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BBCKow Mensah and Joshua Amissah were told to work non-stop without enough foodJoshua Amissah got up from his seat in the witness box and stepped away from the interpreter by his side.The end was drawing near in a nine-year fight for justice, in a case of modern slavery on a Scottish fishing trawler. The 40-year-old Ghanaian walked a few steps to the corner of the silent court room, crouched and covered his face. He was composing himself.”He told us we were slaves,” Amissah said.Skipper admits failure to provide food and rest for foreign seamenAmissah had been employed aboard the Sea…
The surprising strength of US employment kept the dollar underpinned at 160.2 yen, above the 160 mark that many believe could trigger more buying by Japanese authoritiesGlobal stocks rallied on Tuesday as investors rushed to buy the latest dip in tech stocks, while oil prices fell after Israel and Iran agreed to halt attacks on one another for now. In Europe, the STOXX 600 rose 0.7%, led by tech heavyweights ASML and Infineon. U.S. stock futures rose 0.5% to 0.8%, as a broad range of shares gained in pre-market trading, including Meta, Eli Lilly and Goldman Sachs, which were up…
Social MediaThe man, in his 30s, remains in custody after the incident (screen grab from social media)A man believed to be Sudanese has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a “brutal” knife attack in Belfast, police have said.The man, in his 30s, remains in custody after the incident in north Belfast at about 22:30 BST on Monday.Video circulating online shows a number of people, including one wielding a hurling stick, confronting the apparent attacker until the police arrived.A man injured in the attack, aged in his 40s, is in hospital where his condition is described as serious.Prime Minister…
Deadly earthquake strikes southern PhilippinesHundreds of aftershocks have jolted southern Philippines after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake left dozens of people dead and hundreds more injured.The scale of devastation on Mindanao island is becoming clear as emergency responders reach coastal cities and towns. Officials fear the death toll, which currently stands at 37 dead and 487 injured, could rise. Buildings have collapsed and roads are either cracked or buried in landslides. Large swathes of the island still have no electricity or telephone connectivity. The earthquake, which struck on Monday morning, triggered tsunami warnings in Indonesia, south of Mindanao and across Japan’s…
The report reveals that critical illness now drives 3 in 5 claims and death claims ranges from the ages of 25 to 90, with average age for a death insurance claim at 52An insurance claim report for the UAE has revealed data on who is getting sick and when. Heart attacks and strokes cause 41 per cent of deaths in the UAE and the average age for a death claim is now just 52 years old, according to the Value of Life claims report by Zurich International Life Ltd. It also showed that heart attacks and strokes kill four times more women…
A spike in global platinum prices and capped drug rates has choked supplies of cisplatin and carboplatin, disrupting chemotherapy for thousands of patientsKumar Ajit spent more than a week calling dozens of pharmacies in India before he tracked down the platinum-based cancer drug cisplatin his 70-year old mother needed to treat her liver cancer.”I could not even get the desired dosage,” added Ajit, who eventually found the medicine in New Delhi, the capital, and had it shipped to his village in the eastern state of Bihar. “I’m unsure what I will do for the next dose.”The 52-year-old bank employee’s struggle…
ReutersThe International Criminal Court’s (ICC) chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has been suspended with immediate effect while an investigation into misconduct allegations continues.The decision was made by a group within the ICC’s management oversight body, which has also referred the matter to the court’s 125 member states.Those states will vote on Khan’s future during a special session that will be convened “as soon as possible”. The oversight Bureau stressed that the suspension does not prejudge the outcome of the case. Khan has repeatedly denied all allegations of sexual misconduct, with his lawyers describing the decision as “unlawful, procedurally unfair and unsupported…
Football has become one of the easiest conversation starters among residents from different nationalities, said a taxi driver in DubaiNawaz Ahmed has spent years serving karak and snacks to customers at Taxi Cafe in Garhoud. Over that time, he has listened to countless conversations about work, rising temperatures, traffic, family matters and weekend plans. But over the last few days, he has noticed something different.Almost every conversation these days at his tea junction, located within a neighbourhood park, revolves around football. Nawaz said that customers discuss which country has the best chance of winning the FIFA World Cup 2026, debate…
The airline continues to route passengers through Dubai to destinations including India and Australia, taking precautions such as carrying extra fuel[Editor’s Note: Follow media’ live blog for the latest regional developments with the US-Israel-Iran ceasefire now in effect.]Emirates has no plans to cut capacity despite financial pressures from the war in the Middle East, its president Tim Clark said on Tuesday, as the airline presses for Berlin traffic rights.The airline continues to route passengers through Dubai to destinations including India and Australia, taking precautions such as carrying extra fuel.”We have no intention of cutting back or reducing,” Clark said, adding he was…
On the other hand, buying products on social media has also increased, with 69 per cent of UAE consumers having purchased directly through social media platforms.The vast majority of residents in the UAE use artificial intelligence to help them shop online, including checking reviews or product ratings. A new study by the credit card company Visa shows that 85 per cent of UAE consumers have used AI tools to shop, while 93 per cent said they feel AI-powered tools make online shopping faster and easier.In its yearly ‘Stay Secure’ study, which assesses consumer behaviour around e-commerce and fraud, the results…