• Which airports will be worst affected by France's 'enormous' strike?

    Sixty percent of flights will be cancelled during this week's 'enormous' strike of French air traffic controllers - here's a look at which airports will be worst affected.

  • ‘Reckless attacks’ – UK, France condemn Iran’s strikes on Israel

    The UK condemned Iran’s attack on Israel, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said in a statement posted on X.

  • Massive missile blitz destroys Ukraine's largest power plant and damages others as the Kremlin hits back after Kyiv strikes on Russian oil refineries

    The Trypilska plant, which was the biggest energy supplier for the Kyiv, Cherkasy and Zhytomyr regions, was left ablaze after the transformer, turbines and generators were wiped out.

  • How to donate blood in France

    Donating blood can help save lives - and authorities often issue appeals for donors around holiday periods, including the public holidays in May. If you want to donate in France, here is what you need to know.

  • Rempe strikes first

    R1, Gm 1: Matt Rempe finishes Jimmy Vesey's feed with a quick wrister in

  • Insane reason for massive queues

    Thousands of Australians are partaking in the time-honoured tradition of

  • Tax benefits of having children in France

    Parents in France benefit from a number of tax deductions, including for childcare or school costs, accommodation or even alimony payments, some of which can continue even when your kids are adults. Here's a look at some of the tax breaks that you may be entitled to.

  • The Empires Begin to Strike Back

    With all that is occurring in our political and cultural life, there are signs some Americans have had enough. Google recently fired 28 employees from its New York and Sunnyvale, California, offices for protesting the company’s cloud-computing contract with Israel. The reason given by the company’s vice president for global security, Chris Rackow, as reported in The Wall Street Journal, was that the sacked employees “took over office spaces, defaced our property and physically impeded the work...

  • The Empires Begin to Strike Back

    With all that is occurring in our political and cultural life, there are signs some Americans have had enough. Google recently fired 28 employees from its New York and Sunnyvale, California, offices for protesting the company’s cloud-computing contract with Israel. The reason given by the company’s vice president for global security, Chris Rackow, as reported in The Wall Street Journal, was that the sacked employees “took over office spaces, defaced our property and physically impeded the work...

  • Moderate earthquake strikes Taiwan

    KUALA LUMPUR: A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Taiwan at 8.04am today. According to a Malaysian Meteorological Department

  • France takes a stand against shrinkflation

    Companies use shrinkflation to increase profits by reducing product size without raising prices. Most people will notice a change in price, but will often miss a change in size, especially when the change is concealed by the outside packaging. Even matzoh for Passover was shrunk this year. — Read the rest

  • The Strike of the Longshoremen: Seattle 1934

    Rise like Lions after slumber– In unvanquishable number– Shake your chains to earth like dew Which in sleep had fallen on you– Ye are many — they are few.’ -Percy Bysshe Shelley On the morning of May 9, 1934, a rejuvenated International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) struck shippers in the West Coast Ports, shutting down all More