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UK public employees march on PM's office as austerity, cost-of-living crisis bite
Jan 22, 2023 05:32British government employees have gathered in front of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office in London to protest against working conditions and wages, as the wave of strikes and protests over pay continues nationwide.
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Paralyzing strikes across UK NHS make workloads ‘more challenging’, health chief warns
Jan 22, 2023 05:27The wave of ongoing strikes by the UK health staff has made the workloads “more challenging”, senior official across National Health Service (NHS) has warned, as a new string of industrial actions is yet to hit the country.
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Dozens injured as Peru police attack protesters demanding president to resign
Jan 21, 2023 11:32Dozens of Peruvians have been injured following police clashes with protesters during anti-government protests that are sprawling across the country.
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G7 postpones review of price cap for Russian oil to weather energy crisis
Jan 21, 2023 11:22The Group of Seven (G7) countries have agreed to postpone reviewing the level of the price cap on Russian oil exports for further appraisal of the global market, the US Treasury says, in what is viewed as a last-ditch effort to scrape through the chilly winter and offset repercussions of the world energy crisis in the aftermath of anti-Moscow sanctions.
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Burkina Faso rally: Protesters tell French troops to 'get out'
Jan 21, 2023 11:05Hundreds of people have thronged the streets in Burkina Faso’s capital city of Ouagadougou to protest against France’s military presence in the country, underscoring anti-French sentiment in the rebel-ravaged West African country.
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Chris Hipkins set to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand PM
Jan 21, 2023 10:55New Zealand’s Education Minister Chris Hipkins is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as the island country's prime minister after emerging as the only candidate to lead the ruling Labour Party.
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Biden charged with hypocrisy over seeking extradition of Julian Assange
Jan 21, 2023 10:51US President Joe Biden has been charged with hypocrisy for demanding the release of journalists detained around the world as he continues to seek the extradition of the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from the UK.
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Google cuts 12,000 jobs as tech woes bite again
Jan 21, 2023 10:32Google's parent company Alphabet announced Friday it will cut about 12,000 jobs globally, citing a changing economic reality as it became the latest US tech giant to enact large-scale restructuring.
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Peru protests rage on despite president's plea for calm
Jan 21, 2023 05:26Stone-throwing protesters fought pitched battles with police at fresh demonstrations demanding the resignation of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday, while several hundred tourists were left stranded near Machu Picchu.
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Turkey summons Swedish ambassador over anti-Islam demo
Jan 21, 2023 03:53Turkey has summoned Sweden's ambassador to condemn an anti-Islam demonstration planned by a Danish-Swedish extremist politician in Stockholm this weekend, a diplomatic source has said.