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Greenpeace Activists Slip Through Davos Security To Stage Climate Protest
Greenpeace activists evaded the World Economic Forum's tight security checks on Tuesday, staging a brief climate change protest outside the main hall of the annual meeting in Davos.
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Kuki Group Extends Economic Blockade On Day New Manipur Governor Takes Charge
A Kuki organisation has extended a shutdown in all areas in Manipur where the Kuki tribes are settled, days after protesters tried to stop central security forces from dismantling bunkers in the hills. Several protesters were injured.
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Opinion | Making Women Feel Safe Makes Economic Sense, Too
The outrage this time is different, and that gives us hope. It has transcended petty politics. The political class stands discredited. The police administration is frightened. The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance.
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Bangladesh's Power Demand Rises 7% Amid Protests And Economic Halt
Bangladesh's electricity demand grew 7% over three weeks of deadly nationwide protests that disrupted industrial and commercial activity, data showed, as households cranked up air-conditioners to cool down amid searing heat.
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Largest 24-Hour Women's Strike In Decades In This Country. It Was For...
Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including the prime minister, walked off the job on Tuesday to demand equal pay and protest violence against women, organisers said.
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Cop Sacked For Playing Piano As Protesters Broke Into Sri Lanka President's House
Sri Lanka's police force said Friday it had sacked an officer who entertained protesters with an impromptu piano performance after they entered the island nation's presidential compound last year.
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Pakistan Rupee Tumbles To Record As Military To Quell Unrest
Pakistan's rupee slumped to a new record low as the military stepped in to squash violent protests that erupted after former premier Imran Khan was arrested this week.
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Imran Khan's Arrest Comes As Another Blow To Pak's Crippling Economy
The arrest of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and the call from his party for nationwide protests present another blow to the nuclear-armed country struggling with an economic crisis.
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Pledge To Boycott Muslims, Christians In Chhattisgarh After Communal Violence
Right-wing organisations in Chhattisgarh have called for an "economic boycott" of Muslims and Christians following the communal violence in Bemetara district on April 8. The decision was taken during a protest event in Jagdalpur.
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"Life Has Become Very Tough": Pakistanis Struggle As Inflation Soars
As Pakistan lurches from one crisis to another, citizens are taking to the streets to protest a duel economic and political meltdown with little precedent in the nations post-independence history.
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China's Pessimistic Gen Z Poses Challenge For Xi Jinping Post-Covid
After three years of lockdowns, testing, economic hardship and isolation, many of China's Generation Z had found a new political voice, repudiating their stereotypes as either nationalist keyboard warriors or apolitical loafers.
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Tamil Protesters In Sri Lanka Pull Out Shampoo To Wash Hair As Police Fire Water Cannons
In a gesture of defiance, the Tamilian protesters pulled out the shampoo and started using the sprayed water to wash their hair.
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What Market Watchers Say About China Unrest And The Global Impact
Comments from market watchers on the China unrest after Chinese stocks slumped as recent monetary easing measures failed to offset investor worries.
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China Unrest Rattles Global Markets As Protests Hurt Growth Outlook
Safe haven assets found buyers while stocks and commodities took a hit as the impact of the protests in China rippled across the globe.
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Foxconn Apologises for Pay Dispute at iPhone Factory, Said to Pay Workers Opting to Return Home
Foxconn on Thursday apologised after workers at its iPhone assembly plant were beaten in protests earlier this week. The firm has reportedly offered up to CNY 10,000 yuan (roughly Rs. 1.1 lakh) to new hires who choose to leave. Foxconn has been desperate to keep operations ticking along at its iPhone factory in China after a handful of COVID-19 cas...
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Greenpeace Activists Slip Through Davos Security To Stage Climate Protest
Greenpeace activists evaded the World Economic Forum's tight security checks on Tuesday, staging a brief climate change protest outside the main hall of the annual meeting in Davos.
-
Kuki Group Extends Economic Blockade On Day New Manipur Governor Takes Charge
A Kuki organisation has extended a shutdown in all areas in Manipur where the Kuki tribes are settled, days after protesters tried to stop central security forces from dismantling bunkers in the hills. Several protesters were injured.
-
Opinion | Making Women Feel Safe Makes Economic Sense, Too
The outrage this time is different, and that gives us hope. It has transcended petty politics. The political class stands discredited. The police administration is frightened. The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance.
-
Bangladesh's Power Demand Rises 7% Amid Protests And Economic Halt
Bangladesh's electricity demand grew 7% over three weeks of deadly nationwide protests that disrupted industrial and commercial activity, data showed, as households cranked up air-conditioners to cool down amid searing heat.
-
Largest 24-Hour Women's Strike In Decades In This Country. It Was For...
Tens of thousands of women in Iceland, including the prime minister, walked off the job on Tuesday to demand equal pay and protest violence against women, organisers said.
-
Cop Sacked For Playing Piano As Protesters Broke Into Sri Lanka President's House
Sri Lanka's police force said Friday it had sacked an officer who entertained protesters with an impromptu piano performance after they entered the island nation's presidential compound last year.
-
Pakistan Rupee Tumbles To Record As Military To Quell Unrest
Pakistan's rupee slumped to a new record low as the military stepped in to squash violent protests that erupted after former premier Imran Khan was arrested this week.
-
Imran Khan's Arrest Comes As Another Blow To Pak's Crippling Economy
The arrest of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and the call from his party for nationwide protests present another blow to the nuclear-armed country struggling with an economic crisis.
-
Pledge To Boycott Muslims, Christians In Chhattisgarh After Communal Violence
Right-wing organisations in Chhattisgarh have called for an "economic boycott" of Muslims and Christians following the communal violence in Bemetara district on April 8. The decision was taken during a protest event in Jagdalpur.
-
"Life Has Become Very Tough": Pakistanis Struggle As Inflation Soars
As Pakistan lurches from one crisis to another, citizens are taking to the streets to protest a duel economic and political meltdown with little precedent in the nations post-independence history.
-
China's Pessimistic Gen Z Poses Challenge For Xi Jinping Post-Covid
After three years of lockdowns, testing, economic hardship and isolation, many of China's Generation Z had found a new political voice, repudiating their stereotypes as either nationalist keyboard warriors or apolitical loafers.
-
Tamil Protesters In Sri Lanka Pull Out Shampoo To Wash Hair As Police Fire Water Cannons
In a gesture of defiance, the Tamilian protesters pulled out the shampoo and started using the sprayed water to wash their hair.
-
What Market Watchers Say About China Unrest And The Global Impact
Comments from market watchers on the China unrest after Chinese stocks slumped as recent monetary easing measures failed to offset investor worries.
-
China Unrest Rattles Global Markets As Protests Hurt Growth Outlook
Safe haven assets found buyers while stocks and commodities took a hit as the impact of the protests in China rippled across the globe.
-
Foxconn Apologises for Pay Dispute at iPhone Factory, Said to Pay Workers Opting to Return Home
Foxconn on Thursday apologised after workers at its iPhone assembly plant were beaten in protests earlier this week. The firm has reportedly offered up to CNY 10,000 yuan (roughly Rs. 1.1 lakh) to new hires who choose to leave. Foxconn has been desperate to keep operations ticking along at its iPhone factory in China after a handful of COVID-19 cas...
