Uber to give UK drivers workers’ rights after court defeat

By Reuters,

In a major victory for unions, Uber’s more than 70,000 British drivers will be paid the minimum wage while picking up and driving passengers as part...

Jamie Heywood , supreme court , uber

Trump, Biden engage in spirited last debate before Election

By VOA,

U.S. Republican President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, engaged in a spirited debate Thursday night jus...

us election

Can prostitution, the world’s oldest profession, survive the age of social distancing?

By CNN,

Don't kiss. Tell clients to wash their hands before they touch you. Wear a mask. Avoid face-to-face positions. And even: Put on a nurse costume and pu...

COVID-19 , lockdown , prostitution , sex workers , UNAIDS

Venezuelans rush to Peru border ahead of migration crackdown

By Reuters,

Thousands of Venezuelans rushed to Peru’s northern border on Friday in hopes of entering the Andean country before it imposes tough immigration requ...

migrants , migrations , Peru , south america , Venezuelans

Venezuela adds bigger bank notes due to hyperinflation

By Reuters,

Venezuela is releasing new bank notes for the second time in less than a year, the central bank said on Wednesday, after hyperinflation eroded the eff...

Venezuela , Venezuela New Currency , Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro

Billionaire Robert F. Smith promises to pay off U.S college students’ loans

By CNN,

Morehouse College seniors got a surprise Sunday when billionaire investor Robert F. Smith announced during his commencement speech that he would pay...

Morehouse College , Robert F. Smith , Vista Equity Partners.

Kenyans disappointed as gov’t fails to announce pay raise on Labour Day

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenyan workers were left disappointed after the government failed to announce an increase in the minimum or general wage during Labour Day celebration...

COTU , President Uhuru Kenyatta

State of the Nation Address: President Uhuru Kenyatta’s full speech

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thurday said the State of the Nation is "strong, vibrant and beaming with promise." Here is his full speech during this...

State of the nation address

Thailand’s youth demand change ahead of elections

By CNN,

Choltanutkun Tun-Atiruj wasn't old enough to vote in the last official elections held in Thailand in 2011. Like many of the 7 million other first t...

Thailand

Oregon OKs 1st statewide mandatory rent control law in US

By VOA,

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed the nation's first statewide mandatory rent control measure on Thursday, giving a victory to housing advocates who say s...

Kate Brown , mandatory rent control measure , Oregon

As 2020 candidates turn left, some Democrats worry about the center

By Reuters,

Liberal Democratic presidential contenders’ rush to embrace the left’s most ambitious proposals has some Democrats worried there could be a price ...

2020 , candidates , U.S

Polarized by Catalonia, Spain heads to the polls

By VOA,

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called a general election for April 28 after his minority government’s budget proposal was rejected by la...

As Amazon drops New York City project, progressives claim a major coup

By Reuters,

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wasted no time on Thursday in calling Amazon’s decision to scrap plans to build a major New York outpos...

Amazon

Burkina Faso Plagued by Terror Attacks, Rights Allegations

By VOA,

The Burkina Faso government claims to have killed 146 jihadists in the country's north this week, but Human Rights Watch says it believes some of the ...

Burkina Faso , Terror Attack

As election nears, Nigeria recommends 50 percent minimum wage rise

By Reuters,

Nigeria’s government is recommending a 50 percent rise in the minimum wage weeks before a presidential election where the cost of living has become ...

Labour Minister Chris Ngige , minimum wage , Nigeria , President Muhammadu Buhari

Early surge of Democratic contenders for 2020

By VOA,

Several Democrats have taken steps in recent days to get an early jump on the 2020 presidential race. Democrats expect a large field of candidates ...

Democrat Elizabeth Warren , democratic

Private security guards in Kenya to be armed with guns

By Elphas Lagat,

Security guards at the mall, hospital or bank you frequent will in the coming days be armed with a gun as authorities have acknowledged they are the f...

Security Guards , watchmen

Framework for US Withdrawal from Syria ‘Approved’

By VOA,

U.S. forces in Syria have a plan in place for their much talked about withdrawal, but it will likely not see all of them leave the fight against the I...

Bangladesh probes vote rigging allegations in election hit by violence

By Reuters,

Bangladesh’s Election Commission is investigating allegations of vote rigging coming from across the country on Sunday, a spokesman told Reuters, as...

Bangladesh , Bangladesh elections

Turkey raises minimum wage about 26 percent

By Reuters,

Turkey will increase the minimum wage by 26 percent in 2019, for a monthly minimum wage of 2,020 lira ($381), the labour minister said on Tuesday. ...

minimum wage , Turkey , Zehra Zumrut Selcuk