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McDonald’s India Launches First All-Women Drive-Thru Restaurant

McDonald’s India Launches First All-Women Drive-Thru Restaurant

India - McDonald's India has launched the first all-women drive-thru restaurant in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat. 28 women from nearby villages have been employed to run this drive-thru restaurant. The new restaurant will be operated by

Snakes and ladders with high stakes

Snakes and ladders with high stakes

Russia - It is still too early to determine who ultimately prevailed in Russia's conflict with Ukraine. However, the four months of conflict serve as a sharp reminder of the misery and unpredictability of war

Human Trafficking Goes Unnoticed As Truck Trailer Traffic Rises On US-Mexico Border

Human Trafficking Goes Unnoticed As Truck Trailer Traffic Rises On US-Mexico Border

United States - As news of humans being carried as objects on the Mexican border in a trailer come to light, what has also come to light is the pathetic desperation amongst people to cross

Occupational Safety Becomes Priority For ILO

Occupational Safety Becomes Priority For ILO

The International Labor Organization (ILO) made a landmark decision in its June International conference. It has actually adopted safe and healthy working environment as one of its five fundamental principles and rights at work for

Jersey Mike’s Subs fined $25K for violating labor laws

Jersey Mike’s Subs fined $25K for violating labor laws

United States - According to the U.S. Labor Department, Jersey Mike's Franchise Systems Inc. paid $24,660 in fines after inspectors discovered violations of the child labor laws at franchise locations in New Jersey and three

Kidnapped Woman In Congo Raped And Made To Eat Human Flesh

Kidnapped Woman In Congo Raped And Made To Eat Human Flesh

Central Africa - In a shocking incident, a Congolese woman was kidnapped by militants in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She was repeatedly raped and forced to cook and eat human flesh. A Congolese rights

MEA calls UN Human Rights office’s remarks on Setalvad “completely unwarranted”

MEA calls UN Human Rights office’s remarks on Setalvad “completely unwarranted”

India - The arrest of Teesta Setalvad and two other people was deemed "totally unnecessary" and an interference with India's autonomous legal system by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) a day after the UN

Izabela Sajbor’s family blames Poland’s strict abortion law for her death

Izabela Sajbor’s family blames Poland’s strict abortion law for her death

Europe - Izabela Sajbor had been aware for weeks that her long-awaited child would probably not survive. Last September, she became aware that she would probably pass away alongside it. Just 12 hours before she

St. Catharines to consult migrant workers on transportation planning

St. Catharines to consult migrant workers on transportation planning

Canada - Blanca Islas Perez was immediately transported back to the 1990s when she learned of Fermin Soto Sanchez's passing in St. Catharines, Ontario, earlier this month. After her husband passed away, she started working

Female genital mutilation affects around 35,000 women in Belgium

Female genital mutilation affects around 35,000 women in Belgium

Belgium - It is incorrect to believe that western nations are unaffected by the fact that at least 200 million girls and women around the world have undergone some type of FGM, even though the