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...Only 3.1 per cent of salaried workers in South Korea were working from home as of last August, up from 0.5 per cent in 2019, though below 2021’s 5.4 per cent, according to the national statistics body....
...2022, down from 14.3 per cent in 2021 and the lowest since records began in 1997....
...On a sparse website, it describes itself as “a {think-tank} of technological ideas”. The research park’s own website says Alder is “a research laboratory focused on mycelium”....
...On March 14, Solomasov was one of three Russians expelled from Slovakia “for acting in contravention of the Vienna convention on diplomatic relations”....
...Austria will impose criminal fines of up to €3,600 on anyone over the age of 14 who refuses to be vaccinated, according to the government....
...There are painters and construction workers finishing up a renovation of this 5,180-square-foot house on a suburban-looking block facing the Biscayne Bay....
...By 2008-09 only 3 per cent of MI5’s effort was directed at hostile states. It was not until 2013-14 that resources began to increase again, rising to 14.5 per cent....
...Each agreement is negotiated on an individual basis through a dedicated hotline. During the coronavirus outbreak the usual 3.5 per cent annual interest on deferred tax payments will be waived....
...When combined with a 3.5+ MMBD demand decline in China alone in 1Q, the world will undoubtedly be oversupplied throughout the remainder of 2020 and still oversupplied by 1.5 MMBD when demand theoretically...
...forecast for a 3.7 per cent drop....
...According to the FTSE 100-listed clothes store group, full-price sales increased by 4.5 per cent in the first half, with online sales up 15.5 per cent and retail sales down 5.3 per cent....
...IT contractors, for instance, typically used to pay 14.5 per cent....
...As with Isas, there is scope for saving in pensions on behalf of children. A maximum contribution of £2,880 a year is topped up to £3,600, thanks to tax relief. 6....
...The Conference Board, a think-tank, has predicted further increases in wage growth to 3-3.5 per cent in the coming years as the working-age population stagnates and unemployment hovers comfortably below...
...The IFS calculated that if the level of this support was reduced to the level of 2003-4 adjusted for inflation, it would remove £1,400 a year for 3.7m families and save £5.1bn....
...The Rising Stars team collected about £6.6m extra tax in 2013-14, an increase of 35 per cent on the £4.9m collected the previous year....
...The first Telstar satellite in 1962 ran on 14 watts of solar power....
...105.07) £/$ 1.65 (1.65) €/£ 0.7975 (0.7972) Commodities ($) Brent Crude (ICE) up +0.38 at 100.72 Light Crude (Nymex) up +0.31 at 93.19 100 Oz Gold (Comex) up +1.80 at 1,266 Copper (Comex) up +0.21% at 3.14...
...Would investors really put up with a 10-fold cut in returns on equity – to a typical 1.5 per cent in a good year?...
...This reinforces our case for increasing the employee contributions by an average of 3 percentage points. Indeed, the new discount rate could be used to justify further contribution rises....
...Employment is falling more rapidly than economic growth and output per employee is growing fast....
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