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Cryptocurrency

Argentinians Buy Bitcoin to Combat Inflation, Pass Friendly Legislation

Bitcoin is being turned to by Argentinians as a way to protect economic security amidst record inflation rates.
Citizens in Argentina are increasingly using Bitcoin as a store of value amid the economic crisis.
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1 week ago
Germany news

German living standards plummeted after Russia invaded Ukraine, say economists

German living standards hit by energy shock
Economic downturn comparable to 2008 crisis
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1 year ago
Germany news

Syrian medical students study German in hopes of move abroad

His medical studies in Syria keep Mohammed Shasho busy enough but whenever he can he also pores over German vocabulary and grammar points in hopes of a move to Europe.Like many youngsters in the war-ravaged country, he dreams of joining the almost one million Syrians already in Germany to advance his education and perhaps find work there.
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1 year ago
Germany news

Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything review erotic obsession in East Germany

More Than Ever director Emily Atef's new film is a tale of erotic obsession and despair in the farmlands of Thuringia on the eastern side of Germany's now vanished internal border: it is the summer of 1990, the last historic moments of the GDR.This is a movie to raise the possibility that Germany has still not perhaps made a full reckoning with the euphoric trauma of the Berlin Wall coming down.
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France news
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3 weeks ago
France news

Soaring petrol prices in Cuba are a cause of great concern for Havana residents

Rising petrol prices in Cuba causing anxiety among the population
Cuban government introducing a significant fuel price hike to address economic crisis
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10 months ago
France news

Lebanese prosecutor summons central bank chief following Interpol warrant over corruption charges

Lebanon's public prosecutor Monday summoned the country's embattled central bank governor for questioning following an international arrest warrant issued against him in France over corruption charges, judicial officials said.Riad Salameh is to answer the summons later this week, although no specific date was given.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

Sri Lankan leader appeals for patience amid economic crisis

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Sri Lanka's president on Wednesday appealed for patience amid the country's worst economic crisis but promised brighter times ahead.President Ranil Wickremesinghe said in a policy speech after inaugurating a new parliamentary session that he had been forced to make unpopular decisions to salvage the country's finances, including by implementing measures such as higher taxes.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

Russian FM, Sudan's military leaders kindle ties in Khartoum

Russia's foreign minister met with Sudan's military rulers on Thursday, state media in Sudan reported, the final stop on Sergey Lavrov's tour of Africa.The top Russian diplomat Africa trip has been seeking to strengthen ties and expand influence at a time when the West has sought to isolate Moscow with sanctions over Russia's war on Ukraine.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

Argentines wakes up dreaming of World Cup glory in Qatar

Zeyda Cipra has been so anxious all week about Argentina's match against France in the World Cup final that she couldn't avoid talking about how she was feeling with her psychologist.She told me she was feeling the same way about the World Cup, laughed Cipra, a 35-year-old economics student who also runs a pet shop in Buenos Aires.
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1 month ago
Europe news

Pope and Argentine President Appear to Find Some Common Ground

President of Argentina, Javier Milei, met with Pope Francis in a cordial meeting to strengthen relations and address the economic crisis in the country.
Both leaders also discussed international conflicts and the commitment to peace among nations.
www.thelocal.de
10 months ago
Europe news

Germany justifies expulsion of Russian diplomats over espionage threats

Polling stations opened Thursday in Germany for the roughly 1.5 million registered Turkish voters living in the European country, the largest diaspora participating in Turkey's most pivotal election in decades.Published: 28 April 2023 09:31 CEST Turkish citizens living in Germany, many of them the descendants of guest workers invited under a massive economic programme in the 1960s and 70s, have until May 9th to cast ballots at 26 centres across the country, the YSK electoral commission said.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Families of jailed Tunisian politicians want UK to sanction Saied

Family members call for British sanctions on Tunisian officials, including the president, after a wave of arrests of opposition figures.London, England Families of Tunisian opposition leaders and officials subjected to gross human rights violations have lodged a legal application calling on the British government to impose sanctions on Tunisian officials, including President Kais Saied, for the continuing crackdown on opposition figures.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Despite rhetoric, Greek-Turkish armed conflict seen remote

FILE - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives for a ceremony, in Ankara, Turkey, on May 16, 2022.Even by the standards of Turkey's and Greece's frequently strained relations, it was a remarkable escalation.Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan directly threatened his country's western neighbor: Unless the Greeks "stay calm," he said, Turkey's new ballistic missiles would hit their capital city.
time.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Turkish, Syrian, Russian Defense Chiefs Hold Surprise Talks

