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Serb women in Kosovo protest against 'ghettoisation'
Serb women in Kosovo protest against 'ghettoisation'
World
by  AFP

Hundreds of Serbian women demonstrated in northern Kosovo on Wednesday, in protest against ethnic-Albanian authorities who they accused of seeking to "ghettoise" the Serb minority. The protest in the north of Mitrovica -- long a flashpoint between Serbs and ethnic Albanians -- took place as Serbian and Kosovar officials try to find a solution to a row over number plates.

Walmart manager kills six in latest US mass shooting
Walmart manager kills six in latest US mass shooting
World
by  AFP

A 31-year-old overnight manager at Walmart shot and killed six people at a store bustling with Thanksgiving holiday shoppers before turning the pistol on himself, authorities said Wednesday, in America's second mass shooting in four days. Terri Brown, who was in the Walmart but left just before the shooting, said the store was packed with holiday shoppers.

UK retailer Boohoo denies 'slave' labour claims
UK retailer Boohoo denies 'slave' labour claims
Business and Economy
by  AFP

British online fashion retailer Boohoo on Wednesday denied allegations that staff in a UK warehouse worked in harrowing and health-threatening conditions and regarded themselves as "slaves". Boohoo benefited from an online sales boom during the pandemic, during which it expanded aggressively to snap up brands belonging to collapsed UK retail giants.

Record number of children miss measles vaccine: global report
Record number of children miss measles vaccine: global report
World
by  AFP

A record high of nearly 40 million children around the world missed a measles vaccine dose in 2021, according to a new report Wednesday that found immunization levels had failed to rebound from disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the report, 25 million children missed their first dose while 14.7 million missed their second.