Universal mail voting would make the US "a laughing stock", President Donald Trump has said, as he continues his vocal opposition to postal voting.
It comes after the US Postal Service (USPS) warned that millions of mail-in votes may not arrive in time to be counted in November's election.
Read more at BBC.com.
Tens of thousands of opponents of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko have gathered in Minsk to protest against disputed elections.
The "March for Freedom" in the centre of the capital comes amid growing anger over alleged poll-rigging and police violence at subsequent protests.
Read more at BBC.com.
The first to become a first-world country in Asia, Japan boasts one of the world’s top economies. What kind of image does such a country have amongst foreigners, and how does it compare to a local’s perspective? Here, a Japanese man in his 20s shares his opinions.
Read more at Livejapan.
Lucid dreaming is a fascinating phenomenon in which a person is aware that they are asleep and dreaming.
Those who are more adept at lucid dreaming are able to control the action and content of their dreams to varying degrees.
Read more at Medical News Today.
Germany on Tuesday announced it has officially launched a federal agency to combat cyberthreats to the country's security.
The organization, which will receive initial funding of €350 million ($412 million) up to 2023, is to be headquartered at first in the eastern city of Halle, before moving in the long term to the Leipzig/Halle airport.
Read more on DW.
If you are job hunting, start thinking about how you will handle employers' responses to your resume. While some recruiters will e-mail you, others may call. All too often, this happens when you're sitting down to dinner, the dogs are yapping, the kids are yelling or you're settling into a favorite Netflix binge.
Read more at SHRM.
While President Donald Trump looked to step over the stalled talks by signing the three memoranda and one executive order on Saturday, he left untouched much of what White House and Democratic negotiators hoped to accomplish with the next stimulus bill, leaving it to the two sides to find a path forward.
Read more at CNET.
Retail has been one of the industries hit hardest by the pandemic, economic lockdown, and ensuing recession. Sure, over a decade of internet disruption and shifting consumer preferences already had businesses reworking how they distributed their goods, but without a doubt things have rapidly changed in the last few months -- and many companies were underprepared for this new digital era.
Read more at the Motley Fool.
I have often heard of people saying that they were pickpocketed when traveling or that they believe a hotel worker stole money from their belongings. Whether your wallet gets nabbed at the Colosseum in Rome or a pickpocketer swipes it when you’re hopping on a local train line in Barcelona, you’ll never suspect your money is missing until you go to use it. Fortunately, there are many creative ways to keep your money safe when you’re traveling.
Read more at lifehacker.com.