Demonstrators chanted on the place d'Italie in southern Paris. Police used tear gas and clashed with some in the crowd as trash bins were set on fire. Demonstrations resulted in 61 arrests the previous night.
The proposed pension changes have prompted major strikes and protests across the country since January. A no-confidence motion needs to be approved by at least half the seats at the lower house – that is 287 now.
The 56-year-old was appointed as the Foreign Minister in December replacing Wang Yi. He was elected to the political bureau of the ruling Communist Party of China. The appointment of Qi Gang will be closely watched by India as he is the next in line to become the Special Representative.
The children of prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and duchess of Sussex, were on Thursday added to the royal titles list on the official Buckingham Palace website. They will be formally known as Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet of Sussex. The change comes amid strained relations within Britain’s royal family following a controversial tell-all Netflix documentary by the Duke.
The central government's domestic debt rose by PKR 3.218 trillion in the first seven months of the current fiscal year. The governments borrowings through long-term, high-cost Pakistan Investment Bonds (PIBs) reached 20.9 trillion by the end of January.
Ice in Antarctica has recorded a record low for a second year now. On february 13 this year, the ice extent of Antarctica dropped to just 737,000 square miles (1.91 square kilometres)
Nurses' union has been seeking a pay raise of 5 per cent above inflation. It has said it will accept a lower offer. The government has angered unions by introducing a bill that will make it harder for key workers to strike.
Prince Harry said that the original transcript for his book, Spare, was twice the length of the final draft that was published. He also said that he was very confused about what to include and what not to while accusing Palace staff of lying to protect his brother Prince William.
Xylazine is a sedative and usually an opioid, such as fentanyl. It causes wounds to erupt with eschar, which is an scaly dead tissue. The blend is dangerous because it causes hours-long periods of unconsciousness.
Video of incident shows a man suddenly collapsing during badminton match. The man collapsed on the court and his friends rushed to help him. He is survived by his wife and two children.
The walkout would involve as many as 3,500 nurses at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and around 3,600 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. The union said it was being forced into the drastic step because of chronic understaffing that leaves them caring for too many patients.
Prince Harry said his troubled relationship with the royal family “never needed to be this way” in an excerpt from an interview with broadcaster ITV. „they’ve shown absolutely no willingness to reconcile,” he said in the clip. Harry and his wife Meghan stepped down from royal duties in march 2020.
More than 30,000 people turned up to take a written test for Islamabad's police force. The test was conducted at the Sports Complex in Islamabad on Saturday. The police constable's posts have been lying vacant for the last five years. Over 31% of Pakistan’s youth is currently unemployed, according to a report.
Tesla shares fell nearly 70% this year on jitters over softening demand for electric vehicles. He also urged employees to push to deliver vehicles at the end of this quarter.
Bangladesh launches its first metro rail service with Japanese assistance to ease commuting in the capital Dhaka. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the service accompanied by newly-appointed Japanese Ambassador Kiminori Iwama and Ichiguchi Tomohide, the chief representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) The elevated railway network is slated to grow to over a hundred stations and six lines criss-crossing the city by 2030.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are 'missing out on way more' with their exit and rift with the royal family than they are gaining, royal expert Arthur Edwards said. He said that there have been so many times that they have been snubbed by royal family including King Charles.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo was subjected to a political ban during the tournament because he supported the Palestinian cause. A widely-circulated story that Cristiani Ronaldo donated 1.5M euros ($1.59m) to Palestinians after he auctioned off a golden boot award was denied by a sports management company representing the footballer.
China's benchmark Shanghai index and the second index in shenzhen both opened with considerable gains. Similar trends were observed in Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore and Mumbai. The new concessions has already seen a major uptick in tourist activity.
King Charles made his first ever Christmas speech after the passing of his mother in September. The Queen was almost always spotted sitting down while giving her speeches. While Queen Elizabeth II sat for the speeches, the frame included images of her family. In this year's speech, King Charles mentioned Prince William and his trip to Wales with Kate.
Royal expert says she believes all of this is starting to leave Prince William “very irate”. Royal expert slams claims that queen Elizabeth II sidelined herself at the 'sandringham summit'
China reported five new fatalities for December 19, compared with two the previous day. The country of 1.4 billion population reported 5,242 deaths, up from 2,918 a day earlier. China's chief epidemiologist Wu Zunyou last week said that the country was in the throes of the first of three Covid-19 waves.
