AWESOME STORY – The head of Tesla and SpaceX got a new dimension with the takeover of Twitter. His escapades worry politicians and investors. Apart from, perhaps, Volodymyr Zelensky, no one will have been talked about as much in 2022 as Elon Musk, head of, among others, Tesla and SpaceX, and now owner of the … Read more
The organization also assessed the effects of the new reform, which will affect “at least half of future beneficiaries”. Unédic has produced an initial assessment of the previous unemployment insurance reform, which shows an average drop of 16% in unemployment benefits for the affected unemployed, according to internal documents consulted by AFP on Wednesday. This … Read more
Polymer notes will be produced on a large scale from the first half of 2023, before entering circulation the following year. The first banknotes with the image of Charles III, who became king after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, which will enter circulation in mid-2024 in Great Britain, were … Read more
Diot-Siaci, the French leader in insurance broking, is reviewing its management and appointing Cédric Charpentier, currently director of risk for France and international, to its general management. He takes office on 1 January and replaces Christian Burrus, who becomes co-chairman of the group together with Pierre Donnersberg. “This appointment is another important step in the … Read more
The union calls on the American company to “improve wages and working conditions for workers”. Several hundred workers at an Amazon warehouse in the United Kingdom voted for an unprecedented strike for the US giant in the United Kingdom, according to the GMB union, on Friday to obtain pay “decent”. The fact that these employees … Read more
The new 50 pence coins are appearing in post offices across the country “which will receive 4.9 million”, the Royal Mint said. The first coins bearing the image of Charles III, who became king after the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, will enter circulation in Britain on Thursday, according to … Read more
By Julie Zaugg Posted 3 hours ago, Update 2 hours ago Stephen Barclay, Secretary of State for Health and Social Protection, saw his budget jump by almost €4 billion last July to relieve the burden on Britain’s public health system over two years. ALBERTO PEZZALI/NurPhoto via AFP Ambulances, appointments, home care, the UK public health … Read more
The French group TotalEnergies has announced that it will cut its planned investments in the British North Sea by a quarter next year, after London increased an extraordinary tax on the energy giants’ record profits. Total Energy “assesses the impact on its current and planned projects” of one “new changes in the tax environmentin the … Read more
Banking giant HSBC wants to close 114 UK branches from April, around a quarter of its branches in the country, with around 100 jobs at risk. According to the PA agency on Wednesday, the bank justifies itself by stating that it has suffered a decrease in the frequency of these agencies in the past five … Read more
The United Kingdom has sent a helicopter to Ukraine for the first time to support the country invaded by Russia and plans to procure two more, the British Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday. As he traveled to Norway to discuss military support for Ukraine with his allies, Defense Secretary Ben Wallace also indicated that … Read more
