Economy
Dhaka, Nov 8 (EFE).- At least one worker was killed and another was critically injured as unrest over a wage hike in Bangladesh’s textile industry continued on Wednesday. Bangladesh authorities on Tuesday announced a 56 percent raise in the minimum wage for the country’s millions of textile workers amid violent...
Sydney, Australia, Nov 8 (EFE).- Millions of people and thousands of businesses across Australia on Wednesday were left without mobile and internet service after an outage struck the country’s second largest telecommunications company, Optus. «Our teams are working urgently to restore services. We will provide updates as soon as possible....
Washington, Nov 6 (EFE).- Global co-working giant WeWork declared bankruptcy on Monday after years of financial problems that led it to incur a debt of more than $10 billion. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a New Jersey federal court. According to documents presented to the court, the...
Los Angeles, US, Nov 6 (EFE).- The United States actors union (SAG-AFTRA) announced Monday that it still has not reached an agreement with the studios over «several essential items» of its «last, best and final offer.» A billboard advertising the Netflix film Fair Play is seen behind members of SAG-AFTRA...
By David Asta Alares New Delhi, Nov 6 (EFE).- With 1.38 billion digital identity numbers and more than 10.5 billion monthly online transactions, the data from India’s public digital infrastructure is dizzying, but the massive concentration of data and large scale leaks have become a source of concern. Since 2009,...
Sydney, Australia, Nov 6 (EFE).- Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday highlighted the importance of ties with China ahead of a meeting in Beijing with President Xi Jinping, an important step towards the normalization of bilateral relations. Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visits the Temple of Heaven in Beijing,...
Washington, Nov 1 (EFE). – The United States Federal Reserve (Fed) decided on Wednesday to maintain the pause in interest rate increases, the second after eleven increases since March 2022, although it did not rule out future hikes. The US central bank, decided to keep interest rates at the current...
Mexico City, Nov 1 (EFE). – The Mexican government on Wednesday estimated the cost of repairs and social assistance in the southern state of Guerrero after the impact of Hurricane Otis, at 61.3 billion pesos (over 3.4 billion dollars). This is the first official calculation by the government of Andrés...
Panama City, Oct 31 (EFE).- Clashes broke out in Panama on Tuesday between a group of protesters and riot police riot on the premises of the country’s parliament, which approved the repeal of a controversial mining contract in the first of the three required debates earlier in the day. Late...
Quito, Oct 31 (EFE).- The community of Sinangoe, of indigenous nationality A’i Cofán, protested on Tuesday in front of the Constitutional Court in Quito to demand compliance with an order to repair the damage caused by a canceled mining concession in their territory. The protesters also called for the unconstitutionality...
New York, US, Oct 31 (EFE). – Wall Street is experiencing its third consecutive month of losses, weighed down by the rise in US bond yields to levels not seen in 16 years and the fear of a prolonged environment of high interest rates. The worst hit is the Nasdaq...
Los Angeles, US, Oct 30 (EFE).- The stars of the hit US TV series «Friends» paid tribute to their co-star Matthew Perry on Monday in a joint statement. The cast of «Friends» from left to right, clockwise: Matt LeBlanc (Joey Tribbiani in the series), Courteney Cox Arquette (Monica Geller), Matthew...
