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Europeans fall prey to prices

December 21, 2022

Conflict in Ukraine drives up costs as Europe bears brunt of Russia sanctions Trade union members demonstrate in front of the Engie headquarters in Brussels on Nov 9. The cost-of-living pressure has added strains to people's livelihoods. (GEERT VANDEN WIJNGAERT / AP) About 16,500 people took to the street in...

International

UK nurses begin biggest strike ballot in more than 100 years

October 6, 2022

A nurse tends to a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit at the Strasbourg University Hospital, eastern France, Jan 13, 2022. (JEAN-FRANCOIS BADIAS / AP) LONDON - More than 300,000 members of Britain's largest nursing union will begin voting on Thursday over a strike to demand a pay rise...

International

EU to propose crisis measures to curb energy price spike

September 14, 2022

European Union flags fly outside the European Commission building in Brussel on June 16, 2022. (KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP) BRUSSELS - The European Union will propose measures to cap revenues from low-cost electricity generators and force fossil fuel firms to share the profits they make from soaring energy prices, European...