(ANKARA)  The Turkish, Syrian and Russian defense ministers have held previously unannounced talks in Moscow, the Turkish and Russian defense ministries said on Wednesday.It was the first ministerial level meeting between rivals Turkey and Syria since the start of the Syrian conflict 11 years ago.A Turkish defense ministry statement said the Turkish, Syrian and Russian intelligence chiefs also attended the talks in Moscow which, it said, took place in a positive atmosphere.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Finland says it must ensure Ukraine wins war against Russia

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Finland's leader says it must give more weapons and support to Ukraine to ensure it wins its war against Russia.Prime Minister Sanna Marin made the comments Wednesday in Auckland on the first-ever visit by a Finnish prime minister to New Zealand and Australia.Among the aims of the visit are improving diplomatic relations and trade ties.
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London politics
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1 month ago
London politics

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan gets another prison sentence ahead of elections

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan has been convicted of revealing official secrets and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Khan's conviction is seen by his supporters as a tactic to sideline him ahead of parliamentary elections.
www.aljazeera.com
10 months ago
London politics

Imran Khan arrest: Army called in as Pakistan protests continue

Pakistan's army warns against further attacks on state buildings or personnel after ex-PM's arrest.Pakistan's government has called in the army to help end deadly unrest in the wake of the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, warning protesters against any further attacks on state installations.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
London politics

Why Pakistan police want to arrest Imran Khan

In an interview with Al Jazeera, the former prime minister said at least 85 cases have been filed against him.Islamabad, Pakistan Since his removal from power last year, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been slapped with dozens of charges, including some in which he faces arrest.In an interview with Al Jazeera on Thursday, Khan said at least 85 cases have been filed against him across the country.
Independent
1 year ago
London politics

Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan says his party will quit all assemblies

Pakistan's former premier Imran Khan said his party was quitting the country's regional and national assemblies, as he made his first public appearance since being wounded in a gun attack earlier this month.r Khan, a former cricket star turned politician, was ousted in a no-confidence vote in parliament in April.
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US politics
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2 months ago
US politics

Trump Says He Hopes Economic Crash' He Predicted Happens in Next 12 Months'

Former President Donald Trump predicts an economic crisis and hopes it happens within the next year.
Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination and is expected to face President Joe Biden in a rematch in November.
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10 months ago
US politics

White House and G.O.P. Strike Debt Limit Deal to Avert Default

Top White House and Republican negotiators on Saturday reached a deal in principle to raise the debt limit for two years while cutting and capping some government spending over the same period, a breakthrough after a marathon set of crisis talks that has brought the nation within days of its first default in history, three people familiar with the agreement said.
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1 year ago
US politics

Biden administration sued over student loan payment pause by SoFi

SoFi, a private lender, sued the Biden administration last week in an effort to end the pause on federal student loan payments that has been in place since March 2020.The pause on payments was originally put in place during the Trump administration to help people struggling due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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3 months ago
Black Lives Matter

What's next for Argentina under far-right President Javier Milei?

Javier Milei, a far-right anarcho-capitalist economist, secured a resounding victory in Argentina's November elections.
Milei's radical proposals include eliminating the central bank, closing key ministries, and dollarising the Argentinian economy.
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4 months ago
Soccer (FIFA)

2026 World Cup qualifier: Football can bring joy' to Lebanon amid Gaza war

Lebanon and Palestine meet in the UAE for a World Cup qualifier as war rages in Gaza and threatens to spill over into southern Lebanon.
Lebanon's qualification journey for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is overshadowed by the ongoing war and economic crisis.
The game between Lebanon and Palestine has been moved from Beirut to Sharjah due to concerns about the conflict spreading to Lebanon.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
France news

Lebanon receives Interpol notice for its central bank governor who was no-show at Paris questioning

Lebanon on Friday received an Interpol notice for the country's embattled central bank governor who failed to show up in Paris earlier in the week for questioning in a key corruption case, officials said.France, Germany, and Luxembourg are investigating the governor, Riad Salameh, and his associates over myriad financial crimes, including illicit enrichment and the laundering of $330 million.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
France news

Lebanese Central Bank governor no-show in Paris corruption probe

Lebanon's embattled Central Bank governor failed to appear before French prosecutors on Tuesday to be questioned on corruption charges, officials said.A European judicial team from France, Germany and Luxembourg is conducting a corruption probe into an array of financial crimes, including illicit enrichment and alleged laundering of $330 million, implicating the Lebanese governor, Riad Salameh.
www.aljazeera.com
10 months ago
Europe news

Turkey's Kilicdaroglu accuses Russia of interfering in elections

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival, says Moscow is behind deepfake content'.Turkey's main opposition candidate has accused Russia of interfering in the country's elections days before the crucial vote.Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who is challenging Turkey's longtime leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sunday's presidential ballot, said foreign hackers recruited by his rival are preparing deepfakes manipulated videos and soundbites aimed at discrediting the opposition days before the election.
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10 months ago
London politics

How will Imran Khan's arrest affect Pakistan?

