From free hospital visits and dental care to food vouchers and metrocards, one state is moving to settle refugees fleeing violence in Gaza and Ukraine with a sweep of temporary benefits as they begin life anew in Australia. South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas, the grandson of Lithuanian and Hungarian refugees,Continue Reading
An Australian man caught up in the leak of internal Tesla documents has compared the case to the “Watergate Affair” as he appeared in court. Keith Leech, a 75-year-old former electrical engineer, appeared in the Federal Court on Thursday, as the car company sought orders extending a prohibition of himContinue Reading
MADRID: Spanish farmers drove tractors through city streets disrupting traffic on Thursday as they stepped up their protest against soaring costs, bureaucracy, and cheap competition from outside the European Union. The protests, which started spontaneously on Tuesday after spilling over from other EU countries, are backed by the country’s threeContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: Senior US lawmakers said they wanted Hungary to immediately approve Sweden‘s accession to Nato, suggesting on Thursday, a week after Turkey’s approval, that Budapest risks permanent damage to its relationship with Washington if it does not act.Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ben Cardin said he had “deep concerns” over theContinue Reading
PARIS: France‘s privacy watchdog said Tuesday that it slapped Amazon ‘s French warehouse business with a 32 million euro fine ($35 million) for using an “excessively intrusive system” to monitor worker performance and activity. The French Data Protection Authority, also known by its acronym CNIL, said the system allowed managersContinue Reading
Australia will impose new sanctions targeting individuals and businesses accused of funding and supporting terrorist groups in the Middle East. Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced further counter-terrorism and financing sanctions would be slapped on 12 people and three companies linked to Hamas, Hezbollah and Palestine Islamic Jihad. According to theContinue Reading
A European Union-style tax on plastic packaging could raise almost $1.5bn every year, according to the Australia Institute. Research shows the federal government could raise $1300 per tonne of unrecycled plastic through a levy on businesses that import or manufacture plastic packaging. “Australia is facing a growing tsunami of plasticContinue Reading
WARSAW: Polish farmers have decided to suspend a protest at the border crossing with Ukraine at Medyka after the government agreed to their demands, interia.pl website reported on Saturday citing the local province governor.Polish truck drivers have been blocking several crossings with Ukraine since Nov. 6, demanding that the EuropeanContinue Reading
BERN: Marco Chiesa said Thursday he was stepping down as head of the hard right Swiss People’s Party, which comfortably topped Switzerland’s general election in October.Chiesa, 49, has led the SVP since August 2020 and took the party to the third best result in its history, winning 28 percent ofContinue Reading
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said on Friday Ukraine’s accession into the European Union was a very remote prospect and Brussels’ initiatives on that were just an expression of political support for Kyiv. Neither Ukraine nor Moldova, another former Soviet republic seeking accession, match EU’s strict criteria and letting Kyiv in couldContinue Reading