Will working from home become permanent across firms
A panel of experts discussed whether remote work will persist post pandemic. Some say yes, noting cost savings, productivity gains, and flexibility. Others expect offices to remain essential for collaboration, with hybrid models likely.
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Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook
Twitter
Jack Dorsey
Alan Gin
University of San Diego
Reginald Jones
Jacobs Center For Neighborhood Innovation
Austin Neudecker
Bob Rauch
R.A. Rauch & Associates
U.S. and Bulgaria Gas and Factory Activity News Blends
U S construction spending fell 2.9 percent in April the steepest drop in 18 months with residential spending down 4.5 percent. Bulgaria aims to finish its 474 kilometer gas pipeline stretch this year despite COVID delays as Turkstream routes carry 15.75 bcm annually to Europe. US factories slowed for a third straight month in May with ISM index at 43.1 signaling ongoing retreat as lockdowns bite.
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U.S
Commerce Department
Bulgaria
Europe
Boyko Borissov
Alexander Vucic
Turkstream
Black Sea
Russia
Turkey
Serbia
Hungary
Institute For Supply Management
Association of Purchasing Managers
Publishers sue Internet Archive over scanning books
Four major publishers sue the Internet Archive accusing it of copyright infringement for offering more than a million scanned books online without licenses. They seek a permanent injunction and damages, arguing the archive operates beyond lending norms by providing complete digital copies, even as it runs a National Emergency Library during the COVID-19 crisis. The case names Penguin Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins, and Wiley among plaintiffs.
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New York
Internet Archive
Toni Morrison
Malcolm Gladwell
Cormac McCarthy
Archive
Archive.org
San Francisco
Penguin Random House
Hachette Book Group
Harper -Collins
Wiley
New York State
Maria Pallante
the Association of American Publishers
Outlook dismal for West Bank amid annexation tensions
The World Bank warns the Palestinian economy could shrink 7.6 to 11 percent in 2020 as the coronavirus and donor shortfalls worsen finances. It notes a funding gap over 1.5 billion dollars and rising poverty in the West Bank and Gaza, with political moves risking broader instability.
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Jerusalem
Palestinian Authority
World Bank
Israel
West Bank
U.N
Mideast
Kanthan Shankar
Gaza
Donald Trump
Hamas
Mahmoud Abbas
United States
Jordan Valley
Trump
Middle East
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Dreamstime
Tribune News Service
Gary London
London Moder Advisors
Phil Blair
Lynn Reaser
Point Loma Nazarene University
Washington
Sofia
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