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Counting starts in latest union vote at Amazon US warehouse
US labor officials began counting ballots in New York Tuesday in the latest unionization drive at Amazon after workers delivered the retail behemoth a split decision in two earlier votes. Over the last few days, employees at the ALB1 warehouse near Albany in upstate New York cast ballots in the third vote on a unionization petition by the Amazon Labor Union (ALU).
German cybersecurity chief sacked over alleged Russia ties
Germany's cybersecurity chief was sacked on Tuesday after a TV satire show accused him of having ties to Russian intelligence services, with the country on high alert over potential sabotage activities by Moscow.
Russia sets back global progress on internet freedom: study
A Russian crackdown has driven a global decline in internet freedom although a number of smaller countries are making headway, Freedom House said in a study Tuesday. The report found controls on the internet, such as blocking of sites or arrests of internet users, between June 2021 and May in all the 70 countries it studied except four -- Canada, Costa Rica, Iceland and Japan. sct/jh
Fallen African giants Mazembe to face South African rookies Royal
Former Club World Cup runners-up TP Mazembe will take a first step toward becoming African club giants again when they face South African side Royal AM during November. - Nigerians to face Libyans - To score against Mazembe, who lost to Inter Milan in the 2010 Club World Cup final, they must pierce a defence likely to include DR Congo international Issama Mpeko, 33.
Goldman Sachs reports lower profits, unveils reorganization
Goldman Sachs reported lower profits Tuesday on a big drop in revenues tied to corporate merger advising, but the firm still topped analyst expectations on strong trading revenues. The results come on the heels of similar reports from other large banks that have seen earnings drop, but still exceed expectations.
UN says Somalia famine risk worst in half a century
Somalia faces famine on a scale last seen half a century ago, the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) said Tuesday as it set a new target of more than $2 billion in funding needs. "Without greater action and investment, we are facing the death of children on a scale not seen in a half a century.”
French government set to overrule lawmakers in budget standoff
The French government is poised to wield a rarely used constitutional weapon to force its budget through parliament, where opposition groups have stymied the text for weeks with rival amendments, officials said Tuesday.
'Cargo 200': Ukraine's grim search for its fallen
"He's bringing back the dead, so you leave him alone," a Ukrainian soldier barks at a comrade who has come to inspect a truck bearing the dreaded sign "Cargo 200". His search for the remains of a soldier the Ukrainians had to leave behind as they retreated under fire is helped by forensic dogs specialising in sniffing out the dead.
Who could replace UK's under-fire premier Liz Truss?
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has vowed to lead Britain's Conservatives into the next election -- due within two years -- but after a disastrous six weeks in Downing Street many doubt she will remain leader long. Many party members, who get the final say on who leads the party, are unwilling to forgive him for his role in ousting ex-prime minister Boris Johnson.
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