Police in Colombia have arrested the alleged main suspect in the murder of 13 kidnapped workers at a gold mine in neighbouring Peru. Miguel Antonio Rodríguez Díaz, whose alias is “Cuchillo” (knife), was arrested in the city of Medellin in a joint operation between the two countries and Interpol, according to Peru’s interior ministry and…
The logo of McDonald’s (MCD) is seen in Los Angeles, California. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters McDonald’s on Monday announced plans to hire up to 375,000 workers this summer at a news conference that included U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer. While McDonald’s has long been one of President Donald Trump’s culinary favorites, the company has been…
There’s yet another piece of entertainment currently in the works about late culinary figure Anthony Bourdain — and, this time, the Hollywood production is looking to involve Massachusetts restaurant workers in the project. According to Boston.com, Tony, an upcoming biopic about Bourdain’s early years spent working in restaurants in Provincetown — including local icon the…
The Peruvian government has imposed a night-time curfew in Pataz province, where 13 kidnapped mine workers were killed last week. President Dina Boluarte also ordered that mining activities be suspended for a month while extra police and soldiers are deployed to the region. The incident has shone a spotlight on the activities of criminal gangs…
Uber on Monday informed employees, including some who had been previously approved for remote work, that it will require them to come to the office three days a week, CNBC has learned. “Even as the external environment remains dynamic, we’re on solid footing, with a clear strategy and big plans,” CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told employees…
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet Inc., speaks at the inaugural 2024 Business, Government, and Society Forum at the Stanford Graduate School of Business in Stanford, California, on April 3, 2024. Carlos Barria | Reuters Five years removed from the onset of the Covid pandemic, Google is demanding that some remote employees return to…
Emma Davies/BBC Protesters in front of a Tenerife hotel on Thursday Holidaymakers heading to Tenerife in the Canary Islands are warned to prepare for disruption as hotel workers take part in strikes at the start of the Easter bank holiday weekend. Organisers say workers on the island are striking on Thursday and Friday in a…
The newly appointed head of one of the nation’s top housing regulators is moving quickly to reshape not only the agency but also Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government-controlled mortgage finance giants he oversees. The Federal Housing Finance Agency, now under the direction of William Pulte, placed 35 unionized employees on administrative leave…
The newly appointed head of one of the nation’s top housing regulators is moving quickly to reshape not only the agency but also Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government-controlled mortgage finance giants he oversees. The Federal Housing Finance Agency, now under the direction of William Pulte, placed 35 unionized employees on administrative leave…
A team of charity workers has been killed in Israeli strikes in northern Gaza, the UK-registered Al Khair Foundation has told the BBC. The charity said eight workers – including volunteers and journalists documenting their activities – were killed when their vehicles were targeted on Saturday in what Hamas described as a “blatant violation” of…
