Oxfam has suspended two staff members in the Democratic Republic of Congo over allegations of sexual exploitation and bullying. The charity said the claims were uncovered as part of an investigation it set up in November. However, concerns about misconduct
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Child run over in school car park: Man, 77, forbidden from driving
A 77-year-old man has been forbidden from driving after a young girl was hit by a car at an East Auckland school yesterday. Counties Manukau road policing manager inspector Kay Lane said the young girl who was taken to Starship
Used EVs cheaper over long-term than new petrol cars – study
Used electric vehicles would be cheaper to run over the long term than even new petrol-powered cars, a new Kiwi-led study suggests. The new research comes as the Government has just been told that, to meet its climate change commitments,
Man charged with arson over North Canterbury tyre fire
A man has been arrested and charged with arson in relation to a large tyre fire in Amberly. Emergency services were called to the blaze on Racecourse Rd at about 3.10pm. A police spokesperson said they have arrested and charged
Businesses fret over Colorado’s new paid leave law even as it stands as potential “blueprint” for other states
Now that voters have spoken out in favor of paid family and medical leave in Colorado — passing Proposition 118 on Tuesday — the question for businesses that will have to help pay for the $1.2 billion-a-year program is what
The battle over restrictions in Madrid moves to the courtroom.
The debate over how and whether to lock down Madrid, the epicenter of Spain’s second wave of the virus, is moving to the courtroom as the region challenges a national decree that would lock down the capital and prevent Madrid-area
M&S to cut 7,000 jobs over next three months
Marks & Spencer is cutting 7,000 jobs over the next three months across its stores and management. It said the coronavirus pandemic had made it clear there had been a “material shift in trade”. In-store sales of clothing and home
Biden, Trump jockey over climate as wildfires overtake campaigns
Biden calls Trump a ‘climate arsonist’ as president awards medals to hero servicemen who rescued residents from death. The wildfires sweeping the West Coast of the United States took centre stage in the US election campaign on Monday, with President
Pandemic ‘could be over within two years’
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) says he hopes the coronavirus pandemic will be over in under two years. Speaking in Geneva on Friday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Spanish flu of 1918 took two years to overcome.
Bridge placement over Clear Creek to shut down stretch of U.S. 6 Monday.
A bridge placement over Clear Creek in Jefferson County will shut down a stretch of U.S. 6 on Monday evening for about 14 hours. The bridge, about a mile west of the intersection of Colorado 93 and Colorado 58, will