Here’s how many weeks of paid leave a new mother receives in countries around the world:
Russia: 166 weeks
Canada: 76 weeks
Iran: 26 weeks
China: 16 weeks
Iraq: 14 weeks
Mexico: 12 weeks
North Korea: 11 weeks
America: 0 weeks
@USembassyMadrid I'm a lawful resident in NY. Can my father visit me to meet his grandchild in late May? Where can I find the most up to date travel bans due to COVID-19?
New from @StefWKight : The Biden administration has awarded an $86 million contract for hotel rooms near the border to hold around 1,200 migrant family members who cross the U.S.-Mexico border
https://t.co/tPRhPAjAsV
Critically important comment from Dr. Fauci at the first COVID briefing since November 19th.
“If you don’t know the answer, don’t guess. Just say you don’t know the answer.” — Dr. Anthony Fauci
Over the course of this pandemic, I’ve been appalled and horrified at many aspects of the response to #COVID19.
For me, this is perhaps the worst of it.
This is where we should be at in the US. China, Korea, Japan, many other places understood the gravity of the situation and the importance of testing.
In US, we are still requiring (effectively nonsensical pseudo-) prescriptions and largely placing barriers rather than access.
Uno de los vídeos del día. Merkel, al borde de las lágrimas, pide en el Bundestag a los alemanes que se queden en casa en Navidad. El precio de no hacerlo son 590 muertes al día. https://t.co/XoVJe669P0
@megsul@westelm I waited 3 months for a dining table and after promises of ‘It will be with you soon’ I decided to cancel my item and return the matching chairs. had to fight them to not be charged with $57 of shipment fees for the return #westelmnightmare
"PORNHUB was the technology company with the third greatest-impact on society in the 21st century, after Facebook and Google but ahead of Microsoft, Apple and Amazon" @AOC@IlhanMN#childexploitation#sexualexploitation
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