Apr. 26—Duty. Honor. Bravery. The excitement of working in a high-stakes job that rarely involves the same situation twice. Investigating cyber crimes and catching predators. Preventing kids from becoming mired in drugs and violence. Keeping the peace in schools, cities and small towns. Law enforcement has enduring appeal — but the demand in New Hampshire […]
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Flashback to 2022, the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) declared a state of emergency due to staffing. The Bernalillo County Jail was facing a 51% vacancy rate – a level too high to properly look after inmates. “It was a stressful time, particularly for officers that were required to work long hours, […]
A shrinking population means Japan has a shortage of workers. Many are hoping that artificial intelligence (AI) can pick up the slack. In a country that is known to be obsessed with perfection, damaged or misshapen vegetables and fruits are hard to sell. And if you are a specialist maker of Japanese dumplings, like the […]
Apr. 18—AUSTIN — Governor Greg Abbott on Thursday sent a letter directing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create a task force to address healthcare workforce shortages in order to meet the demands of our growing state and provide students with the tools they need to succeed. “The State of Texas has invested millions […]
Two Black female candidates who qualified to fill a seat on the South Carolina Supreme Court could bring diversity to a currently all-male, all-white bench. Circuit Court Judges Jocelyn Newman — the daughter of Judge Clifton Newman, who received international recognition while presiding over Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial last year — and Deadra Jefferson […]
More than 24 million people in southern Africa face hunger, malnutrition and water scarcity due to drought and floods, an aid group has warned, as experts say the situation risks spiraling into an “unimaginable humanitarian situation.” The warning from Oxfam on Wednesday came as Zimbabwe joined other southern African nations in declaring its drought a national disaster, […]
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s government has flooded newly opened markets selling subsidized goods with pantry staples to stave off shortages during Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, when demand typically increases in Muslim-majority countries and prices tend to rise. Authorities have moved to increase food and fuel imports and also limit exports, hoping to meet […]
By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Just a few months ago ruling party candidate Clara Brugada looked like a shoo-in to be elected the next mayor of Mexico City. But a worsening water crisis has many voters rethinking their choice to run Mexico’s largest and most important city. A severe nationwide drought has hit […]
(Bloomberg) — Canada’s oil producers are poised to pour about half a million barrels of new daily output — more than the total production of some OPEC members — into world markets over the next year or so. Most Read from Bloomberg And while the deluge of new crude will be a boon to an […]
Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine is likely contributing to a shortage of doctors in Russia, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported on Feb. 11. Up to 3,000 Russian medical staff have likely been mobilized to “assist in combat medical care,” while up to 2% of healthcare professionals left Russia following the September 2022 mobilization. It indicates […]
Russia’s State Duma is considering a return to the Soviet practice of so-called “work troops,” in which city dwellers were forced to work in rural areas, The Moscow Times reported on Feb. 2. In this way, Moscow is trying to compensate for labor shortages caused by widespread drunkenness among farmers, while reminding various “intellectuals” that […]
The staff at the Ukrainian nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya has shrunk from around 11,500 to 4,500 under Russian occupation, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said on Thursday ahead of his trip to Ukraine. Grossi plans to visit the power plant near the front line in Ukraine again next […]