1. Home
  2. Author Blogs

Author: Senior Reporter

Avatar

Senior Reporter

With over more than 6 years of writing obituaries for the local paper, Senior Reporter has a uniquely strong voice that shines through in his newest collection of essays and articles, which explores the importance we place on the legacy.

Court Rules Deliveroo Used Discriminatory Algorithm, Riders Claim

Court Rules Deliveroo Used Discriminatory Algorithm, Riders Claim

Italy - An Italian court found late last week that an algorithm used by the well-known European food delivery app Deliveroo to rank and give shifts to riders is discriminatory, in what some experts are

Concern grows over the “disinformation bill’s” potential effects on human rights

Concern grows over the “disinformation bill’s” potential effects on human rights

Turkey - The adoption by Turkey's Parliament of a package of revisions to several pieces of legislation "that risk limiting freedom of expression" in the nation alarmed the UN human rights office (OHCHR) more and

EU sounds the alarm over rise in illegal border crossings via Serbia  

EU sounds the alarm over rise in illegal border crossings via Serbia  

Serbia - A visa-free agreement between the European Union and Serbia is under scrutiny following a sharp increase in illegal border crossings from the Balkan country to the bloc. According to the latest data released

Australia floods: Three states issue evacuation orders after heavy rain

Australia floods: Three states issue evacuation orders after heavy rain

Australia - Parts of the country received four times more rain in just 24 hours than the October average. During the disaster, at least 500 houses were flooded, one person died and another went missing.

Uber and Lyft shares slump on US ‘gig’ economy plan

Uber and Lyft shares slump on US ‘gig’ economy plan

US - Shares in some of the world's largest gig economy companies have plunged after the US government outlined a plan to change the way they treat workers. Under the US Department of Labor proposal,

Would Lukashenko really throw Belarus into a war Russia is losing?

Would Lukashenko really throw Belarus into a war Russia is losing?

Belarus - Alexander Lukashenko, the dictatorial leader of Belarus, carefully balanced during the war in Ukraine. On February 24, Russian troops concentrated in Belarus poured across the border into Ukraine, using his country as a

India: Ford workers hold job-related protests

India: Ford workers hold job-related protests

India - Over 400 of the 2,600 employees who worked at Ford's Chennai assembly plant before it was permanently shut down nearly three months ago are still protesting the "final settlement" severance deal that company

Parties on left and right back controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Parties on left and right back controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Denmark - When the leaders of Denmark's main political parties faced each other last week in the first televised debate of the election campaign, they disagreed along familiar party lines. But there was one subject

Germany to pay December gas bills for households and businesses

Germany to pay December gas bills for households and businesses

German - From March 2023 until the end of April 2024, private households will pay €0.12 (£0.11) per kilowatt-hour for the first 80% of last year's gas use. In the meantime, the industry from January

NYC mayor declares emergency over migrant buses from Texas

NYC mayor declares emergency over migrant buses from Texas

US - Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, said at a news conference Friday that more than 17,000 asylum seekers have arrived in New York since April. The mayor of New York has declared a state