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Behind The Scenes Of The Vatican

'Sediari' in the Antechamber or Room of the Attendants at the second floor of the Apostolic Palace, Vatican on September 2013. -The Sediari were the men who had the honour of carrying the Pope's royal chair on his outings. Their duties include staffing the papal antechamber, where they receive heads of state and ambassadors and usher them into audiences with the pope. -The grandiose and solemn Apostolic Palace ( palais apostolique ) is a secretive place, forbidden to the public and jealously guarded by the Swiss Guard. It hosts the Holy See administration, the Church's spiritual authorities and before all, the apartments of the Pontiff Sovereign. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: ‘Stand Up for Science’ Nationwide Protests Against Trump’s Anti-Science Policies 2

Scientists, doctors, and their supporters held 'Stand Up for Science' rallies in multiple cities in the U.S. on Friday, March 7, to protest the Trump administration's anti-science policies, including orders to cut staffing and funding.

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US: ‘Stand Up for Science’ Nationwide Protests Against Trump’s Anti-Science Policies

Scientists, doctors, and their supporters held 'Stand Up for Science' rallies in multiple cities in the U.S. on Friday, March 7, to protest the Trump administration's anti-science policies, including orders to cut staffing and funding.

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US: Tens Of Thousands Of UC Workers Go On Multi-Day Strike

Tens of thousands of University of California workers went on a multi-day statewide strike on Wednesday, February 26, over issues related to wages, staffing shortages, and working conditions.

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-BALDWIN PARK-HEALTH FACILITIES-WORKERS-STRIKE

(231004) -- BALDWIN PARK (U.S.), Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Health-care workers protest outside a Kaiser Permanente medical center in Baldwin Park, California, the United States, on Oct. 4, 2023. Workers at Kaiser Permanente, the United States' largest health-care nonprofit organization, began a strike Wednesday morning that is expected to see more than 75,000 union members walk out of hospitals and medical offices after the company and labor negotiators failed to resolve a dispute over staffing levels. (Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-BALDWIN PARK-HEALTH FACILITIES-WORKERS-STRIKE

(231004) -- BALDWIN PARK (U.S.), Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Health-care workers protest outside a Kaiser Permanente medical center in Baldwin Park, California, the United States, on Oct. 4, 2023. Workers at Kaiser Permanente, the United States' largest health-care nonprofit organization, began a strike Wednesday morning that is expected to see more than 75,000 union members walk out of hospitals and medical offices after the company and labor negotiators failed to resolve a dispute over staffing levels. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-BALDWIN PARK-HEALTH FACILITIES-WORKERS-STRIKE

(231004) -- BALDWIN PARK (U.S.), Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Health-care workers protest outside a Kaiser Permanente medical center in Baldwin Park, California, the United States, on Oct. 4, 2023. Workers at Kaiser Permanente, the United States' largest health-care nonprofit organization, began a strike Wednesday morning that is expected to see more than 75,000 union members walk out of hospitals and medical offices after the company and labor negotiators failed to resolve a dispute over staffing levels. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-BALDWIN PARK-HEALTH FACILITIES-WORKERS-STRIKE

(231004) -- BALDWIN PARK (U.S.), Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Health-care workers protest outside a Kaiser Permanente medical center in Baldwin Park, California, the United States, on Oct. 4, 2023. Workers at Kaiser Permanente, the United States' largest health-care nonprofit organization, began a strike Wednesday morning that is expected to see more than 75,000 union members walk out of hospitals and medical offices after the company and labor negotiators failed to resolve a dispute over staffing levels. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-BALDWIN PARK-HEALTH FACILITIES-WORKERS-STRIKE

(231004) -- BALDWIN PARK (U.S.), Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Health-care workers protest outside a Kaiser Permanente medical center in Baldwin Park, California, the United States, on Oct. 4, 2023. Workers at Kaiser Permanente, the United States' largest health-care nonprofit organization, began a strike Wednesday morning that is expected to see more than 75,000 union members walk out of hospitals and medical offices after the company and labor negotiators failed to resolve a dispute over staffing levels. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-BALDWIN PARK-HEALTH FACILITIES-WORKERS-STRIKE

(231004) -- BALDWIN PARK (U.S.), Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Health-care workers protest outside a Kaiser Permanente medical center in Baldwin Park, California, the United States, on Oct. 4, 2023. Workers at Kaiser Permanente, the United States' largest health-care nonprofit organization, began a strike Wednesday morning that is expected to see more than 75,000 union members walk out of hospitals and medical offices after the company and labor negotiators failed to resolve a dispute over staffing levels. (Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-BALDWIN PARK-HEALTH FACILITIES-WORKERS-STRIKE

