Oct 18 (Reuters) – European countries are facing more strikes and protests due to high energy prices and mounting costs of living. Here are details of some industrial actions and demonstrations. FRANCE Regional train traffic in France was cut by about half on Tuesday as several unions called a nationwide …
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Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register IMF, World Bank expect global slowdown STOXX 600 set to fall 2.4% for the week Logistics firms dragged by FedEx warning Sept 16 (Reuters) – European shares slid 1.2% on Friday as recession warnings from two major global financial institutions and …
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GCHQ Director Jeremy Fleming delivers a speech as he meets with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth during her visit at the Watergate House to mark the centenary of the GCHQ (Government Communications Head Quarters) in London, Britain, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Aug …
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Britain’s greatest long distance runner has said he was trafficked into the UK when he was around eight or nine (top image) and spent his early years as a domestic slave for a woman he had never met before. In a BBC documentary (left), The Real Mo Farah, which will …
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European Commissioner for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova addresses the European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg, France September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Pool Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BRUSSELS, June 22 (Reuters) – The United States should play a more active role in combating Russian propaganda and …
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IT’S hard to imagine a more callous, arrogant and ignorant redundancy notice than the one delivered on Zoom by P&O human resources director Andy Goode to 800 employees on Thursday. Callous, because it demonstrated no appreciation of the devastating consequences of his announcement for so many workers and their families. …
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Policy watch… The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed enhanced powers for trustees to block or pause transfers where there is potential scam activity on 8 November. The government’s “red” and “amber” flag proposals came into force yesterday (30 November). The government also closed the window of time during …
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TRADE union determination to “generate industrial power in the workplace” is the correct approach to attacks on our rights from the Boris Johnson government. Discussions on the impact of leaving the EU on our rights have generated more heat than light. A misplaced faith in the EU to protect workers’ …
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‘For three years we were stuck in a rut of indecisiveness,’ Bruderer U.K. managing director Adrian Haller, seen here on Jan. 24, 2020, said. ‘Once the election happened, there was a massive sigh of relief.’ HENRY NICHOLLS/Reuters At Bruderer U.K., a small firm selling metal-stamping machines from an industrial estate …
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Richard Wilson, chief executive officer of TIGA, revealed a positive outlook for British gaming in … [+] 2020. © 2014 Bloomberg Finance LP With under three weeks to go before the U.K. supposedly leaves the European Union on January 31, British businesses are meticulously studying the effects that Brexit could …
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