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Brazil Concludes Probe Into Braskem Salt Mining Disaster
Brazil's federal police said on Friday that 20 people have been formally accused following an investigation into a sinking ground disaster related to salt mining activities in Maceio, where petrochemicals firm Braskem has been active for…
Largest Storm Hit Taiwan
Heavy rains and high winds lashed Taiwan on Thursday as the largest storm to hit the island in nearly three decades made landfall along its southeast coast, killing at least one person and injuring dozens.
Typhoon Kong-rey packed winds…
Aviation Giant Raises Pay To End Workers Strike
Striking Boeing workers are set to vote on a new offer from the aviation giant, which includes a 38% pay rise over the next four years.
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) union, which represents more…
Cyclists On Phones Face Jail In Japan
Cyclists using a mobile phone while riding in Japan could face up to six months of jail under strict new rules introduced Friday.
Those who breach the revised road traffic law can be punished with a maximum sentence of six months in…
Isreal Bans UN Aid Agency To Palestine
Israel’s much-criticised banning of the United Nations Palestinian aid agency (UNRWA) is part of a broader attempt to undermine the rights of Palestinian refugees and expel them from the occupied territories, analysts have told Al Jazeera.…
Isreali Cabinet Set To Approve Austerity Budget Amid Wars
Israeli cabinet ministers were to start voting later on Thursday on a long-awaited wartime budget for 2025 that will rein in spending and raise a host of taxes to pay for the military conflicts that have engulfed the country.
The wars in…
Russia Braces For More Tax Increment
Russia will need to raise taxes further to fund its war in Ukraine, according to economists who say revenue-raising measures already announced will not be enough to fund the country's ballooning military spending.
Russia's draft 2025…
Ukraine Prepares To Fight North Korean Troops
Ukraine prepares to fight North Korean troops in the Russian region of Kursk on Wednesday, as the entry of a second nuclear power in Russia’s war against Ukraine threatened to escalate and broaden the conflict.
The United States Pentagon…
Turkey Arrest Opposition Mayor
A Turkish court on Thursday ordered the arrest of a mayor from Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) over alleged militant ties.
A deputy governor of Istanbul has replaced Ahmet Ozer as CHP mayor of Istanbul's…
UK Chancellor Reeves Raise Taxes In First Labour Budget
Britain's new finance minister Rachel Reeves announced the biggest tax increases in three decades in her first budget on Wednesday, saying she had to repair the country's broken public services with heavy spending.
Businesses and the…