Beijing is in the grip of its worst Covid wave yet as officials abandoned stringent curbs that have kept the virus at bay for the past three years. China hasn’t recorded a death from Covid since December 4, when two were lodged, in Sichuan and Shandong province. The last official Covid fatality reported for Beijing was recorded on November 2.
More than a tenth of plant and animal species on Earth could go extinct by the end of the century if the current trends on emissions continue, according to a recently published paper that seeks to raise awareness even as the world governments are on their final leg of negotiations in Montreal for COP15. Canada on Friday said that it was ramping up its international biodiversity funding to developing countries.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was not allowed by FIFA to share a message of peace at the FIFA World Cup final on Sunday, CNN reports. The Ukrainian president's office reached out to FIFA regarding a possible address via video link but was surprised with the rejection from the officials. FIFA already facing a lot of criticism over the human rights violations brought against Qatar.
New episodes of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Netflix documentary series released on Thursday. The final three episodes accuse the royal family of encouraging negative coverage in the press. The first three episodes released last week attacked the media over their treatment, some of which they said had been racist.
National Health Service nurses in Britain staged a strike on Thursday, their first-ever national walkout. An estimated 1,00,000 nurses will strike at 76 hospitals and health centres, cancelling an estimated 70,000 appointments, procedures and surgeries in Britain’s state-funded NHS. Britain is facing a wave of industrial action this winter, with strikes crippling rail network and postal service.
India's 'Namami Gange'- river Ganga rejuvenation project- recognised as one among world's 10 most ground-breaking efforts for restoration of natural ecosystems. Project declared as flagship World Restoration project eligible to claim UN-backed promotion, advice or funding under the banner of United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Khalid al-Misslam, a Qatari photojournalist, working for Al Kass TV has died in Qatar, according to a report. This comes days after the death of a US reporter who wore a rainbow t-shirt in support of the LGBTQ community. The Qatari authorities have not released the official cause of his death. Grant Wahl, 48, collapsed while covering the World Cup quarterfinal match between Argentina and the Netherlands.
Prince Harry is thrilled with the new Netflix series and how it comes across, according to a report. Prince Harry hopes the public and the royal family will gain a better understanding of the hardships the couple faced during their time together in England. The report also claimed that Prince Harry hoped for a reconciliation with King Charles and Prince William following the release of the series.
Falcon rocket blasted off at sunset with 40 mini satellites bound for polar orbit. They will expand OneWeb's constellation to just over 500, nearly 80% of the planned total of 630 satellites. SpaceX stepped in to help after the London-based OneWeb company halted its flights with Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.
Prince Harry releases trailer for Netflix documentary series about him and his wife Meghan. The first three episodes of the series will be available on Thursday, the streaming service says. Harry and Meghan have delivered stinging criticism of the British monarchy and accusations of racism. The last time the couple opened up about their relationship with the other royals, in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, plunged the institution into one of its biggest crises of recent times.
Prince Harry speaks of a dirty game and the leaking and also planting of stories in a new trailer for his upcoming Netflix series. In the trailer, Prince Harry describes the suffering of women marrying into this institution in an apparent reference to his wife, Meghan Markle, and mother, Princess Diana.
Queen Elizabeth II reportedly tried to broker a deal with Prince Harry in her final months after King Charles stopped taking his calls. Prince Harry had bombarded his grandmother with calls after she dropped some of her duties, Daily Express UK reports. King Charles reportedly told Prince Harry to email his personal assistant instead of calling him directly.
Prince Harry dressed up as Spider-Man in a video message to children at Scotty's Little Soldiers. The Duke of Sussex told the children not to feel guilty for having fun without their parents. Scotty’s Little Soldiers is a charity for bereaved British forces children and young people.
A group of people tried to take a mural by graffiti artist Banksy in Ukraine by cutting it off a wall. The group managed to slice off a section of board and plaster bearing the image of a woman in a gas mask and dressing gown holding a fire extinguisher on the side of a scorched building.
President Joe Biden hosted French President Emmanuel Macron for his first state visit as president. The friendly showing is going to test Biden's ability to keep a key ally at his side as he pushes for an enduring hard line against Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two leaders emerged from the Oval Office with an agreement to continue supporting Ukraine’s efforts to beat back Russian forces.
Russia's foreign ministry says Western countries' proposal to introduce a cap on the price of Russian oil is an anti-market measure. The move would disrupt supply chains and worsen the situation on global energy markets, the ministry said. Russia would not supply oil to countries imposing a price cap, a spokeswoman said.
The heartwarming clip is going viral and is winning thousands of hearts on social media. The video was initially shared on TikTok by the user ‘shandorlarenty’ The reel has gone viral with over 3.6 million views and 213k likes.
