French workers may have to retire at 64. Many are in uproar
Paris CNN — Impromptu protests broke out in Paris and across several French cities Thursday evening following a move by the government to force through reforms of the pension system…
France pensions: Government forces through reforms, sparking parliamentary fury
Paris CNN — The French government has forced through controversial plans to raise the country’s retirement age from 62 to 64, a move likely to inflame the country’s weeks-long protest…
Hong Kong asks: what to do with 40,000 empty Covid quarantine units in a housing shortage?
Hong Kong CNN — Behind the gleaming skyscrapers and multimillion-dollar homes that have made this city the world’s most expensive property market lies a far less attractive parallel reality: one…
France strikes: Parisian streets left littered with uncollected trash
Paris CNN — The City of Lights has a garbage problem. Massive strikes in Paris against pension reform this week are affecting trash pickup services in the French capital, with…
Life at Sea Cruises: You can now live on a cruise ship for $30,000 per year
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Fire in Rohingya refugee camp leaves thousands homeless
CNN — A massive fire has ripped through a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh’s southern district of Cox’s Bazar on Sunday, leaving around 12,000 people homeless, local Superintendent of Police…
How to save water at home
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Guryong Village, South Korea: 500 evacuated as massive fire breaks out in one of Seoul’s last slums
Seoul CNN — Around 500 people were evacuated from their homes on Friday after a fire broke out in Guryong Village, one of the last remaining slums in South Korea’s…
Greece drops some espionage charges against aid workers who rescued migrants from the sea
CNN — A Greek court dropped espionage charges against a group of aid workers who rescued migrants from the sea, in a move hailed by rights groups and lawmakers. Irish-German…
‘We’re the one connection’: The postal workers risking their lives to get pensions to Ukraine’s elderly
Siversk, Ukraine CNN — Every few minutes the ground shakes as blasts echo through the battered streets of Siversk, in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region. Sometimes it’s outgoing Ukrainian fire, sometimes…