Workers at an Amazon air hub in Kentucky celebrated a victory Thursday after federal labor regulators found that Amazon violated labor law by trying to prevent workers there from unionizing. The employees have been demanding higher pay, more flexible schedules and safer working conditions since 2022. After a months-long investigation, the National Labor Relations Board […]
“The very serious function of racism is distraction,” Toni Morrison argued in a lecture in Portland, Oregon, in 1975. “It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language and so you spend 20 years proving that you do. Somebody […]
Mohamed Salah made history for Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp’s side hammered Sparta Prague 6-1 on Thursday to storm into the Europa League quarterfinals 11-2 on aggregate. After winning 5-1 the opening leg of their round-of-16 tie in Prague, Liverpool scored four in the opening 14 minutes at Anfield as Sparta had no answer to the […]
Tom Lockyer has won 16 Wales caps Wales defender Tom Lockyer will spend some time with the Wales international squad before their Euro 2024 play-off semi-final with Finland. Lockyer has not played since a cardiac arrest in a Premier League game in December and said he was “technically dead” for nearly three minutes. Wales boss […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the central bank of Hong Kong, recently issued an invitation to interested parties to join its CBDC pilot program. The bank is about to kick off Phase […]
The move comes as the Palestinian Authority faces pressure to reform from the US amid Israel’s war on Gaza. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser Mohammed Mustafa to be the next prime minister in the face of US pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part of Washington’s post-war vision for […]
Last week’s event was sponsored by Dubai Sports Council, in partnership with Arada, a leading real estate development company. It was attended by prominent sports figures and social media influencers, including UAE football star Yahya Al Ghassani, freestyle football world champion Sean Garnier and sports content creators Khalid Al Abbas and Bashar Arabi. The unique […]
Stafford McDowall will win his second Scotland cap in Dublin Date: Saturday, 16 March Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin Kick-off: 16:45 GMT Coverage: Live text on BBC Sport website and app, BBC Radio Scotland & BBC Five 5 Live commentary Stafford McDowall makes his first Six Nations appearance as Scotland visit table-topping Ireland on Saturday. The […]
A total of 134 countries representing 98% of the global economy are now exploring digital versions of their currencies, with over half in advanced development, pilot or launch stages, a closely followed study Thursday showed. The research by the U.S.-based Atlantic Council think tank highlighted that all G20 countries with the exception of Argentina are […]
The House’s approval of a bill calling for the forced sale or ban of the video app TikTok in the United States could end up launching a legal battle over the long-running and politically polarizing question: Is such a government effort constitutional? On Thursday, the only conclusion that seemed certain: The resolution will come in […]