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South Korea orders striking steel, petrochemical truckers back to work
Dec 09, 2022 06:14The South Korean government has ordered striking truckers in the steel and petrochemical industries to return to work, amid a prolonged nationwide strike that has disrupted supply chains and affected the country's economy.
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New York Times employees stage first mass strike in 40 years over wage dispute
Dec 09, 2022 06:09Hundreds of journalists and other employees at The New York Times have walked off their job for 24 hours in what has been described as the first strike of its kind at the prominent US-based newspaper in more than 40 years.
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House passes massive $858 bill for US Defense Dept.
Dec 09, 2022 06:05The US House has passed an $858 billion bill to fund the Defense Department next year, $45 billion more than what was proposed by President Joe Biden.
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Blinken: Sweden, Finland will soon become NATO allies
Dec 09, 2022 05:18US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said Sweden and Finland will soon become NATO allies, despite Turkey's concerns about the two countries joining the Western military alliance.
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US proposes bill to boost Chinese Taipei military with up to $10 billion in funding
Dec 09, 2022 05:08The military of the United States has proposed a bill that envisages up to $10 billion in funding to strengthen the military and security capabilities of Chinese Taipei, in open defiance of China, which has sovereignty over the self-ruled Island.
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UK prepares to call in army as crippling strikes loom
Dec 09, 2022 04:55The UK government says it is preparing to enlist the army in an attempt to cover ambulances and border security, days before a wave of crippling strikes by workers over higher wages hits the country.
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Peru's president ousted, arrested after bid to dissolve Congress
Dec 08, 2022 12:23Peru's leftist president Pedro Castillo was ousted by lawmakers and arrested Wednesday in a dizzying series of events in a country long prone to political upheaval.
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Russia-US talks on nuclear treaty postponed, not cancelled: Russian official
Dec 08, 2022 12:18Planned talks between Russia and the US over a nuclear treaty have been postponed but not cancelled, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov says, as tensions continue between Washington and Moscow.
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Democrat runoff Senate win can’t hide fact of divided Congress
Dec 08, 2022 12:11A month after going to the polls the results of the United States midterms are finally known: The Democratic Party has narrowly won a runoff vote in the state of Georgia, meaning they will retain control of the upper house of Congress but with a mere 51-49 edge over Republicans.
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Thousands of UK Border Force workers announce Christmas period strike
Dec 08, 2022 12:05Thousands of Britain's Border Force workers announce a Christmas period strike over pay, joining thousands others of striking employees in various economic sectors across the country.