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"Big Companies Commit to Hiring and Training 250,000 Refugees in Europe for World Refugee Day"
business2 years ago

"Big Companies Commit to Hiring and Training 250,000 Refugees in Europe for World Refugee Day"

41 multinational companies have pledged to provide jobs, training, and connections to work opportunities for over 250,000 refugees in Europe, ahead of World Refugee Day. The pledges will be carried out over the next three years and include companies such as Amazon, Cisco, Hilton, Marriott International, Microsoft, and Starbucks. The Tent Partnership for Refugees, a global business coalition of over 300 companies, organized the business summit in Paris. The focus is on Ukrainian refugees, whose numbers swelled to over 5 million last year.

Pope Francis resumes Vatican duties after surgery and thanks supporters.
world2 years ago

Pope Francis resumes Vatican duties after surgery and thanks supporters.

Pope Francis resumed his Sunday custom of greeting the public in St. Peter’s Square, expressing thanks for the comfort he received after surgery and thanking the crowd shouting “Long live the pope!” The 86-year-old pontiff sounded a bit breathless and hoarse at times, but he gestured frequently with his hands for emphasis, adlibbed at times from the prepared speech, and clearly looked delighted to be back to his routine. He also prayed for the victims of the recent shipwreck off the coast of Greece and the young students killed in a brutal attack on a school in Uganda.