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  • Saturday, November 2nd 2024 - 10:05 UTC

    Too many overburdened Tesla workers in Germany on sick leave

    “The survey shows how critical the workload at Tesla is,” union leader Dirk Schulze complained

    While leaders at a Tesla plant in Grünheide (Germany) -near Berlin- complained about the high number of employees under sick leave, the trade union spoke of a “shockingly” critical workload resulting in these health problems and has a survey to back that up. “The results are shocking and make me angry,” said Dirk Schulze, head of the IG Metall Berlin-Brandenburg district.

  • Saturday, November 2nd 2024 - 09:37 UTC

    Machado thanks Italian FM for endorsing PUD's alleged win

    Italy's leadership is crucial to accompany the transition to democracy in Venezuela, Machado highlighted

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado thanked Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani for supporting an orderly transition from the Bolivarian regime, which intends to cling to power through a fraudulent vote count after the July 28 elections.

  • Friday, November 1st 2024 - 10:14 UTC

    PAHO warns of surge in measles cases

    The continental agency suggested governments up their vaccination strategies

    Given the recent identification of measles clusters and cases in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an epidemiological alert on Thursday. Therefore, the World Health Organization's (WHO) continental subsidiary urged local governments to up their vaccination campaigns.

  • Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 19:40 UTC

    Work begins in Royal Navy’s new Type 31 frigate HMS Formidable

    Formidable is the third of five Type 31 frigates now under construction, alongside HMS Venturer and Active which are taking shape (Graphic RN)

    With a blinding arc of light as the laser cutter sliced through steel plate, work started this week on the Royal Navy’s new frigate HMS Formidable. Watched by political, military and business leaders – as well as the hundreds of skilled engineers and technicians – local MP Graeme Downie pressed the button to set the machine in motion at Babcock’s state-of-the-art facility in Rosyth.

  • Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 19:21 UTC

    UK Office for Budget Responsibility, new government increases spending by £70bn annually for the next five years

    Chair from the Office for Budget Responsibility, Richard Hughes

    A quick analysis by the Chair from the UK Office for Budget Responsibility, Richard Hughes, on the Budget announced to Parliament on Wednesday by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP.

  • Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 19:14 UTC

    First mpox case detected in London; overall risk for UK population “remains low”, UKHSA

    The individual has been transferred to the Royal Free Hospital High Consequence Infectious Diseases unit.

    The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected a single confirmed human case of Clade Ib mpox, (monkey pox) but it has also said the risk to the UK population remains low.

  • Thursday, October 31st 2024 - 00:35 UTC

    How is gambling regulated in Europe vs Latin America

    Photo: Unsplash

    The gambling sector is very lucrative in every part of the world but tends also to be highly contentious. This has led to very stringent regulations in most places. This is to ensure player protection, maintain fair practices, and prevent criminal activities like money laundering.

  • Wednesday, October 30th 2024 - 21:38 UTC

    Dozens killed by heavy rains hitting Spain

    The DANA has been affecting autonomous communities such as Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha, Andalusia, and Madrid since earlier this week

    Local authorities have left behind the rescue efforts and moved on the the body-retrieving and identification phase Wednesday after at least 62 people died in the Spanish Community of Valencia as a consequence of this week's severe flooding caused by the Isolated High-Level Depression (known for its Spanish acronym DANA, depresión aislada en niveles altos). Another person was reported dead in the central region of Castilla-La Mancha.

  • Wednesday, October 30th 2024 - 10:56 UTC

    Spain appoints new ambassador to Buenos Aires

    Joaquín María de Arístegui Laborde has until now headed Spain's mission in Bogotá, Colombia

    The Spanish Government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will be appointing Joaquín María de Arístegui Laborde as the new Ambassador to Buenos Aires, thus restoring the full strength of its diplomatic mission in the Argentine capital following rifts with President Javier Milei earlier this year.

  • Wednesday, October 30th 2024 - 10:09 UTC

    Guterres urges countries to prioritize nature over businesses

    “We must defend the people who defend nature,” Guterres stressed

    United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres urged countries to set aside their business models and prioritize nature, which is neither infinite nor free. He made those remarks in the Colombian city of Cali during his appearance at the Global Biodiversity Conference (COP 16).