THE UK has fallen from second to fifth in a global study of the most desirable country to work in.The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and website totaljobs said their research revealed the possible impact of the Brexit vote two years ago.The US, Germany, Canada and Australia now all rank higher than Britain in terms of attractiveness, a survey of 400,000 workers in 200 countries discovered.London was said to be the most desirable city for overseas workers worldwide - beating New York, Berlin and Barcelona.Of the countries that judge the UK most attractive to work in, the top five are in English-speaking Commonwealth nations: Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Ghana and Nigeria.The decline in the UK's popularity is particularly apparent for residents of European countries, the UAE and China - who now pick the US, Australia, Germany or Canada as more attractive places to work.The study also found that more UK residents than ever before are prepared to move abroad for work.Almost two … [Read more...] about UK tumbles in list of most desirable countries to work in
Earthquake shakes southern Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) – A 5.5 magnitude earthquake shook the southwestern area of the Peloponnese in Greece in the early hours of Monday. Its epicentre was offshore, 26 km (16 miles) west of the town of Methoni at a depth of 30.4 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no early reports of serious damage or injuries, officials said. An aftershock was measured at 3.3, the head of the Athens Geodynamic Institute, Gerasimos Papadopoulos, told Greek TV ERT. The Peloponnese is a peninsula, separated from mainland Greece by the Corinth canal. (Reporting by George Georgiopoulos; editing by John Stonestreet) … [Read more...] about Earthquake shakes southern Greece
LIST: 8 nominees for SC associate justice post
MANILA - The Judicial and Bar Council on Monday released the list of 8 contenders to be the next Supreme Court Associate Justice. From the list, President Rodrigo Duterte will appoint the replacement of Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco. Here are the names in the JBC shortlist: - Apolinario D. Bruselas, Jr., Bruselas, Carandang, Garcia, Hernando, Lazaro-Javier, and Reyes are associate justices of the Court of Appeals. Marquez is the current court administrator of the Supreme Court and Villanueva was formerly the dean of the Ateneo de Manila Law School. - report from Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News … [Read more...] about LIST: 8 nominees for SC associate justice post
AP PHOTOS: Traveling off the map on the Trans-Sahara highway
Jerome Delay, Associated Press Updated 11:50 pm, Sunday, June 24, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-15', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 15', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Jerome Delay, AP Image 1of/15 CaptionClose Image 1 of 15 A lone camel walks in Niger's Tenere … [Read more...] about AP PHOTOS: Traveling off the map on the Trans-Sahara highway
AP PHOTOS: Nameless migrant erases his history with silence
Jerome Delay, Associated Press Updated 1:46 am, Monday, June 25, 2018 window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-5', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 5', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-10', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 10', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); window._taboola = window._taboola || []; _taboola.push({ mode: 'thumbnails-c', container: 'taboola-interstitial-gallery-thumbnails-12', placement: 'Interstitial Gallery Thumbnails 12', target_type: 'mix' }); _taboola.push({flush: true}); Photo: Jerome Delay, AP Image 1of/12 CaptionClose Image 1 of 12 A migrant who was expelled from Algeria … [Read more...] about AP PHOTOS: Nameless migrant erases his history with silence