WHITEWATER, US: “The grass should be up to here,” Janie VanWinkle says, holding a hand next to her knee above the scant growth on her ranch in Colorado, which-just as in 2020, and 2018 — is again being hit by devastating drought. 

LOS ANGELES: Businesses have reopened in Los Angeles and elsewhere in the United States, with “We’re hiring” signs everywhere. But if life has a pre-COVID feel, a new challenge has arisen for restaurants: workers are not willing to return at any cost. “We are dealing with a staffing shortage that I have not experienced in my career,” said Skyler Gamble, a manager at Acme Hospitality, which oversees several restaurants in Santa Barbara around two hours’ drive north of Los Angeles.

SABAUDIA, Italy: When Balbir Singh refers to his ordeal, he uses the Italian word “macello”, which roughly translates as “mess”-but it is hardly enough to convey what the migrant Indian farm worker has endured. 

BRUSSELS: The European Commission warned on Friday that its calculation of the cost of the Brexit divorce bill is final, after London and Brussels gave different estimates of what is owed. 

KUWAIT: Zain Group, a leading telecom innovator in seven markets across the Middle East and Africa announced that it has won the World Finance ‘Best Corporate Governance Award 2021’ for Kuwait. 

WASHINGTON: Vowing to reset the economy for the benefit of everyday workers and consumers, President Joe Biden unveiled on Friday a wide-ranging plan to tilt the balance of power away from corporations and towards “the little guy.

KUWAIT: Kuwait has reported 41 deaths in three days while hospital occupancy continued to increase as the country fights to curb a surge in COVID-19 infections. 

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka yesterday issued its most expensive gold coin ever to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, underscoring the close ties between the countries. 

HONG KONG: Asian markets were broadly down yesterday after the Fed signalled a possible inflation-induced policy change, while concerns lingered over China’s crackdown on tech giants.