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A milestone for French rail strikes: 29th day of walkouts

7:51 pm January 2, 2020

Paris: With 29 straight days of walkouts, French rail strikes against government plans to reform France’s retirement system marked a new milestone Thursday, surpassing even the lengths of strikes in the 1980s. The nationwide walkouts against the government’s pension plans started on December 5. On Thursday, they surpassed a 1986-1987 rail strike in longevity, a […]

Bird flu kills 25,000 turkeys in eastern Poland, sparks cull

7:44 pm January 2, 2020

Warsaw: Authorities in eastern Poland say bird flu is responsible for the deaths of at least 25,000 turkeys in poultry farms near the country’s borders with Ukraine and Belarus. Polish veterinary authorities on Thursday were planning to cull tens of thousands of birds in the Lubartow area, a major poultry farming region. Police were blocking […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

UK manufacturing shrinks again: data

7:37 pm January 2, 2020

London: Britain’s manufacturing activity slumped in December for the eighth month in a row, hit by Brexit jitters and global trade tensions, data showed Thursday. The IHS Markit UK Manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) stood at 47.5 last month, the group said in a statement. That compared with 48.9 in November, holding under the 50 […]

Cheers, tears, prayers: A look at how world is ushering in 2020

5:52 am January 1, 2020

Washington: Revelers around the globe are bidding farewell to a decade that will be remembered for the rise of social media, the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement and, of course, President Donald Trump. A look at how the world is ushering in 2020: ___ PARIS A joyful crowd of Parisians and tourists walked, biked and […]

US ambassador defends Poland from false Russian WWII claims

11:50 pm December 30, 2019

Warsaw: The US ambassador in Warsaw came to Poland’s defense on Monday following repeated claims by Russian President Vladimir Putin that Poland bears blame for the outbreak of World War II. “Dear President Putin, Hitler and Stalin colluded to start WWII. That is a fact. Poland was a victim of this horrible conflict,” Ambassador Georgette […]