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5:50am, 8th March, 2019

UK to give jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection

Britain is to give jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe diplomatic protection in an attempt to put pressure on Iran to release her.

Britain hands jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection

7:10pm, 7th March, 2019

UK

Britain hands jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection

Britain will hand diplomatic protection to British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to underline the government's belief that Iran has behaved unjustly in its treatment of her, foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday.

Ex-Trump campaign worker files lawsuit to kill non-disclosure pacts

6:31pm, 20th February, 2019

Politics

Ex-Trump campaign worker files lawsuit to kill non-disclosure pacts

A former campaign worker for President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to invalidate all of the non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreements that campaign workers were required to sign before joining the president's 2016 ele...

Amazon invites Ocasio-Cortez for tour, calls worker claims untrue

6:59pm, 15th February, 2019

Business

Amazon invites Ocasio-Cortez for tour, calls worker claims untrue

A senior Amazon.com Inc executive on Friday disputed claims raised by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that Amazon workers face "dehumanizing conditions" as being untrue and invited her to take a tour of company facilities.

Uber defends its business model over UK worker rights

8:18am, 30th October, 2018

UK

Uber defends its business model over UK worker rights

Uber defended its business model at the Court of Appeal on Tuesday in the latest stage of a long-running battle over the classification of its drivers as self-employed, a designation that entitles them to few workplace rights in Britain.

Uber goes to court to defend business model over UK worker rights

8:21pm, 29th October, 2018

UK

Uber goes to court to defend business model over UK worker rights

Uber [UBER.UL] heads to a British court on Tuesday to defend its business model of treating drivers as self-employed, entitling them to few rights in law, in the latest stage of a long-running battle at the taxi app.

Britain tells Iran it will not let matter of detained aid worker rest

10:14am, 27th September, 2018

UK

Britain tells Iran it will not let matter of detained aid worker rest

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday he had had a very frank discussion with his Iranian counterpart about detained British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and that he would not let the matter rest.

Where Trump flipped counties, worker incomes grow more slowly

11:52am, 7th September, 2018

Politics

Where Trump flipped counties, worker incomes grow more slowly

Worker pay gains in areas of the country that helped power Donald Trump's 2016 presidential victory were substantially slower than in the rest of the country during the first year of his administration, new government data shows.

FBI seeks motive after U.S. airline worker stole plane and crashed it

1:35pm, 11th August, 2018

US

FBI seeks motive after U.S. airline worker stole plane and crashed it

Federal authorities on Saturday were seeking to learn what drove an airline worker to steal an empty airplane from Seattle's airport in a security scare that caused the scrambling of U.S. fighter jets and ended when the plane crashed onto a spar...

U.S. airline worker steals plane, takes it for flight before crashing it

5:42am, 11th August, 2018

US

U.S. airline worker steals plane, takes it for flight before crashing it

Federal authorities were searching on Saturday for what drove an airline worker to steal an empty airplane from Seattle's airport and crashing it into a nearby sparsely populated island, sparking a security scare that saw U.S. fighter jets scram...

Officials identify Texas pipeline worker killed in explosion

2:10pm, 4th August, 2018

US

Officials identify Texas pipeline worker killed in explosion

Texas officials released the name of a pipeline worker who died from injuries suffered when a Midland County, Texas, natural gas pipeline caught fire and exploded on Wednesday, sending seven people to the hospital.

Worker dies from injuries in west Texas pipeline blaze

6:08pm, 3rd August, 2018

US

Worker dies from injuries in west Texas pipeline blaze

One worker died after a fire and series of pipeline explosions two days ago in Midland County, Texas, officials said on Friday.

U.S. warns citizens in China after 'abnormal' sound injures consulate worker

9:45am, 23rd May, 2018

US

U.S. warns citizens in China after 'abnormal' sound injures consulate worker

BEIJING (Reuters) - An American citizen working at the U.S. consulate in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou has reported suffering from "abnormal" sounds and pressure leading to a mild brain injury, the U.S. embassy said on Wednesday.

U.S. top court backs companies over worker class-action claims

9:30am, 21st May, 2018

US

U.S. top court backs companies over worker class-action claims

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to the rights of workers on Monday by allowing companies to require them to sign away their ability to bring class-action claims against management, agreements already in place for about...