Thousands of LA School District Workers to Hold 3-Day Strike
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District will strike for three days next week over stalled contract talks and teachers will join them, likely shutting down the nation's second-largest school system, union leaders announced Wednesday.
South Korea, Japan Hail Spring Thaw amid Missiles, Weight of History
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The leaders of Japan and South Korea promised to turn the page on years of animosity at a meeting on Thursday, putting aside their difficult, shared history and saying they needed to work more closely to counter regional security challenges.
Russia’s UN Mission Describes US Drone Incident as ‘Dangerous Provocation’
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The recent incident involving a US drone in the Black Sea was a deliberate and dangerous provocation, Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyansky said.
AUKUS Alliance Creates Nuclear Proliferation Risks, Chinese Diplomat Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Cooperation between the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom to build nuclear submarines means the transfer of nuclear technology and creates nuclear proliferation risks, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a briefing on Wednesday
Half A Million Workers to Strike on Britain’s Budget Day
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – About half a million British workers are striking on Wednesday as unions stage a mass walkout timed to disrupt Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt’s annual budget.
Turkey Could Ratify Finland’s NATO Bid Ahead of Elections on May 14
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Turkey is planning to approve Finland’s NATO bid, independently from Sweden’s, ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections that will take place on May 14, two Turkish officials said on Wednesday.
Sri Lankan State Workers Strike, Protesting High Taxes
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Sri Lankan health, railway, port and other state workers were on a daylong strike Wednesday to protest against sharp increases in income taxes and electricity charges, as the island nation awaits approval of an International Monetary Fund package to aid its bankrupt economy.
Cyclone Toll Passes 200 in Malawi, Mozambique As Hopes for Survivors Fade
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The death toll from Cyclone Freddy in Malawi and Mozambique passed 200 on Tuesday after the record-breaking storm triggered floods and landslips in its second strike on Africa in less than three weeks.
UK Loses Total of 220,000 Working Days to Strike Action in January
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A total of 220,000 working days were lost to strike action in January, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.
Lahore Most Polluted City, Pakistan Third among Countries: Survey
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Lahore in Pakistan has jumped more than 10 places to become the city with the worst air in the world in 2022, according to an annual global survey by a Swiss maker of air purifiers.
China to Fully Reopen Borders to Foreigners
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China will reopen its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in the three years since the COVID-19 pandemic erupted by allowing all categories of visas to be issued from Wednesday.
North Korea Fires Unspecified Ballistic Missile toward East Sea: South Korean Military
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – North Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Tuesday, Seoul's military said, a day after South Korea and the United States kicked off a regular military exercise.
‘Mexico Is Safer than US,’ Amlo Says after Attack on Four Americans
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Mexico’s president has asserted that his country is safer than the United States, pushing back against US critics of his security record following a deadly kidnapping near the border that claimed the lives of two Americans.
China’s Xi Jinping Plans Russia Visit Soon
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Chinese President Xi Jinping is planning to travel to Russia to meet with his counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as soon as next week, people familiar with the matter said, which would be sooner than previously expected.
US Heading for Another Great Depression: Trump
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Former US president Donald Trump blamed the incumbent, Joe Biden, for the economic problems of the United States and predicted a new Great Depression.
Thirty Migrants Missing, 17 Rescued After Boat Capsizes in Central Mediterranean
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thirty people are missing and 17 were rescued in the central Mediterranean on Sunday after the boat in which they were traveling from Libya capsized in bad weather, Italy’s coast guard said.
No Departures at Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg Airports As Security Staff Strike
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg airports said no commercial flights would take off on Monday due to a strike by trade union Verdi over pay.
Finding COVID-19's Origins Is A Moral Imperative: WHO's Tedros
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Discovering the origins of COVID-19 is a moral imperative and all hypotheses must be explored, the head of the World Health Organization said, in his strongest comments yet that the UN body remains committed to finding how the virus arose.
