JAKARTA: Ayu Rosita thought she was coming home to a place she knew but when she finally set foot in Indonesia in 2024 after 15 years of working overseas, nothing was the way she remembered them.

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The feeling was almost palpable in the crisp spring air on Friday as Nikki Churchwell exited the U.S. Department of Education headquarters. She’d been slotted to clean out her office on the ...

Members of Scotland’s largest local government union have warned they could take strike action in a dispute over pay. A consultation by Unison found more than 92% of its members are in favour of ...

A month-long strike by outside workers in Waterloo region has officially ended after a tentative agreement was ratified at a council meeting Friday afternoon. Workers with Canadian Union of Public ...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has experienced significant staff reductions under the Trump administration. Critics, including healthcare providers and lawmakers ...

70 construction workers dey miss afta one unfinished high-rise building collapse for Thailand capital Bangkok, afta one strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar. One member of di rescue ...

Over 50 countries, cities, and organizations pledged new commitments on Thursday to tackle air pollution, protect public health, and help halve its deadly impacts by 2040 – a goal backed by a petition ...

THE DEPARTMENT OF Health and Human Services office building in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, file) WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major overhaul, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...

Mental health challenges are increasing among the working population, who are experiencing high levels of stress, taking more sick leave, and seeking greater support from their employers ...

The Trump administration announced Thursday that it was laying off 10,000 employees at the Health and Human Services Department as part of a broad reorganization that reflects the priorities of ...

Hired. Fired. Now back on the job. Sort of. Thousands of federal workers who were laid off by the Trump administration have been reinstated with pay after court orders. Their futures are hardly ...