This Labor Day 2024, banks and government offices will be closed but most major retailers and restaurants will remain open with varying hours, and other sectors will open for a limited time.

A new study reveals that semaglutide, a key ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, reduces the risk of dying from Covid-19 by 33%, [otentially boosting its market value.

Spain will pay digital nomads and remote tech workers up to $17,000 to move to its rural Extremadura region as part of a $2 million effort to combat depopulation.

Australia's new "right to disconnect" law allows employees to ignore work communications outside office hours without repercussions, aiming to enhance work-life balance.

Botswana celebrates a historic 2,492-carat diamond find, the largest found in over a century, discovered at the Karowe Mine by Lucara Diamond Corp, and it is expected to set new records in value and mining technology.

A luxury yacht named "Bayesian" sank off Sicily in a storm, leading to a major search for missing individuals, including Morgan Stanley's Jonathan Bloomer and tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, with one confirmed dead and 15 rescued.

Gold medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics are now valued at around $900 due to soaring gold and silver prices.

The UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority is raising egg donor compensation from £750 to £986 to address donor shortages, while urging that donations be motivated by altruism rather than financial gain.

China's new laws, effective September 1, will ease hiring criteria for veterans, provide job preferences, and support entrepreneurship, vocational training, and higher education to improve their transition to civilian life.

Melinda French Gates, the ex-wife of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, said that the new generation of billionaires like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Jack Dorsey, and Bill Ackman are more vocal than financial in their efforts to make social changes.