Foxconn workers faced tough conditions in rush to make iPhone 17: labour group

Foxconn workers faced tough conditions in rush to make iPhone 17: labour group

CHINESE factory workers suffered difficult conditions while racing to get Apple Inc.’s new iPhone 17 lineup ready, according to a report from China Labor Watch. Staff at the Zhengzhou facility of Foxconn Technology Group, Apple’s production partner, had to contend with wage withholding, excessive overtime and forced night shifts, the nonprofit organization said on Thursday. The report focused on the period of…

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Faced With US Heat Waves, The Navajo Push For Power — And A/C

Faced With US Heat Waves, The Navajo Push For Power — And A/C

Workmen plant electricity poles in the rust-orange earth of the Navajo Nation and run cables to Christine Shorty’s house — finally giving her power against the searing Arizona desert heat. It will be a luxury in the vast Native American reservation, the largest in the United States, where more than 10,000 families are still without…

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Faced With Russia, EU’s Defence Must Include Turkey

Faced With Russia, EU’s Defence Must Include Turkey

Turkey, with NATO’s second-largest army and a Black Sea coastline, is looking to play a key role in Europe’s security after Washington’s pivot away from the region. After two rounds of crisis talks on Ukraine and security following Washington’s change of policy, Ankara has been quick to warn that European defences cannot be ensured without…

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New Orleans Terror Suspect Shamsud Din Jabbar Earned $120K Annually Yet Faced Crushing Debts Before Launchin Attack—The Full Story

New Orleans Terror Suspect Shamsud Din Jabbar Earned 0K Annually Yet Faced Crushing Debts Before Launchin Attack—The Full Story

Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, the suspect behind the New Orleans attack that left 15 dead, was a U.S. citizen and Army veteran from Texas. Once a high-earning IT professional with a six-figure salary at Deloitte, Jabbar faced financial struggles that led to his downfall. Investigators now probe his links to ISIS and motivations behind the…

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SingPost deliveries in whistle-blower report faced issues like conflict zones: fired CEO, CFO

SingPost’s ‘failed’ deliveries faced issues like conflict zones: fired CEO, CFO

A “SIGNIFICANT majority” of the shipments involved in Singapore Post’s (SingPost) parcelgate fiasco were linked to known issues like conflict zones. This was the comeback from the company’s former group chief executive Vincent Phang and group chief financial officer Vincent Yik on Tuesday (Dec 31) – who, along with Yu Li, head of its international…

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A Week After Assad’s Fall, Syria Faced With Brutal Legacy

A Week After Assad’s Fall, Syria Faced With Brutal Legacy

A week after a lightning offensive toppled longtime leader Bashar al-Assad, Syrians are only beginning to scratch the surface of the atrocities committed under his rule, as the country’s new rulers seek to reassure the international community. UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen arrived in Damascus on Sunday, his spokesperson said, declining to give…

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Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher Split Announce Divorce After 14 Years of Marriage Days after Actor Faced Shocking Rebel Wilson Memoir Claims

Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher Split Announce Divorce After 14 Years of Marriage Days after Actor Faced Shocking Rebel Wilson Memoir Claims

Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife, Isla Fisher, have decided to end their marriage after being together for 14 years and raising three children. The British actor, 52, and the Australian actress, 48, quietly separated last year, according to reports. They attended Oscars parties separately last month. Baron Cohen and Fisher’s divorce was first reported…

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Claudine Gay: Harvard’s President Faced 40 New Allegations of Plagiarism as Congress Launches Investigation

Claudine Gay: Harvard’s President Faced 40 New Allegations of Plagiarism as Congress Launches Investigation

Harvard president Claudine Gay, currently facing challenges, is now confronted with 40 new accusations of plagiarism, with claims that she copied complete paragraphs in her academic writing. This came as a congressional committee announced that it would investigate Gay’s actions. The Ivy League school announced on Wednesday that a recent review revealed more instances of…

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