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Two Air France pilots suspended after cockpit fight

Two Air France pilots suspended after cockpit fight

France - Two Air France pilots, while in the cockpit of an A320, were involved in an in-flight altercation and exchanged inappropriate gestures. The plane was flying from Geneva to Paris when the incident occurred,

Workers find 86 gold coins while demolishing a home; distribute them among themselves

Workers find 86 gold coins while demolishing a home; distribute them among themselves

India - Eight workers found 86 gold coins worth around Rs 60 lakh while demolishing an old house in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district. They distributed them among themselves without informing the local police.  A police

Does working hard now bring work-life balance later?

Does working hard now bring work-life balance later?

Global - In the Boomer generation, it is accepted that you have to work hard and hard if you want to have a good life later. With similar dogmas, they raised their children, but the

Home Office propaganda about migrants

Home Office propaganda about migrants

UK - The last set of immigration statistics arrived last week, the full set of data for the year ending June 2022. It's a goldmine for researchers and a nightmare for Interior Ministry propagandists. Radio

Indonesia to shift $1.6 bln portion of fuel subsidy budget to welfare programmes

Indonesia to shift $1.6 bln portion of fuel subsidy budget to welfare programmes

Indonesia - Indonesia's finance minister said Indonesia would reallocate 24.17 trillion rupiah ($1.62 billion), or almost 5% of its fuel subsidy budget, to social spending, including cash transfers to 20.65 million households. Earlier it was

At least 14 police injured as supporters of Argentina’s vice president protest

At least 14 police injured as supporters of Argentina’s vice president protest

Argentina - A few days earlier, prosecutors had requested a 12-year prison sentence against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for alleged corruption. As a result, protests began. And on Saturday, police fired tear gas

US workers ‘quiet quitting’ spark concerns about toxic workplaces

US workers ‘quiet quitting’ spark concerns about toxic workplaces

US - Many workers in the United States have been embracing the "quiet quitting" concept as they seek work-life balance. The workers are drawing a line at the 40-hour work week, limiting after-hours calls and

Top 10 Good excuses to get out of work 2022

Top 10 Good excuses to get out of work 2022

Global - Let's face it, even the best of us have days when going to work is simply not an option. Regardless of whether you love your job or despise it, you will eventually need

Jamaican farmworkers decry seismic-level exploitation in Canada

Jamaican farmworkers decry seismic-level exploitation in Canada

Canada - Systematic slavery is what Jamaican farm workers face on Canadian farms. They call on Jamaica to address systemic issues through a multi-year migrant work program in Canada. In a letter sent to Jamaica's

Report on human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang to be delayed

Report on human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang to be delayed

China - Michelle Bachelet, the head of the UN Human Rights Commission, has hinted that she might not fulfil her commitment to release the long-awaited report on Xinjiang, a region of China in the country's