Written by Article content BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Thousands of Spaniards rallied in downtown Barcelona on Saturday to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination. People held up homemade signs in Spanish reading “Fewer apartments for investing and more homes for living,” and “The people without homes uphold their rights.” The […]
Article content COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president swore in a 22-member Cabinet on Monday after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week’s election. The margin of victory will allow President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to make sweeping reforms, including a campaign promise of a new constitution, without needing […]
Article content SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgruntled X users are again flocking to Bluesky, a newer social media platform that grew out of the former Twitter before billionaire Elon Musk took it over in 2022. While it remains small compared to established online spaces such as X, it has emerged as an alternative for those […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Sarah Parvini Published Nov 13, 2024 • 2 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article content LOS ANGELES (AP) — Social media site Bluesky has gained 1 million new […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Sylvia Hui Published Nov 12, 2024 • 4 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article content WINCHESTER, England (AP) — In the half-light of dusk, Martin Edwards surveys the […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Samuel Getachew Published Nov 03, 2024 • 4 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Article content ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — As the price of fuel soared in Ethiopia […]
Article content DOUGLAS, Ga. (AP) — A funeral home owner in south Georgia has been arrested and accused of neglecting human corpses after authorities said they found 18 bodies in various stages of decomposition while serving an eviction notice at the business. Chris Lee Johnson, 39, of Douglas, has been charged with 17 counts of […]
Article content LOS ANGELES (AP) — The unions representing more than 7,000 CVS workers in Southern California have reached a tentative agreement on a contract after workers went on strike over the weekend demanding better pay, staffing, and more affordable healthcare. “Today proves that when workers fight, we win,” the United Food and Commercial Workers […]
Article content HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong government is barring most civil servants from using popular apps like WhatsApp, WeChat and Google Drive on their work computers due to potential security risks. The latest IT security guidelines from the Digitial Policy Office have many civil servants complaining about added inconvenience. Government workers will […]
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu urged people to have at least two or more children to increase the ‘birth rate for the future’. He also said that the AP government is planning to bring a law mandating people only with two or more children to contest in local body elections, reported ANI. The […]