LISBON—Two hundred flights were cancelled at Lisbon airport on Saturday at the start of a two-day strike by Groundforce handling company workers, with more cancellations likely before the action ends on Sunday evening, the company that manages Portugal’s airports (ANA) said. A spokesman for the Union of Airport Handling Technicians, which called the strike, told…
At Least 64 Dead in Ethiopian Airstrike on Tigray
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—Ethiopia’s military on Thursday said it was responsible for a deadly airstrike on a busy marketplace in the country’s Tigray region. Health workers said the attack killed at least 64 people, including children, but the military insisted only combatants were targeted. A military spokesman, Col. Getnet Adane, told journalists that fighters supporting the…
Medical Official: Air Strike Kills at Least 43 in Ethiopia’s Tigray
ADDIS ABABA—An air strike killed at least 43 people in the town of Togoga in Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Tuesday, a medical official told Reuters, after residents said new fighting had flared in recent days north of the regional capital Mekelle. Ethiopian military spokesman Colonel Getnet Adane did not confirm or deny the incident. He…
Putin Foe Navalny to End Prison Hunger Strike on 24Th Day
MOSCOW—Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Friday he is ending his hunger strike after getting medical attention and being warned by his doctors that continuing it would put his life at risk. In an Instagram post on the 24th day of his hunger strike, Navalny said he will continue to demand a visit from his…
Hunger-Striking Navalny Being Transferred to Hospital
MOSCOW—Prison doctors have decided to transfer Russia’s main opposition leader Alexei Navalny to hospital, its prison authority said on Monday, 20 days into a hunger strike that has brought international warnings of consequences should he die in jail. Allies of Navalny, who have had no access to him since last week, said they were braced…
Burma Protesters Launch ‘Garbage Strike’; Two Killed as Death Toll Tops 500
Rubbish piled up on the streets of Burma’s (also known as Myanmar) main city on Tuesday after activists launched a “garbage strike” to oppose military rule as the toll of pro-democracy protesters killed by the security forces since a Feb. 1 coup rose to more than 500. Security forces shot and killed one man in…
Chinese Regime Cracks Down on Workers’ Mass Protest in Guangdong Province
March 21, 2021
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Thousands of workers in China’s Guangdong province gathered in front of their workplace to protest pay cuts, overtime work without pay, and overdue social insurance owned by their employer. The labor protests broke out in front of Nanhua Metal Gem Craft Co. Ltd. in Nanhai, Foshan City, overnight on March 18 and extended into March 19….
Militia Official: US Strike in Syria Kills 1, Wounds Several
BAGHDAD—A U.S. airstrike in Syria targeted facilities belonging to a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, killing one of their militiamen and wounding a number of others, an Iraqi militia official said Friday. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded…
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