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United Auto Workers accused of retaliating against staff union effort
UAW Staff United says they have been ‘shut down’ for requesting same worker protections the union championsThe United Auto Workers (UAW), one of biggest trade unions in the US, has been accused of firing an organizer in retaliation for their role in an internal union, and delaying bargaining over a contract.Staff workers formed the UAW Staff United union last March. It covers UAW employees at 34 locals across New York City, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Puerto Rico. Continue reading...
Apple loses EU court battle over €13bn tax bill in Ireland
Ruling is a fillip for European Commission efforts to clamp down on ‘sweetheart’ tax dealsBusiness live – latest updatesApple has lost a high-profile, €13bn (£11bn) Irish tax battle with Brussels in a decision that will bolster the European Commission’s efforts to clamp down on favourable “sweetheart” tax deals for multinationals.The European court of justice (ECJ) ruling, which had been eagerly awaited, comes after years of legal wrangling over whether the European Commission was right to demand in 2016 that €13bn in “illegal” tax breaks for Apple should be repaid because it gave the iPhone maker an unfair advantage. Continue reading...
Ukrainian drone attacks kill one and force airport closures in Moscow
Woman dies in strike on residential building in Ramenskoye and three out of four Moscow airports shutUkraine has carried out one its biggest drone attacks on Russia since the beginning of the war, killing a woman in the Moscow region and forcing the closure of airports around the capital.Russia’s defence ministry said overnight it had shot down 144 unmanned aerial vehicles, including 20 over Moscow. Others were intercepted in multiple other regions, it said. Continue reading...
Former partner accused of killing Rebecca Cheptegei dies in hospital from burns
Hospital confirms Dickson Ndiema Marangach’s deathOlympian Cheptegei, 33, died days after being set on fireThe former partner of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who had been accused of killing her by dousing her in petrol and setting her on fire, has died from burns sustained during the attack, the Kenyan hospital where he was being treated said on Tuesday.Cheptegei, 33, who competed in the marathon at the Paris Olympics, suffered burns to more than 75% of her body in the 1 September attack and died four days later. Continue reading...
Coach breathes new life into old classics at New York fashion week
US brand’s British designer abandons ‘strict perfection’ for a more sustainable, carefree collectionThe luxury fashion industry has earned a reputation for championing a polished and slick aesthetic. But according to Stuart Vevers, the British designer and creative director of the US brand Coach, the pursuit of perfectionism is over.Before his show in New York on Monday, Vevers said he wanted to “propose an idea of luxury that is personal rather than perfect. Perfection doesn’t create desire. Something that is loved and worn has more appeal than something that is perfect and precise. The idea of strict perfection in luxury doesn’t interest me very much.” Continue reading...
Sex ed Paraguay-style: condoms are unsafe, silence on LGBTQ+ people
Country awash with teenage pregnancies to launch new school curriculum on sex – but is it worse than none at all?Paraguay, which has the second highest rate of teenage pregnancy in South America, is about to approve its first national sex education curriculum.But activists, students and parents have expressed concern about the new guidelines, which warn that condoms cannot be trusted, masturbation leads to loneliness and make no mention of LGBTQ+ people. Continue reading...
Former Northern Ireland unionist leader pleads not guilty to sex offense charges
The former leader of Northern Ireland’s biggest unionist party has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and other sexual offenses
Swiss city councilor apologizes for firing gun at a Mary and Jesus poster
A Zurich city councilor has apologized after she fired a sporting pistol to shoot up an auction poster of a 14th-century Madonna and child painting and posted images of their bullet-ridden faces on social media
South African farmers are accused of killing 2 women and feeding them to pigs
Three men in South Africa are accused of killing two women and feeding their bodies to pigs on their farm in a case that has outraged the public
Death toll from Vietnam storm rises to 87 with 70 people missing, state media say
The death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi and subsequent heavy rain that triggered floods and landslides has climbed to 87, with 70 people missing and hundreds injured
Man in Denmark faces preliminary terrorism charges over arson at a Jewish woman's home
A 21-year-old man in Denmark has been arrested for arson after allegedly setting a fire at a Jewish woman’s home in Copenhagen, and he faced preliminary court charges under the country’s terrorism laws that could lead to a life sentence
Israel intensified airstrikes on Iran-linked targets in Syria
An independent U.N. commission says Israel has intensified airstrikes on Iranian-linked targets in Syria, inflicting civilian casualties on at least three occasions