(231004) -- BALDWIN PARK (U.S.), Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Health-care workers protest outside a Kaiser Permanente medical center in Baldwin Park, California, the United States, on Oct. 4, 2023. Workers at Kaiser Permanente, the United States' largest health-care nonprofit organization, began a strike Wednesday morning that is expected to see more than 75,000 union members walk out of hospitals and medical offices after the company and labor negotiators failed to resolve a dispute over staffing levels. (Xinhua)

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House Committee On Oversight And Accountability Hearing - Washington

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Oversight And Accountability Hearing - Washington

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Oversight And Accountability Hearing - Washington

Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, appears before a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Oversight And Accountability Hearing - Washington

United States Representative Paul A. Gosar (Republican of Arizona) attends a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Oversight And Accountability Hearing - Washington

Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, appears before a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Oversight And Accountability Hearing - Washington

United States Representative Paul A. Gosar (Republican of Arizona) attends a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Oversight And Accountability Hearing - Washington

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Oversight And Accountability Hearing - Washington

United States Representative Jamie Raskin (Democrat of Maryland) attends a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Oversight And Accountability Hearing - Washington

United States Representative Paul A. Gosar (Republican of Arizona) attends a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Oversight And Accountability Hearing - Washington

Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, appears before a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Oversight And Accountability Hearing - Washington

Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, appears before a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Oversight And Accountability Hearing - Washington

Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, appears before a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Oversight And Accountability Hearing - Washington

United States Representative Paul A. Gosar (Republican of Arizona) attends a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Oversight And Accountability Hearing - Washington

United States Representative Andy Biggs (Republican of Arizona) attends a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Oversight And Accountability Hearing - Washington

Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, is sworn-in during a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Oversight And Accountability Hearing - Washington

Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, is sworn-in during a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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House Committee On Oversight And Accountability Hearing - Washington

Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security, appears before a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs hearing “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S.-NEW YORK-NURSES-STRIKE

(230111) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A protester interacts with the crowd as a car moves past Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, New York, the United States, on Jan. 11, 2023. Thousands of nurses from New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Bronx continued to be on strike the third day on staffing shortage, low wage and other issues. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-NURSES-STRIKE

(230111) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Protesters chant slogans outside Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, New York, the United States, on Jan. 11, 2023. Thousands of nurses from New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Bronx continued to be on strike the third day on staffing shortage, low wage and other issues. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-NURSES-STRIKE

(230111) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Protesters walk along a street outside Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, New York, the United States, on Jan. 11, 2023. Thousands of nurses from New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Bronx continued to be on strike the third day on staffing shortage, low wage and other issues. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-NURSES-STRIKE

(230111) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Protesters walk along a street outside Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, New York, the United States, on Jan. 11, 2023. Thousands of nurses from New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Bronx continued to be on strike the third day on staffing shortage, low wage and other issues. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-NURSES-STRIKE

(230111) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Protesters chant slogans outside Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, New York, the United States, on Jan. 11, 2023. Thousands of nurses from New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Bronx continued to be on strike the third day on staffing shortage, low wage and other issues. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-NURSES-STRIKE

(230111) -- NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A protester waves to pedestrians outside Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, New York, the United States, on Jan. 11, 2023. Thousands of nurses from New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Bronx continued to be on strike the third day on staffing shortage, low wage and other issues. (Photo by Ziyu Julian Zhu/Xinhua)

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People Staff to let robots care for seniors, work as receptionists

NAGOYA, Japan - An employee of People Staff Co. shows off two robots at a press conference on Jan. 25. The company said it will begin offering them for use in the care of residents of homes for the aged or to work as receptionists at offices in February. Yorisoi ifbot (L) quizzes seniors in order to prevent them from becoming senile while Kitty Robo (R) greets a visitor with a voiced message upon recognizing him or her with a sensor and transmits the image and voice of the visitor to the computer of a user in another room. The service is the first of its kind by a staffing service company, according to the Nagoya-based firm.

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Rice reaped in high-tech paddy field on underground floor

TOKYO, Japan - Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Heizo Takenaka (C) reaps rice from a computer-operated paddy field on the second floor basement of an office building in Tokyo's Otemachi district on Jan. 11. The paddy field was prepared by staffing services company Pasona to interest more people in agriculture.

