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U.K. Amazon employees to strike for six days in April

GMB said more than 560 workers at the warehouse would walk out on April 16-18 and April 21-23  see more
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Fourteen miners dead in Sudan mine collapse: official

Witnesses said miners were digging for gold using heavy machinery which had caused the collapse.  see more
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EU to require gender pay transparency from companies

Under new rules adopted by 427 votes in favour to 79 against, salary scales will be required to abide by gender-neutral criteria.  see more
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Professor Paweł Śpiewak, sociologist, historian and author. April 17, 1951 – March 30, 2023. Photo: PAP/Tomasz Gzell

Paweł Śpiewak, prominent Jewish-Polish sociologist and historian dies at 71

Śpiewak was the Director of the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw between 2011 and 2020.   see more
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King Charles III helps with the production of cheese during a visit to an organic farm on day two of his state visit to Germany. March 30, 2023 in Brandenburg, Germany. Photo: Stephen Lock - Pool/Getty Images

King Charles, Queen Camilla prowl German countryside for eco-cheese

Earlier Charles and his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, had visited a weekly outdoor market in the German capital.  see more
Society Thu, 19:59
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Blaze aboard Philippine ferry leaves 29 dead, 225 rescued

Investigators have yet to identify the cause of the fire which occurred off the southern island of Basilan.   see more
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Pope Francis slowly recovering from respiratory infection

The pope was hospitalized on Wednesday after complaining of breathing difficulties, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said.  see more
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Ukrainian refugees repeatedly victimized in Berlin, data show

From the beginning of the war until February of this year, police recorded 3,250 crimes against Ukrainians.   see more
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Two U.S. army helicopters crash in Kentucky, fatalities reported

“We’ve got some tough news out of Fort Campbell, with early reports of a helicopter crash," Kentucky’s governor stated on social media. Several casualties have been reported.  see more
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Russian escapee whose daughter drew anti-war picture detained

Alexei Moskalyov escaped house arrest on Tuesday before services could take him to a penal colony.  see more
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Protest of the organisation of paedophiles’ victims and the Junge Union (youth organisation of the CDU) against the Theodor Heuss award to politician and publicist Daniel Cohn-Bendit. Schlossplatz in Stuttgart, April 20th, 2013. Photo by. PAP/DPA, Marijan Mura

Heritage of May ‘68 has a dark side

The praise of adult sex with children was a cultural trend among Europe's elites in the second half of the 20th century   see more
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