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☆ Ukraine says Russia eases Bakhmut attacks, Kyiv talks up counteroffensive
  + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Separately, senior Ukrainian officials indicated their forces were ready to launch a long-promised counteroffensive to recapture territory taken by Russia since the start of the war. In a statement on Telegram, Ukraine Deputy Defence Minister Hanna Maliar said Russian forces were continuing to attack but that overall offensive activity had decreased. Kyiv is expected to soon launch a highly anticipated counteroffensive to retake Russian-occupied territory. Ukraine's top general, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, posted a sleekly produced video on Saturday showing Ukrainian troops swearing an oath and preparing for battle. Reporting by Dan Peleschuk and David Ljunggren; Editing by Conor Humphries and David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Prince Harry's book sold ahead of official launch date in Spain
  + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Charlie Devereux | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
[1/3] Britain's Prince Harry's book "Spare" is seen in a bookstore, before its official release date, in Barcelona, Spain January 5, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho DoceMADRID, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Several bookstores in Spain were selling the much-awaited memoir by Britain's Prince Harry on Thursday, five days ahead of the book's official launch date. At one shop, the seller said the book had already sold out. At another, the book was displayed on shelves but a staff member withdrew it after the reporter asked why it was being sold in Spain earlier than in Britain. "Everything points to the fact that some customers have breached their commitment to the publisher and have put the book on sale before the agreed date."
☆ World Cup 2022: how many migrant workers have died in Qatar?
  + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
Dec 9 (Reuters) - Here is a look at migrant workers' rights issues in Qatar, which is hosting the 2022 World Cup from Nov. 20-Dec. 18:WHAT IS QATAR'S RECORD ON MIGRANT WORKERS' RIGHTS? * Britain's Guardian reported last year that at least 6,500 migrant workers -- many of them working on World Cup projects -- had died in Qatar since it won the right to stage the World Cup, according to the paper's calculations from official records. * Qatari World Cup organisers, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, said that there have been three work-related fatalities and 37 non-work-related deaths among workers at World Cup 2022 sites. * In September, England's FA said families of migrant workers in Qatar who were injured or killed while constructing the infrastructure for this year's World Cup should be compensated. * The shirts worn by the Netherlands team during the World Cup will be auctioned to support migrant workers in Qatar, the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) said this month.
☆ Qatar probing death of a worker at World Cup training site, says official
  + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Andrew Mills Iain Axon | Andrew Mills | Iain Axon | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Citing multiple unnamed sources, it said the accident occurred during the World Cup, but did not specify when. The number of work-related deaths in Qatar is in dispute. The SC said that three work-related deaths and 37 non-work related deaths have occurred on World Cup related projects. "We're in the middle of a World Cup. And we have a successful World Cup.
☆ Activists take Qatar workers protest to FIFA boss's home town
  + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Arnd Wiegmann | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
The protest by the Avaaz campaign group included an Infantino impersonator holding a World Cup trophy. Qatar, where foreigners make up most of the 2.9 million population, has faced intense criticism from human rights groups over its treatment of migrant workers. Britain's Guardian newspaper reported last year that at least 6,500 migrant workers -- many of them working on World Cup projects -- had died in Qatar since it won the right in 2010 to stage the World Cup. Qatari World Cup organisers have said that there have been three work-related fatalities and 34 non-work-related deaths among workers at World Cup 2022 sites. Amnesty and other rights groups have led calls for FIFA to compensate migrant workers in Qatar for human rights abuses by setting aside $440 million, matching the World Cup prize money.
☆ UK faces 50 billion pound fiscal hole, government sources say
  + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Elizabeth Piper David Milliken | Elizabeth Piper | David Milliken | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - British finance minister Jeremy Hunt will seek to fill a 50 billion pound ($57 billion) hole in the country's public finances with around 30 billion pounds of spending cuts and 20 billion in tax rises, two government sources said on Monday. Hunt is due to present a fiscal statement to parliament on Nov. 17. Britain's Guardian newspaper reported on Sunday that early drafts of Hunt's statement included up to 35 billion pounds of spending cuts and 25 billion pounds of tax rises, while on Monday the Financial Times gave figures of 33 billion pounds and 21 billion pounds respectively. Last week a finance ministry source said broad-based tax rises were likely to fill a "fiscal black hole". Most of the 45 billion pounds of unfunded tax cuts which Kwarteng announced were rapidly reversed, apart from a 16 billion pound cut in payroll taxes which took effect on Nov. 6.
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