her husband Eric Yong, also a hairdresser in Singapore, has not seen his baby girl. He has not gone home since border restrictions were tightened on Mar 18 last year.“We are hoping it will open soon so we can see the baby, otherwise she won’t recognise her dad and mum,” Ms Chai said in Mandarin. Before the pandemic, she and Mr Yong would go home every weekend. Their two older children in Malaysia - aged...    less

  Last post by Max Taranov - December 25, 2024

  324 views 0 likes
  6
• 

  Pfizer sees about US$15 billion in 2021

  Pfizer sees about US$15 billion in 2021 sales from COVID-19...  morePfizer sees about US$15 billion in 2021 sales from COVID-19 vaccine
  
  Pfizer on Tuesday (Feb 2) forecast sales of about US$15 billion from the coronavirus vaccine that it is making along with German partner BioNTech.The company said it expects total 2021 revenue of between US$59.4 billion and US$61.4 billion.The vaccine was among the first to be authorised for emergency use in the United States and several other countries, and analysts have forecast billions in sales.In the fourth quarter, the vaccine brought in sales of US$154 million, below expectations of US$462 million, according to consensus estimates compiled by brokerage Mizuho.The company now expects full-year adjusted earnings of US$3.10 to US$3.20 per share, up from its prior forecast of US$3 to US$3.10 per share.You can follow many other news here. : เอาชนะสล็อตด้วยเทคนิคง่ายๆ  less

  Last post by Max Taranov - Sep 24

  382 views 0 likes
  8
• 

  prices paid by factories highest since 2011 - ISM

  US manufacturing sector slows; prices paid by factories highest...  moreUS manufacturing sector slows; prices paid by factories highest since 2011 - ISM
  U.S. manufacturing activity slowed slightly in January, while a measure of prices paid by factories for raw materials and other inputs jumped to its highest level in nearly 10 years, strengthening expectations inflation will perk up this year.The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said on Monday its index of national factory activity fell to a reading of 58.7 last month from 60.5 in December. A reading above 50 indicates expansion in manufacturing, which accounts for 11.9per cent of the U.S. economy. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the index at 60 in January. The ISM revised data going back to 2012.Manufacturing has been driven by strong demand for goods, like electronics and furniture as 23.7per cent of the labor force works from home because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But spending on long-lasting manufactured goods fell for a second straight month in December, government data showed on Friday.With the...    less

  Last post by Max Taranov - Sep 24

  335 views 0 likes
  8
• 

  Danone's Faber says not 'dogmatic' about CEO-chairman role: JDD

  Danone's Faber says not 'dogmatic' about CEO-chairman role:...  moreDanone's Faber says not 'dogmatic' about CEO-chairman role: JDD
   
  
   
  Emmanuel Faber, the chief executive and chairman of French food group Danone, told the weekly Journal du Dimanche that he did not hold a "dogmatic" view as to whether the role should be split in two.Faber is facing calls from activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners to step down after it took a stake in the company late last year. Danone shares fell 27per cent in 2020 and the company had been touted as a prime target for an activist fund."The separation of the roles of chairman and chief executive has been the object of multiple debates for years," Faber told the newspaper in an interview published on Sunday. "Is it indispensable? In any case, I do not hold a dogmatic view on the matter."Faber has been chief executive since 2014 and also took on the chairman's role three years later.He had intensified actions to try and ward off activist investors just as the COVID-19 pandemic further complicated the group's outlook and sapped...    less

  Last post by Max Taranov - December 25, 2024

  445 views 0 likes
  6
• 

  Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium 'closed by protests'

  Covid vaccination: Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium 'closed by...  moreCovid vaccination: Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium 'closed by protests'
   
  
   
  A Covid-19 vaccination centre at the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles was forced to close for an hour on Saturday after protests by anti-vaccine and far-right groups, local media report.Around 50 protesters stalled motorists who had been waiting for hours.The demonstrators carried placards decrying the effectiveness of the vaccine.Protesters told people to "turn back", while one man shouted: "You're a lab rat", the Los Angeles Times reported.The Los Angeles Fire Department closed the entrance to the stadium around 14:00 local time (22:00 GMT) as a precaution."This is completely wrong," German Jaquez, who had been waiting for a jab, told the Times."I've been waiting for weeks to get an appointment. I am a dentist; I am taking a big risk being around patients. I want to be safe for my patients and for my family. The vaccine is the only way to beat the virus."A post on social media called the protest the "Scamdemic...    less

  Last post by Max Taranov - December 25, 2024

  320 views 0 likes
  6
• 

  Crowds torch government building as lockdown unrest continues

  Coronavirus: Crowds torch government building as lockdown...  moreCoronavirus: Crowds torch government building as lockdown unrest continues
   
  
   
  Protesters in Lebanon have torched a government building in the northern city of Tripoli in a fourth night of unrest over strict lockdown measures.More than 100 people were injured in Thursday's clashes between demonstrators and security forces, the Lebanese Red Cross said.Earlier in the day, crowds marched at a funeral of protester Omar Tayba who eyewitnesses say was hit by a bullet.The total curfew was imposed this month to halt a surge in Covid cases.People are forbidden from leaving their homes unless they are essential workers, and they must rely on deliveries from supermarkets for food.Many have also been left without an income in a country where a third of the workforce is unemployed and a large proportion relies on the informal sector.The government is providing some financial assistance to 230,000 families, but half the country's population of nearly seven million is estimated to be living under the poverty line...    less

  Last post by Max Taranov - Sep 24

  359 views 0 likes
  7
• 

  Vaccines have been oversold as the pandemic exit strategy

  Vaccines have been oversold as the pandemic exit...  moreVaccines have been oversold as the pandemic exit strategy
   
  
   
  Logistics permitting, about 15 million people in the UK will have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by some time in February. Provided the second doses are delivered in a timely manner, this should keep the most vulnerable out of hospital.This milestone will not, however, push the UK much further towards normality. We do not yet know if the vaccines curb transmission, though it is reasonable to hope they might. Most working-age people are unlikely to receive a first dose before summer.Even if the elderly can savour a newfound freedom, it is unclear why unprotected individuals should be expected to head back to non-essential workplaces, especially amid concern about a deadlier variant.Given that vaccines have been sold as the main exit strategy come spring, some serious expectation management is now required – together with an unrelenting focus on suppressing the virus.
  VACCINATIONS INSUFFICIENT FOR HERD IMMUNITYOne...    less

  Last post by Max Taranov - December 25, 2024

  400 views 0 likes
  6