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Chile lawmakers vote to reduce work week from 45 to 40 hours

Washington Post Chile’s Congress has approved a law gradually reducing the work week from 45 to 40 hours, a decision hailed by the government as a breakthrough for workers’ rights https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/chile-labor-work-week-congress/ee14b978-d89e-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

Germany expels Chad’s ambassador after own envoy is kicked out

Fox News Germany on Tuesday ordered Chad’s ambassador to leave the country, responding to the central African nation’s expulsion last week of the German ambassador. Chad’s government on Friday gave German Ambassador Gordon Kricke 48 hours to leave, citing his “discourteous attitude” and accusing him of failing to respect diplomatic customs. A brief statement from…

IMF Lowers Growth Outlook Amid Financial System Tremors

New York Times The International Monetary Fund says a painful slowdown, which could include a recession, has become a bigger risk for the global economy. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/business/economy/imf-world-economic-outlook.html

Over 1 million young Russians left workforce as Putin focused on Ukraine conflict: report

Fox News Russia may have lost as many as 1.3 million young workers since the start of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a new report. The Finexpertiza consulting firm released its findings after analyzing official statistics, reporting that working citizens under the age of 35 in Russia fell by 1.33 million people between…

Trudeau provides more Ukraine aid, dismisses site being down

Washington Post Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have announced more military aid to support Ukraine in its war with Russia while hosting Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal in Toronto https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/11/canada-ukraine-aid-trudeau/908fb01e-d894-11ed-aebd-3fd2ac4c460a_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world

White House Suggests Colorado River Cuts Be Spread Evenly Among States

New York Times As the river shrinks, the Biden administration is getting ready to impose, for the first time, reductions in water supplies to states. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/climate/colorado-river-water-cuts-drought.html

US and China unite in effort to rehabilitate Ya Ya the panda bear

Fox News The United States and People’s Republic of China are cooperating on the return and rehabilitation of a giant panda that has lived in Tennessee for decades. U.S. officials are working to return Ya Ya, a panda from the Memphis Zoo, to Chinese custody amid concerns for her health. “The Chinese side has made…

Ukraine wants India to play a larger role in helping to end the war with Russia

Fox News Ukraine wants India to play a bigger role in helping end Russia’s war, its deputy foreign minister said Tuesday during the first visit by a senior Ukrainian official to India since the war began last year. India “can play a bigger and greater role” and Ukraine would “welcome any effort that is directed…

Supporters defend Dalai Lama’s odd interaction with young boy, point to Tibet’s history of ‘tongue greetings’

Fox News Supporters of the Dalai Lama defended him online this week after the religious leader asked a young boy to “suck my tongue” on Monday, outraging many observers. The Dalai Lama’s defenders argued criticism was coming from Westerners who misunderstand Tibetan culture. Sticking out one’s tongue at another person is considered a sign of…

French building collapse death toll rises to 6; 2 missing

Fox News French investigators are treating the deaths of at least six people who were killed when a building collapsed in the city of Marseille as a possible “involuntary homicide” case, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Prosecutor Dominique Laurens said an investigation was opened on that basis after the first body was found in the building,…