Thu 19 December 2024: Thousands of Amazon employees in the United States are set to go on strike during the busy Christmas period after union officials accused the retailer of refusing to enter negotiations for better pay and conditions. The Teamsters union said on Wednesday that warehouse workers would join the picket line in cities […]
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Thu 19 December 2024: The rise of digital technologies has blurred the lines between work and travel, creating a new era where professionals with the flexibility to work remotely can explore the world while maintaining their careers. Digital nomadism, a trend that has gained global traction in recent years, is reshaping traditional work norms by […]
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Thu 19 December 2024: The European passenger car market narrowed 1.9% year-on-year in November, reversing growth seen in the prior month, with France leading the decline, an industry group report said Thursday. New passenger car registrations in the EU last month totaled 869,816 units, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) said. France saw the steepest […]
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Wed 18 December 2024: NATO on Wednesday reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to Bosnia and Herzegovina‘s sovereignty, security, and stability during a high-level meeting at its headquarters in Brussels. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte welcomed Zeljka Cvijanovic, the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency chairwoman, emphasizing the alliance’s nearly three-decade-long partnership with the country and the Western Balkans. “Bosnia and Herzegovina can count […]
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Wed 18 December 2024: These holidays, planet Earth looks likely to be hotter than ever before. Research found that in 2024, global temperatures temporarily rose 1.5°C higher than the average from 1850 to 1900 – a pre-industrial time when the first global temperatures were recorded. This is a huge worry because, to avert the most damaging effects of climate […]
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Wed 18 December 2024: UK businesses are cutting staff numbers at the fastest rate since the global financial crisis, according to a closely watched business survey blaming the government’s tax-raising budget. The latest snapshot from the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) survey, which is monitored by the Treasury and the Bank of England, showed employment levels […]
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Tue 17 December 2024: The global drowning death rate has dropped 38% since 2000, but over 7.2 million people, mostly children, could still die by 2050 if current trends continue, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday. In the first-ever WHO report on drowning prevention, the UN organization hailed the decline in the global drowning death rate as […]
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Tue 17 December 2024: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday accsued the West of pushing Russia to its “red lines” – situations it has publicly made clear it will not tolerate – and said Moscow had been forced to respond. Putin told a meeting of defence officials that Russia was watching the U.S. development and potential deployment of short […]
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Tue 17 December 2024: Households in the United Kingdom are hesitant to spend much on big-ticket purchases in the run-up to Christmas. This is according to a study which cited a broadly weak UK economic outlook as the reason. Research group GFK’s mood barometer did rise, but it ended barely above 2024’s average. Consumers were […]
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Mon 16 December 2024: US President-elect Donald Trump said Türkiye is “very smart” Monday as he hailed his personal relationship with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “Turkey is a major force, by the way, and Erdogan is somebody I got along with great but he has a major military force. And his has not […]
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