The extraordinary arrest of the former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan on charges of corruption this week has triggered nationwide protests and the deployment of the army on the streets.Hundreds of people have been detained and at least nine have died.Khan's arrest marks the start of what could be a violent showdown that threatens Pakistan's already fragile political stability.
time.com
10 months ago
London politics

Imran Khan's Arrest Fuels Pakistani Divisions, Furthering Sense of Political Persecution

When, on March 26, TIME spoke with Imran Khan from his home in Lahore, the former Pakistani Prime Minister was clear on why the government was refusing to hold snap elections as constitutionally mandated.What they are hoping is that by that time, I'll be in jail, he said.As for the response of his supporters were he to be detained, Khan was also plain.
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1 year ago
London politics

Pakistan: Court halts arrest warrant for ex-PM Imran Khan DW 03/17/2023

An arrest warrant for Pakistan's ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan was lifted Friday, allowing him to travel to Islamabad without being held to face charges in a corruption case.One of the country's top courts suspended an arrest warrant issued against the politician after he failed to show up for a hearing on Tuesday.
www.aljazeera.com
10 months ago
London politics

Pakistani city tense as police say will search Imran Khan's house

The operation in Lahore could trigger more violence in the nuclear-armed country grappling with political and economic instability.Tension prevails in the Pakistani city of Lahore where the police plan to search the house of former Prime Minister Imran Khan to look for suspects who attacked government and military installations last week.
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10 months ago
France news

New Zealand makes bid to co-host 2025 Rugby League World Cup with Australia after France pulls out

New Zealand has offered to come to the International Rugby League's rescue as it weighs up the possibility of stepping in to co-host the 2025 World Cup, with Australia saying it is ready for any situation over the next few years.Plans for the quadrennial tournament were thrown into turmoil on Tuesday when France pulled out of hosting duties amid concerns in the country over the financial viability of the event.
Independent
1 year ago
London politics

Pakistan police and supporters of former PM Imran Khan scuffle near his home

Pakistani police have scuffled with supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan as officers arrived outside his home to arrest him for failing to appear in court on graft charges, police and officials said.
he police operation triggered clashes between Mr Khan's supporters and police in the country's major cities.
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1 year ago
Mental health

Finding financial support following a cancer diagnosis

The cost of living crisis is impacting many of us in some way or another, but for those living with cancer, this is an especially difficult time.Macmillan wants to raise awareness of the support that is available.The latest data from leading cancer charity, Macmillan, reveals that 16% of people going through or recovering from cancer in the UK have had to sell their personal possessions or borrow money to get by.
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1 year ago
Toronto

FIRST PERSON | Broke, hungry and just 20, I was too embarrassed to ask for help when I moved to Canada | CBC News

This First Person article is written by Diana de Jurei, who lives in Surrey, B.C.For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ.I walked out of my boss's office, struggling to hold back the tears.Unfortunately, he had just told me he had no choice but to walk back a promise to give me a salary advance.
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1 year ago
UK politics

Rishi Sunak hires journalist James Forsyth as political secretary

Rishi Sunak has hired a close friend and journalist as a senior political aide as he prepares to focus on immigration, the NHS and education to arrest his party's slump in support.The prime minister has hired James Forsyth, the political editor of the Spectator, as his political secretary.Sunak was reportedly best man at Forsyth's wedding to Allegra Stratton, Boris Johnson's press secretary who resigned over the Partygate scandal.
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10 months ago
London politics

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan granted bail after arrest cancelled

Issued on: 12/05/2023 - 12:36 Policemen escort Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan (C) as he arrives at the high court in Islamabad on May 12, 2023.Amir Qureshi, AFP A Pakistani court ordered former Prime Minister Imran Khan's release on bail for two weeks, his lawyer said on Friday, following an arrest that sparked deadly unrest in the nuclear-armed nation.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
France news

Deadly Tunisian synagogue attack was premeditated and targeted temple, interior minister says

A Tunisian national guardsman behind an attack that killed five people intentionally targeted the ancient synagogue on the Mediterranean island of Djerba in a premeditated act, Tunisia's interior minister said Thursday.Interior Minister Kamel Fekih pledged to spare no effort to ensure the stability of the country and to protect foreigners after Tuesday's attack.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
London politics

Either Imran Khan exists or we do', says Pakistan home minister

Rana Sanaullah's remarks against Khan during a TV interview trigger a sharp reaction from the opposition PTI party.Islamabad, Pakistan Former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party has slammed incendiary remarks by the country's home minister against his political rival.In an interview on Sunday with a local news channel, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, the second-most powerful official in the government, issued what many say are not-so-veiled threats to Khan, 72, who since his removal from power last year has been demanding immediate elections.
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1 year ago
London politics

