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Ecuador talks falter after soldier killed by 'violent demonstrators'
AFP, Published on 29/06/2022
» QUITO - Negotiations to end more than two weeks of disruptive living cost protests by Indigenous Ecuadorans were dealt a blow Tuesday when the killing of a soldier prompted the government to suspend participation.
Protesters meet Ecuador govt after rejecting fuel price cut
AFP, Published on 28/06/2022
» QUITO - Indigenous protesters in Ecuador met with the government on Monday in an attempt to end nationwide demonstrations against high living costs that have rocked the country for two weeks.
Ecuador to cut fuel prices that sparked protests
AFP, Published on 27/06/2022
» QUITO - Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso announced Sunday that the country will cut fuel prices, which had sparked weeks of demonstrations, though not by as much as protesters have demanded.
The hybrid leadership challenge
Published on 27/06/2022
» I've noticed an increasing interest in hybrid workplace leadership approaches, both in the media and in conversations I have been part of.
Clashes, tear gas, even as Ecuador protesters win government concession
AFP, Published on 24/06/2022
» QUITO - Police in Ecuador's capital fired tear gas Thursday to disperse Indigenous protesters who tried to storm congress on the 11th day of crippling demonstrations over fuel prices and living costs.
Workers strike at world's largest copper producer, Chile's Codelco
AFP, Published on 23/06/2022
» SANTIAGO - Workers at Chile's state mining company Codelco, the largest producer of copper in the world, went on an "indefinite" strike on Wednesday, unions said, protesting the closure of a foundry in one of the country's most polluted regions.
Abortion in Italy is legal, but finding one is hard
AFP, Published on 14/06/2022
» ROME - For 40 years, gynaecologist Michele Mariano has been the only person performing abortions in Italy's conservative Molise region.
Dentist puts teeth into ambulance care
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 05/06/2022
» On the way to and from his dental clinic every day, Dr Abdulkadir Abdirahman Adan was appalled by an all-too-common sight: severely injured and dead Somalis being transported to hospitals in wooden hand carts or wheelbarrows.
Pakistan's ex-PM Khan issues ultimatum on elections after mass rally
AFP, Published on 26/05/2022
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday warned the government to stage fresh elections or face more mass protests, after leading thousands of supporters to the capital Islamabad in a showdown with his political rivals.
Israel launches manhunt after attack kills three
AFP, Published on 06/05/2022
» ELAD (ISRAEL) - Israeli forces launched a manhunt Friday for attackers who killed three people in the central city of Elad as the country marked the anniversary of its founding, in the latest incident of deadly violence.