Applauding them for “making history”, the Labour leader said: “They are standing up for workers’ rights by leading the first-ever strike at McDonald’s in the UK”.
“However, if the current situation in Rakhine is not addressed judiciously, it would result in the fleeing of more Rohingyas to neighbouring countries, including Malaysia”.
– Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) kicked off Labor Day with a call to raise the minimum wage, as unions throughout the nation and Bay Area took to the streets to demand a national $15/hr. minimum wage.
The summit adopted the BRICS Leaders Xiamen Declaration which reaffirmed the BRICS spirit of openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation, and mapped out a new blueprint for strengthening the BRICS partnership and deepening practical cooperation in various areas, Xi said.
Kenya will hold a new presidential election on the 17 October, which will pit the incumbent president Uhuru Kenyatta, the leader of the opposition Raila Odinga, after the invalidation by the supreme Court in the election on August 8, announced Monday the electoral Commission (IEBC).
Harvey’s flood waters have heavily damaged tens of thousands of homes across Texas and killed at least 30 people. Rainfall from the storm has set a record for the continental US, according to the National Weather Service, and the response is expected to be among the most...
May met Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday evening, the discussions dominated by the UK’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) and North Korea’s launch of a missile which flew over Japan on Tuesday.
The reclusive state fired an intermediate-range Hwasong-12 over Japan early on Tuesday, which it said was a mere “curtain-raiser” for the North’s “resolute countermeasures” against ongoing US-South Korean military drills. “This dramatically...
After seeing the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, the Red Cross of western MA said they were overwhelmed by the number of people volunteering to help.