Mum-of-four dies of cervical cancer after doctors thought it was early menopause

Opinion | Embracing the Softer Side of Infrastructure

Investments in the future don’t always involve concrete.

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By Paul Krugman

Opinion Columnist

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HOLD-German labs group Synlab to float on stock market

BERLIN, April 7 (Reuters) – German laboratory services group Synlab said on Wednesday it planned to float on the stock market, offering investors exposure to a coronavirus testing boom and the consolidation of Europe’s fragmented healthcare landscape.

Sources familiar with the matter have said that Synlab, owned by private equity group Cinven, could fetch a valuation of 6 billion euros ($7.1 billion) including debt when it lists in Frankfurt.

Cinven bought Synlab for 1.7 billion euros in 2015 from BC Partners and merged it with France-based Labco, creating Europe’s largest lab services provider handling about 500 million tests a year.

A ‘System of Espionage’ Reigned at Ikea, a French Prosecutor Charges

In a case riveting national attention, Ikea France is charged with violating privacy rights by surveilling unions, employees and customers.

Ikea fired several executives in France after allegations of company spying came to light. Credit…Elliott Verdier for The New York Times

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By Liz Alderman

Teen died after using his body as human shield to protect boy, 10, from gunfire

Vehicle slams into Douglas County home overnight – The Denver Post

Early Monday morning a woman crashed her vehicle into a Douglas County home.

Just after 1 a.m. South Metro Fire Rescue responded to the house around Lincoln Avenue and Peoria Street near Lone Tree.

Nobody in the house was injured but the driver was taken to the hospital.

The condition and injuries of the woman are unknown as is the cause of the crash.

Fire crews spent hours working to remove the car and stabilize the home.

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German Unemployment Falls In March

German unemployment declined in March despite rising infections, data from the Federal Employment Agency showed on Wednesday.

The number of people out of work decreased 8,000 from the previous month, when it was up 9,000. Economists had forecast an annual fall of 3,000. The number of unemployed totaled 2.75 million.

The jobless rate held steady at 6.0 percent in March, in line with expectations.

In March there was a noticeable spring recovery on the labor market – even though the infections are increasing and the restrictions for some areas of the economy still exist, Federal Employment Agency CEO Detlef Scheele said.

Overall, however, the labor market continues to show very clear traces of the crisis that has now been going on for a year, Scheele added.

Elsewhere, data from Destatis on Wednesday showed that the ILO jobless rate fell marginally to adjusted 4.5 percent in February from 4.6 percent in January. On an unadjusted basis, the rate remained unchanged at 4.6 percent.

According to a report released by the ifo institute, Germany’s labor market is starting to recover, despite the lockdown. The ifo employment barometer rose sharply to 97.6 points in March, up from 94.5 points in February. This was its highest level since February 2020.