Unilever ‘Succumbs to Bullying’ Over Ben & Jerry’s Settlement Boycott
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OCCUPIED WEST BANK — Last week, U.S. ice cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry’s sued parent company Unilever to stop the sale of its product in the illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Following Israel’s assault on Gaza and occupied East Jerusalem in May of last year, Ben & Jerry’s announced last year it would stop selling its ice cream brand in Israeli settlements. The ban was set to come into effect at the end of 2022, when its contract with its Israeli subsidiary would expire.

In a move widely viewed as bowing to pro-Israel pressure, Unilever reached an...

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Uber sued by hundreds of women
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A lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 500 female clients claims that firm prioritized growth over passenger safety

More than 500 women claim that they were attacked by Uber drivers, according to a lawsuit, brought against the popular ride-hailing platform by a US law firm on Wednesday.

The complaint filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, alleges that female passengers in multiple states “were kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely imprisoned, stalked, harassed, or otherwise attacked by Uber drivers.”

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Sligo cinema worker dismissed after playing wrong Matrix movie to 'angry' filmgoers
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The Workplace Relations Commission said patrons were left 'extremely irate and angry' after the Omniplex played The Matrix Reloaded instead of The Matrix

Cost-of-living crisis: Government accused of telling families ‘to wait’ for help
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Sinn Féin said ministers were sending a ‘devastating message’ to struggling families that ‘you are on your own for the next while’.

Taoiseach says record low poll result will not dictate policy
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Along with government satisfaction, the two main coalition parties have also seen their support fall in an Irish Times/Ipsos poll

Shanghai sizzles as authorities declare another extreme heat warning
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New Zealand ranked second-worst place in world to move by immigrants: Survey
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New Zealand has been ranked second-worst place in the world to move by immigrants, according to a survey.

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Champagne bottle adorned with NFT artwork sells for a record $2.5 million
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Shattering previous records, two Italian brothers cum cryptocurrency investors have become the owners of the world's most expensive bottle of champ

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Poops, sorry! Twitter uses Elon Musk's poop emoji as evidence against him
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The legal fight between social media giant Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has taken an interesting turn.

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Bill Gates donates $20 billion to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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In order to increase the annual payments of the philanthropic organisation, he and his ex-wife Melinda French Gates manage, the co-founder of Micro

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Ex-Gam­bian spies get death sen­tence for killing ac­tivist un­der Jam­meh
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Po­lit­i­cal ac­tivist Ebri­ma Solo Sandeng died af­ter tor­ture and beat­ing in de­ten­tion for lead­ing a peace­ful march.
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Africa’s fastest man gets US visa less than 24 hours to world race
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The 26-year-old won the African 100m ti­tle last month. In 2021, he set the African men’s 100m record with 9.77 sec­onds.
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Health ru­mours leave Pales­tini­ans won­der­ing who will fol­low Ab­bas
Pres­i­dent Ab­bas has been in ill health over re­cent years and is un­pop­u­lar, but many Pales­tini­ans are still ap­a­thet­ic.
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Greece offers winter quarters to crisis-hit Germans
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The nation’s warm climate may become a haven for tourists amid an energy crunch, tourism minister told media

Greece will be delighted to welcome elderly Germans tourists and give them shelter from the upcoming winter, inflation and energy crisis, Vasilis Kikilias, the nation’s Minister for Tourism, offered on Thursday.

“In autumn and winter, we, Greeks, would be delighted to welcome German pensioners who want to experience a 'Mediterranean winter,' with Greek hospitality, mild weather and high-quality services," he told Germany’s Bild tabloid. “We will be waiting for you here.”

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Beijing explains what Western media means by ‘international community’
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China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman posted a map depicting the mainstream media’s perception of the world

When the Western mainstream media talks about the ‘international community,’ it actually means only the West and its allies, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian has said.

“What does ‘International Community’ mean?” Zhao wrote on Twitter on Wednesday as he posted a picture of two maps.

The first map, titled ‘The International Community,’ has all the countries of the world painted red.

On the second map, only the US, Canada, the European states, Au...

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EU state runs out of space for Ukrainian refugees
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With accommodation maxed out, Ireland will put Ukrainian refugees in tents

Ireland has no more space to host Ukrainian refugees, and those arriving in the coming days face being stranded at Dublin Airport. In a briefing to NGOs on Wednesday, the Department of Children announced that Dublin’s Citywest Hotel – recently repurposed as accommodation for asylum seekers – had reached capacity. 

The state has taken in more than 40,000 Ukrainians since February, and until recently the government insisted that restricting the influx was out of the question.

With no other facilities available, new arrivals may be fo...

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