Author: Press Room

If only it was just about the money.The UK private sector should have it easy compared with the parlous state of the public finances. Pay growth might not be keeping up with inflation, but it was still about three times as generous in the private sector than the public one in the latest quarter. Yet still there are strikes.BT shows what can be achieved when pay is the only issue. The former monopoly faced eight days of strikes earlier this year after the union deemed April’s flat-rate £1,500 pay rise not up to scratch. But it seems all that was…

Three teenagers and a 62-year-old man were wounded in a quadruple shooting in the Bronx Tuesday evening, police sources said. All four victims were hospitalized in stable condition.Peter Gerber The four victims were shot a couple blocks away from the Bronx Zoo, near the corner of 180th Street and Daly Avenue, just before 6 p.m., the sources said. The victims were shot blocks away from the Bronx Zoo.Peter Gerber The youngest victim, a 14-year-old boy, was shot in both legs. A 15-year-old boy was shot in one leg and a 17-year-old was shot in the leg and buttocks, according to…

“The proposed sale will contribute to the sustainment of the recipient’s aerial fleet, enhancing its ability to meet current and future threats while providing defensive and transport capabilities critical to regional security,” it said. Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday the sale was expected to “take effect” within one month, and offered its thanks. With China trying to “normalise” its military activities near Taiwan and put pressure on its airspace and seas as well as ability to train and reaction, the sale will be of great assistance, the ministry added. It will “help maintain the proper equipment and replenishment of…

Defenseman Dougie Hamilton had a goal and two assists, Vitek Vanecek made 24 saves for his second shutout and the NHL-leading New Jersey Devils defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 on Tuesday night at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt scored goals and Jack Hughes had two outstanding assists for the Devils, who are a league-best 21-4-1 despite losing their first two games. Arvid Soderblom made 26 saves for the slumping Blackhawks, who are 1-9-1 in their last 11. They were also shut out by the New York Islanders 3-0 on Sunday. Hamilton opened the scoring at…

BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping is attending a pair of regional summits in Saudi Arabia this week amid efforts to kick-start economic growth weighed down by strict anti-COVID-19 measures. The Foreign Ministry said Wednesday (Dec 7) that Xi will attend the inaugural China-Arab States Summit and a meeting with leaders of the six nations that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council in the Saudi capital of Riyadh. His state visit to Saudi Arabia will end on Saturday. China is the world’s second largest economy and a major source of outward investment. To fuel massive demand, it imports half its oil,…

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock will defeat Republican challenger Herschel Walker in Georgia’s high stakes Senate runoff election, The Associated Press projects.While the Senate majority has already been decided, Warnock’s victory in the last ballot box showdown of the 2022 midterm elections gives the Democrats a 51-49 margin in the chamber and a bit of breathing room in their razor-thin control of the Senate.”Thank you, Georgia. We did it again,” Warnock tweeted soon after his victory was projected.And in his victory speech, the senator noted that “after a hard-fought campaign, or should I say campaigns, it is my honor to utter…

Ariel Henry dismisses government ministers, commissioner as Canada imposes new sanctions against Haitian gang leader.Haiti’s acting Prime Minister Ariel Henry has sacked the country’s justice and interior ministers, along with its government commissioner, in a new round of political upheaval that comes under the shadow of international sanctions. Former Justice Minister Berto Dorce first dismissed Government Commissioner Jacques Lafontant on Henry’s orders before being removed himself days later along with Interior Minister Liszt Quitel, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press news agency on Monday. Henry did not say why the officials were removed, and his spokesperson could not…

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 06: Georgia Democratic Senate candidate U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) speaks during an election night watch party at the Marriott Marquis on December 6, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. Sen. Warnock has tonight defeated his Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a runoff election. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesSen. Raphael Warnock, the Democratic incumbent from Georgia, is projected to beat Republican challenger Herschel Walker in the state’s runoff election to win a full six-year term in the Senate, according to NBC News.Warnock’s projected victory over Walker will give Democrats a…

JAKARTA: A suspected militant, angered by Indonesia’s new criminal code, killed a police officer and wounded at least 10 in a suicide bomb attack at a police station in the city of Bandung on Wednesday (Dec 7), authorities said. The suicide bomber was believed to be affiliated with the Islamic State-inspired group Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) and had previously been jailed on terrorism charges, Indonesian police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo told a news conference. The police chief said the attacker, identified as Agus Sujatno, was released in late 2021 and investigators had found dozens of documents protesting the country’s controversial new…

Major League Baseball admitted using baseballs of two different weights during the 2021 season due to a COVID-era manufacturing issue. However, an Insider study found that, not only were “juiced” balls still in circulation, a third MLB baseball was introduced in 2022. In recent seasons, many pitchers have complained that the baseballs felt different, and 2022 was no different. New York Mets starter Chris Bassitt went on a rant in April about the balls feeling different throughout a game.  Prior to the 2022 All-Star Game, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said two balls were used in 2021 due to an issue with a…