The nomination period for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)’s fifth term chief executive election started on Tuesday and will run until March 1. “A nomination form must be subscribed by no less than 150 members of the Election Committee an… read more
Twenty five people have been arrested in two separate instances of fly-tipping, in which more than 100,000 tonnes of garbage was carelessly dumped last year, the People’s Procuratorate of Zhejiang Province in east China said Tuesday. The 25 suspects h… read more
Local police officers shot and killed three rioters armed with knives that attacked and injured 10 people in a residential community in Pishan county in the southwest part of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Tuesday evening, according to xjht…. read more
14 February 2017Jean Lambert MEP: “While the European Parliament is moving forward on whistleblower safeguards, the UK appears determined to move backwards”The European Parliament has today (Tuesday, 14 February) voted in favour of a report calling for… read more
Rebecca Long-Bailey, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary, commenting on reports that General Motors is in talks to sell its European arm Opel, which includes the UK’s Vauxhall, said:
“In light of plans by General Motors to explore the option of selling Vauxhall and Opel, the Government should be pushing protection of our automotive sector right to the top of their agenda.
“Workers and investors need confidence that this industry will be robustly supported by Government for many years to come so that jobs are secure and investors are able to make long term decisions.
“I would also urge General Motors to work very closely with trade unions in progressing any deal to ensure that jobs are protected.”
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