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Andy Behrens makes a fantasy manager with Tony Pollard on his bench feel even worse than he already does after this loss.
Andy Behrens makes a fantasy manager with Tony Pollard on his bench feel even worse than he already does after this loss.
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A new white paper and forthcoming webinar commissioned by i2c Inc., a leading provider of digital payment and banking technology, and produced by Aite Group, explore the key trends driving digital innovation and what it takes to embrace digital technology to provide new value-added digital experiences.
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First Minister Mark Drakeford said Wales’ higher proportion of older people had been discussed with other UK countries.
BRUSSELS — The European Union is urging member states to speed up the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations to ensure that at least 80% of the most vulnerable people to the virus — those over age 80 — are vaccinated by March. In nonbinding recommendations published Tuesday, the European Commission also called on the 27 EU member states to accelerate the rollout of vaccination so that 70% of the adult population across the bloc is vaccinated by the end of summer. The EU has sealed six vaccine contracts for more than to 2 billion doses, with Moderna, AstraZeneca-Oxford, Sanofi-GSK, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, Pfizer-BioNTech and CureVac. But only the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines have been approved for use so far in the bloc, enough to vaccinate 380 million people, more than 80% of the bloc's population. Speaking before Thursday's virtual EU summit to discuss COVID-19, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that after securing enough doses, it's now time “to accelerate the delivery and speed up vaccination." “Our aim is to have 70% of our adult population vaccinated by summer. That could be a turning point in our fight against this virus," Von der Leyen said. Despite the relatively slow start of vaccination campaigns across the the bloc amid delays in the production of shots, European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas expressed confidence the targets are “totally feasible." “By the end of Q1, Europe will have an impressive quantity of doses that can be deployed across the European Union," he said. According to health commissioner Stella Kyriakides, 400,000 EU citizens have died from COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. She said the commission is also working with member states to allow a vaccination certificates program to be quickly implemented across the bloc. The European Commission has been weighing a Greek proposal to issue vaccination certificates to help get travellers to their vacation destinations more quickly and avoid another disastrous summer for Europe’s tourism sector. But Kyriakides said for now such certificates would only be used for medical purposes — for instance to monitor the possible adverse effects of vaccines. “This will be our next challenge, and though it is premature to envisage the uses of vaccine certificates for other purposes than health protection, an EU approach may facilitate other cross-border applications of such certificates in the future," she said. The European Commission added that member states should also take into accounts the new variants of the virus as they update their strategy to combat the virus and increase the use of rapid antigen tests. “Member states should urgently increase genome sequencing to at least 5% and preferably 10% of positive test results," the commission said. “At present, many member states are testing under 1% of samples, which is not enough to identify the progression of the variants or detect any new ones." Samuel Petrequin, The Associated Press
Prior to 2021, recruiting firm Randstad's annual list of the upcoming year's most in-demand jobs would typically feature roles such as truck drivers, heavy duty mechanics and welders. However, the COVID-19 pandemic’s sweeping effect on the economy has upended those trends, and roles such as customer service representatives, essential retail workers, security analysts and architects are expected to be some of the most sought after positions in 2021, according to industry experts. Carolyn Levy, president of Randstad Technologies, said the boom in e-commerce has created demand for a variety of jobs to ensure goods can get from business to consumer, such as warehouse workers, delivery drivers and procurement specialists. Meanwhile, the rush for corporations to digitize their workspaces has bolstered an already strong demand for IT workers in the country. “In Canada in general the IT sector was a hot area, and now it’s going to be even more prevalent,” said Levy, who said the field may shift away from previous practices of hiring for short-term contracts. “There are going to be more permanent opportunities just to support the way of living and our new reality as we work more remotely in general.” Koula Vasilopoulos, a district president with the recruiting agency Robert Half, said intense growth around the IT sector is driven by organizations that have realized they have to pick up the pace as the corporate world and consumer interactions move online. “While some companies might have been thinking about digital transformation and doing it in bits and pieces before, the pandemic has forced them to have to act quickly,” said Vasilopoulos “(Organizations) are ramping up technology initiatives to modernize their IT infrastructure to both support remote teams, but also to position the business to thrive in how they interact with their customers.” She pointed out that roles in artificial intelligence, cloud computing and development operations will also be in high demand in the long-term. A report by Robert Half pointed out that certain sectors had unemployment rates that are much lower than the national unemployment rate of 12.3 per cent. In the second quarter of 2020, those sectors included business, finance and administrative (8.2 per cent), natural and applied sciences (4.9 per cent) and social science, education and government service (7.3 per cent) Both recruiting firms said the prevalence of remote working will have long-term effects on hiring and work life, with Robert Half estimating that 79 per cent of all employees are currently working from home. Randstad pointed out that people looking to find remote work can expect high demand for jobs around administrative work, human resources, digital marketing, accounting and data analysis among others. Levy said internal workplace surveys from some companies show that between 70 per cent to 90 per cent of employees say they’d like to work from home at least three days a week once the pandemic subsides and companies will have to repurpose offices as a result. Businesses have to ask, “If we no longer need all of this space, how can we repurpose it to make it more meaningful?” said Levy, who added that managers also have to change their leadership strategies to work best with remote staff. “Thinking that leaders understand how to drive culture without four walls is a really big assumption. There’s a lot of development that people need to create meaningful connections and to learn how to completely run a remote office.” This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 19, 2021. Salmaan Farooqui, The Canadian Press
England Women have appointed two new coaches on short-term contracts after the Football Association was thrown into disarray by Phil Neville’s resignation. Hege Riise, a former Norway midfielder, is set to take charge of the Lionesses at next month’s training camp with assistance from former Canada international Rhian Wilkinson. The new pair will be assisted by Kay Cossington, the FA’s head of women’s technical.
