The International Labour Organisation said that the reform “effectively dismantles the “kafala” sponsorship system and marks the beginning of a new era for the Qatari labour market.” Geneva: The United Nations labour agency on Sunday commended Qatar for abolishing an exploitative employment system that required migrant workers to seek their […]
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President Trump to visit Kenosha on tuesday, meet with law enforcement officers and survey damage done during protests. One person was shot dead late on Saturday in Portland, Oregon, as a large caravan of US President Donald Trump’s supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in the streets. It wasn’t […]
LONDON: British universities should scrap plans to reopen next month to prevent travelling students from fuelling the country’s coronavirus pandemic, a union said, calling for courses to be taught online. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government has come under fire over its moves to restart education, especially after a row over […]
Reuters: One person was shot dead in Portland late yesterday as protesters from rival groups clashed in the northwest US city, which has seen frequent demonstrations for months that have at times turned violent. Police statements yesterday said both the death and protest violence took place in Portland’s downtown area. […]
ROME: All of the migrants on board a rescue ship funded by British street artist Banksy have been transferred to other vessels, the team behind the mission said after their pink-and-white ship carrying more than 200 passengers sent an urgent call for help. An Italian patrol vessel rushed to the […]
ROME: All of the migrants on board a rescue ship funded by British street artist Banksy have been transferred to other vessels, the team behind the mission said after their pink-and-white ship carrying more than 200 passengers sent an urgent call for help. An Italian patrol vessel rushed to the […]
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will travel next week to the Midwestern city where African American Jacob Blake was shot multiple times in the back by a white policeman, sparking a nationwide wave of protest. Trump will meet police in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday and “survey damage from recent riots” […]
The prosecutor-general’s office said it had sent a request to Germany for “documents on medical data and investigations by German specialists” into Navalny’s state of health. Kremlin-critic Alexei Navalny was airlifted out of Russia to Germany on Saturday Moscow: Russian prosecutors on Thursday asked German medics to provide medical […]
BERLIN: Germany will impose tougher rules on mask wearing and keep fans out of stadiums until at the least the end of the year to combat a worrying rise in coronavirus infections, under a draft seen by AFP today. Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to meet with the leaders of […]
Hong Kong media, citing unidentified sources, said 12 people from the former British colony were arrested while sailing to Taiwan where they planned to apply for political asylum. Chinese authorities have arrested at least 10 people after intercepting a boat off the coast of the southern province of Guangdong, the […]