Monthly Archives: September 2020

The programming error paid thousands of unemployed Louisiana more

Getty Images The programming error paid thousands of unemployed Louisiana more The Louisiana government acknowledged this week that thousands of jobless residents are being paid more in unemployment benefits because of a technical problem and were instructed to return the money to Baton Rouge. The Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) said …

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Coronavirus in South Africa: Relief, Pride and the ‘New Common’

Image copyright pyriteGetty Images BBC Africa correspondent Andrew Harding writes that South Africa, which was one of the earliest and hardest lockdowns in the world, is making significant changes in its fight against the coronavirus. It was barely a “mission accomplished” moment. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa looked fairly thorny, …

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