Now, when the world locked down, we got used to empty streets, shuttered restaurants and empty offices. And as the world opens up, its cities may not be what they were before. In the us, big employers are reconsidering their leases on expensive City Centre Offices as employees get used to working from home. Katty kay reports. Downtown washington before the pandemic. Downtown washington during lockdown. Which one of these will the capital of the biggest economy in the world look like after covid . Deborahjordan used to work in the heart of washington. Shes glad to have given up her 45 minute commute during shutdown, and shes even gladder that the virus has prompted her employer to finally trust people to work from home. Perhaps people have stepped up as well, because theyre not in the office and theres nobody checking on them. And it really becomes a matter of, you know, what is the product that youre supposed to deliver and are you delivering it . Its a perfect storm of technology that
Hello and welcome. The British Foreign secretary dominic raab has said hes going to make it easier for some hong kong citizens to move to the uk, unless china reconsiders its new National Security law. Along with the us, canada and australia, britain has said in a joint statement that the law, designed to criminalise acts of subversion, would curtail individual liberties. Our correspondentjohn sudworth reports from beijing. As they arrived for the closing day of parliament, Beijings Tiananmen Square was quiet. There are no protests over lockdowns here. Inside, chinas president had a spring in his step, bringing the virus under control is seen as vindication, for him, and for a system untroubled by messy democratic debate. There can be no starker illustration of that than this. A new National Security law imposed on hong kong with 2878 votes in favour and just one against. The fear that any anti china protest might now be classed as subversion has led to an international outcry, includi
MENDHAM TWP. - The Township Committee heard public comments regarding proposals to add a brewery and tasting room to Backer Farm during a special meeting for public comment Monday, Oct.