Pakistan court stops police action against Imran Khan till Friday

Lahore High Court order defuses a surge in violence that saw supporters of the ex-PM clashing with security forces.A Pakistani high court has ordered the police to postpone an operation to arrest Imran Khan to Friday, defusing a surge in violence that saw supporters of the former prime minister fighting pitched battles with security forces.
www.npr.org
10 months ago
Europe news

Turkey's president has built vast power over 20 years. But he may lose on Sunday

A poster of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, on a truck near an election poster of presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Istanbul, Turkey, May 8. Khalil Hamra/AP ISTANBUL For the past two decades, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dominated his country's politics.He's been a key and contentious player on the world stage.
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1 year ago
London politics

Pakistan's Imran Khan vows to fight to last drop of blood' in first rally since being shot

Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan told tens of thousands of supporters on Saturday that he would fight until his last drop of blood in his first public address since being shot in an assassination attempt this month.The shooting was the latest twist in months of political turmoil that began in April when Khan was ousted by a vote of no confidence in parliament.
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
London politics

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls off march to avoid chaos'

Imran Khan also announced his party will resign from provincial assemblies in first rally since his assassination attempt.Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan has called off the long march' to the capital Islamabad fearing chaos and announced his party would resign from state assemblies in a new bid to push for early elections.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Public health

Haiti fears spike in cholera cases as fuel blockade lifts

A baby stricken with cholera receives treatment at a clinic run by Doctors Without Borders in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.(AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Cholera cases are overwhelming Haiti as experts warn the situation could worsen now that the country is bustling once again after a paralyzing fuel blockade that lasted two months.
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10 months ago
Women in technology

Women's participation in Indian workforce is shrinking DW 05/10/2023

Five years ago, Amanjeet Kaur, a former consultant for ONQUE Media in New Delhi, was swiftly climbing the ladder of corporate success.She loved her marketing job, producing content and designing websites for different companies in India.Drowned in work, she barely had time to think about the future.
Vulture
1 year ago
Media industry

The NPR Layoffs Eat Into Its Future

The turbulent stretch for the audio world continues.National Public Radio, a foundational pillar in American news radio and one of the biggest podcast publishers in the world, moved to lay off 10 percent of its staff, or well over a hundred employees, over the past week, marking the organization's sharpest reduction in workforce since the 2008 economic crisis.
Nieman Lab
1 year ago
Media industry

Local to live, wire to wither

Americans need local news.Though the supply is dwindling, the demand is there.Without a strong local newspaper, news website, or television station, people will turn to less-regulated forums for information, like Facebook groups and NextDoor threads, full of partisan hate and misinformation.There are few things that have a better effect on governance than a healthy, locally focused news environment: representatives bring back more money and vote the party line less often, businesses behave better, polarization decreases, turnout is higher, municipal finances are better, and pollution is reduced.
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1 year ago
Media industry

Jacinda Ardern and Sanna Marin shut down a reporter's sexist question about their ages

Sanna Marin, prime minister of Finland, left, and New Zealand Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern pose at Government House in Auckland, New Zealand.Marin is in New Zealand for a three-day visit, which sparked international interest after a reporters asked questions about the leaders' ages and gender.Dave Rowland/Getty Images New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern fired back at a reporter's suggestion she met with Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin "just because" of their similarities, such as age and gender.
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1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

What Google Bard Can Do (and What It Can't)

Google has released a new chatbot, Bard, and has shared the experimental technology with a limited number of people in the United States and Britain.Bard competes with similar technologies from Microsoft and its partner, the San Francisco start-up OpenAI.But Google has been cautious with its release as it tries to control the unexpected behavior exhibited by this kind of technology.
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1 year ago
New York City

These New Yorkers Don't the We NYC' Logo

It's bad! one person wrote.If there's going to be a riot in NYC, it'll be over this.wrote another.Someone else posted: This is literally the worst design I've ever, ever seen.Just a few hours after the new We NYC logo was revealed on Monday, reaction on Twitter and beyond was not merely negative, but brutal.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Education

Lebanon's empty schools bode long-term damage from crisis

An empty classroom in a closed public school is seen in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 2, 2023.Public schools have been open for fewer than 50 days this school year because teachers are on strike, protesting dramatic currency devaluations that slashed their salaries to about $20 a month.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)BEIRUT - On a recent school day, the Rene Mouawad High School in Beirut was empty, its classrooms dark, just like all of Lebanon's public schools have been for most of the past three months.
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1 year ago
Health

The proud Pakistani tradition of feeding the hungry is strained as food prices soar

