FIFA.COM The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Doha, Qatar on Nov. 20, is just about 17 days away. And yet the host country, Qatar, and the host organization, FIFA, are still facing pressure from various quarters on a variety of labor rights issues and alleged
DOLE777-UNSPLASHIN OUR CULTURE, seeking favors from the powerful or asserting one’s status in society uses the indirect approach. Why not just drop names to open doors and gain access to powerful dispensers of benefits? Is association with higher status by a claimed, even if unjustified,
SEOUL — A North Korean ballistic missile landed less than 60 kilometers (km) off South Korea’s coast on Wednesday, the first time an apparent test had landed near the South’s waters, prompting South Korea to issue rare air raid warnings and launch missiles in protest.The
REUTERSDEMOCRATIC former President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned that “more people are going to get hurt” unless the US political climate changes, after the husband of the Speaker of the House was attacked by a man wielding a hammer.A 42-year-old man has been charged with
PHILSTARSINGAPORE — Some of the world’s biggest consumer goods companies, including PepsiCo, Mars and Nestlé, are almost certain to miss a target to make plastic packaging more sustainable by 2025, according to a new report published on Wednesday.The study by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and
Business confidence among the UK’s SME manufacturers has fallen sharply, as output and the volume of new orders declined in the three months to October 2022. The CBI’s latest SME Trends Survey, based on the responses of 262 small and medium sized manufacturing firms, paints a
Britishvolt has said it has secured a few weeks of funding and its 300 staff have agreed to take a steep pay cut, as the UK government-backed battery startup races to find a buyer or new longer-term investor to avoid collapse. The company, which planned to
Wm Morrison Supermarkets has said that it will close 132 lossmaking McColl’s convenience stores that it bought this year, putting about 1,300 jobs at risk. The chain was rescued from insolvency in May by Morrisons, which beat the owners of Asda — the Issa brothers and
Millions of middle earners will be more than £3,500 poorer because of plans by Rishi Sunak for a stealth raid on income tax that will last at least six years, analysis has shown. The prime minister and Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, are thought to have agreed
Twitter users have been bracing themselves to see Elon Musk’s vision for the platform. Now it seems he has his sights on the coveted blue tick. Prominent users from Gary Lineker to Barack Obama will have to pay $8 a month for the privilege of “verified”
MAN CHUNG-UNSPLASHHONG KONG — Hong Kong leader John Lee on Wednesday pitched the city’s connection with China in an address to some of the world’s top financial executives, as he strives to rebuild the Chinese territory’s COVID-hit image as a major financial hub. Chief Executive Lee
POLICE OFFICERS walk at the scene where many people died and were injured in a stampede during a Halloween festival in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 30. — REUTERSSEOUL — South Korea’s Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said on Wednesday police must explain how they responded after
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