The head of the United Nations labor agency says it has good relations with Saudi Arabia during an ongoing investigation of alleged rights abuses by the 2034 World Cup host.

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President Joe Biden exits the White House with a record of accomplishment but also lingering resentment toward some onetime allies who pushed him from the race. And he’ll depart amid a strained relationship with his No.

The ERA’s deadline expired decades ago, but the president argues that recent approvals by three states put the amendment over the top.

While the president achieved significant successes, especially early in his tenure, his presidency will be remembered as one that did not suit the times.

The Equal Rights Amendment, which would prohibit discrimination based on gender, was sent to the states for ratification in 1972. Congress set a deadline of 1979 for three-quarters of state legislatures to ratify the amendment, then extended it to 1982.

The executive order follows a ProPublica investigation that found Microsoft prioritized profit over security, leaving the federal government vulnerable to the largest hack in U.S. history. Vendors must now demonstrate that their products are secure.

Your biggest issue is the perception of age,” Mike Donilon, the president’s longtime strategist, told him in 2022, according to people who heard him.

Controversial last-minute Biden Administration pro-labor antitrust guidance documents face an uncertain future under the incoming Trump Administration.

And mapping out longer-term ageing and fertility trends to illustrate how ebbing labor supply is affecting that, JP Morgan strategists noted the working-age population in developed economies as a whole looks to have peaked at 746 million in 2023 and is projected to fall by 47 million through 2050 based on U.N. forecasts.

For all the trepidation about world trade, debt and inflation, it could well be worker shortages that define economic trends this year - on both sides of the Atlantic.

The head of the United Nations labour agency says it has good relations with Saudi Arabia during an ongoing investigation of alleged rights abuses by the 2034 World Cup host, and aims to send more expert staff to Riyadh.