Employees in the UAE facing redundancy must serve their notice period. Skipping this can lead to financial penalties. Employers also have obligations regarding notice. The law applies to both employer-initiated terminations and employee resignations. J…
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Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this February 8th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.
As goes the Washington Post: US democracy takes another hit under Trump
Jeff Bezos’s axing of more than 300 jobs at the storied newspaper has renewed fears about the resilience of America’s democracy to withstand Trump’s attacksThe email landed in Lizzie Johnson’s in-tray in Ukraine just before 4pm local time. It came at a…
Failure to compensate pelvic mesh implant victims ‘morally unacceptable’, say campaigners
Thousands of women with life-changing complications still in limbo two years after call for financial redressThe government’s failure to respond to calls for a compensation scheme for women harmed by pelvic mesh has been described as “morally unaccepta…
‘We need to accept the cost’: future of British Steel unclear as bills for government build up
Propping up operations at Scunthorpe site, still legally owned by Jingye, now costs over £1.2m a day – so what are the options?British Steel was losing £700,000 a day last year when its Chinese owner announced plans to shut the steelworks at Scunthorpe…
Chinese regulators reiterate the mainland crypto ban and expand enforcement to cover real-world asset tokenization and offshore yuan-pegged stablecoin issuance (Naga Avan-Nomayo/The Block)
Naga Avan-Nomayo / The Block:
Chinese regulators reiterate the mainland crypto ban and expand enforcement to cover real-world asset tokenization and offshore yuan-pegged stablecoin issuance — Quick Take — Beijing authori…
Woman, 27, forced to carry her own intestines after being gang raped and disemboweled
South African woman Alison Botha survived a horrific attack where she was gang-raped, disembowelled and nearly decapitated, holding her own intestines as she crawled to safety in Port Elizabeth
Seattle U men’s basketball falls to Portland on last-second tip-in
The Redhawks let a double-digit lead in the first half slip away in the 54-53 loss.
X unveils a new pay-per-use pricing model for its API, replacing the earlier pricing model that required developers to pay fixed monthly fees of $200 or $5,000 (Rohit Singh/MediaNama)
Rohit Singh / MediaNama:
X unveils a new pay-per-use pricing model for its API, replacing the earlier pricing model that required developers to pay fixed monthly fees of $200 or $5,000 — X has launched a new pay-per-use pricing mode…
Washington Husky men squander important chance vs. UCLA
The UW men had opportunities against UCLA, but their comeback bid came up short and they left Los Angeles with a deflating 77-73 loss.