Giorno: 21 Novembre 2022

Welcome to the Fake World Cup

Read More Has there ever been a more surreal start to a World Cup than last night’s peculiar opening ceremony and game?  Perfectly manicured lawns surrounding a stadium built with the hands, and blood, of thousands of immigrant workers — in the middle of a desert; with vast air-conditioning units necessarily cooling the air for […]

Lobbyist and ex-Liz Truss aide Mark Fullbrook has parliamentary pass

Read More Mark Fullbrook, the corporate lobbyist and former chief of staff to Liz Truss, holds a parliamentary pass giving him access to ministers, MPs and peers, the Guardian can disclose. The pass is sponsored by his wife, Lorraine Fullbrook, a Conservative MP from 2010 to 2015, who was made a life peer by Boris […]

Earthquake on Indonesia’s main island of Java kills at least 46 people

Read More An earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing at least 46 people, damaging dozens of buildings and sending residents into the capital’s streets for safety. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude-5.6 quake was centred in the Cianjur region in West Java province at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles). “There […]

Malaysian Currency, Stocks Decline As Parliament Remains Deadlocked

Read More Malaysia’s currency and stocks fell on Monday as the country’s election remains in deadlock and no party secured an outright majority in parliament. The Malaysian Ringgit fell to 4.5780 against the U.S. dollar on Monday from 4.5480 at Thursday’s close, while the benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) slid 1.5 percent in early […]

SCA finds Zuma’s release was unlawful, orders his return to prison

Read More The supreme court of appeal (SCA) on Monday held that the decision by Arthur Fraser to release former president Jacob Zuma on medical parole was unlawful and unconstitutional and ordered his return to the Estcourt Correctional Centre where he was jailed last year for contempt of court. “Mr Zuma, in law, has not […]

Youth and women must be involved in climate action

Read More As COP27 comes to an end and African delegations return to focus on the implementation of policy and programmes on adaptation, mitigation, the just energy transition and setting financial requirements on a work programme that sets clear goals and targets, we need to start advocating for youth and women to play a part […]

Ten million tonnes of food wasted a year, but millions in SA go hungry

Read More South Africa’s largest food redistribution nonprofit believes it can solve food insecurity through its foodbanking model, but says the government must put in place a food donations policy to do so.    “We have requested this for years but nothing has been done,” said Andy du Plessis, the managing director of FoodForward SA (FFSA), […]

UK will not ease immigration barriers to plug skills shortages, says minister

Read More The immigration minister, Robert Jenrick, has clashed with business bosses over access to overseas workers, saying companies should train UK staff to fill vacancies rather than relying on people from other countries. But the head of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), which starts its annual conference on Monday, when it will hear […]