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Sat, 20 Nov 2021 09:08:13 GMT
Protests cast spotlight on Chinese factories in Serbia
The situation at the factory and the alleged deception used to lure employees has made headlines in Serbia after Nguyen and hundreds of other Vietnamese went on strike this week. The strike that started on Wednesday was a rare show of defiance by l...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 08:52:11 GMT
Death toll of Sudan anti-coup protests rises to 40: medics
Sudan's top general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on October 25 declared a state of emergency, ousted the government and detained the civilian leadership. The military takeover upended a two-year transition to civilian rule, drew wide international condem...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 07:56:12 GMT
Thousands rally against Covid-19 vaccinations in Australia
Australia's vaccine program remains voluntary and highly successful, with nearly 85 percent of the population over 16 fully vaccinated and life returning to relative normality for those double-jabbed. But protesters rallied Saturday across several ...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 07:02:10 GMT
Cricket Australia admits mistake not axing Paine earlier
Paine abruptly quit on Friday, just weeks ahead of the Ashes series against England, over a series of lewd text messages with a female colleague in 2017 that he had learnt was about to be made public. The incident was investigated in 2018 but Paine...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 06:00:20 GMT
Unverified photos of tennis player Peng Shuai posted online
The Twitter account @shen_shiwei, labelled "Chinese state-affiliated media" by the social network, posted four undated images of her late Friday. In a tweet, @shen_shiwei said the pictures, which could not be independently verified by AFP, were sha...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 05:14:11 GMT
Andrade crushes Quigley to retain WBO middleweight title
Andrade dropped Quigley with a right hook in the first round of the bout at SNHU Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire, and sent him to the canvas again in the second with a punishing left. Even as Andrade began his celebrations the gutsy Quigley beat...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 03:58:11 GMT
Tesla drivers back behind wheel after server problem, Musk says
Multiple Tesla drivers tweeted that they were no longer able to start their cars with their phone apps and had to use keycards if they were lucky enough to be carrying theirs with them. Musk responded directly to a South Korean driver who reported ...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 03:42:12 GMT
All players must be vaccinated for Australian Open - tournament chief
Melbourne, where the tournament is held, has spent more than 260 days under lockdown during the pandemic and the Victoria state government made clear last month there would be no concessions for unvaccinated players. Tiley said the playing group ha...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 03:38:12 GMT
Protests cast spotlight on Chinese factories in Serbia
The situation at the factory and the alleged deception used to lure employees has made headlines in Serbia after Nguyen and hundreds of other Vietnamese went on strike this week. The strike that started on Wednesday was a rare show of defiance by l...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 03:18:10 GMT
ICC suspends investigation of Philippines 'war on drugs'
The Hague-based court in September authorised a probe of the campaign that has left thousands of people dead, saying it resembled an illegitimate and systematic attack on civilians. Duterte was elected in 2016 on a campaign promise to get rid of th...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 03:00:21 GMT
Censors, legal hurdles stifle China's #MeToo movement
Explosive claims this month by tennis star Peng Shuai that a former top Communist Party politician had sexually assaulted her marked the first time allegations have hit the top layer of government. But her accusations were swiftly scrubbed from the...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 02:54:19 GMT
Historic development: Afghanistan's disappearing box cameras
He took black-and-white portraits of people for passports, identity cards and other documents using his "magic box" on a sidewalk, producing prints in a couple of minutes. Now in his 70s, he says the instant camera -- or "kamra-e-faoree" as it is k...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 02:26:27 GMT
Corals and cable cars: Vietnam tourist island reopens with big dreams
On Saturday, around 200 South Koreans will land on the island, which lies a few kilometres off Cambodia in the azure waters of the Gulf of Thailand, after a vaccine passport scheme kicked off this month in Vietnam. Far from a lazy beach break, thei...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 02:10:15 GMT
Cummins the frontrunner to lead Australia after Paine scandal
The 28-year-old, who has served as vice-captain in both Test and white-ball formats since 2019, is widely seen as in a two-way race with Steve Smith to assume the reins after Paine's shock departure on Friday over a sexting scandal. The bombshell m...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 02:08:08 GMT
Fuel rationed, travel limited in flooded western Canada
Record rainfall hit southwestern British Columbia Sunday and Monday resulting in landslides and flooding which destroyed roads and infrastructure and forced the temporary closure of the Trans Mountain pipeline. "We are asking people to limit their ...



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