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Parents of teen workers accuse union of ‘predatory’ sign-up tactics
Even union supporters say the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association’s tactics feel ‘unsettling’Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe families of teenage workers at fast food and retail outlets have accused one of Australia’s largest unions of “predatory” recruitment tactics.Guardian Australia has spoken with several young workers and...
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Reserve Bank tipped to cut cash rate amid growing confidence Australia’s inflation is being tamed
Market pricing implies 95% chance of quarter point drop to 3.85%, but there’s also speculation of surprise bumper half percentage point cutAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank is expected to cut the cash rate on Tuesday, easing pressure on indebted households grappling with high living costs and elevated mortgage repayments.Market...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Output in UK energy-intensive industries hits 35-year low
High electricity prices undermining competitiveness of British businesses, official figures show
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Romania’s new president faces fiscal time bomb
Nicușor Dan needs to appoint a government to curb spending and keep access to EU funds
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Can a gender bill bring political inclusion?
Nigerian women are demanding that more seats be reserved for them in the country’s parliament. They argue that women are systemically excluded from the political process and change is long overdue.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Israel should be excluded from Eurovision, Spanish prime minister says
Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez says Israel should be excluded from the Eurovision Song Contest over its war in Gaza.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Africa: Annual Meetings 2025 - Side Event On Leveraging Water and Sanitation Investment in Africa
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] What: 2025 Annual Meetings side event: Leveraging Water and Sanitation Investment in Africa - the Driving Role of the African Water Facility
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:How the State of the People Power Tour Is Building Power and Amplifying Black Voices
During the State of the People Power Tour, local communities—many of them in the South—have been organizing around the issues most impacting them.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Venezuelan Electoral Council Conducts Audit Ahead of Upcoming Elections
CNE authorities informed that all machines and electoral materials are fully ready. On Sunday, Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) carried out a preparation audit of the voting machines to be used in the May 25 elections, during which 569 public positions will be selected. RELATED: Venezuela To Hold Popular Consultation for Youth on July 27 […]
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Parents warned after men approach schoolgirls in Hong Kong’s Yuen Long
Community care team alerts parents after two young men offered young girls at playground gifts and to accompany them home.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Hongkongers using CLP Power pay less due to cheaper global fuel
In its quarterly results, company also says electricity sales fell by 2.6 per cent, year on year.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Gaza’s Khan Younis latest focus of Israeli forced displacement, bombing
Israeli army warns of 'unprecedented' assault on the southern city as dozens killed in strikes across blockaded enclave.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Okinawans split over whether US bases are worth the burden
Japan pays $1.4 billion annually for US bases in Okinawa. But does the US military presence truly benefit locals, or does it impose more challenges?
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Set to Host African Development Bank Group 2025 Annual Meetings
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] Côte d'Ivoire, host country for the African Development Bank Group's 2025 Annual Meetings is ready for the notable events scheduled to take place at the end of May.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:BBC’s Gary Lineker departs after sharing post about Zionism featuring a rat
Former footballer has hosted iconic highlights show Match of the Day since 1999 but will leave this week.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Top economists urge EU to save due diligence laws from rollback
Nearly 100 economists from across Europe are pushing back against the commission’s plan to weaken its own recent rules on human rights and the environment in corporate supply chains.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong marine officials missed ferry design flaw, disaster inquiry hears
Coroner’s Court hears evidence from three current and former ship inspectors involved in checks on ill-fated Lamma IV over the years.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Sports broadcaster Gary Lineker to leave BBC after sharing Instagram story about Zionism
Gary Lineker, the England soccer great-turned-media celebrity, will leave his role as a presenter for the BBC after facing criticism for reposting an Instagram story about Zionism that featured a picture of a rat.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Private Equity and Wheelchair Services: How to Address a National Crisis
Wheelchair and durable medical equipment are a $60 billion industry and growing. But millions of wheelchair users are not getting the repair services they need.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:WHO validates Mauritania for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Mauritania as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the seventh country in WHO’s African Region to achieve this significant milestone. The validation certificate was received by Honorable Abdallahi Sidi Mohamed Wedih, Minister of Health and Aïcha Vall Vergès, Ambassador of Mauritania to Switzerland at the Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Who was Malcolm X?
Malcolm X was an icon of the Black civil rights movement and saw violence as a tool of resistance against oppression. He was born 100 years ago in Omaha, Nebraska.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:China and Russia plan to build nuclear power station on moon
Planned for 2035, the nuclear reactor would power research and exploration of the moon's south pole as part of the the International Lunar Research Station project.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:How Malcolm X fought against the 'American nightmare'
"By any means necessary": He saw violence as a tool of resistance against the oppression of Black people. Malcolm X, who was born 100 years ago, remains an icon of the Black civil rights movement.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Macron’s office immersed in major Perrier mineral water scandal
Senate report alleges Nestlé Waters lobbied the French government to make possible the sale of branded mineral water that circumvented stringent rules.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Presidential win in Romania 'not a clear victory' over far-right
Some caution that over five million voters still backed the far-right George Simeon — posing questions on future governance in country wrecked by poverty and inequality.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:South Africa to pursue appeal against Nigerian pastor acquitted of rape
Timothy Omotoso, who denies assaulting women from his church, has reportedly returned to Nigeria.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Victims of Sri Lanka’s Civil War Seek Justice
Click to expand Image Sri Lankan Tamil civil war survivors perform rituals in memory of their deceased or missing relatives near Mullivaikkal, where civilians were trapped during the last months of the war, May 17, 2024. 2024 AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena Last weekend,Tamils in Sri Lanka gathered to commemorate those who died or went missing in the country’s civil war, which lasted from 1983 to 2009. As they have for...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:The US and China called a truce on tariffs, but is the battleground expanding?
Analysts say Trump is looking to tighten tech restrictions, and this time Beijing has a better ‘toolkit’ to counter ‘long-arm jurisdiction’.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Moscow outlaws Amnesty International for ‘Russophobia’ amid Ukraine war
Amnesty International said the decision taken by Moscow is part of its 'broader effort to silence dissent'.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Middle East: Israel allows Gaza aid for 'diplomatic reasons'
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says it's necessary to resume Gaza aid as famine images prove unpopular with allies. Meanwhile, the Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of the territory's second city. DW has more.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Gary Lineker leaves BBC amid anti-Semitism row, pro-Palestinian comments
Britain's top football host is 'bowing out by mutual agreement' after backlash to a social media post about Zionism.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Late night talks yield defence pact at EU-UK 'reset' summit
The EU and UK unveiled a series of new agreements covering defence and security, youth mobility and fisheries at a summit on Monday (19 May) after last-minute talks which carried late into Sunday night.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Discriminatory Testing Blocks Migrant Children’s Right to Education in Russia
Click to expand Image A teacher introduces curricula and school rules to first graders at School No. 362 in St. Petersburg, Russia, September 1, 2023. 2023 CHINE NOUVELLE/SIPA/Shutterstock This week, Russia’s education and science supervision agency, Rosobrnadzor,reported that so far in 2025 only 335 children of migrants have been allowed to take the Russian language proficiency test, a new prerequisite for school...
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Tanzanian opposition leader makes defiant appearance at treason trial
The trial has added to rising concerns across East Africa about threats to democracy.
Published on: May 19, 2025 | Source:Italian PM Meloni Announces Summit on African Lobito Corridor Project
The Western powers seek to secure the world’s largest reserves of cobalt, copper and coltan. On Monday, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced a summit with several countries, focused on the Lobito Corridor—a major African railway project through which the West aims to compete with China. RELATED: U.S. Launches Endless War to Plunder Others’ Resources: […]
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