Roger McKenzie
LATEST ARTICLES BY Roger McKenzie
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Labor
Striking workers bring France to standstill to protest rise in retirement age
March 8, 2023Unions are planning rolling strikes and have already halted all transport in the country.
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World
Greek rail workers stage 24-hour strike after deadly train crash kills 43
March 3, 2023Investigations are underway, but protesters point the finger at privatization.
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World
Thousands flood Berlin to oppose Ukraine war arms shipments
February 28, 2023Protesters jeered German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, who has suggested that Germany is at war with Russia.
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World
Russia demands U.N. investigate Nord Stream pipeline sabotage; U.S. calls request a ‘distraction’
February 23, 2023Allegations are swirling that the U.S., with the help of Norway, blew up the pipelines last fall in order to cut off Russian energy sales to Europe.
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World
Myanmar military rulers extend state of emergency for another six months
February 3, 2023Nominally a constitutional administrative body, the NDSC is in practice controlled by the military.
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World
French workers walk out as Macron government raises retirement age and cuts pensions
January 31, 2023PM insists pensions plan is “no longer negotiable” as unions prepare for mass demonstrations in the streets.
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Politics
Lula fires 40 soldiers who opened doors for coup supporters
January 20, 2023Brazilians move fast to protect their democracy.
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World
France brought to standstill as workers protest against rising of state pension age to 64
January 19, 2023He called the pension changes “unjust, dogmatic and ideological.”
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