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Rice reaped in high-tech underground paddy field

TOKYO, Japan - Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Heizo Takenaka (C) joins in reaping rice from a computer-operated paddy field on the second floor basement of an office building in Tokyo's Otemachi district Jan. 11. The paddy field was prepared by staffing services company Pasona to interest more people in agriculture.

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The PASONA logo

PASONA, Pasona, Pasona Group, temporary staffing, temporary staffing agency, temporary staffing agency, worker dispatch business, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = May 30, 2019, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Rice reaped in high-tech paddy field on underground floor

TOKYO, Japan - Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Heizo Takenaka (C) reaps rice from a computer-operated paddy field on the second floor basement of an office building in Tokyo's Otemachi district on Jan. 11. The paddy field was prepared by staffing services company Pasona to interest more people in agriculture. (Kyodo)

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Tempstaff to integrate management with People Staff

TOKYO, Japan - Tempstaff Co. President Yoshiko Shinohara (L) and People Staff Co. President Mikihiko Hibino shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on April 17. They announced that the two staffing service firms will establish a joint holding company on Oct. 1 for their management integration. (Kyodo)

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Rice reaped in high-tech underground paddy field

TOKYO, Japan - Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Heizo Takenaka (C) joins in reaping rice from a computer-operated paddy field on the second floor basement of an office building in Tokyo's Otemachi district Jan. 11. The paddy field was prepared by staffing services company Pasona to interest more people in agriculture. (Kyodo)

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Pepper the robot dispatched to work for Japanese local gov't

"Pepper," a humanoid robot developed by Softbank Group Corp., works at a shop selling Tottori produce in Tokyo on July 1, 2015. Softbank launched the same day a temporary staffing business by dispatching the robot for 1,500 yen (about $12) per hour, with the prefectural government of Tottori, which appointed Pepper to be the advertising manager for the western Japanese prefecture, becoming its first client. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pepper the robot dispatched to work for Japanese local gov't

Shinji Hirai (L), governor of Japan's western Tottori Prefecture, and "Pepper," a humanoid robot developed by Softbank Group Corp., pose for a photo at a shop selling Tottori produce in Tokyo on July 1, 2015. Softbank launched the same day a temporary staffing business by dispatching the robot for 1,500 yen (about $12) per hour, with the prefectural government, which appointed Pepper to be the advertising manager for Tottori, becoming its first client. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pursuit of parallel careers catching on among young Japanese

Nanako Shibata, a staffing agency employee and professional dancer, takes part in a dance practice session in Tokyo on July 28, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pursuit of parallel careers catching on among young Japanese

Nanako Shibata works at the office of a Tokyo staffing agency on July 20, 2017. She is also a professional dancer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Savvy foreign social media users offered 30-day Tohoku trip

Photo taken March 9, 2016 in Tokyo shows Ryota Saito, 33, president of Visit Tohoku Inc., a subsidiary of Japanese staffing services firm Pasona Group Inc. His company runs the "Tohoku 365 Project" to offer a 30-day free trip to savvy foreign social media users to the disaster-hit Tohoku region in northeast Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pepper the robot dispatched to work for Japanese local gov't

"Pepper," a humanoid robot developed by Softbank Group Corp., works at a shop selling Tottori produce in Tokyo on July 1, 2015. Softbank launched the same day temporary a staffing business by dispatching the robot for 1,500 yen (about $12) per hour, with the prefectural government of Tottori, which appointed Pepper to be the advertising manager for the western Japanese prefecture, becoming its first client. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People Staff to let robots care for seniors, work as receptionis

NAGOYA, Japan - An employee of People Staff Co. shows off two robots at a press conference on Jan. 25. The company said it will begin offering them for use in the care of residents of homes for the aged or to work as receptionists at offices in February. Yorisoi ifbot (L) quizzes seniors in order to prevent them from becoming senile while Kitty Robo (R) greets a visitor with a voiced message upon recognizing him or her with a sensor and transmits the image and voice of the visitor to the computer of a user in another room. The service is the first of its kind by a staffing service company, according to the Nagoya-based firm. (Kyodo)

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Godzilla attraction at western Japan theme park

Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido (L) and Pasona Group Inc. CEO Yasuyuki Nambu (C) attend the unveiling of a new Godzilla attraction at the Nijigen no Mori theme park in Awaji in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 8, 2020, ahead of its official opening on Oct. 10. A subsidiary of the major staffing company operates the theme park.

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New coronavirus

An official in charge of recruitment at staffing agency en-Japan inc. conducts a video chat interview from her office in Tokyo with a college student on Feb. 27, 2020, amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo