LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AFP) – According to local media on Friday, a worker injured in an explosion at a chemical business in Slovenia has died from his injuries, increasing the total number of individuals killed in the tragedy to six. A cistern erupted at a resin factory owned by the chemicalsRead More →
According to a Washington Post article Wednesday, which was partially validated by AFP, Facebook’s owner Meta has engaged a consulting firm to carry out a US campaign disparaging its competitive competitor TikTok. The effort purportedly involves sending letters to major US news sites and publicising unfavourable reports about TikTok, allRead More →
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russia’s shelling of a school sheltering hundreds of people an act of “horror,” and urged direct negotiations with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as the only way to stop the war. Authorities reported people were still “under the debris” at the school in the besiegedRead More →
Bangladesh won the first one-day international at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday, ending their winless streak in South Africa. After being brought in, Shakib Al Hasan led a strong Bangladesh batting performance, smashing 77 off 64 balls to help Bangladesh reach 314 for seven. In response, South Africa wasRead More →
Russia restricted Instagram access and filed a criminal complaint against its owner, Meta, in punishment for the digital giant’s enabling comments inciting for violence against Russian military personnel. This latest escalation follows Russia’s closure of Facebook and limiting of Twitter in a conflict with US social media platforms that hasRead More →
MOSCOW, Russian Federation (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin criticised Kyiv for bungled civilian evacuations from the important Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, which is surrounded by Russian military, in a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, according to the Kremlin. Putin “raised attention to the fact that KyivRead More →
BRUSSELS: The EU sanctioned Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the EU’s foreign policy leader, Josep Borrell. The action was agreed upon during a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels to formally adopt a wideRead More →
BRUSSELS – French President Emmanuel Macron contacted Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday to “demand an urgent halt” to Moscow’s incursion in Ukraine, according to the Elysee Palace. “After speaking with the Ukrainian president and working with him, the president (Macron) contacted Vladimir Putin to urge an immediate halt toRead More →
On Thursday (February 24), Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a military campaign in eastern Ukraine, potentially igniting a conflict in Europe over Russia’s demands for a stop to Nato’s eastward expansion. A Reuters witness heard the sound of what looked to be explosions in the distance from the capital, Kyiv,Read More →
US labour officials have filed a lawsuit accusing Amazon of employing intimidation and surveillance against its workers in a New York City warehouse who were attempting to form a union. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said in a lawsuit filed on Thursday that Amazon questioned workers about union activitiesRead More →
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