Starbucks employees in New York City want to unionise
Workers' efforts to organise has drawn support from some prominent politicians in the area.
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At defamation trial, Palin says she felt ‘powerless’ against NYT
Former Alaska governor is suing New York Times over 2017 editorial that incorrectly linked her to a mass shooting.
Trial against Bolivia’s former president Jeanine Anez suspended
Anez could be sentenced to 12 years in prison if she is found guilty of unconstitutionally assuming the presidency.
Portugal: Church sex abuse panel unearths more than 200 cases
The allegations, from people born between 1933 and 2006, tell of psychological torment kept secret for decades.
Several killed in attack targeting Somalia election delegates
Armed group al-Shabab claims responsibility for attack in which suicide bomber targeted a minibus in Mogadishu.
Jared Kushner met Saudi crown prince on recent regional tour
The former senior adviser to former US President Donald Trump also met Aramco's CEO on that trip.
As US-Canada border closures block trade, governments eye action
Trucker blockade shuts auto plants as US Homeland Security warns of looming convoy from California to Washington, DC.
UK’s Prince Charles isolates after positive COVID-19 test
Charles recently met with his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, but the monarch was not displaying symptoms, UK media report.
Africa transitioning out of pandemic phase of COVID: WHO
The head of WHO Africa says the continent is transitioning to a phase of managing the virus in the long term.
Who gets the $3.6BN in Bitcoin US seized in Bitfinex hack?
Figuring out whom the crypto belongs to may not be simple.
Libya: Tobruk parliament names new PM, fuelling division
Eastern-based parliament says it has chosen former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha as the interim leader.
Yemen civilian deaths double since UN monitors removed: NGO
The ejection of monitors opened the door to 'unchecked, horrific violations', says the Norwegian Refugee Council.
How will UAE respond to Houthi attacks?
Offensive against the Houthi rebels marks a shift in the UAE’s military strategy in Yemen.
California says it’s suing Tesla for ‘severe’ racism at factory
Tesla in a recent blog post asked the court to pause the case and take other steps to ensure that facts will be heard.
Ukraine: Rising tensions put Crimean Tatar Muslims at risk again
Forced from their homes in 1944 and 2014, Crimean Tatars fear the effect of more Russia-Ukraine tensions.
US House panel launches probe into Trump document handling
The probe comes after the National Archives retrieved 15 boxes of White House documents from one of Trump's residences.
Inflation nation: US consumer prices surge to 40-year high
US consumer prices rose 7.5 percent last month - the sharpest annual rise since February 1982.
China arrests former deputy banking regulator on bribery charges
Cai Esheng latest senior figure to be caught up in Beijing's anti-graft crackdown.
Tunisia judicial body will be reformed, not dissolved: Gov’t
Justice minister says law regulating Supreme Judicial Council will be reformed as part of 'participatory process'.
Somalia hit by worst drought crisis in a decade: NGO
In a new report, Save the Children sounds alarm over humanitarian disaster as millions go hungry.