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(FLOWERBUDNEWS)  Zimbabwean civil servants have on Wednesday, accepted a 76 per cent salary adjustment offered by the government with effect from Aug. 1. The state media reported that negotiations for higher wages are still on. The Herald newspaper reported that the least-paid worker will now earn 1,023 Zimbabwean dollars (aboutContinue Reading

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that she was open to dialogue with young people including protesters, but that she would not accept their demands. Lam said this at a news conference following yet another weekend of protests in Hong Kong. “It is not the question ofContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUD NEWS) 20,000 people have joined a rally in support of an inclusive society and against xenophobia and racism on Saturday in the eastern German city of Dresden. The demonstration is organised by the group Unteilbar (Indivisible), which staged a similar protest in the capital Berlin last year, drawing 250,000Continue Reading

(FLOWERBUD NEWS) The G7 summit in France heads into its final day on Monday, with the leaders of the key democratic, major economies expected to tackle some of the thornier issues on their agenda. The schedule includes a discussion about climate change, which could be contentious given disagreements among theContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUD NEWS) Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday announced the relocation of the new national capital to replace sinking and traffic-clogged Jakarta. Widodo said the country’s new administrative centre will be built in a forested area that straddles the border between the districts of Kutai Katanegara and North Penajam Paser in EastContinue Reading