Giorno: 14 Agosto 2022

‘A sweatshop in the UK’: how the cost of living crisis triggered walkouts at Amazon

Read More Amazon workers say they are working in a “sweatshop” as safety concerns and worries about the cost of living crisis have triggered walkouts at warehouses around the country. The Observer has spoken to four staff involved in the walkouts, who work at three Amazon warehouses, including Tilbury in Essex, where protests began on […]

Ucraina – Russia, le news dalla guerra oggi. Mosca all’Aiea: “Non dovrebbe rinviare la visita a Zaporizhzhia”

Read More C’è ancora Zaporizhzhia al centro dell’attenzione internazionale. Mosca si rivolge all’Aiea, dicendo che non dovrebbe rinviare la visita e inviare una sua missione nell’impianto a fine agosto o inizio settembre. Mentre Kiev accusa Mosca attacchi nella zona della centrale. Il presidente ucraino Volodymyr Zelensky ha parlato di “buone notizie” dal sud del Paese, […]

Fintech firms ramp up investments in Kenya’s microfinance space

Read More Microcredit banks in Kenya are attracting overseas online intermediate financing firms that are seeking a foothold in the East African state’s vibrant fintech ecosystem. This comes on the back of Africa’s increasing shift from the traditional banking system to a digital model, because of the pandemic-induced adoption of paperless transactions.  UMBA Inc, a […]

Salman Rushdie is off ventilator and able to talk, agent says

Read More Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and was able to talk on Saturday, his agent has confirmed, as the US president hailed the writer’s courage and voiced horror at the attack on him. The Indian-born British novelist remains hospitalised with serious injuries, but fellow author Aatish Taseer tweeted on Saturday evening […]

Spain music festival stage collapse kills 1, injures dozens

Part of a temporary concert stage collapsed in strong wind Saturday at an outdoor music festival in eastern Spain, killing one person and injuring dozens of others, regional authorities said. Emergency services for the Valencia region said a “strong gust of wind” knocked off parts of the Medusa Festival stage structure at around 4 a.m. […]

Gerusalemme, attacco a un autobus: sette feriti

Read More Sette persone sono rimaste ferite, due in modo grave, in un attacco armato a un autobus nel centro di Gerusalemme. Secondo le prime notizie c’è stata una sparatoria e la polizia, ora, sta ricercando una persona sospettata. I sanitari, sul posto, hanno soccorso sette feriti, due dei quali in condizioni critiche.

Australian Academic Detained in Burma Testifies For the First Time in Closed Court

Read More An Australian academic and former economic adviser to deposed Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi has testified in a closed military court for the first time this week. Sean Turnell was on trial for violating Burma’s official secrets law, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 14 years. He had been detained for 18 […]