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Italy approves May Day labour package amid union criticism

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:39 GMT

Italy's conservative government approved on Monday measures to increase job creation and worker pay. This was despite the hostile reaction of unions and opposition groups over welfare cuts that accompanied them and looser rules for short-term contracts.Giorgia Mello has made it easier for companies to offer contracts of 12 to 24 months. She also reduced the "citizen's wage" scheme to combat poverty, in order to encourage people with a good education to find work.Rome has also allocated around €3 billion, but only to those who earn less than €35,000 per year.Meloni, in a video message, said that tax cuts could amount to as much as 100 euros a month.Meloni, a former Italian Prime Minister who was elected partly on the promise to make Italy more friendly to business, said: "I am proud that the government chose to celebrate May 1, International Workers' Day (International Workers' Day), with facts rather than words."Rome has waived taxes on fringe benefits to employees with children up ...

Presale Codes for Karol G Manana Sera Bonito Stadium Tour

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:39 GMT

Ahora me llama? Is he now calling you? Well he may be trying to tell you that Karol G is going on a tour. Dubbed the “Mañana Será Bonito” Stadium Tour, Karol G will be hitting six massive venues across the country. The tour launches on August 11 in Las Vegas, NV and wraps at September 7 in East Rutherford, NJ, with a stop here on in Pasadena on August 18 at the Rose Bowl — see below for all dates. Passwords and presale codes for the Karol G Manana Sera Bonito Stadium Tour tickets are as follows:Presale codes for Karol G Manana Sera Bonito Stadium TourPresale tickets for the Karol G Manana Sera Bonito Stadium Tour go on sale today, May 3 for artist verified fans and we’ve been told the following presale codes and passwords may work within the next few days. Details are subject to change, and vary by event date:Live Nation website presale code or password: VINYLLive Nation mobile app presale code or password: COVERTSales for the general public should go on sale this Friday...

Miss Manners: Our porch used to be a cozy place before the neighbor’s glare

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:39 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Can you suggest a tactical and polite way to approach a neighbor we do not know, asking if he would kindly consider reducing the wattage of the lightbulb in his front lawn lamppost?The light literally outshines the entire street. More specifically, it casts a glare into the confines of our porch, where we enjoy sitting for a couple of hours at night with a few candles lit for atmosphere.This is developing into a major problem between my husband and me, and we would like to resolve it without installing a shade on the porch window or planting tall shrubs at our expense.Would an upfront approach with the neighbor seem safe, considering how touchy people are these days about their rights? How would you handle this?GENTLE READER: That you characterize this as a problem between you and your husband — rather than as your joint problem with the neighbor — suggests to Miss Manners that the spouse less concerned about the problem should be the one to approach t...

Dear Abby: My wife is furious that I kept a secret about our grandchild. Was I wrong?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:39 GMT

DEAR ABBY: My son recently confided that his fiancee is pregnant with our first grandchild. He asked me not to share this information with my wife, his mother. He knew she would be upset because he was in the process of breaking up with his fiancee.I told him I would keep his confidence for a short while, but that he should please tell Mom soon.Two weeks went by before my son finally told his mom about the pregnancy. She was shocked.On the way home, she asked if I had known about it. Well, my life flashed before my eyes. I couldn’t lie, so I admitted I knew. She became furious with me and said I should have prepared her for this news and had thrown her under the bus. A big argument followed.Was I wrong to keep my son’s confidence?IN RETROSPECT IN GEORGIARelated ArticlesAdvice | Dear Abby: Can I tell my son-in-law’s mother how he needs to change? Advice | Dear Abby: She defied me and hung out with this sleaze, and now she says I’m in...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, for a one-day Nordic summit

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:39 GMT

HELSINKI (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, for a one-day Nordic summit.Source

US Navy says Iran seizes Panama-flagged oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz, second ship taken by Tehran in recent days

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:39 GMT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US Navy says Iran seizes Panama-flagged oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz, second ship taken by Tehran in recent days.Source

