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World
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International
3/2/2023 7:18:40 PM
Striking rail workers paralysed Greece's train services on Thursday in protest at government management of the network, saying it contributed to the fatal collision that killed at least 47.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
2/22/2023 7:55:00 PM
Organised crime in Libya continues to prey on Egyptian workers.
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World
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International
2/17/2023 12:13:34 PM
Thousands of flights to and from German airports were canceled Friday as workers walked out to press their demands for inflation-busting pay increases.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
2/16/2023 2:07:51 PM
Egyptian MP and journalist Mostafa Bakry has filed a briefing request with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry regarding the measures taken by the ministry to secure the release six Egyptian Christian workers who have been kidnapped and held for ransom in Libya for over a week.
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World
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International
2/15/2023 10:25:19 AM
Workers at seven German airports, including the busy hubs of Frankfurt and Munich, will stage a one-day strike on Friday to push their demand for higher wages, the Verdi trade union said.
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World
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Region
2/7/2023 4:45:00 PM
Countries around the world have mobilised rapidly to send aid and rescue workers after a massive earthquake killed more than 5,000 people in Turkey and Syria. Offers of assistance came from countries across the world. Here are some of the chief pledges of support.
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World
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Region
2/6/2023 10:06:34 PM
Rescue workers and civilians passed chunks of concrete and household goods across mountains of wreckage early Monday, moving tons of wreckage by hand in a desperate search for survivors trapped by a devastating earthquake.
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World
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Region
2/1/2023 4:25:47 PM
A powerful Tunisian trade union Wednesday condemned the arrest of one of its top officials, saying it was linked to President Kais Saied warning workers against striking for "political ends".
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World
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International
2/1/2023 2:36:14 PM
Half a million workers went on strike in Britain on Wednesday, calling for higher wages in the largest such walkout in over a decade, closing schools and severely disrupting transport.
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World
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International
1/30/2023 3:56:19 PM
Some 200 people were evacuated Monday from a camp housing hundreds of migrant workers in Spain after a fire engulfed the site.
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World
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International
1/26/2023 2:53:26 PM
Thousands of workers in Cyprus, including government employees, teachers, and builders walked off the job Thursday for an island-wide, three-hour work stoppage to protest what they claim is employers' backpedaling on a deal for inflation-linked pay increases.
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Business
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Economy
1/24/2023 1:14:13 PM
Thousands of ambulance workers held another strike across England and Wales on Monday, in escalating industrial action as unions called the government to hold talks on improving pay and conditions.
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Business
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Tech
1/18/2023 6:30:32 PM
Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5 percent of its workforce, joining other tech companies that have scaled back their pandemic-era expansions.
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World
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Region
1/17/2023 7:35:35 PM
UN rights experts on Tuesday slammed Iran's "arbitrary detention" of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, who has been sentenced to over a decade behind bars, as a "flagrant violation" of international law.
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World
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International
1/16/2023 10:06:13 AM
Nepal began a national day of mourning Monday, a day after a plane crashed while attempting to land at a newly opened airport, killing at least 68 of the 72 people aboard.
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World
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War in Ukraine
1/15/2023 6:48:18 PM
The death toll from a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 29 Sunday, the regional governor reported as rescue workers scrambled to pull survivors from the rubble.
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World
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War in Ukraine
1/12/2023 10:19:42 AM
Around some of their precious transformers - the ones that still work, buzzing with electricity - the power plant workers have built protective shields using giant concrete blocks, so they have a better chance of surviving the next Russian missile bombardment.
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World
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Region
1/10/2023 5:30:13 PM
Iran has sentenced a Belgian aid worker to a lengthy prison term and 74 lashes after convicting him of espionage charges in a closed-door trial, state media reported Tuesday.
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World
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International
1/9/2023 6:31:40 PM
UK trade unions branded talks Monday with the government to discuss pay rise demands across the public and private sector "disappointing", as workers prepare to stage the latest in months of damaging strikes.
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Life & Style
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Region
1/3/2023 3:27:53 PM
Morocco's argan oil is highly prized by the cosmetics industry, yet it is now mostly produced by elderly workers, raising questions about how long the artisanal practice can continue.
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