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South Africa’s NUMSA considers new offer to end engineering strike
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's biggest metalworkers union said on Friday its members were considering a new proposal to...
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Hungary PM Orban flags further wage hikes ahead of 2022 election
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will raise nurses' salaries by 21% from January and plans to lift the monthly minimum wage...
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French unions march for better pay as cost of living spikes
PARIS (Reuters) - French labour unions marched for better pay and social benefits, as prices for energy and food rise...
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South African union starts indefinite strike, auto industry fears impact
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's biggest metalworkers union on Tuesday launched an indefinite strike to press...
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British military deliver fuel in gas station crisis
By Henry Nicholls and Hannah McKay PURFLEET, England (Reuters) -British military personnel in fatigues began delivering fuel on Tuesday to...
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Spain plans a 2% pay raise for all civil servants
By Belén Carreño and Inti Landauro MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government plans to give all civil servants a 2%...
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British military driving fuel trucks amid gas station crisis
PURFLEET, England (Reuters) - British military personnel in fatigues were driving fuel trucks on Tuesday at a fuel depot in...
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Is the UK in 1970’s-style crisis? Johnson says: ‘No’
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied on Tuesday that Britain was in crisis due to a shortage of...
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UK is at a turning point: we want rising wages, PM Johnson says
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's economy is at a turning point and the government welcomes rising wages but will not return...
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It takes three to tango – Germany’s intricate coalition dance
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) -Whether the Social Democrats' Olaf Scholz or a conservative becomes the next German chancellor, they...
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UK’s Sunak says it’s his duty to tell Johnson not to overspend
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday that part of his job was to tell Prime...
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Dubai Expo revises worker death toll up to six, declines to say if more died
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) -Expo 2020 Dubai, the huge world fair that opened last week, on Sunday revised up...
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Hong Kong trade union disbands as impact of security law deepens
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's largest independent trade union disbanded on Sunday, further stoking concerns over the space for...
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Romanian truckers, hit by taxes at home, tempted by British jobs
By Radu-Sorin Marinas and Octav Ganea BUCHAREST (Reuters) - For 32-year-old Romanian international trucker Nicolae, Britain's driver crisis could be...
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Chilean bill to allow for fourth pension withdrawal advances in Congress
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's lower congressional chamber on Tuesday approved a bill that would allow citizens to make a fourth...
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Blending chalk and cheese: assembling a government for Germany
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) - Whether the Social Democrats' Olaf Scholz or a conservative becomes the next German chancellor,...
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Pledging stability, German SPD seeks three-way alliance to succeed Merkel
By Emma Thomasson and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) -German Social Democrat Olaf Scholz vowed on Monday to strengthen the European...
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German Social Democrats beat conservatives in vote to decide Merkel successor
By Thomas Escritt and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's Social Democrats narrowly won Sunday's national election, projected results showed, and...
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Far-right AfD sees silver lining in weak result: Merkel is out
By Tilman Blasshofer BERLIN (Reuters) - Leaders of Alternative for Germany (AfD) put on a brave face after projected election...
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Japan’s ruling party race puts legacy of Abenomics in focus
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's widening wealth gap has emerged as a key issue in a ruling party...
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