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Qatar's Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, in charge of World Cup preparations, employed only 35,000 workers at its peak, accounting for less than 2% of the country's migrant labor force over the past decade. Three years after Qatar started construction on the World Cup stadiums in 2011, the International Trade Union Confederation published an exposé warning that some 4,000 migrant workers would likely die before the opening match as a result of the country's exploitative labor practices. Under the Sun World Not long after the Gulf nation of Qatar was awarded the rights to host the 2022 World Cup soccer championships, Surendra Tamang hatched a plan to go. That said, even if those deaths are included, World Cup construction-site fatality rates are far lower than Qatar's work-site fatality rate as a whole, demonstrating that workers can be protected when it is made a priority. [Extracted from the article]

The company's hope, says president John Burke, is that "other companies in the bike business can do the same thing." Plus, HYBE is prioritizing launching fresh talent out of Korea, Japan, and especially the U.S. "The essence of our company is IP - we are a music business company. It's currently working on research with partners like Goldman Sachs and GE Research, and in October the company, under CEO Peter Chapman, became the world's first publicly traded quantum-computing firm via a $2 billion IPO. That's very important for all companies, particularly for a company that gets credit for doing the right thing by climate. And then I think a big piece of a company scaling - not just in size, but across a lot of geographies and customer experiences - has to do with the culture inside the company. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the tips from several experts in areas like public health, infectious diseases and hospital administration on how to prevent the next public health emergency like the Covid-19 pandemic. Among the suggestions are enhancing vaccine research and manufacturing, better leadership and communication strategies, and expanding health care access.

She says that companies are attempting to meet that challenge in reaction to investor demands and the Biden Administration's push for climate- conscious policies. Public U.S. companies started anticipating that the SEC would issue its own proposal to require formalized climate-risk assessments - which indeed it did release in March 2022 for public comment. Callery observes that many companies have been "dragging their heels" on investing in these assessments and other initiatives that will be necessary for companies to actually reach their emissions-reduction targets. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses impact of COVID-19 on population of the U.S. and mentions Conrad Coleman who died amid the pandemic. It also discusses a certain percentage of infected people who had contracted the virus and showed no symptoms facial covering recommendations by the CDC and the accessible testing system.

The article discusses the features of products including sneaker shoes Futurecraft 4D by sports company Adidas, wearable breast pump for breastfeeding by Willow, and home security system Nest Secure by Nest.

The article discusses junk bonds in relation to global debt, and it mentions how good forms of debt can be used to help build bridges and green technology-related buildings. Bad forms of debt are examined, including information about subprime automobile loans, tax deductions for second homes, and high-interest credit cards. According to the article, few countries have reduced their debt-to-gross-domestic-product (GDP) rations since 2007. U.S. corporate debt is also examined.

The article focuses on the efforts of central banks under the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) to prepare the financial system for physical destruction of life and property, asset-value losses and increasing insurance premiums due to climate change. Topics discussed include the importance of the recognition of the existence of climate change risks, significance of the stress tests being conducted by some banks, and challenge posed by climate-risk assessments to the sector.

This section offers world news briefs as of November 8, 2021 including the military coup in Sudan on October 25, successful pig kidney transplant in a brain-dead human patient by surgeons in New York City, and recommendation of Brazilian senators for the criminal indictment of President Jair Bolsonaro for mishandling COVID-19.

THANK YOU, EARTH: A LOVE LETTER TO OUR PLANET By April Pulley Sayre This photography book captures plants, animals, and landscapes in vivid colors and textures. THE VIEW BOOKS PARENTING Great books to teach children about climate change BY EMILY BARONE AND KYLA MANDEL Children Today, unlike Their parents and grandparents, are growing up in a world that is both experiencing the impacts of climate change and actively adapting to it. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents statistics on the average American by class, including the top five percent, the next 17 percent, the middle 22 percent, the lower 26 percent and the bottom 30 percent, including information on average household income, their education level, and costs of living.

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Statistics are provided relating to home quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, including an increase in purchases of puzzles, a growth in home sales in the second half of 2020 and a decline in air travel worldwide.

The article discusses the issues over the plan by global leaders to ban oil and gas imports from Russia. Also cited are the decision by U.S. President Joe Biden to ban Russian oil and gas imports, the claim by European countries to reduce gas imports by two-thirds in 2022, and the U.S. Energy Information Administration data showing that Russia is the third biggest liquid fuel producer in the world.

Statistics are given regarding the U.S. presidential election as of November 4, 2020, including number of votes for presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump, total projected votes for each candidate in each state, and voter turnout compared with 2016.

The article reports on impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on rural hospitals in the U.S. Topics discussed include challenges faced by the Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center (SGRMC) in rural Georgia, role of the U.S. medical-payer system in SGRMC's fall into disrepair, and percentage of rural hospitals in the U.S. that are at high risk of closing, according to a 2019 study from consulting firm Navigant.

The article examines the significant contribution of the agriculture industry to carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions. Topics covered include a reduction in emissions in the U.S. due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the difference between methane and other greenhouse gases, and several ways to combat emissions from cow production such as adopting feed additives like seaweed and eating more plants.

The article offers information on diversitydatakids.org, a data project managed by Dolores Acevedo-Garcia and her team at the Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Topics covered include the aim of the data project to guide the high-level policy decisions that affect childhood and equality, the economic disparities among cities across the U.S., and efforts to close the opportunity gaps.

