Harold Manning

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Bangladesh’s factories are still not safe enough ten years after the Rana Plaza disaster

Bangladesh’s factories are still not safe enough ten years after the Rana Plaza disaster

Women at work in a garment factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.ImageAFP Fires regularly break out in garment factories in countries like Bangladesh and India because fire safety is not in order. To improve this, the international unions and almost two hundred international clothing brands signed an agreement ten years ago, the old Bangladesh agreement, now …

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Polish Prime Minister: “European support for farmers comes too late”

Polish Prime Minister: “European support for farmers comes too late”

International•21 April ’23 17:51Author: Remy Coq European support measures for Polish farmers – who are suffering from the import of Ukrainian food products – come too late. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said so today, Reuters reports. Earlier in the day, the Polish parliament approved a 10 billion Polish zloty ($2.4 billion) support package for Poland’s agricultural sector. European support …

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SLM delegation talks to Curaçao tourism sector and government authorities

SLM delegation talks to Curaçao tourism sector and government authorities

Surinamese airline Surinam Airways recently held talks with Curacao’s tourism sector and government authorities. The Suriname society published the following report on this subject: Surinam Airways is gradually building its own fleet as part of a continued recovery; expand it and add new destinations, resources to increase production. This pursuit led to a visit to the island of Curaçao with …

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Why Morocco was excluded from the Jeddah summit

Why Morocco was excluded from the Jeddah summit

20 April 2023 – 8:00 pm – Morocco © Several reasons led Saudi Arabia to exclude Morocco from the meeting on the reintegration of Syria into the Arab League, held in Jeddah last Friday. The exclusion of Morocco from the Jeddah meeting is explained by the fact that Rabat is favorable to Washington’s policy in the current situation, while the …

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Disagreement on the date of Eid al-Fitr 2023 in France

Disagreement on the date of Eid al-Fitr 2023 in France

Taking into account “the most precise scientific data”, the French Muslim Theological Council CTMF estimates that “the new moon will take place on Thursday April 20 at 4:13 GMT, or 6:13 am Paris time”. On the same day, Thursday April 20, from 7:19 p.m. GMT, i.e. 8:19 p.m. Paris time, the conditions necessary for the ocular vision of the new …

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The Netherlands sees no taboo in migrant agreements with “dictatorial” Tunisia

The Netherlands sees no taboo in migrant agreements with “dictatorial” Tunisia

The Netherlands seems to be pushing for the EU to conclude migration agreements with Tunisia as soon as possible, like the agreement with Turkey in 2016. “Mastering migration”. And fast too: “Tempo, tempo, tempo.” State Secretary for Asylum and Migration, Eric van der Burg (VVD), did not hesitate to do so in Rome. The Secretary of State believes that talks …

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Attacker stabbing German gymnasium acted alone, still at large | Abroad

Attacker stabbing German gymnasium acted alone, still at large |  Abroad

19 apr 2023 om 20:01Update: een uur geleden The man who stabbed four people at a gymnasium in Duisburg, Germany on Tuesday afternoon likely acted alone. Previously, the police still considered multiple perpetrators. There is still no trace of the man, reports the detective on Wednesday. Detectives initially thought it was one or more perpetrators who stabbed random people. But …

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A French Muslim travels from France to Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem | Outstanding

A French Muslim travels from France to Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem |  Outstanding

19 apr 2023 om 09:08Update: 26 minuten geleden Neil Dauxois, 26, walked from his home in France to Al Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem. He traveled 3,900 kilometers in ten months to pray in the mosque during Ramadan. The Dauxois crossed ten countries during his journey. He crossed Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and …

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Dead and five injured after Manhattan parking lot collapse | Abroad

Dead and five injured after Manhattan parking lot collapse |  Abroad

A four-story parking lot has collapsed in New York, US media report. One dead and five injured. Rescuers said no other people were trapped under the rubble. Emergency services were alerted around 4:30 p.m. local time to a collapsed parking lot in Manhattan’s Financial District. Videos on social media show clouds of dust and people screaming. Various cars and concrete …

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