Pope greets Russian Orthodox envoy amid peace mission talk

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:39 GMT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Wednesday greeted the foreign envoy of the Russian Orthodox Church, just days after revealing a secret “mission” was under way to try to put an end to the war in Ukraine.Metropolitan Anthony attended Francis’ weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square and then greeted Francis at the end. He presented the pope with an icon, which Francis blessed. Anthony was later seen being led off the stage by one of Francis’ aides.Francis devoted his remarks at the audience to a recap of his weekend visit to Hungary, during which he made repeated calls for an end to the war. While in Budapest, he met with Metropolitan Hilarion, Anthony’s predecessor as the foreign envoy of Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian church who has strongly supported the Kremlin’s war and justified it on religious grounds.During a press conference en route home, Francis praised both Hilarion and Anthony as knowledgeable and his main conduits to reach Kirill. He was asked if Hila...

Zelensky dice que se enteró de la filtración de documentos del Pentágono de la guerra en Ucrania por informes de noticias

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:39 GMT

(CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, no tuvo conversaciones con la Casa Blanca después de que se publicaran en redes sociales un tesoro de documentos clasificados de inteligencia de EE.UU., le dijo a The Washington Post este lunes.En una entrevista con The Washington Post, Zelensky dijo que se enteró de la filtración del Pentágono a través de la cobertura de noticias y afirmó que “no recibió información de la Casa Blanca o del Pentágono de antemano”.“No teníamos esa información. Yo personalmente no lo hice. Definitivamente es una mala historia”, dijo, calificándola de “no rentable” para Ucrania, además de “no beneficiosa para la reputación de la Casa Blanca, y creo que no es beneficiosa para la reputación de Estados Unidos”.Un funcionario estadounidense le dijo a CNN que EE.UU. está “en comunicación constante con nuestros homólogos ucranianos sobre una variedad de temas, incluso sobre las divulgaciones no autorizadas, pero no vamos a entrar en los detalles de ...

Thai candidate resumes campaign 2 days after giving birth

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:39 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — The frontrunning candidate for prime minister of Thailand said Wednesday she’s eager to get back on the campaign trail, just two days after giving birth.Speaking at a news conference at the hospital in Bangkok where she gave birth, Paetongtarn Shinawatra said her new baby boy wouldn’t affect her ability to rally support for her Pheu Thai Party with just under two weeks to go before the polls.“I believe good things come along with children,” she said, sitting beside her husband, Pidok Sooksawas. “I believe that children are my secret power to work, and to lead everyday life.”The newborn, Prutthasin Sooksawas, was brought into the room in a rolling incubator and displayed briefly to the media before being moved out again.Paetongtarn is the youngest daughter of Thaksin Shinawatra, the popular but divisive former prime minister who was ousted by a military coup in 2006. She’s also the niece of Yingluck Shinawatra, whose government met a similar fate eight years later.Thak...

Arrestan a un hombre afuera del Palacio de Buckingham días antes de la coronación del rey Carlos III

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:39 GMT

(CNN) — La Policía Metropolitana de Londres arrestó a un hombre frente al Palacio de Buckingham este martes después de que supuestamente arrojó presuntos cartuchos de escopeta a los terrenos del palacio, pocos días antes de la coronación del rey Carlos III.La Policía llegó al palacio alrededor de las 7 p.m. hora local y arrestó al hombre bajo sospecha de posesión de un arma ofensiva. También tenía una bolsa sospechosa que fue destruida en una explosión controlada, dijo la Policía en un comunicado.“No ha habido informes de disparos, o lesiones a agentes o miembros del público”, dijo el superintendente jefe Joseph McDonald en el comunicado.El príncipe Harry asistirá a la coronación y Meghan Markle se quedará en EE.UU., según el Palacio de BuckinghamLas fuerzas de seguridad vigilan las puertas del Palacio de Buckingham después de que la policía arrestara a un hombre frente al Palacio de Buckingham por arrojar lo que creían que eran cartuchos de escopeta el 2 de mayo de 2023. (Cré...