The article focuses on the implication of the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyana Hutchins while filming the movie "Rust" in New Mexico on October 21, 2021 for the U.S. motion picture industry. The police discovered that actor Alec Baldwin, who was told the prop gun did not contain live rounds, aimed a revolver at the camera while rehearsing a scene. Hutchins was hit in the chest and director Joel Souza was injured. The tragedy is expected to affect safety disputes in the industry.

The article focuses on the online education offered to Afghan women after the Taliban ban them from entering school campuses in 2021. California-based non-profit University of the People (UoPeople) launched a remote-learning program for the women starting November 1. The European Union (EU) is funding several scholarships for Afghan women outside the country from the United Nations (UN) Development Programme. UoPeople founder Shai Reshef notes that women can study secretly at the university.

The article presents an update on various issues as of November 8, 2021 including the death of stand-up comedian and satirist Mort Sahl, election of Sandra Mason as the first president of Barbados, and discovery of a potential exoplanet in the Whirlpool Galaxy according to the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

The article reports on a procession of the patron saint called Virgen del Pino held by villagers on La Palma, Canaries, Spain on October 19, 2021 to end the month-long eruption of the Cumbre Vieja.

The article looks at several court rulings and cases related to animal rights including the legal rights of the descendants of hippopotamus smuggled into Colombia by drug leader Pablo Escobar, granting of legal personhood to a hybrid Bornean and Sumatran orangutan in the Buenos Aires Zoo in Argentina in 2015, and arrest of an Icelandic man raising an Arctic fox.

The article focuses on the debate over the advanced age of elected officials in the U.S. in light of an interview with Republican Senator Bill Cassidy about the cognitive decline of individuals in their 80s.

The article reports on the creation of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) by the World Health Organization announced on October 13, 2021. It mentions the continuous belief of some researchers that the virus escaped from a laboratory. The advisory group is responsible for studying severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and streamlining research on future emerging pathogens. It mentions that the group will not focus on field research.

The article focuses on the testimony of whistleblower Frances Haugen against the operation of the social media company Facebook before British lawmakers who are developing big technology legislation on October 25, 2021.

This section acknowledges a list of inventions in 2019 including the GENNY water filtration machine from Israel-based Watergen, the Bee & Kin technology handbags launched by designer Tracey Hummel, and the Mega Sg retro video game console from Analogue.

The article reports that rock climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson became the first people to free climb the Dawn Wall in Yosemite National Park in California. Topics include a discussion of free climbing; a discussion of the team's previous attempts to free climb the mountain; and a diagram and timeline depicting the climb and offering information on highlights of the trip.

The article reports on the May 5, 2021 data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which showed that the birth rate in the country declined by around 142,000 in 2020 from 2019 figures.

The article discusses that as the U.S. struggles with COVID-19, people across the country are using Twitter to point out the absurdity of receiving results so stale they seem pointless. It mentions that early in the pandemic, COVID-19 tests were sent from hospitals to the public labs that serve as the first line of defense in an outbreak. It also mentions the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is working with states in an attempt to allocate resources as needed.

The article profiles mathematician Emmy Noether.

The article discusses the history of the U.S. Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in relation to its 60th anniversary, presenting a diagram showing various space exploration missions.

The article offers information on the advancement in the technology of heart transplants and discusses the lack of hearts available for needy patients. Topics discussed include the first heart transplant performed on grocer Louis Washkansky by doctor Christiaan Barnard in 1967, the number of organ transplants in the U.S. each year, and the organ transplant waiting lists. Also mentioned are the artificial hearts and animal hearts that are used to keep people alive.

The article focuses on contributions of computers and software systems in proliferation of gerrymandering conditions at state elections in the U.S. Topics discussed include involvement of data-analysis along with mapping software in development of district lines; analysis of partisan bias conditions by Courts in lawsuits related to gerrymandered maps; and recommendation by the Campaign Legal Center for multistep test for evaluation of map introduced in Wisconsin's 2012 election.

The article focuses on one of the most highly anticipated and widely visible total solar eclipses in history on August 21, 2017 when the moon will pass completely in front of the sun and its shadow will traverse the U.S. from coast to coast for the first time in nearly 100 years.

The article discusses the weakening condition of the bridges in the U.S., stating that the Brent Spence Bridge on the Ohio River connecting Cincinnati and Kevington carries weight twice of its capacity.

The article offers a preview of the Caribu video-calling application which integrates books and activities to engage children in chatting with relatives and friends.

The article features the MiniMeis child shoulder carrier which was invented by Julius Winger.

The article features the Elvie wearable breast pump.

The article compares several live television streaming services, including YouTubeTV, Disney+ and Netflix.

The article discusses the end of television game show "Jeopardy!" contestant James Holzhauer's 32-game winning streak on June 3, 2019.

The article discusses how contestant James Holzhauer has won 22 straight games on the "Jeopardy!" trivia-related television program as of May 2019, and it mentions how Holzhauer holds the television show's second-longest winning streak. A diagram is presented which compares the board strategies, buzzer speeds, and knowledge rates of Holzhauer and former contestant Ken Jennings. It states that Jennings won 74 consecutive games during his time on the "Jeopardy!" program.

The article discusses the deaths of thoroughbred racing horses in the U.S. and Canada in relation to racing injuries in relation to painkillers, track conditions, and doping using the drug Lasix.