Posts by Riah Stelmack
Scholz hails VW wage agreement as a ‘socially responsible solution’
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the European Council summit. Gaetan Claessens/European Council/dpa German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has welcomed the collective agreement at Volkswagen as a “good, socially responsible solution.” “These are not easy times for Volkswagen employees,” he said in a statement. Scholz added that the compromise…
Read MoreArctic Blast: Prepare for wicked weekend wind chills
After our light snowfall event today through Saturday, we will enter into the coldest stretch of weather yet this season and in recent memory. A blast of Arctic air officially descends across the North Country and Upper Valley by Sunday with wicked wind chills. Gusty northwest winds will start to take a break later Sunday…
Read MoreFace-to-Face with Wild Polar Bears: A Life-Changing Arctic Adventure
When we boarded the tiny, run-down plane in the far north of Canada, we weren’t sure if the butterflies in our stomachs were from the fear of flying in such a small plane or the excitement for the adventure to come. In just one hour, we’d be landing in a remote camp along the Hudson…
Read MoreVolkswagen, employee representatives reach wage deal after tough negotiations
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen’s employee representatives said Friday they have reached a wage deal that wards off management proposals for plant closings in Germany and bars involuntary layoffs through 2030. The company said the deal includes provisions to shed more than 35,000 jobs in “socially responsible” ways by 2030, the dpa news agency reported.…
Read MoreThe student who blew whistle on Kenya airport controversy
Kenyan business student Nelson Amenya has been hailed as a hero by those campaigning for greater transparency in the deals his government makes with private firms. Recent Kenyan history is littered with stories of huge contracts that have resulted from corruption – and despite laws that are supposed to prevent this from happening, there are…
Read MorePoland has registered 988,000 war refugees from Ukraine
More than 1.5 million Ukrainian citizens are now living in neighbouring Poland almost three years after the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Around 988,000 of them have been registered as war refugees with a temporary protection status, a representative of the Ministry of the Interior told a session of the Polish parliament…
Read MoreLiberian speaker denies links to parliament fire
The speaker of Liberia’s House of Representatives has denied being involved in a huge fire at the West African nation’s legislature. Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa was among those questioned by the police after the Capitol building was set alight. No-one was in the building at the time of the fire but the authorities have launched…
Read MoreYPF and Shell sign agreement to develop Argentina LNG project
Argentina’s state-run oil company YPF, in collaboration with Shell, has signed a project development agreement to advance the development of the Argentina LNG project. Touted as the nation’s premier LNG project, the multi-stage $50bn Argentina LNG initiative focuses on the liquefaction of gas for international export. It involves extracting gas from specific blocks in Vaca…
Read MoreMost Germans favour giving Syrian refugees time before returning home
A clear majority of German residents believe Syrian refugees should be allowed to remain in the country until conditions in their homeland are peaceful and stable enough to return, according to a new survey. The survey for German public broadcaster ZDF, released on Friday, showed 64% of respondents in favour of granting Syrian refugees time…
Read MoreUN food agency says 40 million people are struggling to feed themselves in West and Central Africa
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — More than 40 million people are now struggling to feed themselves across West and Central Africa with that number set to rise to 52 million by the middle of next year, the United Nations food agency said Friday. According to a new report released Friday, the World Food Program said 3.4…
Read MoreMacron thanks Gisèle Pelicot for courage, advocacy during rape trial
French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to Gisèle Pelicot’s fight on Friday, a day after the conclusion of a landmark mass rape trial in Avignon that found her ex-husband guilty of aggravated rape and sentenced him to 20 years in prison. “Thank you Gisèle Pelicot,” Macron wrote on the platform X. “In the name of…
Read MoreVerdicts expected for 8 people on trial over their role in the beheading of a teacher in France
PARIS (AP) — Eight people accused of assisting an Islamic extremist who beheaded a French history teacher will hear the verdicts in their cases Friday, more than four years after the death of Samuel Paty outside his school. Paty was killed near Paris on Oct. 16, 2020, days after showing his class cartoons of the…
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