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Japan to declare virus emergency lasting through Olympics
Japan is set to place Tokyo under a state of emergency that would last through the Olympics, fearing an ongoing COVID-19 surge will multiply during the Games.
At a meeting with experts Thursday morning, government officials proposed a plan…
Amazon begins new chapter as Bezos hands over CEO role
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos stepped down as CEO on Monday, handing over the reins as the company navigates the challenges of a world fighting to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.
Andy Jassy, who ran Amazon’s cloud-computing business,…
Youth of the pandemic revisited: Hopeful, resilient, nervous
The Associated Press recently spoke with young people across the globe, several who first shared their views of the pandemic in the first half of 2020, just as it gripped the world.
A young woman in California, newly vaccinated, flashes a…
White House reports 56% of hires are women, pay gap narrowed
President Joe Biden has filled about 56% of his senior White House staff positions with women, including about 36% who come from racially and-or ethnically diverse backgrounds, according the White House.
The Biden administration published…
Greenplac invests in a new production front and starts activities of a formaldehyde factory
Since the beginning of its activities in 2018, Greenplac has not slowed down in its journey to conquer more and more space in the Brazilian MDF market. Today, established among the major players in the field in the country and present in…
Greenplac is investing on the expansion and verticalization of its the production process, says…
One of the major players among MDF producers in Brazil, Greenplac, a subsidiary of Asperbras, has sought self-sufficiency and sustainability in its production process. After the resin factory started its activities in early 2020, the…
The tendency is for the real estate sector to expand in the countryside after the pandemic, says…
In the evaluation of Asperbras' partner and member of the Board of Directors, José Maurício Caldeira, with the popularization of the home office work regime during the coronavirus pandemic, smaller cities with good urban structure became…
The ability to adapt to customers’ needs will dictate the survival of retailers post COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken over the world, forcing people to find different and safe ways to perform most daily tasks. Picking up the mail now is more than just going outside and grabbing packages – it’s become a ritual that entails…
We have established security protocols to fight coronavirus, says José Maurício Caldeira, from…
The new coronavirus pandemic is the biggest challenge the world has faced in a century. Since the beginning of the year, international and national authorities have been working to save lives, guaranteeing health care, while looking for…
More economists see severe economic impact, Europe expected to be hardest-hit region
Economists have downgraded their forecasts for the global economy, as economic data-such as PMI readings and U.S. jobless claims-began to reflect the severity of the coming downturn. According to 6-7 April survey of 77 panelists, close to…