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Australian court fines Qantas US$59 million for illegal layoffs
AFP, Published on 18/08/2025
» SYDNEY - An Australian court fined Qantas Aus$90 million (US$59 million) on Monday for illegally laying off 1,800 ground staff during the Covid-19 pandemic, ending a five-year legal battle over the workers' rights.
London fire service vows reform after damning review
AFP, Published on 26/11/2022
» LONDON - London's fire service said on Friday it was taking "immediate action", after an independent review concluded it was institutionally misogynistic and racist.
UK to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda
AFP, Published on 14/04/2022
» LONDON - Britain is to send migrants and asylum-seekers who cross the Channel thousands of miles away to Rwanda, according to a controversial deal announced Thursday as the government tries to clamp down on record numbers of people making the perilous journey.
Biden promises to put Black woman on Supreme Court for first time
AFP, Published on 28/01/2022
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Thursday he will nominate a Black woman to the US Supreme Court for the first time in history, filling the vacancy left by retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.