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Iceland sees success with 4-day work week

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Iceland sees success with 4-day work week

A study in Icelandic government offices again shows the benefits of a shorter workweek. Productivity rose enough to ensure that all services were still provided as needed. Because of the study’s success, 86 percent of Icelanders now or soon will have the right to a shorter workweek. Having rolled out a major program that reduced the work hours of more than 2,500 workers to four days per week, Iceland is calling the trials “a major success.” “Workers experienced significant increases in wellbeing and work-life balance — all while existing levels…

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Story of a nudist couple experience in world’s largest nudist city of Cap D’Age

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Story of a nudist couple experience in world’s largest nudist city of Cap D’Age

Here is a first hand experience of a nudist couple who love stripping naked and baring all have jetted off to the “largest nudist city in the world” for a naked honeymoon. The stunning seaside town of Cap D’Age on the Mediterranean coast in France allows its residents and visitors to be completely nude in public. Whereas some holiday destinations have a few beaches where tourists and locals can walk around leaving nothing to the imagination, the entire town of Cap D’Age gives people these freedoms. Residents can walk totally…

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25.6% of the world has received a COVID-19 vaccine.Check how your country is doing.

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25.6% of the world has received a COVID-19 vaccine.Check how your country is doing.

The globe reached a couple of Coronavirus milestones this week. One is terribly grim: We passed 4 million deaths due to the virus. The other, offers faint hope: Through July 13, more than a quarter (25.6%) of the world’s population has now received at least one COVID-19 vaccine according to Our World in Data, which collects information from local governments. That’s up 3.2% from two weeks ago; the world is currently administering nearly 30 million vaccines per day. In all, 3.51 billion shots have been given around the globe. That’s…

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Miami Swim Week 2021: Catwalk highlights Inclusivity & Diversity

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Miami Swim Week 2021: Catwalk highlights Inclusivity & Diversity

After missing out on Miami Swim Week last year, the annual swimwear showcase is back and it’s truly a reason to rejoice. Miami Swim Week saw its most inclusive and diverse casting yet with a host of shows that put women of all sizes, shapes and ethnicity on the runway. Now, in the aftermath of the shows, people are praising the brands that made strides in redefining what beauty can look like and are reflecting on what that might mean for younger people watching the shows today. In previous years…

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PM says Canada will have enough COVID-19 vaccines for a ‘one-dose summer’

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PM says Canada will have enough COVID-19 vaccines for a ‘one-dose summer’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed Tuesday that there will be enough COVID-19 vaccines coming into the country to offer every eligible and willing Canadian their first shot by this summer, and enough doses for everyone to be fully vaccinated “by September.” “A one-dose summer sets us up for a two-dose fall, when we’ll be able to talk about going back to school, back to work, and back to more normality,” said the prime minister. Though, questions remain about when the federal government will be issuing clear guidance around what degree…

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Trudeau Says It’s ‘Very Likely’ Travelers Will Need Vaccine Passports To Visit Canada

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Trudeau Says It’s ‘Very Likely’ Travelers Will Need Vaccine Passports To Visit Canada

In a new interview, Justin Trudeau has revealed that COVID-19 vaccine passports in Canada are “very likely” in the future. Speaking on The Brandon Gonez Show on May 9, the prime minister confirmed that Canada continues to discuss the concept of vaccine passports for travel with other countries around the world. Trudeau began by explaining that every country will make its own decision when it comes to vaccine passports and travel, noting that countries are “allowed […] to say ‘we’re not letting you in if you don’t have vaccinations.’” “The…

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PM Justin Trudeau and his wife take the first vaccination of AstraZeneca against Covid-19

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PM Justin Trudeau and his wife take the first vaccination of AstraZeneca against Covid-19

Each of Canada’s 10 provinces is responsible for rollouts of vaccines procured by the federal government. Most recommend the AstraZeneca vaccine for people aged 40-45 years, but on Friday a government health advisory board said people as young as 30 could safely take it. “As Ontario has invited people 40 and over to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine in pharmacies, it is now our turn,” Trudeau, 49, earlier told a news conference. His wife Sophie contracted the novel coronavirus in March 2020, forcing the prime minister to self-isolate at the time…

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Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine shows 97.6% efficacy

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Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine shows 97.6% efficacy

The Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) have reported that the Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine showed a 97.6% efficacy. This was based on the analysis of data on disease infection rate among people receiving both shots of the vaccine. The vaccine, which is based on an established and well-studied platform of human adenoviral vectors, uses two different vectors for the two jabs for vaccination. Data from 3.8 million Russians who received both components of Sputnik V from 5 December last year…

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Sweden’s King Carl XVI Celebrates 75th Birthday Without Pomp

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Sweden’s King Carl XVI Celebrates 75th Birthday Without Pomp

Sweden’s King Carl XVI celebrated his 75th birthday on Friday, but due to the pandemic celebrations were kept to a minimum, without the lavish flair of a royal anniversary. In contrast to the monarch’s 70th birthday when people lined the streets of Stockholm to fete him, the Swedish Royal Court said celebrations would be “limited” because of the pandemic. Instead of playing host to royals from other countries, smaller receptions were planned for the the morning with Prime Minister Stefan Lofven and other senior politicians, and one with representatives from…

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Finland ranked happiest country in the world – again

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Finland ranked happiest country in the world – again

Finland has been named the happiest place in the world for a fourth year running, in an annual UN-sponsored report. The World Happiness Report saw Denmark in second place, then Switzerland, Iceland and the Netherlands. New Zealand was again the only non-European nation in the top 10. The UK fell from 13th to 17th place. Data from analytics researcher Gallup asked people in 149 countries to rate their own happiness. Measures including social support, personal freedom, gross domestic product (GDP) and levels of corruption were also factored in. The country…

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