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UK govt proposes pay cut for N.Ireland lawmakers
The UK government on Monday introduced a bill to cut lawmakers' pay in Northern Ireland, where power-sharing is paralysed by a dispute over post-Brexit trade. Under a 1998 peace agreement which ended decades of sectarian violence over British rule in Northern Ireland, power must be shared jointly between a pro-UK unionist and pro-Irish nationalist party.
Recession-hit UK needs more migrant labour: business group
Britain needs more migrant labour to boost productivity as it faces a toxic mix of soaring inflation and shrinking growth, the country's main business lobby group warned Monday. "Britain is in the middle of stagflation -- rocketing inflation and negative growth -- for the first time that probably most of us can remember.
S.Africa court orders parole for anti-apartheid hero's killer
South Africa's top court on Monday ordered the release on parole of a Polish immigrant who shot dead Chris Hani, a prominent anti-apartheid hero in 1993, a death that nearly sparked a civil war. He said Walus must be released on parole within 10 calendar days from Monday.
I. Coast, Ghana ease tug-of-war with buyers over cocoa prices
Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world's two biggest cocoa producers, said Monday there had been progress towards resolving a tug-of-war with chocolate giants on prices. Monday's joint statement was signed by the Ivorian Coffee-Cocoa Council (CCC), the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) and the Ivory Coast-Ghana Cocoa Initiative (CIGCI).
'I was crushed': Fear and panic grip Indonesian town battered by quake
Surrounded by chaos, panicked residents still filled the streets and hospitals of a West Javan town on Monday hours after a quake killed at least 62 people and injured hundreds more. Dozens of aftershocks shook the town for minutes that, for rattled locals, seemed like hours.
Markets rattled by fears of fresh Covid curbs in China
Asian and European stocks mostly fell Monday, with investor sentiment hit by renewed Covid concerns in China amid warnings that markets would remain lacklustre for some time. "There are concerns China may tighten Covid curbs further after the first Covid-related death in almost six months was reported, and a city near Beijing enforced a slew of restrictions," said market analyst Fawad Razaqzada.
Recession-hit UK needs more migrant labour: business lobby
Britain needs more migrant labour to boost productivity as it faces a toxic mix of soaring inflation and shrinking growth, the country's main business lobby group warned Monday. "Britain is in the middle of stagflation -- rocketing inflation and negative growth -- for the first time that probably most of us can remember.
E.Africa troops to 'enforce peace' in east DR Congo
Kenyan President William Ruto said Monday that East African troops would "enforce peace" in embattled eastern DR Congo, where the M23 armed group have launched an offensive. The M23 is just one of around 120 armed groups which are active in eastern Congo.
Erdogan says mulling ground operation in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday he was mulling going beyond air strikes and launching a ground operation in Syria following a deadly rocket strike on a Turkish border town. Erdogan spoke after a rocket strike from Syrian territory killed at least three people, including a child, in a border Turkish town.
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