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The leader of France's hardline CGT union on Wednesday called for strikes after talks with Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu over fresh protests collapsed. As the country is reeling from last weekend's riots, the government offered "no measure or an acknowledgement of our demands" Sophie Binet, secretary general of the CGT, told reporters.
The bank says workers will be required to attend the office at least two days a week from February.
As the international context becomes more challenging for the European Union, the bloc is looking to boost its ties with like-minded allies. Canada is part of that architecture that the EU says it wants to build. The big news of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union speech in September was that Canada could become an associate member – an arrangement that does not exist for the EU's partners at the moment.
Three former African presidents discussed security commitments, refugee protection and regional cooperation.
Six journalists from independent platform Matsadaash allege torture in detention, which Egypt denies.
The European Union warned digital platforms on Monday against livestreaming the execution of Nidal Hasan, a former US Army psychiatrist who is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3 for killing 13 people at a military base in 2009. Under EU rules, platforms have an obligation to moderate shocking and violent content, including capital punishment.
The European Union has approved its largest-ever sanctions package against Moscow, targeting more than 1,000 entities tied to the military-industrial complex. The move took place in an EU foreign ministers' meeting.
Nipsa has been holding meetings with members working across the health service and said they had given a clear message over their frustrations.
This week we receive David Clarinval, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Employment, Economy and Agriculture of Belgium. He commented on his country's position in terms of commercial competition or participation in the next EU budget.
The United States invited national security advisers from France, Germany and the United Kingdom, as well as representatives of the European Union and NATO, to join discussions with Ukraine in Miami, Florida.
The United States invited national security advisers from France, Germany and the United Kingdom, as well as representatives of the European Union and NATO, to discussions with Ukraine in Miami, Florida.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, members of the panel of African Union facilitators completed their visit to Goma, in the east of the country, a city controlled by AFC-M23, supported by Rwanda. This visit comes as peace processes remain deadlocked and fighting continues on the ground. Details of Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula from Kinshasa. #RDC #Goma #PeaceCongo
Documentary festival DOC NYC returns for its 17th year in Manhattan from Nov. 11-19 and continues online through Nov. 29. Èlia Gasull Balada and Matteo Norzi’s “The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs” will open the festival. The film follows 75-year-old Indigenous artist Sara Flores, who emerges from the Peruvian Amazon into the global contemporary art scene. […]
The African Union launched the continent's first credit rating agency on Wednesday, seeking to provide an alternative to the "big three" global ratings agencies as debt burdens weigh on many African economies. The Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) — the creation of which African leaders endorsed in 2018 — was launched at a ceremony attended by African officials in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius, where it will be based.
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, members of the panel of African Union facilitators have just completed their visit to Goma, the eastern city of the country controlled by AFC-M23, supported by Rwanda. This visit comes at a time when peace processes appear to be stalled and fighting continues on the ground. Accuracy of Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula from Kinshasa.
Russia is called upon by WHO, the European Union and the United States to increase transparency after the death of a laboratory technician in Siberia. Daria Shipilova, who worked at the Irkutsk pest control institute, died of pneumonia of unknown origin. Between the versions of some media and the denial of the authorities, the vagueness persists and maintains rumours and misinformation.
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization, the United States and the European Union called on Russia to be more transparent after the death of a laboratory worker working at a pestilence study institute, while reports point to a possible second suspicious case. "No health problems related to infectious pathology have been detected," the Russian public health agency said.
In the wake of a massive mobilization, the High School Union and the Student Union are calling for further blockages and processions on Thursday. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced Wednesday to suspend the use of deafening grenades in the context of high school demonstrations. According to his ministry, the high school mobilization "is in sharp decline" Wednesday at midday. Follow our direct.
This Tuesday is a crucial day for the continuation of the high school movement that began three weeks ago in France. Demonstrations are announced throughout the country, during which its students will be joined by an inter-union of teachers. They demand better human and material means to work. "As long as our demands are not listened to, the movement will continue," says Marius Mesnil, co-secretary general of the High School Union.
School year is on hold with teachers on strike and other unions threatening to take action.
