31,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses strike for better wages and staffing
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An estimated 31,000 registered nurses and other front-line Kaiser Permanente health care workers went…
Magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Drake Passage, no tsunami risk
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has been recorded in the Drake Passage, between Antarctica and the southern tip of…
PPTA confirms nationwide teacher strikes as pay dispute escalates
The union’s national executive met last night to consider results from the vote, but 10 minutes before the…
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes Philippines
There are no immediate reports of damage, the Guardian reported. Officials in the Philippines have warned residents to…
Eiffel Tower closes amid strikes held across France against austerity
PARIS — Protesters took to the streets of more than 200 towns and cities across France on Thursday…
Eiffel Tower closes as nationwide strikes are held across France
PARIS (AP) — Protesters took to the streets of more than 200 towns and cities across France on…
Russia launches massive overnight strikes on Ukraine, Poland scrambles jets
He posted footage of flames bursting from the windows of a multi-storey apartment block, which Sybiga said was…
Canadian union of postal workers starts strike
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers went on strike Thursday after the government announced…
Israeli strikes kill over 40 in Gaza as Western nations move to recognise Palestine
Cairo: Israeli strikes in Gaza City and at a refugee camp killed more than 40 people, including 19…
US military strike disrupts life in Venezuela’s impoverished Caribbean communities
GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — On Venezuela’s Paria Peninsula, an idyllic stretch of Caribbean coast, it is an open…
France faces nationwide demonstrations as transport strikes hit Paris
PARIS (AP) — Protesters hit France with transport strikes, notably hobbling the Paris Metro, demonstrations and traffic slowdowns…
US strikes another alleged Venezuelan drug boat, killing 3, as tensions rise
Tensions between longtime foes the US and Venezuela reached new heights in recent weeks after Trump dispatched eight…