A little girl clutches a small bag of rice leftovers from a meal she was served at a free-food hall at a sprawling shrine to the Sufi saint Bari Imam on the outskirts of Pakistani capital Islamabad.Many visitors to the shrine scoop up the free meal they are given into plastic bags to feed children at home.
www.thelocal.de
1 year ago
Germany news

Why Germany is set to avoid a recession in 2023

Industrial powerhouse Germany is forecast to eke out growth of 0.2 percent in 2023, the economy ministry said in its latest projections.Back in October, when fears were running high about soaring energy costs in the wake of Russia's war in Ukraine, Berlin was bracing for a contraction of 0.4 percent in 2023.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

DWP cost of living payment dates confirmed for November

Millions of Britons entitled to receive a one-off 650 grant from the government under former chancellor Rishi Sunak's plans to address the spiralling cost of living crisis should now have received their first instalment of the money.The cash is being made available to recipients of means-tested state benefits, such as Child Tax Credit, Income-Based Jobseeker's Allowance, Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Pension Credit and Universal Credit.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

DWP cost of living payment dates confirmed for November

Millions of Britons entitled to receive a one-off 650 grant from the government under former chancellor Rishi Sunak's plans to address the spiralling cost of living crisis should now have received their first instalment of the money.The cash is being made available to recipients of means-tested state benefits, such as Child Tax Credit, Income-Based Jobseeker's Allowance, Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Pension Credit and Universal Credit.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

DWP cost of living payment dates confirmed for November

Millions of Britons entitled to receive a one-off 650 grant from the government under former chancellor Rishi Sunak's plans to address the spiralling cost of living crisis should now have received their first instalment of the money.The cash is being made available to recipients of means-tested state benefits, such as Child Tax Credit, Income-Based Jobseeker's Allowance, Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Pension Credit and Universal Credit.
99% Invisible
1 year ago
Design

Orange Alternative - 99% Invisible

In the months following the invasion of Ukraine, cryptic anti-war graffiti began popping up across Russia.People started writing out the phrase "no war" using asterisks instead of the various letters in order to disguise the meaning of the message.Then back in September, a woman in Russia wrote out the Russian word for "no" in chalk in the street.
www.mediaite.com
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Kamala Harris Dismisses Cynical' Republican Heckling: Won't Stop Biden Working Across the Aisle'

Vice President Kamala Harris kept the mood positive in a Wednesday interview, even declaring President Joe Biden will work towards bipartisanship despite the heckling from Republicans during his State of the Union address.Harris chalked up the heckling and outbursts to the SOTU becoming more about theatrics.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Covid inquiry must investigate structural racism as a key issue in all modules'

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK must investigate structural racism as a key issue, a campaign group representing bereaved families has said.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Investigate racism in Covid-19 inquiry,' bereaved families urge government

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Bereaved families are calling upon the government to investigate structural racism as part of the Covid-19 inquiry.The voices of communities disproportionately affected by the pandemic should be centred in the inquiry, a letter to chair Baroness Hallet reads.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

All the UK strike dates confirmed for January 2023

Britain's winter of discontent continues into the new year after a month of bitter strikes in December brought the country to a standstill and placed Christmas in jeopardy for many.Nurses, railway staff, postal workers, G4S employees, London bus drivers, Eurostar security personnel, Border Force agents, Heathrow baggage handlers, Scottish teachers, driving examiners and National Highway Workers have all walked out in recent weeks as disputes between their employers and unions about pay and working conditions rumble on at a time when the UK remains mired in economic crisis.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

All the UK strike dates confirmed for January 2023

Britain's winter of discontent continues into the new year after a month of bitter strikes in December brought the country to a standstill and placed Christmas in jeopardy for many.Nurses, railway staff, postal workers, G4S employees, London bus drivers, Eurostar security personnel, Border Force agents, Heathrow baggage handlers, Scottish teachers, driving examiners and National Highway Workers have all walked out in recent weeks as disputes between their employers and unions about pay and working conditions rumble on at a time when the UK remains mired in economic crisis.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

All the UK strike dates confirmed for January 2023

Britain's winter of discontent continues into the new year after a month of bitter strikes in December brought the country to a standstill and placed Christmas in jeopardy for many.Nurses, railway staff, postal workers, G4S employees, London bus drivers, Eurostar security personnel, Border Force agents, Heathrow baggage handlers, Scottish teachers, driving examiners and National Highway Workers have all walked out in recent weeks as disputes between their employers and unions about pay and working conditions rumble on at a time when the UK remains mired in economic crisis.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

All the UK strike dates confirmed for January 2023

Britain's winter of discontent looks set to rumble on into the new year after a month of bitter strikes in December brought the country to a standstill and placed Christmas in jeopardy for many.Nurses, railway staff, postal workers, G4S employees, London bus drivers, Eurostar security personnel, Border Force agents, Heathrow baggage handlers, Scottish teachers, driving examiners and National Highway Workers have all walked out in recent weeks as disputes between their employers and unions about pay and working conditions rumble on at a time when the UK remains mired in economic crisis.
Independent
1 year ago
World news

