Straight from the Wire
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Thousands gathered in cities throughout Mexico on Sunday to protest against President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s drive to shrink the independent electoral authority, arguing the changes threaten democracy – an accusation he vigorously denies.
Mexico’s Congress last week approved a major overhaul of the National Electoral Institute (INE), which Lopez Obrador has repeatedly attacked as corrupt and inefficient.
ROME (Reuters) – Dozens of migrants died on Sunday after they were shipwrecked off southern Italy, the latest such disaster. The United Nations has registered more than 20,000 deaths and disappearances in the central Mediterranean since 2014, making it the most dangerous migrant crossing in the world. Here is a timeline of some of the worst shipwrecks in the zone over the past eight years,
When upgrading (also known as upfitting) your vehicle, there are some key things to look out for.
As the upfitting market is less regulated than the rest of the car market, it’s important that you do some due diligence yourself, to ensure that the product you end up with is safe, reliable, and up to the standards you should be getting.
What should you pay attention to when choosing a gaming club? What platforms are worth considering?
What you should know before registering if you want to play with cryptocurrencies.
A few tips when choosing a crypto casino
The number of crypto enthusiasts continues to grow, and many seek to use their favorite assets in everyday life to pay for goods and services.
Vincent Marchetti has had a long and accomplished career. A veteran of the medical device industry, Vincent has recently launched a new home care business with the aim of providing exemplary home care service to senior citizens, as well as people living with disabilities.
Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Vincent Marchetti attended Central Missouri State University,
Britain’s biggest grocer Tesco has agreed to increase its workers’ wages by 7%, marking their third pay rise in just 10 months.
From April, staff will be paid £11.02 an hour outside London, up from £10.30, with more than 200,000 set to benefit.
As in other industries, supermarket staff have been pushing for higher pay as the cost of living rises at its fastest rate in almost four decades.
The shift to electric cars has continued with combined battery-electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid electric vehicle production in January rising by almost 50 per cent compared with a year ago.
The latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show that the total number of electric or hybrid vehicles produced was 28,329, representing more than four in every ten cars made in January,
Interest rates will need to rise again to prevent inflation becoming a persistent problem in the UK, a Bank of England policymaker has warned.
A shortage of workers and high wage demands were likely to continue pushing up inflation, acting as a counterweight to falling energy prices, said Catherine Mann, a member of the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC),
Buy-now pay-later giant Klarna will begin penalising customers for late payments in the UK next month in a bid to curb loan defaults, as shoppers pour onto the platform amid a cost of living squeeze.
The Swedish bank and payments firm, which has been on a major cost cutting and profitability push in the past 12 months,
The Wire | Daily News Blog 