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Pay cut: Google employees who work from home could lose money

The Great Reboot · 1:22 PM UTC

Google employees based in the same office before the pandemic could see different changes in pay if they switch to working from home permanently, with long commuters hit harder, according to a company pay calculator seen by Reuters.

Asia PacificTaliban tighten control of Afghan north as UN fears erasure of human rights
AfricaEthiopia urges citizens to join fight against Tigrayan forces
Change SuiteInflation risk or profit engine? High car prices are both
ChinaChina court upholds Canadian's death sentence as Huawei executive fights extradition
The Great RebootPandemic spurs flight of top earners from debt-laden South Africa
SportsMessi arrives in France to join PSG from Barcelona

Environment

Environment · 9:47 AM UTC'Hours on a footnote’: Scientists felt joy, frustration in making U.N. climate report

After spending hundreds of hours in virtual meetings to complete this week's major U.N. climate report, scientists Piers Forster and Joeri Rogelj celebrated in a way their peers could not: by hugging.

EnvironmentU.N. report ignites fight for funds to build climate defences
EnvironmentGeoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future
EnvironmentAnalysis: UN climate report increases urgency for green investment funds
EnvironmentGreek villagers try to save homes as wildfires burn for eighth day
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United States

United States · 10:42 AM UTCU.S. Senate poised to pass $1 trillion infrastructure bill, debate $3.5 trillion budget plan

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday is set to hand President Joe Biden a $1 trillion victory when it votes to pass one of the largest infrastructure investment bills in decades and then launches debate on a budget framework aimed at setting the stage for $3.5 trillion in additional investments.

United StatesAmid COVID, 2.5 mln people sign up for U.S. health insurance -White House
United StatesArkansas nearly out of ICU beds as Delta variant fuels U.S. pandemic
United StatesDominion sues Newsmax, One America over U.S. election fraud claims
United StatesU.S. reviews Sept. 11 attack files after families told Biden to skip memorial

Business

BusinessU.S. small business optimism drops as labor shortages persist
BusinessChina anti-graft body criticizes business drinking after Alibaba scandal
BusinessWall St set for muted open as infrastructure bill vote looms
BusinessSoftBank pauses China investing as crackdown roils portfolio

Europe

EuropePM apologises as Greece counts costs of wildfire catastrophe
EuropeSix EU countries warn against open door for Afghan asylum seekers
EuropeLatvia and Lithuania move to stop migrants coming via Belarus
EuropeUnvaccinated Germans face more COVID tests to avoid restrictions

Great Reboot

Great RebootInflation risk or profit engine? High car prices are both
Great RebootPay cut: Google employees who work from home could lose money
Great RebootPandemic spurs flight of top earners from debt-laden South Africa
Great RebootAsian airlines offer perks to keep grounded elite flyers on board

Technology

TechnologyPay cut: Google employees who work from home could lose money
Technology"DeFi" crime hits record high in first 7 months of 2021 -CipherTrace
TechnologyGoogle restricts ad targeting of under-18s
TechnologyAmazon to pay shoppers hurt by others' products, does not admit liability

Lifestyle

LifestyleU.S. actress Christina Applegate diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
LifestyleComedy, action, romance, gaming - 'Free Guy' movie has it all
LifestyleR&B singer R Kelly faces prospective jurors for sex abuse trial
LifestyleNetflix must face ex-prosecutor's defamation lawsuit over Central Park Five Series

Olympics

OlympicsU.S. tops Tokyo medals table after late surge
OlympicsMany 'twisties' and turns, but Simone Biles exits Games a champion
OlympicsAmazing records, sprint shocks, but shoe tech clouds the glory
OlympicsTokyo treated to flair and flamboyance of Cuban boxing masterclass

Energy

EnergyOil rises as market shrugs off virus impact
EnergyReliance joins Bill Gates, others to invest $144 mln in U.S. energy storage co
EnergyTexas power demand to hit 2021 highs this week during heatwave
EnergyNorway should reclaim energy regulation from EU, eurosceptic opposition says

Sustainable Business

Sustainable BusinessAnalysis: UN climate report increases urgency for green investment funds
Sustainable BusinessPorsche SE faces U.S. lawsuit over dieselgate scandal
Sustainable BusinessStanChart CEO says companies must act on climate change, can't bank on governments
Sustainable BusinessU.N. report ignites fight for funds to build climate defences

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