China records first population decline in decades

China has announced its first population decline in decades as what has been the world's most populous nation ages and its birth rate plunges.he National Bureau of Statistics reported on Tuesday that the country had 850,000 fewer people at the end of 2022 than the previous year.The tally includes only the population of mainland China, excluding Hong Kong and Macao as well as foreign residents.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

It's obvious there's a deal to be done with the unions except to Shapps and Sunak

You'd have thought there was a fairly simple way for the government to resolve the current strikes.Negotiate.After all, it's obvious to everyone that there's a deal to be done somewhere between what the unions are asking for and what ministers are currently offering.And that's where we'll inevitably end up.
BBC News
1 year ago
UK politics

Strikes unfair at Christmas, Tory chairman Nadhim Zahawi says

It is unfair for unions to "disrupt people's lives" with public-sector strikes at Christmas, Conservative chairman Nadhim Zahawi has said.He told the BBC the government had contingency plans to minimise disruption from industrial action.The military could be drafted in to drive ambulances and secure the country's borders, Mr Zahawi said.
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Education

How hunger is keeping Sri Lankan children away from school DW 01/19/2023

During recent months, Nadeeka Priyadharshani, a garment factory worker living in Katunayake, close to Sri Lanka's major international airport, faced a new constraint when sending children to school food.As a result of the spiraling economic crisis, her family had to depend on a vegetable with rice for an entire day.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Canada news

Bank of Canada may lose billions in coming years, think tank warns | CBC News

The Bank of Canada may lose up to $8.8 billion over the next few years, according to a new report warning the central bank may run into a communications challenge as a result of the losses.The report from the C.D. Howe Institute estimates the total losses over the next two to three years will add up to between $3.6 and $8.8 billion.
BBC News
1 year ago
London

Repairing broken gadgets for a greener future

But instead of buying new gadgets, a movement of volunteers wants people to repair their old ones to save them from landfill.Repair centres, where people can learn repairing skills, have been are springing up across the UK, and include the Fixing Factory on a high street in Camden, north London, which opened at the end of October, following the success of a centre in neighbouring Brent.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Plans unveiled for nuclear medicine plant to make cancer-fighting chemicals

Plans to build the UK's first nuclear medicine facility producing cancer-fighting substances have been unveiled by the Welsh Government.The laboratory in north-west Wales would produce medical radioisotopes which are critical to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as cancer as they are used during scans and in radiotherapy.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

All the UK strike dates confirmed for January 2023

Britain's winter of discontent looks set to rumble on into the new year after a month of bitter strikes in December brought the country to a standstill and placed Christmas in jeopardy for many.Nurses, railway staff, postal workers, G4S employees, London bus drivers, Eurostar security personnel, Border Force agents, Heathrow baggage handlers, Scottish teachers, driving examiners and National Highway Workers have all walked out in recent weeks as disputes between their employers and unions about pay and working conditions rumble on at a time when the UK remains mired in economic crisis.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

All the UK strike dates confirmed for January 2023

Britain's winter of discontent looks set to rumble on into the new year after a month of bitter strikes in December brought the country to a standstill and placed Christmas in jeopardy for many.Nurses, railway staff, postal workers, G4S employees, London bus drivers, Eurostar security personnel, Border Force agents, Heathrow baggage handlers, Scottish teachers, driving examiners and National Highway Workers have all walked out in recent weeks as disputes between their employers and unions about pay and working conditions rumble on at a time when the UK remains mired in economic crisis.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

All the UK strike dates confirmed for January 2023

Britain's winter of discontent looks set to rumble on into the new year after a month of bitter strikes in December brought the country to a standstill and placed Christmas in jeopardy for many.Nurses, railway staff, postal workers, G4S employees, London bus drivers, Eurostar security personnel, Border Force agents, Heathrow baggage handlers, Scottish teachers, driving examiners and National Highway Workers have all walked out in recent weeks as disputes between their employers and unions about pay and working conditions rumble on at a time when the UK remains mired in economic crisis.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Ministers will not be held to ransom' by unions, says Wallace

The Government will not be held to ransom by striking public sector workers, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said.As the wave of industrial action shows no sign of abating, Mr Wallace insisted there is no magic wand to produce the money for above-inflation pay awards.His warning came after new TUC general secretary Paul Nowak accused ministers of sabotaging efforts to resolve disputes between unions and employers.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

