Giorno: 5 Gennaio 2023

Iron Maiden win Royal Mail seal of approval with 12 stamps

Read More Iron Maiden may have been snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year, but Royal Mail at least has given its stamp of approval to the heavy metal band. Twelve stamps will pay tribute to the “bona fide rock legends” – making Iron Maiden the fifth music group to feature […]

Almost no trains will run across England on Thursday as drivers strike

Read More Almost no trains will run in most parts of England on Thursday as train drivers at 15 operating companies go on strike. The 24-hour strike by members of the Aslef union will stop services entirely across major national rail lines, halting most commuter services in the south-east, Midlands and north of England. In […]

FTSE 100 bosses paid more in three days than average UK worker for whole year

Read More The bosses of Britain’s biggest companies will have made more money in 2023 by Thursday afternoon than the average UK worker will earn in the entire year, according to analysis of vast pay gaps amid strike action and the cost of living crisis. The High Pay Centre, a thinktank that campaigns for fairer […]

Xi is keeping his cards close to his chest on the Ukraine war

Read More Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to be desperate to find ways to break the shackles of diplomatic isolation that have gradually stifled the Russian economy despite continuous manipulation of the open and unregulated energy market through the price lever.  In his unusual year-end virtual meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping through video link […]

Explainer: What forces will shape South Africa’s economy in 2023?

Read More Economy hitting geopolitical tensions, pressure on consumers and load-shedding will likely stick around. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images Last October, the International Monetary Fund warned in its World Economic Outlook that the worst is yet to come and that, for many people, 2023 will feel like a recession. Shaping this rather dire […]

Russia-Ukraine war live: ‘no rational reason’ west hasn’t sent tanks, says Zelenskiy, as allies offer armoured vehicles instead

Read More Western allies are poised to supply Ukraine with armoured battle vehicles but not the heavier tanks it has requested to fight Russia, Reuters reports. French President Emmanuel Macron told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy his government would send light AMX-10 RC armoured combat vehicles to help its war effort, a French official said on […]

House speaker race: Rep-elect Byron Donalds responds to ‘retribution’ for running against Kevin McCarthy

Post Content Republicans are still deciding who will be the House speaker for the 118th session of Congress, but as Rep-elect. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., says he is getting closer to the gavel some members are starting to wonder about potential retribution for voting against him. One member who is not worried is Rep.-elect Byron Donalds, […]

Amazon to axe 18,000 jobs citing economic uncertainty

Read More Amazon has announced it will cut more than 18,000 jobs from its workforce – the largest set of layoffs in the US company’s history – while business software maker Salesforce is to cut 8,000 workers in the latest purge of tech jobs. Amazon cited “the uncertain economy” and said the e-commerce giant had […]

Ronna McDaniel’s challenger for RNC chair says after unsuccessful leaders ‘typically move on’

Post Content Ronna McDaniel has served three terms as chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, but a rising conservative figure believes it’s time for new leadership. Harmeet Dhillon, a civil rights attorney and national committeewoman for the RNC, is challenging McDaniel after a string of GOP losses in the 2020 presidential election and 2022 midterm […]

Israel unveils controversial plans to overhaul judicial system

Read More Benjamin Netanyahu’s justice minister has unveiled the new government’s long-promised overhaul of the judicial system that aims to weaken the supreme court. Critics say the plan will undermine Israel’s democracy by giving absolute power to the most rightwing coalition in the country’s history. The justice minister, Yariv Levin, a confidant of Netanyahu’s and […]