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Russian state gas company Gazprom acknowledged there is a risk that its undersea pipeline to Germany could be suspended or canceled after the U.S. on Tuesday imposing sanctions on a Russian ship involved in its construction. Germany’s Economy Ministry said it had been informed in advance of the new U.S. sanctions against the Russian pipe-laying ship Fortuna and its owner. The U.S. has said that the $11-billion Nord Stream 2 pipeline would make Europe more dependent on Russian gas and hurt European energy security.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship is back on Fight Island for its third stint in in Abu Dhabi since the pandemic shutdown of 2020. UFC Fight Island 8 (aka UFC on ESPN 20) features a welterweight battle between No. 8 ranked Michael Chiesa and No. 9 ranked Neil Magny. They are both on three-fight winning streaks and looking to edge closer to title contention. Watch as the UFC Fight Island 8 athletes face off for the final time before they step into the Octagon on Wednesday. UFC Fight Island 8 takes place on Wednesday and is simulcast on ESPN and ESPN+. (Video courtesy of UFC) TRENDING > Rankings Review: Does Conor McGregor deserve his UFC ranking? UFC Fight Island 8: Magny vs. Chiesa weigh-in results Main Card (12 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+) Main Event: Welterweight Bout: Michael Chiesa (170.5) vs Neil Magny (171)Co-Main Event: Welterweight Bout: Warlley Alves (171) vs Mounir Lazzez (171)Light Heavyweight Bout: Ike Villanueva (206) vs Vinicius Moreira (206)Women’s Flyweight Bout: Roxanne Modafferi (126) vs Viviane Araujo (126)Flyweight Bout: Matt Schnell (126) vs Tyson Nam (126)Featherweight Bout: Lerone Murphy (146) vs Douglas Silva de Andrade (145) Prelims (9 a.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+) Middleweight Bout: Omari Akhmedov (186) vs Tom Breese (186)Bantamweight Bout: Ricky Simon (136) vs Gaetano Pirrello (136)Flyweight Bout: Sumudaerji (126) vs Zarrukh Adashev (126)Middleweight Bout: Dalcha Lungiambula (186) vs Markus Perez (186)Flyweight Bout: Francisco Figueiredo (126) vs Jerome Rivera (126)Lightweight Bout: Mike Davis (154.5) vs Mason Jones (156)Bantamweight Bout: Umar Nurmagomedov (136) vs Sergey Morozov (135)Women’s Flyweight Bout: Victoria Leonardo (125.5) vs Manon Fiorot (126)
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Royal Caribbean Group is selling one of its four cruise lines — Azamara — to a New York-based private equity firm.
Ty Dillon landed a Daytona 500 ride with Gaunt Brothers Racing, a pairing of a driver and team both trying to rebuild in 2021. Gaunt Brothers last year ran its first full Cup season but struggled in part because COVID-19 protocols wiped out almost all practice, qualifying and testing. Bass Pro Shops and Black Rifle Coffee Company will sponsor the No. 96 Toyota as Dillon attempts to qualify for NASCAR's Feb. 14 opener at Daytona International Speedway.
The Today co-host received the Pfizer vaccine at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City
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Speaking in Scottish Parliament, Sturgeon said the cabinet had decided to extend the measures currently in place, including the 'stay-at-home' requirement.