Man was later identified as president of Mexico’s engineering guild, and has been removed from his role
BBC To Layoff 2,000 Staff In A Bid To Cut Down 10% Of Budget
With over 20,000 staff, the BBC is expected to cut about a tenth of its costs resulting in 2,000 job losses.
Seafarers’ advocates welcome US-Iran deal after months-long limbo in Gulf
Some 20,000 crew members have been stranded for months amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
UK to ban social media for under-16s to ‘give kids their childhood back’
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Bungee jumper’s haunting last post before being flung 130ft to her death by staff who ‘forgot to attach rope & fled’
THE haunting last posts of the bungee jumper who was thrown to her death by staff who allegedly forgot to attach a rope to her and then fled have been revealed. Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas, 21, died after plunging more than 130ft to the ground f…
Iran, US agreement: What’s included in the deal, and what’s left to negotiate?
US and Iran agreed to an “immediate and permanent” end to military operations under a surprise memorandum of understanding announced via mediator Pakistan on Sunday. The agreement includes plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, ease sanctions and begin…
Trump Threatens 100% Tariff On French Wine Over Digital Services Tax Ahead Of G7 Summit
France imposed in 2019 a three percent levy on the revenues earned by technology firms — including American giants such as Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google parent Alphabet — within the country’s borders.
US, Iran reach preliminary agreement to end war
US and Iranian officials said they had agreed on a framework to end their war, halt the US blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but the question of the fate of Iran’s nuclear program was left to further negotiations. The memorandum of und…
Mothballed Norway ship tunnel gets state sign-off
Tunnel will be large enough for small cruise ships and coastal ferries
‘Critical Step:’ Global Leaders Welcome US-Iran Peace Deal
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the peace deal as a “critical step towards the peaceful settlement of the conflict.”