Tue 18 January 2022: According to the United Nations, the Covid-19 crisis has continued to wreak havoc on jobs around the world, and it could take years for employment levels to return to pre-pandemic levels. The UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) revised its previous forecast that the global employment market will recover nearly completely from […]
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Mon 17 January 2022: UK government on Monday announced freeze on British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) license fee. The government claimed that freeze on the license fee was aimed at providing relief to families from cost of living pressures. However, the Opposition alleged that the real motive behind the move was part of vendetta of right-wingers […]
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Mon 17 January 2022: Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most outspoken critic, stated on Monday that he does not regret returning to the country. On his return to Russia from Germany on January 17, last year, Navalny was detained in a Moscow airport, kicking off a months-long crackdown that saw his most prominent allies imprisoned or exiled. […]
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Mon 17 January 2022: According to a poll released on Monday, right-wing French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen’s rating has strengthened since anti-migrant former pundit Eric Zemmour entered the crowded contest. Le Pen was defined as a “patriot and advocate of traditional values” by 46 percent of respondents in a Kantar Public poll conducted for […]
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Mon 17 January 2022: According to a senior government official, Indonesian President Joko Widodo has picked the name Nusantara, which means “archipelago” in English, for the new national capital to be erected on the country’s Kalimantan island. “I just received a direct confirmation from the president on Friday and he said the new capital is […]
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Mon 17 January 2022: According to Iranian state media, three Iranian diplomats landed in Saudi Arabia for the first time in six years on Monday to represent Tehran’s representation in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah. “Three Iranian diplomats have arrived in Jeddah to start their work at the OIC,” Foreign Ministry spokesman […]
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Mon 17 January 2022: Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim responsibility for an attack on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the Gulf state’s officials reported two fires in Abu Dhabi, probably sparked by drones. Three fuel tanker trucks exploded in the industrial Musaffah region near ADNOC storage facilities, according to Abu Dhabi police, while a fire […]
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Mon 17 January 2022: The wealth of the 10 richest men has doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, stoking inequality that contributes to the deaths of at least 21,300 people each day, according to a new report released on Monday from Oxfam International. “We enter 2022 with unprecedented concern,” Oxfam’s Inequality Kills report warns, arguing that the current […]
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Mon 17 January 2022: In a development that could spell the end of Benjamin Netanyahu’s political career, the former Israeli prime minister is seeking a plea deal in his corruption trial. Netanyahu was back in the spotlight on Sunday, as he appeared to have progressed in his talks with the state attorney’s office. After being […]
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Mon 17 January 2022: The gunman who held four people hostage at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas on Saturday (January 15) has been confirmed as a British citizen by US officials. Malik Faisal Akram, a 44-year-old British citizen from Blackburn, has been named by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). However, there was little information […]
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