PARIS: France’s government said on Sunday (Oct 27) that state workers behind a massive rise in absenteeism will be targeted as it desperately seeks billions of euros in budget savings. Facing European Union pressure to slash spending, but similar heat from domestic parties over the planned penny-pinching, the minority conservative government set out another €5 billion (US$5.4 billion) in proposed cuts on Sunday. It has already warned that more than 3,000 public jobs will have to be lost and also indicated that those taking increasing sick leave will also have to feel the budget pain. The government said the number of…
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UN chief Antonio Guterres says the levels of death and injury in north Gaza are ‘harrowing’ and calls plight of Palestinians ‘unbearable’.Israeli attacks have killed more than 50 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip in less than a day, most of them in the north of the enclave which has been the scene of renewed Israeli ground offensive for the past three weeks, leading the chief of the United Nations to call the plight of civilians there “unbearable”. At least 11 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded after a school in northern Gaza was hit on Sunday. Reporting from…
Head coach Brian Callahan seemingly has no answers to fix the mess that is the Tennessee Titans, which should place him squarely on the hot seat, even in Year 1.On Sunday, the Detroit Lions destroyed Callahan’s squad, 52-14, in a lopsided matchup that revealed all of the Titans’ warts. Despite winning the total yardage battle, 416-225, Tennessee turned the football over four times and allowed a special teams touchdown, falling to 1-6 on the season after another sloppy performance that’s becoming far too common for the franchise. Callahan isn’t on the field committing turnovers or allowing huge returns for scores.…
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Mariana Castel/Millennium Images, UK When I contemplate the members of my social network, I am mostly filled with unadulterated feelings of love and warmth: I simply can’t wait to see them again, in the knowledge that we will bask in mutual affection and support. A handful, however, arouse quite different emotions – a mixture of eagerness and dread. They promise encounters that are the conversational equivalent of Russian roulette. In the right mood, these individuals can deliver a fun-filled evening, but if I catch them at the wrong moment, they can drain me of all my goodwill. There is simply…
Vice President Kamala Harris, campaigning in Philadelphia on Sunday, described a stark choice voters face in the presidential election, inviting them to visualize either her in the Oval Office or her opponent, Donald Trump, “stewing over his enemies list.”Speaking to reporters after an appearance at a Black church in West Philadelphia, Harris reiterated an argument she has been making of late that the election comes down to a binary choice between two candidates with vastly different conceptions of presidential power and responsibilities.“Just imagine the Oval Office on Jan. 20,” she said, invoking the date that the next president will be…
This article is an on-site version of our The Week Ahead newsletter. Subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Sunday. Explore all of our newsletters hereHello and welcome to the working week.Are you a worker? If you are a British taxpayer, you are going to find out the answer to this question — or at least chancellor Rachel Reeves’ definition — because we are hurtling towards the fiscal event known as Budget Day. The reason why the definition of workers is important is because the Labour government pledged at the recent general election not to make…
In an explosive interview on CNN, Senator J.D. Vance dismantled Jake Tapper’s far-left talking points, defending Donald Trump’s legacy and exposing the hypocrisy of the anti-Trump establishment. Vance didn’t hold back as he took Tapper to task over the network’s skewed narrative, delivering a resounding defense of Trump’s America First policies and calling out the war-hawk agenda that has plagued Washington. The interview opened with Jake Tapper questioning Vance on recent statements by Trump’s disgruntled former Chief of Staff General John Kelly, who accused Trump of authoritarian behavior. Tapper repeatedly pressed Vance on Kelly’s characterization of Trump as a threat,…
Hugh Jackman and his Broadway co-star, Sutton Foster, are said to be privately navigating a budding romance amid her divorce from her husband, Ted Griffin.However, according to a new report, Jackman’s ex-wife, Deborra-Lee Furness, has been “suspicious” of Foster before her split from the “X-men” star.Hugh Jackman and the Australian actress announced their divorce last September after almost three decades of marriage and two kids.Article continues below advertisementDeborra-Lee Furness Had Her ‘Suspicions’ About Hugh Jackman And Sutton FosterMEGAAccording to a source who spoke to the Daily Mail, Furness was concerned about Jackman and Foster teaming up to star in the…
JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israel’s air strikes “hit hard” Iran’s defences and missile production, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, but Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the damage from Saturday’s attack should not be exaggerated. With warfare raging in Gaza and Lebanon, direct confrontation between Israel and Iran risks spiralling into a regional conflagration. But a day after the air strikes, there was no sign they would spark another round of escalation. However, heavy fighting in Lebanon between Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah, which sharply intensified over recent weeks, continued on Sunday with an Israeli airstrike killing eight people in…