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Submitting... Attacks on police officers in South Yorkshire have risen by 30 per cent “Being assaulted is not ‘part of the job’ and it’s not something officers should just ‘put up with’. “We will always seek to provide the best protection to our officers and the fact they are now equipped with Body Worn Video means we can bring more offenders to justice. “These shocking figures are a reminder to the public that our officers put themselves in harm’s way every day and night, to ...

Investors are pencilling in higher inflation. US inflation expectations, as measured by the ten-year breakeven rate (the gap between the yield on the ten-year Treasury bond and the rate on its inflation-linked counterpart) recently went above 2% for the first time since 2018, says John Detrixhe for Quartz. That’s “not exactly Argentina-style hyperinflation”, but it marks a big increase since last March, when the breakeven rate slumped to 0.5%.   An inflationary spring  Renewed lockdowns...

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COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Bartholomew County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) says that over the last several days five jail inmates have tested positive for COVID-...

Home Affairs suspends some services as Covid-19 kills staff at alarming rate By Anna Cox Share Johannesburg - With the rapid death and infection of Department of Home Affairs staff, and the public refusing to adhere to safety protocols, certain changes are being made to public services offered. Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Wednesday that applications for smart ID cards, except for matric pupils, were temporarily suspended as well as applications for passports, except for peopl...

By January 14, 2021 - 4:59 pm WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration says there were 29 mining deaths in the United States in 2020 with five of those occurring during coal mining activities. The agency said it was the sixth straight year that mining deaths were under 30. MSHA described the number of coal mining deaths as an “historic low.” The agency said two of the five deaths were in West Virginia. David Zatezalo (MSHA) According to investigators, a truck...

'We believe it is going to get worse,' says home affairs minister as department inundated with applications for death certificates

CONSERVATION experts are increasingly concerned with surgical mask litter all over the island. Clean-up groups here have been picking up an average of four to five surgical masks during each clearing foray at local parks, beaches and neighbourhoods. Eugene Heng, founder and chief executive of Waterways Watch Society, said it had seen a threefold increase in mask litter in recent weeks. The organisation conducts an average of two to three coastal and waterway clean-ups each week, usually coverin...

SINGAPORE: Between March and December last year, about S$17.4 billion in loans were extended to more than 20,000 firms under schemes supported by ...

By Kyle Brasseur2020-12-31T15:12:00+00:00 The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Wednesday announced a settlement with digital asset platform BitGo for lapses in its sanctions compliance procedures that led to 183 apparent violations of multiple sanctions programs. BitGo will pay $98,830 to settle its liability after individuals located in the sanctioned regions of Crimea (Ukraine), Cuba, Iran, Sudan, and Syria were able to access its digital currency serv...