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US immigration chills, Chinaโs travel warning to citizens: 7 US-China relations reads
From multilateralism at Brics to Chinaโs UN envoy slamming the US, here are highlights from the SCMPโs overseas correspondents in April 2025.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Global CEO pay has increased 56 times more than worker wages since 2019
The findings are part of a study in which Oxfam surveyed 2,000 companies across 35 countries, in which CEOs earned more than $1 million (885,000) in 2024.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:President Xi: Hard Work Builds the Chinese Nation
โGreat dreams are not achieved by chanting slogans. They are earned through hard work and determination,โ he recalled. Prior to International Workersโ Day, the Great Hall of the People in Beijing welcomed a proud assembly: over 2,000 exemplary representatives drawn from the countryโs vast workforce of hundreds of millions. RELATED: Workersโ March Ratifies Support for [โฆ]
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:FTSE's winning streak on par with best ever run in 2017; Novo Nordisk rises 2%
The FTSE 100 ended Thursday marginally higher by 0.02%, continuing its winning streak to be on par with its run in 2017.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Almost 500 staff protest against UN budget cuts as US scales back humanitarian funds
The Geneva rally comes two days after several UN aid agencies said they would have to slash jobs because of funding cuts, warning the reductions will severely affect aid programmes worldwide.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Cristiano Ronaldoโs media company to fire journalists in cost-cutting move
The Portuguese Journalistsโ Union organised a demonstration in Lisbon on Thursday in solidarity with Medialivre staff.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Watch for the ripples in otherwise calm bond markets
Despite a broad rebound in US equities since tariffs rattled the world, long-term Treasury yields have not fully followed suit
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Former national security advisor Mike Waltz nominated as UN Ambassador, Trump says
Waltz created the group chat on the Signal messaging app to which a journalist from The Atlantic was inadvertently added where officials shared plans about imminent military strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Trump plans to oust national security adviser Mike Waltz
Names for a replacement have been discussed around the West Wing for weeks.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Syriaโs Druze fearful after deadly attacks on Damascus suburbs
Syriaโs Druze fearful after deadly attacks on Damascus suburbs Submitted by Madeline Edwards on Thu, 05/01/2025 - 15:58 The community's religious leader has called on international intervention to prevent more bloodshed A boy checks a destroyed car following sectarian clashes in Ashrafiyat Sahnaya near Damascus on 1 May (Omar Haj Kadour/AFP) Off Rami lived through more than a decade of war in Syria, yet had never...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:McDonaldโs US sales drop by most since height of pandemic
Economic โpressuresโ and consumer uncertainty over tariffs reduce traffic at burger chainโs restaurants
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Israeli settlers destroy Palestinian man's agricultural equipment in Jordan Valley
Israeli settlers destroy Palestinian man's agricultural equipment in Jordan Valley Israeli settlers destroyed solar panels and water pumps belonging to a Palestinian resident of Khirbet al-Deir, a hamlet in the Jordan Valley in the northeast of the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reported on Thursday. Local human rights activist Aref Daraghmeh reported that the settlers damaged the solar energy panels and water...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:South Korea turmoil deepens as acting leader and replacement both resign
Education minister takes over as interim leader ahead of June presidential election
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Wildfires ravage Israel as politicians scramble to assign blame
Wildfires ravage Israel as politicians scramble to assign blame Submitted by Mera Aladam on Thu, 05/01/2025 - 12:43 Officials trade accusations as public outrage grows over governmentโs response An Israeli security member stands as wildfires caused by extreme heat and winds break out, 30 April 2025 (Reuters/Oren Ben Hakoon) Off Israeli firefighters continued battling widespread wildfires for a second consecutive day in...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Back-to-Back Resignations Throw South Koreaโs Acting Presidency Into Turmoil
South Koreaโs political and constitutional chaos have entered a new phase, one that will likely last even after the June 3 presidential election.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:A portrait of solidarity: Raรบl Belinchรณnโs stunning images of mud-covered volunteers in Spain
After fatal floods swept through Spain in 2024, photographer Raรบl Belinchรณn captured powerful portraits of mud-soaked volunteers, a series that later won acclaim at the Sony World Photography Awards.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Missing South African police officers found dead in river after six days
It is unclear how they died - the police had referred to a possible kidnapping but now suggest an accident.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Safety at work: Which EU countries have the most workplace deaths and injuries?
