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Scuffles Break Out as French Workers Strike to Demand Higher Wages
PARIS (Reuters) — Dozens of black-clad protesters clashed with police and broke shop windows on Tuesday, Oct. 18 in Paris on the margins of a march for wage hikes. Regional train traffic was cut by...
Amazon Workers in New York Reject Union in Blow to Organizing Effort
(Reuters) — Amazon.com Inc workers rejected by a nearly two to one margin organizing a warehouse in a town near the New York state capital Albany on Tuesday Oct. 18 — handing another defeat to...
Missouri Pulls $500 Million From BlackRock Over Asset Manager ESG
(Reuters) — Missouri has pulled $500 million out of pension funds managed by BlackRock Inc, state Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick said on Tuesday, Oct. 18 over the asset manager's environmental, social and governance (ESG) "priority" over...
London’s Battersea Power Station Reborn as Office and Shopping Hub
London's Battersea Power Station reopens on Friday (October 14) as a glitzy hub of offices, flats, restaurants and shops after decades of failed attempts to reinvigorate one of the capital's most iconic buildings, often described...
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Pentagon Considers Funding Starlink Network for Ukraine, Politico
The Pentagon is considering paying for Elon Musk's Starlink satellite network that helped restore communications in war-torn Ukraine, Politico reported on Monday, citing two U.S. officials involved in the discussions. SpaceX, which operates Starlink, and...
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Kanye West Agrees to Buy Social Media App Parler
American rapper Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, has agreed in principle to buy Parler, the social media platform popular among U.S. conservatives, parent company Parlement Technologies said on Monday. Nashville-based Parler, which has...
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US Urges 6-month Sentence for Ex-Trump Adviser Bannon Over Contempt Conviction
The U.S. Justice Department on Monday asked a federal judge to sentence former President Donald Trump's adviser Steve Bannon to six months behind bars, saying he pursued a "bad faith strategy of defiance and contempt"...
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Apple Workers Vote to Unionize Second US Store
Apple Inc retail workers voted to form a union at an Oklahoma location, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said on Friday, making it the tech giant's second U.S. store to organize. Employees at...
South Africa’s Transnet Agrees to Three-Year Wage Deal With Majority Labor Union
(Reuters) — South African state-owned logistics firm Transnet said on Monday, Oct. 17 that it had agreed a three-year wage deal with the union representing the majority of its workers, ending a two-week strike that...
Iranians in Turkey Mark One-Month Anniversary of Anti-Government Protests
Dozens of Iranians gathered near the Islamic Republic's consulate in Istanbul on Monday, Oct. 17 to mark the one-month anniversary of the protests sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman — chanting slogans against...
‘The Time for Negotiations is Over,’ Says French Finance Minister Amid Worsening Petrol Crisis
The time for talking is over, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday, Oct. 17 as the government ordered more fuel depot staff back to work to try to restore petrol supplies that...
Drones Attack Central Kyiv, At Least One Killed
Russian drones were seen attacking the centre of Kyiv with drones during morning rush hour on Monday, Oct. 17. Terrified residents emerged from underground shelters as firemen hosed smoking ruins with water and emergency workers...