All the UK strike dates confirmed for January 2023

Britain's winter of discontent looks set to rumble on into the new year after a month of bitter strikes in December brought the country to a standstill and placed Christmas in jeopardy for many.Nurses, railway staff, postal workers, G4S employees, London bus drivers, Eurostar security personnel, Border Force agents, Heathrow baggage handlers, Scottish teachers, driving examiners and National Highway Workers have all walked out in recent weeks as disputes between their employers and unions about pay and working conditions rumble on at a time when the UK remains mired in economic crisis.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

All the UK strike dates confirmed for January 2023

Britain's winter of discontent looks set to rumble on into the new year after a month of bitter strikes in December brought the country to a standstill and placed Christmas in jeopardy for many.Nurses, railway staff, postal workers, G4S employees, London bus drivers, Eurostar security personnel, Border Force agents, Heathrow baggage handlers, Scottish teachers, driving examiners and National Highway Workers have all walked out in recent weeks as disputes between their employers and unions about pay and working conditions rumble on at a time when the UK remains mired in economic crisis.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

All the UK strike dates confirmed for January 2023

Britain's winter of discontent looks set to rumble on into the new year after a month of bitter strikes in December brought the country to a standstill and placed Christmas in jeopardy for many.Nurses, railway staff, postal workers, G4S employees, London bus drivers, Eurostar security personnel, Border Force agents, Heathrow baggage handlers, Scottish teachers, driving examiners and National Highway Workers have all walked out in recent weeks as disputes between their employers and unions about pay and working conditions rumble on at a time when the UK remains mired in economic crisis.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Why Ghana Went From Hero to Zero for Investors

Ghana is learning the hard way why oil can be a blessing and a curse.The onset of commercial crude production helped turn the West African nation into one of the continent's top investment destinations, but also prompted successive governments to borrow to the hilt.Skittish investors offloaded Ghana's bonds and currency, the cedi, amid doubts over its ability to settle its debts.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Why Ghana Went From Hero to Zero for Investors

Ghana is learning the hard way why oil can be a blessing and a curse.The onset of commercial crude production helped turn the West African nation into one of the continent's top investment destinations, but also prompted successive governments to borrow to the hilt.Skittish investors offloaded Ghana's bonds and currency, the cedi, amid doubts over its ability to settle its debts.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | Why Ghana Went From Hero to Zero for Investors

Cnooc Ltd., China's largest offshore oil producer, and Ghana National Petroleum Corp. made a $5-billion bid to buy Kosmos Energy LLC's assets in the West African country, including its stake in the Jubilee field, according to three people with knowledge of thematter.Ghana is learning the hard way why oil can be a blessing and a curse.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

All the UK strike dates confirmed for January 2023

Britain's winter of discontent looks set to rumble on into the new year after a month of bitter strikes in December brought the country to a standstill and placed Christmas in jeopardy for many.Nurses, railway staff, postal workers, G4S employees, London bus drivers, Eurostar security personnel, Border Force agents, Heathrow baggage handlers, Scottish teachers, driving examiners and National Highway Workers have all walked out in recent weeks as disputes between their employers and unions about pay and working conditions rumble on at a time when the UK remains mired in economic crisis.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

All the UK strike dates confirmed for January 2023

Britain's winter of discontent looks set to rumble on into the new year after a month of bitter strikes in December brought the country to a standstill and placed Christmas in jeopardy for many.Nurses, railway staff, postal workers, G4S employees, London bus drivers, Eurostar security personnel, Border Force agents, Heathrow baggage handlers, Scottish teachers, driving examiners and National Highway Workers have all walked out in recent weeks as disputes between their employers and unions about pay and working conditions rumble on at a time when the UK remains mired in economic crisis.
Washington Post
1 year ago
France politics

Many French vowed to boycott the World Cup. Then their team did too well.

Supporters of France react on the Champs-Élysées avenue at the end of the World Cup semifinal soccer match between France and Morocco, in Paris on Dec. 14.(Thibault Camus/AP)PARIS ― Before the World Cup got underway in Qatar last month, a fourth of French soccer fans said in surveys that they would boycott the controversial tournament.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

All the UK strike dates confirmed for January 2023

Britain's winter of discontent looks set to rumble on into the new year after a month of bitter strikes in December brought the country to a standstill and placed Christmas in jeopardy for many.Nurses, railway staff, postal workers, G4S employees, London bus drivers, Eurostar security personnel, Border Force agents, Heathrow baggage handlers, Scottish teachers, driving examiners and National Highway Workers have all walked out in recent weeks as disputes between their employers and unions about pay and working conditions rumble on at a time when the UK remains mired in economic crisis.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

