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The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has expanded its ongoing strike by shutting down Ford's biggest plant. The UAW said 8,700 workers walked out of the truck plant in Kentucky, in response to Ford refusing to move further in contract bargaining. It is a sharp escalation of its strike against Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, which began last month. The UAW is pressuring the carmakers to grant higher pay […]
Ugandan lawmakers have rejected a government proposal to allow 15-year-old girls to access birth control pills to reduce high levels of pregnancy. Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa called the idea "devilish", saying it would "formalise [the] defilement" of girls. A senior health ministry official said the "stigma" around young people using contraceptives should end. Nearly a quarter of 15- to 19-year-old girls in Uganda are either pregnant or are already mothers, […]
George Weah, Liberia's president, will accept the result of Tuesday's general election, an official from his party has said. Jefferson Koijee, secretary general of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change, told reporters: "This man has said many times that the peace of this country is above his own." But Mr Koijee ruled out the possibility of defeat for Mr Weah, a 57-year-old former football star. You Can Also Read:Liberians Decide […]
Journalist Cheng Lei has returned home to Australia after more than three years of detention in China. "She was met at the airport by the Foreign Minister Penny Wong," Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, announcing her release. Cheng Lei was working as a business reporter for China's state-run English language TV station CGTN when she was arrested on 13 August 2020. She was later accused of "illegally supplying state […]
Chinese President, Xi Jinping has met with the bipartisan delegation of the U.S. Senate led by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at the Great Hall of the People. Xi underlined that the China-U.S. relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the world. How China and the United States get along will determine the future of humanity. Competition and confrontation are not consistent with the trend of the times. Still, […]
Consulate San Francisco police have shot and killed a man who crashed his car into the Chinese consulate on Monday. A police statement said the unidentified man was shot after officers arrived at the scene. Footage online showed a blue Honda car resting in the lobby and dozens of people fleeing the consulate building. A consulate statement condemned the incident, adding that it posed a "serious threat" to the safety […]
France's government is working hard to contain a national panic over bedbugs, as a Paris school becomes the latest building hit by a reported infestation. Senior officials from the health, economy, and transport ministries met last Friday at the prime minister's office to coordinate a plan of action against the insects. BBC reported that they are expected to speed up proposals for a national observatory on bedbugs. They aimed to […]
Rescuers say they've found more than 250 bodies at the site of an Israeli music festival attacked by Hamas militants in an unprecedented assault on Saturday. The Israeli military says at least 700 people died in the attacks overall, more than 2,000 were injured, and several hostages are being held in Gaza. Retaliatory Israeli air strikes have killed at least 413 people in the Gaza Strip, with 2,300 wounded, […]
Hong Kong has closed schools and suspended trading on the stock exchange after a weakening Typhoon Koinu brought torrential rain and storm-force winds to the southern Chinese territory. More than 150mm of rain was recorded over most parts of Hong Kong from midnight into Monday morning, with rainfall exceeding 300mm in some areas, data showed. The Hong Kong Observatory issued a “black” rainstorm warning – its highest – for […]
