Solidarity protests against the strict covid policy in China took place in some cities in North America and Europe last night. In Paris, among others, demonstrators showed signs with ‘Urumqi’, the Chinese city where a fire in an apartment building claimed 10 victims last week. There have been fierce protests […]
British Employers: Admit More Skilled Migrant Workers
More skilled migrant workers must be admitted to the UK to tackle the country’s economic problems. That is the opinion of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the largest employers’ organization in the United Kingdom, which is increasing the pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. “We have an immigration system […]
Grain Deal Black Sea is Extended
The agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain is extended. A Turkish official who wished to remain anonymous confirmed this to the French news agency AFP on Thursday. However, the deal basically expired Friday night. The official said that the agreement will be extended “under the same conditions” that have […]
Tesla Helps Investigate Chinese Crash But Denies Runaway Car
Tesla is helping a police investigation into a crash of one of its cars in China. However, the American producer of electric cars already states that the Model Y SUV that crashed at high speed earlier this month did not run wild. Images of the crash caused a stir last […]
Nintendo Falls on Lower Japanese Stock Market, China Stock Markets Also Fall
Nintendo was among the biggest decliners on the Tokyo stock exchange on Wednesday. The Japanese game console manufacturer raised its profit forecast for the entire fiscal year but expected to sell fewer Switch game consoles. This is partly due to production problems with the popular console due to shortages of […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: Warn Everyone About Climate Disasters
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres confirmed at the climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh that there would be a global warning system for climate disasters. This so-called early warning system ensures that far fewer people die and that material damage is much smaller in the event of climate disasters. Unfortunately, half of […]
British Prime Minister Bows to pressure: Rishi Sunak Still Goes to Climate Summit in Egypt
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will attend the UN climate summit in Egypt after all. He announced that on Wednesday. Sunak had no intention of going to Sharm-el-Sheikh at first but is now adjusting. “There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change. There is no energy security without […]