All the UK strike dates confirmed for January 2023

Britain's winter of discontent looks set to rumble on into the new year after a month of bitter strikes in December brought the country to a standstill and placed Christmas in jeopardy for many.Nurses, railway staff, postal workers, G4S employees, London bus drivers, Eurostar security personnel, Border Force agents, Heathrow baggage handlers, Scottish teachers, driving examiners and National Highway Workers have all walked out in recent weeks as disputes between their employers and unions about pay and working conditions rumble on at a time when the UK remains mired in economic crisis.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Turkey Bars Potential Challenger to President Erdogan From Politics

ISTANBUL  A court in Turkey barred the mayor of Istanbul from political activity for years after convicting him on charges of insulting public officials, a ruling that could sideline a rising star in the opposition who is seen as a potential challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in elections next year.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Turkey Bars Potential Challenger to President Erdogan From Politics

ISTANBUL  A court in Turkey barred the mayor of Istanbul from political activity for years after convicting him on charges of insulting public officials, a ruling that could sideline a rising star in the opposition who is seen as a potential challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in elections next year.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Hebe de Bonafini, 93, Who Rallied Mothers of the Disappeared,' Dies

Hebe de Bonafini, a former seamstress who, spurred by the disappearance of her sons during Argentina's brutal military dictatorship of the 1970s, helped rally other mothers to build the country's most notable human rights protest movement, died on Sunday in La Plata, a town an hour outside of Buenos Aires.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
World politics

Your Tuesday Briefing

Image These are among the nearly 50 minors whom rights groups say Iran has killed in the past two months as protests have swept the country.Credit...Amnesty International Hundreds of minors in Iran have been beaten and detained for joining the protests calling for social freedom and political change that have convulsed the country for the past two months, and at least 50 have died in the crackdown, according to Iranian lawyers and rights activists.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Schools Bill dropped as Government prioritises tackling economic storm

A flagship piece of education legislation has been dropped after running into opposition in Parliament.The Schools Bill, which had already been stripped of key elements, will not progress, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said.She told MPs that parliamentary time was being focused on measures relating to the economic crisis, but insisted the Government still viewed elements of the Bill as a priority.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

Death Rates Go Up Along With Housing Costs, New Study Shows

The ever-increasing disparity between discretionary income and rising housing costs doesn't just hurt our wallets and our budgets.It also might have negative impacts on our health, according to a new study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.Researchers examined global data from 27 nations to determine the population-level impact of exorbitant housing costs based on the known fact that unaffordable housing is associated with adverse health impacts on a more individual level.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Europe news

The war in Ukraine sinks dream of Russia's Google'

Dubbed Russia's Google, Yandex was the symbol of Russian entrepreneurship  the largest technology multinational in the country.But the dream of its founder, Arkady Volozh, has turned into a nightmare following his country's invasion of Ukraine.A company that once competed with the giants of Silicon Valley, Yandex is to be dismantled.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Europe news

Turkish strikes on Kurds stoke tensions with Syria as well

FILE -- People look at a site damaged by Turkish airstrikes that hit an electricity station in the village of Taql Baql, in Hasakeh province, Syria, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022.Turkish airstrikes on northern Syria over the weekend that killed and wounded a number of Syrian soldiers could pose a setback to the recent move toward a rapprochement between the two countries after 11 years of tension and hostility.
english.elpais.com
1 year ago
Europe news

Cuba's president praises Putin, blames US for invasion of Ukraine

Cuba and Russia are united by sanctions and historic confrontations with the United States.On Tuesday, the leaders of the two countries  Miguel Diaz-Canel and Vladimir Putin  met in Moscow to strengthen their bond.While Cuba's delegation to the United Nations General Assembly has abstained on resolutions to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Diaz-Canel  the president of Cuba and the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba  has been far less tepid in his support of the Kremlin.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

DWP cost of living payment dates confirmed for November

Millions of Britons entitled to receive a one-off 650 grant from the government under former chancellor Rishi Sunak's plans to address the spiralling cost of living crisis should now have received their first instalment of the money.The cash is being made available to recipients of means-tested state benefits, such as Child Tax Credit, Income-Based Jobseeker's Allowance, Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Pension Credit and Universal Credit.
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

When Times Are Tough, Performance Marketing Is A Must | AdExchanger

Data-Driven Thinking " is written by members of the media community and contains fresh ideas on the digital revolution in media.The jury is still out on whether a recession is inevitable given the current strength of the job market and consumer demand.Nevertheless, the vast majority of businesses are revisiting all line items in their budgets.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

DWP cost of living payment dates confirmed for November

Millions of Britons entitled to receive a one-off 650 grant from the government under former chancellor Rishi Sunak's plans to address the spiralling cost of living crisis should now have received their first instalment of the money.The cash is being made available to recipients of means-tested state benefits, such as Child Tax Credit, Income-Based Jobseeker's Allowance, Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Pension Credit and Universal Credit.
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