- Brazil abolishes six-day workweek in win for Lula Financial Times
- Brazil's Senate approves shorter workweek in win for Lula Reuters
- Brazil approves end of six-day workweek Courthouse News
- Brazil's Congress approves shorter working week in win for Lula BBC
- Brazil to shorten workweek in win for Lula ahead of runoff DW.com
North Korea and China open new bridge after 12-year delay – BBC
- North Korea and China open new bridge after 12-year delay BBC
- North Korea says opening ceremony was held for new bridge to China Reuters
- China-North Korea border bridge may do little to spur trade, experts say Al Jazeera
- North Korea-China bridge finally opens but will it help Pyongyang evade sanctions? CNN
- Bridge linking China, North Korea opens Thursday NHKニュース
Brazil cuts work week to 40 hours in win for Lula ahead of runoff
Congress approves constitutional amendment that bans six-day workweeks, which could effect up to 30 million
Brazil’s congress has approved a constitutional amendment to shorten the working week to a maximum of 40 hours, a move that could affect 30 million workers and that will hand a political victory to the leftist president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ahead of the presidential runoff in under two weeks.
In an attempt to overturn the first-round lead secured by his opponent, far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro, Lula has strongly championed the amendment, which will give some workers an extra day off each week.
Continue reading...German Police Investigating If Teens Were Piloting Robot That Groped 16-Year-Old Girl – Gizmodo
- German Police Investigating If Teens Were Piloting Robot That Groped 16-Year-Old Girl Gizmodo
- Police seize robot that groped 16-year-old girl, investigate whether young men were at the controls AP News
- German police launch investigation after robot allegedly gropes teenage girl CNN
- German police seize humanoid robot that allegedly groped teen girl, and phones of young men who had it CBS News
- Robot seized by German police after it was allegedly used to grope teenage girl BBC
Retired US generals call on Pentagon to cancel ‘barbaric’ execution livestream
Livestreaming the execution of Nidal Hasan "will taint the honor of the military that employs it, and a nation that allows it," 72 former officers said in a letter.
Watchdog group seeks to block Jared Kushner from serving in his volunteer envoy role – AP News
- Watchdog group seeks to block Jared Kushner from serving in his volunteer envoy role AP News
- Watchdog group sues Trump administration over Jared Kushner’s government work Yahoo
- Watchdog group challenges legality of Kushner’s role in Trump administration The Hill
- CREW sues to block Jared Kushner from acting as Trump envoy Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
- White House Sued Over Kushner’s Government Work by Watchdog Bloomberg.com
India and China aren’t friends – but Nepal wants to unite them against climate threats
Can Nepal bring the two regional giants together to confront a shared climate threat in the Himalayas?
‘I’m almost in tears’: Colombia quits Hague Group as Jerusalem embassy opens – Ynetnews
- ‘I'm almost in tears’: Colombia quits Hague Group as Jerusalem embassy opens Ynetnews
- Colombia opens embassy in Jerusalem, restores free trade deal with Israel Reuters
- Colombia inaugurates embassy to Israel in Jerusalem Al Jazeera
- Colombia becomes 10th country to open embassy in Jerusalem The Jerusalem Post
- Colombia opens embassy in West Jerusalem as new president embraces Israel Middle East Eye
How backlash against data centres could shape the US midterm elections
Democrats and Republicans alike are coming out against data centre development, amid growing backlash across the US.
As Christmas rush looms, how do China-made toys find their way to the US?
With the festive season on the horizon, we trace toys from factories in China to US shelves.
Global conservation area coverage substantially exceeds current estimates – Nature
- Global conservation area coverage substantially exceeds current estimates Nature
- CBD COP17: What does it really mean to protect 30% of the planet? Greenpeace
- Protected areas are not for mining: Interview with WWF’s Nadège Nzoyem news - Mongabay
- Nearly 27% of Earth's land is managed for conservation, but critical ecosystems remain vulnerable Florida International University
- Earth May Already Be Far Closer to the 30x30 Conservation Goal Than We Bioengineer.org
Russia detains Japanese journalist, alleging espionage – The Washington Post
- Russia detains Japanese journalist, alleging espionage The Washington Post
- Japan Protests Russia’s Detention of Journalist Accused of Spying The New York Times
- Russia Detains Japanese Journalist on Espionage Charges WSJ
- Tokyo protests Russia’s arrest of Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying AP News
- Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying CNN
Watchdog group sues Trump administration over Jared Kushner’s government work – NBC News
Pope Leo’s recovery from lung cancer surgery ‘progressing as planned’
Pontiff has begun walking in his hospital room and is eating normally after operation to remove growth, doctors say
Pope Leo’s recovery from a lung cancer operation is progressing as planned, his doctors have said, as the pontiff received good wishes from around the world, including from Britain’s King Charles.
Leo, who had a cancerous mass removed from his right lung late on Tuesday, began walking in his hospital room after respiratory therapy on Wednesday. He was eating normally, his doctors Luigi Carbone and Stefano Margaritoria said in a statement issued by the Vatican.
Continue reading...Lawyers for man shot by ICE in New York City say agent did not identify himself
Account by Oscar Belgal differs sharply from that of DHS agents, who fired into vehicle with young boy in back seat
Lawyers for a man wounded by an immigration officer while driving with his young son in New York City said in a court filing Wednesday that the agent who shot him never identified himself before he ran up to the car, smashed one of its windows, then fired several shots into the vehicle.
The account by lawyers for Oscar Belgal contrasted sharply with the version of events outlined by Department of Homeland Security officials. They have said officers opened fire only after Belgal smashed his car into two government vehicles and “accelerated toward other officers”.
Continue reading...Ilhan Omar’s phone seized and relatives subpoenaed in criminal inquiry, source says
Federal authorities issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas in inquiry into potential immigration fraud
Federal authorities investigating the Minnesota representative Ilhan Omar seized the Democratic lawmaker’s phone and have issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of her relatives, according to a person briefed on the inquiry.
The subpoenas were issued for a grand jury collecting evidence in Minnesota as federal authorities investigate potential fraud in Omar’s immigration paperwork, said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation. The investigation led to federal agents searching Omar’s Washington DC home on Monday just weeks before the November midterms, in which Omar is seeking re-election.
Continue reading...At the Brooklyn shop in ‘surreal’ row with Kelly Clarkson over mechanical bird
Art of Play says its staff have been threatened after the singer complained online about how she was treated.
Wildlife influencer comes close to losing a wrestling match to a 19-foot reticulated python – Fox News
Iran-backed Houthis strike Saudi oil company Aramco’s headquarters, officials say – PBS
- Iran-backed Houthis strike Saudi oil company Aramco's headquarters, officials say PBS
- Saudi Aramco headquarters suffered extensive damage in Houthi attack, sources say Reuters
- Saudi Energy Giant Struck as War Spikes Between Houthis and Saudi Arabia The New York Times
- Iran-backed Houthis strike Saudi oil company Aramco’s headquarters, officials say AP News
- Houthi missile hits Aramco building after Saudi-led coalition strike on Yemen fuel depot BBC
Macron and Merz hold keys to an EU budget deal — but may be too weak to use them – POLITICO.eu
- Macron and Merz hold keys to an EU budget deal — but may be too weak to use them POLITICO.eu
- Sweden to reject Irish EU presidency proposal on 2028-2034 budget plan Reuters
- EU leaders head into high-stakes budget battle as elections loom France 24
- The Irish ‘box’: the worst possible compromise for the EU budget Bruegel
- Common tax on igaming omitted from first draft EU Budget 2028 CDC Gaming