Tag: unrest
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Amid Israel-Hamas war, West Bank boy’s death points to wider unrest
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TULKAREM, West Bank — The funeral started loudly, with dozens of automatic rifles firing into the air and men chanting as they carried the body of 15-year-old Ali Khazneh, wrapped in Palestinian flags, from the mosque to the cemetery crowded with mourners. Mourners carry the body of 15-year-old Ali Khazneh, wrapped in Palestinian flags, from the…
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UK tells nationals to stay inside amid unrest
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Security forces on the back of a vehicle in Niger British nationals in Niger are being urged to register their whereabouts with the UK government amid unrest sweeping the West African country. Violent protests have broken out in Niger after a military junta seized control of the government last week. France, Italy and Spain are…
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Consumer demand for speed and convenience drives labor unrest among workers in Hollywood and at UPS
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NEW YORK — Six straight days of 12-hour driving. Single digit paychecks. The complaints come from workers in vastly different industries: UPS delivery drivers and Hollywood actors and writers. But they point to an underlying factor driving a surge of labor unrest: The cost to workers whose jobs have changed drastically as companies scramble to…
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A Haunting Portrait of Newark’s Bloody Summer of Unrest
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After Lee’s Newark assignment, Life sent him to cover the unrest in Detroit in July, 1967, and the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1968. “I was like their golden boy,” Lee later remarked. Eventually, he grew weary of documenting so much national trauma. He went on to photograph the scene around Andy Warhol’s…
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Seeking to Calm Unrest, Macron Calls for a ‘New Pact of Life and Work’
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PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron, straining for a tone of reconciliation after months of bitter conflict over his plan to raise the retirement age in France, expressed regret for the first time that a consensus was not reached and appealed for a new “national élan” based on “calm, unity, ambition and action.” In a 13-minute…
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Peru has closed down Machu Picchu as political unrest continues
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Machu Picchu and its Inca trail hike have closed down as Peruvian authorities attempt to clamp down on anti-government protests. The decision to close down the attraction came as around 418 people—148 tourists and 270 nationals—had to be rescued from the citadel because damage to parts of railways caused by recent protests left them stranded.…
