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Spain fines food delivery firm Glovo nearly 79 mn euros
Spain has fined food delivery firm Glovo nearly 79 million euros and forced it to give labour contracts to over 10,000 riders in the country, the government said Wednesday. Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz said Glovo had violated a 2021 law requiring riders for food delivery platforms be employees signed to formal labour contracts, not freelancers.
War fears at another Ukraine nuclear site
A vast crater several metres deep in empty land strewn with wild grass bears witness to the shelling this week at the Pivdennoukrainskpower plant site in southern Ukraine, the latest sign of nuclear risk in the war-scarred nation. "That's where the blast of the explosion went towards," said Ivan Zhebet, security chief at the Pivdennoukrainsk plant in the southern Mykolaiv region.
US home sales fall for seventh straight month in August
Existing home sales slipped in August to the lowest in two years, marking a seventh straight monthly declines, according to industry data released Wednesday showing the continued slowing in the US housing as mortgage rates surge.
French left reels after violence against women claims
Two key parties in France's left-wing alliance were facing crises Wednesday after senior figures were accused of violence against women, with a Greens party chief stepping back from his role days after a fellow lawmaker from the hard-left France Unbowed. He stepped down from a senior role as party coordinator.
'Bad buzz': Gaming industry reels from 'Grand Theft Auto' hack
The video game industry is coming to terms with one of the biggest hacks in its history, after footage was leaked online of "Grand Theft Auto 6" -- the next instalment of one of the world's most popular franchises. "Our work on Grand Theft Auto will continue as planned," Rockstar said in a statement on Twitter that was liked more than one million times.
Senegal court upholds prison term in key case against mayor
A Senegalese appeal court on Wednesday confirmed a prison sentence handed down to the mayor of Dakar, convicted of killing a man during a wave of political violence. In a politically-charged case that played out against a backdrop of tensions between the opposition and government, the court upheld the six-month prison term and 18-month suspended sentence.
Walmart hiring fewer US holiday staff this year
Walmart announced Wednesday it will hire 40,000 workers for the upcoming holiday season, far fewer than last year, as inflation weighs on US households and curtails consumption. A year ago, Walmart said it would hire 150,000 workers for temporary and permanent posts as it competed for employees with other retailers and logistics companies in a torrid labor market.
Milan Fashion Week opens with a spring in its step
Chinese buyers are back and business is booming -- Milan Fashion Week opened Wednesday on an optimistic note, despite the shadows cast by the soaring cost of energy. But this season the international jet set are back in force, from 300 journalists to 450 buyers expected -- including the first Chinese delegation since the pandemic closed borders across the globe.
Palestinian street battles point to wider West Bank crisis
Gun battles in central Nablus, with young Palestinians fighting police and setting blazes that shut the city down, signal growing chaos in the northern West Bank that could spiral out of control. But Israel regularly calls on the PA to take firmer action in areas of the West Bank nominally under its control, notably cities like Nablus.
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