South Korea emergency units turn back patients as doctors protest
Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korea’s biggest hospitals cancelled procedures and turned away patients seeking emergency care on Wednesday after thousands of trainee doctors walked off the job in protest at a government plan to boost medical school admissions. One hospital, the Asan Medical Center in Seoul, put up a sign saying its emergency unit […]
New protests against Macron and his pension bill amid warnings of violence
Paris, FranceReuters France faces a new nationwide day of strikes and protests on Tuesday after some of the country’s worst street violence in years marred rallies over the past week. Protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to delay retirement age by two years to 64 had been largely peaceful so far. French police look on […]
UK’s teachers and civil servants join mass strike on ‘Walkout Wednesday’
London, UK Reuters Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, and train drivers walked out over pay in the largest coordinated strike action for a decade on Wednesday, with unions threatening more disruption as the government digs its heels in over pay demands. The mass walkouts across the country shut schools, halted most […]
Huge crowds march across France, raising pressure against Macron’s pension reform
Paris, France Reuters Huge crowds marched across France on Tuesday to say “non” to President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to make people work longer before retirement, with pressure in the streets intensifying against a government that says it will stand its ground. Opinion polls show a substantial majority of the French oppose increasing the retirement age […]
On your bike! Paris commuters take to two wheels to beat strike
Paris, FranceReuters Paris commuters took advantage of the capital’s newly expanded network of bicycle lanes on Thursday to pedal into town and bypass a public transport system severely disrupted by nationwide strikes against pension reform plans. Workers across France walked off their jobs, leaving almost no local or regional trains running and wreaking havoc on […]
Iran protesters call for strike, prosecutor says morality police shut down
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Protesters in Iran called on Sunday for a three-day strike this week, stepping up pressure on authorities after the public prosecutor said the morality police whose detention of a young woman triggered months of protests had been shut down. There was no confirmation of the closure from the Interior Ministry which […]
Myanmar junta targets paralysing strikes, as arrests near 500
Reuters Myanmar’s military junta has issued arrest warrants against six celebrities for encouraging strikes that have paralysed many government offices in protests against this month’s coup, with total arrests since then now nearing 500. Thousands of chanting protesters gathered on Thursday at a busy intersection near the main university in Yangon, the country’s largest city, […]