Uber Eats to offer couriers insurance in Europe Uber’s food-delivery business will begin offering an insurance package to its couriers in Europe, a move to address the conditions of “gig economy” workers. Riders for food-delivery companies such as Uber Eats and Deliveroo are typically self-employed and the firms have come […]
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U.S. carries out first strikes against Islamic State in Somalia The United States carried out its first air strikes against Islamic State militants in Somalia and killed “several terrorists,” the U.S. military said on Friday. The Pentagon’s Africa Command said the first strike was carried out at midnight local time […]
Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants, eight killed Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants, eight killed:- Turkish F-16 warplanes launched air strikes on Kurdish militants in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, killing eight of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters, a provincial governor's office said. PKK militants had opened fire on Turkish soldiers at […]
Boeing machinists in South Carolina to vote in February on unionizing Boeing machinists in South Carolina to vote in February on unionizing:- Boeing Co (BA.N) and its largest union said on Friday they had agreed on a February date for a union vote at Boeing’s jetliner factory in South Carolina, setting […]
