Saturday’s day of action, billed by unions as a “megastrike”, brought the UK’s rail, postal system and much of the nation’s container traffic to a halt.
170,000 UK rail, post and port workers strike in largest mobilisation this year
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Blinken heads to Latin America after Venezuelans and Colombians Celebrate the ‘Historical’ Reopening of Border
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will head next week to Colombia and Chile to forge ties with new left-leaning leaders elected in the historic US allies, the State Department announced Friday.
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The secretary will later travel to Peru for a meeting of the Organization of American States and separately meet with President Pedro Castillo and other top officials.
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In Colombia, Blinken will discuss “supporting strong democratic governments and respect for human rights throughout the Western Hemisphere,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said.
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On his last visit to Colombia in October 2021 and later at a US-led summit in Los Angeles, Blinken has encouraged regional cooperation to address migration, a key political issue in the United States for Biden.
Blinken heads to Latin America to see new left-leaning leaders
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The trains and sea ports of One Belt, One Road, China’s new Silk Road, Asia News & Top Stories
BEIJING (AFP) – China opened its Silk Road summit Sunday (May 14) to showcase its ambitious plans to revive ancient trade routes from Asia to Europe and Africa.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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