A feud between France and Italy has left the fate of asylum seekers in the European continent hanging in the balance. What’s the feud about? France has shown displeasure over Italy’s recent refusal to take in migrants seeking entry into the country through unconventional means. The issue came to a head when Italy’s new right-wing…
For the first time in history, nurses under the United Kingdom National Health Service will embark on industrial action to press home their demand for better pay amidst the rising cost of living and soaring energy bills. About 300,000 registered nurses of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), who are mostly employees of the state-run…
Amidst growing anti-government protests across the country, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched a new satellite-carrying rocket on Saturday. Is this linked to the protests? While the announcement came seven weeks after the protests began, following the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, there’s little or no link between both developments. Iranian state television broadcast…
A London court on Thursday ordered the UK unit of the mining and commodity trading group Glencore to pay £281m in fines and confiscated profit. What’s the company’s crime? Bribery of officials in several African countries. According to the ruling by Judge Peter Fraser, the actions of Glencore’s UK subsidiary indicated “corporate corruption on a…
A 143-year-old suspension bridge in the western Indian state of Gujarat collapsed Sunday, just days after it was reopened to the public. Official details about the cause are still sketchy, but early reports suggest that the bridge gave way under a weight beyond its capacity. The accident involved hundreds of pedestrians, with 134 killed and…
According to a Washington Post investigation, over 500 retired U.S. military personnel have found contracting positions with foreign governments known for their human rights abuses and political repression. Aren’t they allowed to work after retirement?While the U.S. allows former military members to work for foreign governments with approval from the military and the State Department,…
Reality TV star and American Socialite, Kimberly Noel Kardashian, popularly known as Kim Kardashian has agreed to pay the sum of $1.26 million in fine to the United States Security and Exchange Commission, after the agency accused her of illegally promoting a volatile crypto token on her Instagram story in June 2021. How is it…
Voters in Brazil’s presidential election were at various polling stations across the country yesterday to choose the country’s next leader. What does a candidate need to win? A candidate must secure more than 50% of the valid votes cast to be declared president. If none of the candidates receives the required percentage of valid votes…
For the first time in three decades, China’s economic growth has fallen behind the rest of the Asia-Pacific region. What are the figures? According to the World Bank, the Asia-Pacific region’s annual growth outlook has dropped from 5% to 3.2%, mainly thanks to China’s economic struggles, as the superpower is responsible for 86% of the…
Italy’s largest coalition party, Brothers of Italy has claimed victory in the parliamentary election, paving the way for its leader, Giorgia Meloni to be elected the next Prime Minister. 45-year-old Giorgia Meloni is expected to form Italy’s most right-wing government since world war two, making her the first-ever female to lead Europe’s third largest economy….
