Pope Francis has reached Singapore, the Vatican announced Wednesday, the final destination of the 87-year-old pontiff’s 12-day tour of Southeast Asia, his longest trip to date. The trip has included stops in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and East Timor, all of which are marked by widespread poverty. But in Singapore, one of the world’s richest […]
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Volkswagen Group has said it is terminating employment contracts in Germany, a move that could lead to job losses at six German factories. Several media outlets in Germany report that the company has notified the IG Metall union of the termination of a series of employment contracts, including an agreement that guarantees jobs at six
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By Stefanno Sulaiman KARAWANG, Indonesia (Reuters) – Rahmat Hidayat lost his job when the shoe factory where he worked closed last year in the industrial city of Karawang in West Java, Indonesia. The 44-year-old now earns less than half of what he used to earn selling grilled meatballs. Unable to afford his wife’s diabetes medication,
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Screenshot of the fake X-post, captured on September 6, 2024 The video circulated online after flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in Thailand And Laos end of August 2024 (archived links) here And here). Thailand Ministry of Health said at least 30 people had been killed (archived link). Similar reports were also shared claiming
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Screenshot of the misleading post shared on Facebook. Taken on September 11, 2024 The collage has also been shared with similar claims on Facebook here, here And here. The reports circulated a day before outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met current South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol for a final round of talkshoping to
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Jens Eskelund, president of the European Chamber of Commerce in China, speaks at a press conference. In its latest position paper, the chamber believes that China could become less attractive to foreign companies. Johannes Neudecker/dpa The Chinese market is becoming less attractive for European companies due to incomplete reforms and mounting challenges, according to a
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Hundreds of passengers are stuck at Kenya’s main airport after workers went on strike against a planned takeover by an Indian company. The airline workers’ union is opposing proposals to lease Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi to the Adani group for 30 years. The union believes the deal could lead to job losses.
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BERLIN (AP) — Officials are investigating why part of a bridge in eastern Germany collapsed early Wednesday, disrupting a major traffic artery in Dresden and cutting off the city’s heating system. No one was injured when part of the Carola Bridge fell into the Elbe, the Dresden fire department reported on its website. Emergency services
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Opinion by IMF editors (Washington DC) Wednesday, September 11, 2024 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Sept 11 (IPS) – Women are leading more central banks than ever before, thanks to appointments over the past year. But the recent increase means the number of female governors is far from even. The number of women in governorships
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According to a new study by the Independent Institute for Environmental Studies (UfU), almost 400,000 people in Germany are at immediate risk from flooding. The study, published on Wednesday, found that around 384,000 people in Germany could be seriously affected by flooding in the coming years. About 190,800 of them live along the Rhine and
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