Australia's environment minister says her government will lobby against UNESCO adding the Great Barrier Reef to a list of endangered World Heritage sites. The reef system off Australia's northeast coast was added to the World Heritage list in 1981. A UN report warns that without climate change action, the world's largest coral reef is in peril. The new government has already addressed several of the report's concerns, including action on climate change.
UNICEF has released a report warning more than 2.5 million people in Nigeria are in need of humanitarian assistance. 60 per cent of those who need assistance are children. Rains are expected to continue for several weeks, humanitarian needs are also expected to rise. The most severe flooding in the past decade is expected to last several weeks.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to accept an award for standing up to structural racism in the royal family. The couple has won the prestigious Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award. John F Kennedy's niece Kerry Kennedy, who is set to host the awards, said the pair took a brave stand against the royals.
The European Union seemingly gave in to a key demand of the developing countries for setting up of a separate fund for loss and damage. But the conditions attached to its support opened up several other faultlines. The EU has been repeatedly demanding that countries like China — it has not mentioned India by name — must be asked to share the financial burden of climate change.
Requiem and Hammerhead sharks may be given 'protected' status soon. The two species are often targeted for their fins used in a status-symbol soup in many countries. Final decision will be taken at the closing meeting of the CITES conference of parties (COP-19) on November 25.
The portrait is the work of Robert Peake, court painter to King James I, and is signed and dated 1608. The portrait prior to 1975 was hung in the library of a stately home in the north of England, once home to the Danby family. Since then it has been in private ownership.
Nitnem Gutka Sahib has been launched in London for Sikhs serving in the British military. Sikhs practicing the religion usually read the seven Sikh Banis or prayers thrice a day. The book of prayers is waterproof and Sikh soldiers can carry them on duty and to the battlefield. The aim is to keep Sikhs within the military close to their faith wherever they go.
President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrives at COP27 summit in Egypt. He pledges to recommit Brazil to tackling climate crisis and offer to host future U.N. Climate talks. Lula, a leftist who won his third term in office last month, said he would seek to make Brazil the host of COP30 in 2025. The country had been set to host the annual U.S. Summit in 2019, until Lula’s predecessor refused to go ahead with it.
The global population is projected to reach eight billion on Tuesday, according to the ‘World Population Prospects 2022’ report that was released on account of World Population Day. The report also suggests that the global population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050.
Amazon is planning to lay off about 10,000 people in corporate and technology jobs starting as soon as this week, the New York Times reports. The company did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Amazon joins a bandwagon of U.S. Companies making deep cuts to its employee base.
India cited the latest IPCC reports to emphasise that meeting the 1.5 or 2 degree Celsius temperature targets requires the phase-down of all fossil fuels and not just coal. India’s proposal did not mention coal as well, but was a clear attempt to fend off criticism against its continued reliance on coal-based power.
Hundreds of activists called on industrialised nations to pay for the impact of climate change. Demonstrators marched through the conference’s Blue Zone’ which is considered a UN territory and ruled by international law. They chanted, sang, and danced in an area not far from where talks and negotiations are taking place.
Methane is the second-most common of the six major greenhouse gases, but is far more dangerous than carbon dioxide in its potential to cause global warming. Methane Alert and Response System, or MARS, will integrate data from a large number of existing and future satellites that have the ability to detect methane emission events.
Global carbon dioxide emissions expected to continue to rise this year, report says. At current trends, there was a 50 per cent chance that the 1.5 degree Celsius temperature target would be exceeded in the next nine years. Global emissions are likely to go beyond the 2019 levels, the report said.
The former first lady said she struggled with a 'crushing sense of hopelessness' after the 2020 presidential election. She was brought on by the death and isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic, a summer of political and racial unrest.
Non-state entities with net-zero targets must not indulge in greenwashing. The group has warned companies and other entities against buying “cheap” carbon credits to fulfil their net zero targets.
Royal commentator Neil Sean said that she is less concerned about the impact on the book on her own reputation. But she is not concerned about herself. She told this source that she can take it.
The Queen was unable to meet Tom at her Platinum Jubilee celebrations as she was suffering from mobility issues. She was invited to have a special tour of Windsor Castle with everything laid on for him. Afterwards, just the two of them had tea together, according to a British media outlet.
Chinese health officials give no indication of any relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions. The policy seeks to stop cases from coming into the country and snuff out outbreaks as they occur. The announcement was not a surprise and doesn’t rule out the possibility that discussions are taking place behind closed doors.
