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Some members of the workers’ union representing more than 10,000 baristas at Starbucks in the United States have begun a five-day strike at stores in Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, citing unresolved issues over wages, staffing and schedules. The strike, which started on Friday, is the latest in a series of labour actions in the […]
Tech entrepreneur Tiago Lei started paying some attention to Hengqin when his alma mater – the University of Macau – leased a large piece of land there 15 years ago for campus expansion. Around 12km (7.5 miles) west of Macau, the 106 sq km (41 square mile) island in the neighbouring mainland Chinese city of […]
Final report: may not be the most feature-rich, but the Elevate has been a very comfy and dependable companion during its time here. The Honda Elevate CVT entered our long-term fleet at a time when a number of its segment rivals were already present. But while the others were in demand – the Hyundai Creta […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked all licensed food manufacturers and importers to submit quarterly data on actions taken to dispose off rejected or expired food products. The Food Safety Authority said this new provision was being introduced to ensure that rejected or expired food items are not being rebranded […]
Hongkongers woke up to the coldest day so far this winter on Friday, with temperatures in urban areas going below 12 degrees Celsius (53.6 Fahrenheit). The Hong Kong Observatory said the minimum temperature recorded at its headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui was 11.9 degrees at 7.30am, the lowest this season. The mercury at the weather […]
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy pressured Republicans to scrap their bill to keep the government funded. The US government is now set to shut down early Saturday morning if Congress doesn’t act. A shutdown would furlough thousands of federal workers, impacting programs many Americans rely on. The US is once again on the brink of […]
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Alistair Carmichael, the Lib Dem chair of the environment committee, goes next. Q: When you decided to extend inheritance tax, were you targeting the super-rich, or family farmers? Starmer says the government needed to raise revenue. He says it was not […]
Explore: The $115 Trillion World Economy in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. There’s nothing quite like a big chart to really get into the data. In this edition we take a […]
In a post on Truth Social early Wednesday, Donald Trump claimed his country is financially supporting its northern neighbour. The U.S. president-elect wrote that “we subsidize Canada to the tune of $100,000,000 a year” — an apparent reference to a previous claim about a $100-billion trade gap — and said the imbalance “makes no sense.” […]
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Visualizing America’s Top Imports from China This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Chinese imports when he takes […]