Economics
South Africa Coronavirus Variant Detected in Spain
Spanish officials confirmed that Spain found a variant of the SouthAfrican coronavirus in Spain on Thursday, as the Ministry of Health reported a decrease in new infections. Galician health officials said they found the mutation in a man who recently went to work in South Africa. This variant has been found in at […]
Read MoreItaly: Small town offers homes for only 1 euro
Biccari, located deep in the southeastern part of Puglia, is also selling dilapidated houses for 1 euro, but unlike other destinations, it also has bargains in readily available locations. The price of an empty turnkey home is as low as €7,500 ($9,000). Most are between 10,000 Euros and 13,000 Euros. The sale […]
Read MoreSpain: Government plans a four-day workweek to fight Covid-19
Spain’s socialist-led government plans to implement a four-day work week in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the pilot plan is causing concern throughout Europe. According to the Independent newspaper, the plan was proposed by the left-wing political party MásPaís and supported by the country’s Ministry of Finance to provide financial assistance […]
Read MoreGreece: Jet2 adds Athens to 2022 holiday flights
British leisure travel group Jet2 announced that it will operate flights to Athens and city holidays for the first time-starting in April 2022, the company’s three UK bases will begin operations. The company’s leisure airline Jet2.com and city interruption provider Jet2CityBreaks started selling flights to Athens and city holidays from Birmingham (exclusive routes), […]
Read MoreTaiwan exhorts Germany to help get coronavirus vaccines
Economy Minister Wang Mei hua said on Thursday that Taiwan has sought German help to provide the COVID-19 vaccine. Wang told reporters that she made the request during a meeting with the de facto German ambassador to Taipei, who handed her a letter asking for help to solve the shortage problem, which hindered […]
Read MoreFrance: Visas issued down by 79.8% in 2020
The number of visas issued by the French consulate during 2020 came down by 79.8%. The number of short-term visas for the Schengen area fell by 82%, while the number of long-term visas fell by 37.1%. Compared with the figures in 2019, the French authorities approved 3.5 million visas during the year. […]
Read MoreToyota surpassed Volkswagen in 2020 car sales
Toyota Motor Corp of Japan surpassed Volkswagen of Germany in car sales last year. This is the first time in five years that the global pandemic has severely hit its German rival and has become the world’s largest car manufacturer by sales. Toyota Motor said on Thursday that the group’s overall global sales […]
Read MoreGlobal e-learning market expected to grow massively
Due to the increasing penetration of smart phones and the Internet, the global e-learning market is expected to achieve considerable growth from 2020 to 2026. The entire company sector has a high demand for advanced learning technologies, and government support for the use of digital learning technologies is also increasing, which will help […]
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