Paris Metro workers strike for wage hike, disrupt commutes
Striking subway workers shut down half of the Paris Metro lines Thursday, a nationwide day of walkouts and protests by French train drivers, teachers and other public-sector workers demanding the government and employers increase salaries to keep up with inflation. UKRAINE GETTING 90 REFURBISHED T-72B TANKS FROM US, THE NETHERLANDS, AND CZECH REPUBLIC Expecting major […]
‘Not the Brexit I wanted’: Next boss calls for more foreign workers in UK
Read More Simon Wolfson, the chief executive of the clothing and homeware retailer Next, has urged the government to make it easier to allow foreign workers into the UK and said this is “not the Brexit I wanted”. The Conservative peer and Brexit supporter said the government was blocking much-needed workers from entering the UK, […]
UK retailers not passing on tampon tax savings to women, report says
Read More Women were shortchanged by the abolition of the “tampon tax” in 2021 as the saving was not passed on in full by retailers in the form of lower prices, according to a report. Rishi Sunak scrapped the 5% VAT rate on tampons when he was chancellor, and the change took effect from 1 […]
Despite loss, Zeldin remains proud of ‘once-in-a-generation campaign’
Post Content New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin came up short in his attempt to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul in the 2022 election, but he does not view his defeat as a total loss. With the highest vote total of any GOP candidate for New York governor in more than half a century, […]
US Weather Satellite, Test Payload Launched Into Space
A satellite intended to improve weather forecasting and an experimental inflatable heat shield to protect spacecraft entering atmospheres were launched into space from California on Thursday. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the Joint Polar Satellite System-2…
Freedom Caucus Rep. Andy Biggs says ‘not so fast’ to McCarthy speakership after disappointing election results
Post Content Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., on Wednesday signaled that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy may hit a few speed bumps on his quest to become the next House speaker, arguing the Republican conference needs to have “a serious discussion” about leadership after Tuesday’s disappointing election results. Republicans underperformed expectations in the midterm elections, and […]
Pentagon Refuses Ukraine’s Advanced Drones Request
The Biden administration has rejected pleas from Ukraine and a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers to supply President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s military with advanced drones, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Migranti, l’Ocean Viking approderà domani a Tolone. Il ministro francese: “Ci saranno conseguenze. Non accoglieremo i 3500 rifugiati in Italia”
Read More Il braccio di ferro sulle navi umanitarie non è affatto finito. La Francia ha deciso di accogliere la Ocean Viking “in via del tutto eccezionale” nel porto di Tolone ma nel contempo ha annunciato di non essere più disposta a prendere dall’Italia i circa 3.500 migranti che avrebbero dovuto essere ridistribuiti secondo il […]
MOMENTUM Presents Episode 3: Applying innovations from Covid-19 to the future
Read More Dr Queen Dube, Chief of Health Services for the Malawi Ministry of Health. Covid-19 disrupted health systems around the world and threatened access to essential healthcare services, particularly for women and children. The well-being of mothers and infants depends on their continued access to these services. The MOMENTUM Presents three-part podcast series, Innovating […]
Beto O’Rourke’s Political Future in Question After Losing 3 Bids for Office
Democrat Beto O’Rourke has lost three bids for office in four years and now questions are being raised whether his political career is finished.
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