Britain’s M&S lifts store worker pay by 7 per cent citing rising living costs
British retailer Marks & Spencer will raise hourly pay for over 40,000 store workers by 7 per cent from April a third rise in just over two years that may catch the ...
Two trains collide in Greece, at least 36 killed, 85 injured (Videos)
A Greek passenger train collided head-on with a cargo train late on Tuesday, throwing entire carriages off the tracks and killing at least 36 people, many of them students, in the ...
Britain’s Sainsbury’s to close two depots, 1,400 jobs affected
British supermarket group Sainsbury’s (SBRY.L) plans to consolidate five existing Sainsbury’s and Argos general merchandise depots into three, closing two by 2026, in a move that will impact 1,400 ...
French court dismisses Uganda lawsuit against TotalEnergies
A French civil court on Tuesday dismissed a fast-track lawsuit brought by campaigners against energy major TotalEnergies TTEF.PA over its oil projects in Uganda and Tanzania, saying the case ...
Sandy Hook families get approval to dig into Alex Jones’s finances
A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Tuesday allowed victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre to retain a forensic financial investigator to dig into the finances of bankrupt right-wing conspiracy theorist ...
Turkish court sentences journalist to jail under ‘disinformation’ law
A Turkish court on Tuesday sentenced a journalist to 10 months in prison for spreading disinformation, handing down the first jail term under a new law that critics say threatens free ...
80 Afghan citizens dead in Italian shipwreck – Taliban foreign ministry
Afghanistan’s Taliban-led foreign ministry said on Tuesday that 80 Afghan citizens, including children, had died in Sunday’s shipwreck off the southern coast of Italy.
Rescuers have so far confirmed ...
Sunak pitches new Brexit vision to Northern Ireland and his lawmakers (Update)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was in Northern Ireland and then met with his own lawmakers on Tuesday to sell his new deal with the European Union to ease post-Brexit ...
Toxic smog: Iran criticised for winter ‘air pollution catastrophe’
By Sanam Mahoozi
In Iran this winter, hospital emergency rooms have been full, schools regularly closed, and many people unable to work or even leave their homes due to toxic ...
Portugal’s shoemakers rethink business models, recycle in green push
By Catarina Demony and Miguel Pereira
The factory worker grabbed a handful of worn-out shoes and fed them into roaring machines that chopped and crushed and transformed them into “eco-rubber” – ...
US to crack down on child labour amid massive uptick
The Biden administration announced measures to crack down on child labor on Monday amid a steep rise in violations and investigative reports by Reuters and other news outlets on illegal ...
Putin tells FSB security service to raise game against West
Russian President Vladimir Putin told the FSB domestic security service on Tuesday to step up its activity to counter what he said was increasing espionage and sabotage against Russia by ...
Russians tighten noose on Ukraine’s Bakhmut, situation ‘extremely tense’
Russia forces on Tuesday stepped up their weeks-long drive to encircle the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut where the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces described the situation as “extremely ...
Turkey’s economy grew 5.6% in 2022, pace to slow after earthquakes
Turkey’s economy expanded 5.6% in 2022, official data showed on Tuesday but growth was expected to slow significantly to 2.8% in 2023 after earthquakes this month caused widespread destruction in the south of ...
Women make up 40% of boards at top UK companies for first time
Womens’ share of board seats at Britain’s 350 biggest listed companies reached 40% for the first time in 2022, a UK government-backed report on Tuesday showed, three years ahead of plan.
Improving ...
Russia’s St Petersburg suspends, then restarts flights due to ‘unknown object’
Russia’s Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg temporarily and briefly suspended all flights on Tuesday morning before restarting them amid unconfirmed Russian media reports of an unidentified object such as ...
Shooter critically injures one, himself near German primary school – police
A shooter critically injured one person near a German primary school in the north-western town of Bramsche on Tuesday before critically injuring himself with the weapon, a police spokesperson in ...
ECB has started to win inflation fight
Euro zone inflation pressures have begun to ease, including for all-important core prices, but the European Central Bank will not end rate hikes until it is confident price growth is ...
Russia fights to encircle Ukraine’s defenders in Bakhmut
Russian forces pressed their offensive in eastern Ukraine as they attempted to encircle the small mining city of Bakhmut, the scene of the toughest fighting in battlefields saturated by rain ...
Swiss regulator investigates 12 banks in Lebanese central banker corruption case
Switzerland’s financial regulator has investigated 12 banks and launched enforcement proceedings against two of them in relation to corruption charges against longtime central banker Riad Salameh, it said on Monday.
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Russia’s Medvedev says arms supplies to Kyiv threaten global nuclear catastrophe
Russia’s former president and an ally of President Vladimir Putin said in remarks that the West’s continued supply of arms to Kyiv risked a global nuclear catastrophe, reiterating ...
Moscow accuses US of preparing a ‘toxic chemicals’ provocation in Ukraine
The United States is planning a provocation in Ukraine using toxic chemicals, the Russian defence ministry said on Tuesday.
The ministry cited former U.S. ambassador to Russia John Sullivan ...
Why are UK energy bills for consumers still rising?
British energy regulator Ofgem on Monday lowered its price cap on household energy bills from April, but this will offer little relief to consumers as energy costs continue to rise.
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Canada blocks TikTok from government devices citing security risks
Canada on Monday blocked the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok from government-issued devices, saying it presents an “unacceptable” level of risk to privacy and security.
Canada also moved to block ...