Columbia Student Worker Strike Could Become Testing Ground for Biden-Era NLRB
An NLRB ruling on a grievance made by striking Columbia student workers could suggest the board’s approach to a major question about the legal status of student workers.
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More than 75 dead as Typhoon Rai sweeps through Philippines
On December 16, Typhoon Rai, locally known as Typhoon Odette created havoc in the Philippines. More than 300 thousand people were evacuated from the southeastern islands of Philippines. After making landfall, the storm…
Yellowstone's winter season begins Dec. 15, 2021; Top 10 things to know for a winter visit
Yellowstone's winter season begins Dec. 15, 2021; Top 10 things to know for a winter visit
'A very giant struggle': North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's warning of oncoming economic difficulties
In a talk made to officials at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea held on Wednesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned officials of a coming "very giant struggle" in the economic…
Dairy Industry Takes a Page From Big Tobacco’s Book and Targets Kids With Flavored Milk
Serving flavored milk in schools has a dangerous downside, one that industry groups, parents, and nutrition experts have been fighting over for years.
New Zealand raises interest rates in second straight month to 0.75%
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 0.75% during its last policy meeting of the year yesterday, after the rate of consumer price inflation was recorded at 4.9% in the third…
Glasgow Climate Pact deal struck; nations to reduce coal usage
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (often abbreviated to COP26) has concluded with the signing of the Glasgow Climate Pact. The pact is the first ever deal struck to explicitly plan to reduce coal usage…
Former Japanese princess Mako Komuro moves to New York with commoner husband
Mako Komuro and her husband, Kei Komuro, travelled to New York yesterday to start a new life together outside of the Japanese Royal Family. Their relationship had been heavily criticized by members of the public in…
Australian Fair Work Commission rules that farm workers on piece rate entitled to minimum wage
Australia's Fair Work Commission determined Tuesday farm workers being paid for each "piece" of fruit and vegetable harvested under a piece rate are required to be paid the minimum rate for casual workers under the…
Texas governor bans COVID-19 vaccine mandate by any 'entity'
In an executive order on Monday, Texas governor Greg Abbott banned any "entity in Texas" from requiring vaccination against the COVID-19 virus, claiming that "countless Texans" object to receiving a vaccine against…
FBI arrests nuclear engineer and wife on charges of espionage
In the United States on Saturday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) arrested a couple in West Virginia. Court documents released Sunday allege they tried to…
'The Administrators were a disaster for the Shire': Wikinews interviews Lindsay Love, Tarwin Valley ward candidate in South Gippsland, Australia
Nominations were declared on Tuesday for South Gippsland Shire's upcoming council elections, to be held by post from October 5-22. A total of 24 people in the Australian council's three wards have put themselves forward…
Australia: Magnitude 5.9 earthquake detected in north-east Victoria
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 was detected on Wednesday in the Australian town of Mansfield, which is located in the north-east of Victoria. Geoscience Australia stated the earthquake was recorded in Mansfield…
Australia: University claim 2021 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union A grade premiership
University have claimed the 2021 Sunshine Coast Rugby Union A grade premiership, defeating Noosa ten points to six at Australia's University of the Sunshine Coast on
Workers describe deadly conditions aboard a Chinese tuna fleet
This story won an Excellence in Investigative Reporting award from the Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA) in 2022. (Baca dalam Bahasa Indonesia | 阅读中文版 | 日本語で読む) When Sepri was growing up, life in his village began to deteriorate. In the 1990s, the village, Serdang Menang, in the south of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, was centered […]
Australia: Mat Morgan, Greens candidate in South Gippsland, talks climate, tourism, and local issues with Wikinews
Since June 2019, the people of South Gippsland Shire, located at the southernmost tip of Australia, have been without a local council, after a state government inquiry found "high levels of tension" within the council.…
Latrobe City, Australia records first COVID-19 case since January 12 with new Traralgon case
Latrobe City in Victoria, Australia recorded its first COVID-19 case in over seven months, after it was announced a person in Traralgon had tested positive to COVID-19 on
Australia: AstraZeneca vaccine access expanded by Victorian government
As of Monday, residents of Victoria, Australia aged between 18 and 39 are now able to provide informed consent to receive the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a state-run COVID-19 vaccination
Australia: Victorian lockdown lifted
At 11:59 pm on Tuesday, the Australian state of Victoria ended its stay at home restrictions, which included a five-kilometre (3.1-mile) travel restriction, ending the lockdown that had been in place for two
According to recent study, deaths in India number roughly 4 million during COVID-19 pandemic
In a paper published earlier this week, the US-based Center for Global Development wrote that excess deaths in India during the COVID-19 pandemic are believed to number between 3.4 to 5 million between May 2020 and June…