As Labour Day is celebrated, Eurostat figures show that accidents at work decreased by 5% between 2017 and 2022. However, more than a third of European countries no longer meet the standard of one labour inspector per 10,000 workers.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:India says it will include caste information in long-awaited census
India will include caste details in its next census, a move likely to have sweeping socio-economic and political ramifications for the world's most populous country.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Oman says new Iran-US nuclear talks postponed
The latest round of US-Iranian nuclear talks, scheduled for this weekend, has been postponed with Oman's foreign minister citing "logistical reasons."
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Hundreds of dachshunds chase record in Hungaryโs wiener wonderland
500 dachshunds were present โ enough to set a Hungarian record, but still short of the Guinness mark set in Regensburg.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Chinaโs young talent scheme lures smart materials scientist Li Yongxi from US
Nanjing University website says Li has taken a position as an associate professor at its Suzhou campus.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Apple says it will appeal after court finds company, executive lied under oath in Epic Games trial
Apple willfully violated and ignored a 2021 decision that came out of the Epic Games case, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said in a decision on Wednesday.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Gruffalo set to return next year with first book in more than 20 years
British writer Julia Donaldson and German illustrator Axel Scheffler have announced they are working on a new outing for the monster in the deep dark wood...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Why EU, US companies are keeping trademark rights in Russia
A number of Western countries said they would withdraw from Russia after the country invaded Ukraine in 2022. But some are holding on to their trademarks in Russia.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:UN Rights Review of Laos Spotlights Lack of Progress
Click to expand Image The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, June 13, 2022. 2022 Valentin Flauraud/Keystone via AP Photo A United Nations review of Laosโ human rights record showed little progress since the last review about five years ago.In its fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on April 29, Laos received 271 recommendations from other countries, most of which echoed those of past...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Street Vendors Are Workers โ They Should Have Workersโ Rights
Click to expand Image Street vendor arranges oranges at her stall in a women-led street market in Diyarbakir, Turkey December 22, 2021. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar From a hot dog vendor in the United States to a girl selling vegetables in the Democratic Republic of Congo to a woman running a tea stall in Bangladesh, street vendors are an integral part of the urban fabric around the world.They boost local economies, supplying...
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:England bans transgender women from playing on women's soccer teams
Transgender women will be banned from playing on womenโs soccer teams in England following a U.K. Supreme Court ruling last month, the sportโs governing body said Thursday.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Tesla board chair denies reports company was looking to replace Elon Musk
The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that boardmembers had reached out to executive search firms to find areplacement for CEO Elon Musk. Tesla's sales and stock value have slumped in recent months as Musk spent much of his time as an unofficial part of Donald Trump's administration.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Popular Hong Kong clinic chain in hot water amid suspected closure
Many customers outraged after prepaying thousands for their childrenโs vaccinations at clinics under Alliance Medical Group.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Joshlin Smith Judgment Due Friday After Defence Says State Failed to Prove Case Beyond Reasonable Doubt
[Daily Maverick] The accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial will learn their fate on Friday. If found guilty they face life sentences.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Belgian-led NATO group patrols Baltic Sea near Estonia amid sabotage fears
Belgian and Dutch forces conduct surveillance operations in the Baltic Sea as part of a NATO mission to monitor Russia and to protect undersea cables amid Baltic tensions.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:Stand With Civil Society โ Sign the open letter
As funding for global civil society shrinks, we're urging funders and policymakers to #StandWithCivilSociety The post Stand With Civil Society โ Sign the open letter appeared first on Peace Direct.
Published on: May 01, 2025 | Source:British police confirm they're investigating Kneecap concert videos
British counterterrorism detectives will investigate comments by Irish hip-hop group Kneecap, which has been criticized by U.K. politicians over statements about the Middle East and British politics, police said Thursday.
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