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Canadian cross-border workers are negotiating for higher wages, flexible teleworking and remote work, and stronger protections around disciplinary procedures. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) A strike is looming for more than 9,000 workers at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), which could disrupt supply chains in North America. The work stoppage for customs and immigration agents could […]

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police, working closely with Interpol, raided a house in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir and arrested a Pakistani woman convicted in Italy of killing her daughter, officials said Friday. Nazia Shaheen was arrested in a village in Pakistani-administered Kashmir on Thursday and was produced before a judge in Islamabad on

Nigerian students hit by financial crisis make up majority of customers at food organization, manager says. Due to an economic crisis in Nigeria, international students struggled to pay tuition fees. Some from Teesside University were banned from studying and had to return home. Manager Debbie Fixter said 75% of customers at Thornaby’s Sprouts Community Food

MILAN – Sweden plans to buy anti-aircraft guns for its fast attack boats to counter drones and helicopters, as officials have warned that the The Baltic Sea could be a flashpoint with Russia. The Swedish Defense Ministry’s equipment department, called FMV, has launched a call to buy eight anti-aircraft guns under a contract worth more

For the first time in the country’s history, a coalition government will be formed in South Africa after the parliamentary elections. With just under 52% of votes counted, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party had 41.93% of the total as of Friday morning, according to the National Electoral Commission (IEC). The preliminary result marks

Alexander Zverev’s lawyer has dismissed all assault charges against the tennis player in a trial that began in Berlin on Friday while he was playing at the French Open grand slam. The Olympic champion from Germany is appealing against a €450,000 ($487,870) fine for assault. Lawyer Alfred Dierlamm said the allegations made by his ex-girlfriend

For the first time in the country’s history, a coalition government will be formed in South Africa after the parliamentary elections. With just under 52% of votes counted, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party had 41.93% of the total as of Friday morning, according to the National Electoral Commission (IEC). The preliminary result marks

A German government spokesperson has dismissed concerns that the country could be seen as a party to the conflict in Ukraine due to the decision to allow Ukraine to use German-supplied weapons to attack military targets in Russia. “It was always clear that by supplying weapons to Ukraine we would not become part of the

If you think it’s hard for singles, consider the case of E. woodii. Scientists have discovered only one specimen of the plant species: a male that led a solitary existence in South Africa’s Ngoye Forest in 1895. That specimen was quickly moved to a botanical garden, where botanists have managed to propagate it over the

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the country’s decision to allow Ukraine to use German-supplied weapons against targets in Russia is a “strategic adjustment to changing circumstances.” “This decision is the right one. It is what we have always done since the beginning of the war that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin is waging against Ukraine.