Bus captains must be able to do their jobs «with dignity and without fear», National Transport Workers' Union (NTWU) executive secretary Yeo Wan Ling said in a Facebook post on Friday (Aug 28).Yeo, who is also National Trades Union Congress assistant secretary-general, shared that she is «deeply concerned» by an alleged assault of a bus captain on Aug 16.«This is particularly troubling as it is the second such incident involving a Go-Ahead bus captain in the span of three months.» «Abuse and violence against public transport workers must never be normalised or accepted as simply part of the job.»Bus captains ply the roads for long hours and service thousands of commuters a day, shouldering «a tremendous responsibility» for the safety of their passengers, Yeo, MP for Punggol GRC, wrote.«Their safety matters, too,» she added.She said a police report was made on the Aug 16 incident.An NTWU representative then accompanied the bus captain to Changi General Hospital where he received treatment.

Some 125 firefighters and 20 engines raced to the scene in the Neasden area of north-west London after more than 70 calls were made to 999 just after 11.30am this morning.

Thousands are feared dead after a churning wall of mud, rock and pulverised ice bulldozed down a Himalayan valley straddling the border of Nepal and China.

A millionaire family-of-four from Surrey including a former Mrs India UK are among the missing Britons in Nepal following a devastating flash flood this week. 

The hit was at Engels-2 airbase in Russia's Saratov region. Satellite images show a badly damaged right wing.

For nearly a week, Middlesbrough has been gripped by a wave of violence that has left residents too intimidated to leave their homes.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Police have been deployed around the Archives, Luthuli Avenue and Railways Roundabout in Nairobi's central business district as traders prepare to march to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) offices in protest against a revised customs valuation benchmark.

[Scrolla] The plea and trial of Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana has been postponed to 19 April 2027. Bester's legal team has raised concerns about prison conditions and his access to a laptop to prepare his defence.

[Bird Story Agency] Benin is using its position as West Africa's largest cotton producer to pursue a bigger economic prize: processing more of what it grows at home. At the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ), cotton is being turned into fabrics and garments, creating jobs and retaining value that previously left the country with the trade of raw fibres. Its progress offers an emerging model for industrialisation for the continent.

The assistance, which helps pay for basic needs such as housing and food, would nearly double under a new policy.

A hotel chain must pay more than $100,000 to three foreign workers employed at one of its locations in Manitoba after the province's labour board denied the company's appeal.

The Abbotsford South MLA says he has heard that leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is unelectable, and it is a reason for his departure.

First Nations from across Treaty 6 territory have been marking this month’s 150th anniversary of the signing of the 1876 agreement with the Crown. But for some, the discussion around the upcoming referendum on Alberta independence is casting a shadow over it.

It's unclear whether Trump can unilaterally rename the lake, whose name predates European colonization of the Americas and has been widely recognized internationally for centuries. But the renaming belies a concerted push by the Trump administration to hold back important U.S.-Canada collaboration on scientific research and restoration work in the Great Lakes.

On a river in southwest Nova Scotia, an investigation by a historical sleuth is uncovering long-lost traces of North America’s past.

New research reveals 61 percent of Indian children face extra heat stress annually. Climate change has doubled young children's exposure to dangerous heat levels. This exposure outpaces all other age groups, affecting millions of youngsters. Future warming scenarios project even greater heat stress for Indian children. Developing nations and younger populations bear a disproportionate burden of this threat.

The Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) on Friday (Aug 28) launched a set of guidelines for animal shelters — establishing benchmarks and examples of best operational practices — to safeguard animal welfare.Sharing this on Friday at Paws in the City — AVS' first adoption drive held in the city — the agency said the guidelines were developed with inputs from animal groups, veterinarians, trainers and members of the public.More than 600 responses were received during the public consultation, AVS added.Acknowledging that animal groups and shelters have established themselves as key stakeholders in the pet sector, AVS said the 15 animal groups operating shelters in Singapore — known to AVS — play an important role in the care and rehoming of pets. However, while they have developed their respective welfare practices over the years for the housing, care and rehoming of animals, there are no benchmarks for shelter operational practices in Singapore, AVS noted.

The Singapore Government has pledged US$100,000 (S$127,000) to the Singapore Red Cross' public fundraising efforts in the Nepal-Tibet floods, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said on Friday (Aug 28).The amount is expected to support humanitarian relief efforts and address urgent needs among those affected, MFA stated.The ministry explained that this contribution was made in response to the severe floods along the Nepal-China border — the natural disaster has resulted in the confirmed deaths of 469 people as at Friday evening, The Guardian reported.More than 1,500 have also been reported missing, including nine Singaporeans, the Nepal Tourism Board said.Footage of the incident on Wednesday showed a tsunami of mud and debris engulfing the area as many were seen attempting to flee on foot.A resulting lake formed by the landslide overflowed on Friday, forcing rescue efforts to come to a temporary standstill due to the increased risks, Reuters reported.

A new approach to buying property was presented at the autumn meeting of the Housing and Construction Authority yesterday morning, where the state of the housing market was the main focus.

The company’s revenue fell by 23% in the first half to $1.37 bln

The International Maritime Organization chief called on the international community «to work together with IMO and the wider United Nations system, to advance practical solutions to restore the freedom of navigation through the Strait»

The US economic sanctions against Iran, regardless of their name and form, are absolutely illegal and unjustified measures that violate the UN Charter, international humanitarian law and human rights, the Iranian Foreign Ministry stated

The S-400 shot down a Pakistani long-range airborne warning and control system aircraft — the missile was launched at it from a distance of 314 km

Sergey Nechayev pointed to what he described as an unprecedented anti-Russian campaign in three eastern German states ahead of elections scheduled for September

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British health officials suggest that a salmonella outbreak in the UK was caused by Ukrainian eggs, the Telegraph has reported Read Full Article at RT.com