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France’s pensions battle could ignite political crisis

19 Feb 2025

Leigh Thomas, ReutersPresident Emmanuel Macron braved strikes and street protests to force through a deeply unpopular reform in 2023 raising France’s retirement age by two years to 64, saying it...

Nanny states are now essential to economic health

05 Oct 2024

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the rulers of the industrial world started to worry about the health of the people. National governments discovered that military recruits were...

India approves assured pension scheme for federal government employees

24 Aug 2024

The Indian government approved on Saturday a pension scheme which will guarantee federal government employees 50% of their base salary as a pension, moving away from a current scheme where...

New decree law helps Emiratis obtain retirement pension by merging employment years at no cost: GPSSA

26 Dec 2023

The new Decree Law No.57 of 2023 announced by the General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) contributes to enhancing an insured Emirati's chance in obtaining a retirement pension by...

UAE’s Social Security Authority announces issuance of new law on pension

17 Nov 2023

The General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) has announced the issuance of the new Federal Decree Law No.(57) of 2023 on Pension and Social Security. The new...

'Spiderman' climbs Paris skyscraper as protest against pension law

20 Apr 2023

A free climber known as the "French Spiderman" scaled a 38-storey skyscraper in Paris to demonstrate his support for protesters angry about a pension law that will delay the age...

France braces for more protests as Macron signs pension reform into law

15 Apr 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron signed his controversial pension reform into law Saturday, defying three months of protests and pleas from unions not to implement the legislation. The alterations became...

ICC decision against Putin a pressure tactic

19 Mar 2023

The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin holding him responsible for the deportation and transfer of children from the occupied parts...

Ron DeSantis believes backing Ukraine not key for US

15 Mar 2023

Gram Slattery, Reuters The 2024 Republican presidential race could become a contest between isolationists and foreign policy hawks after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sent his strongest signal yet he does...

French unions plan new nationwide protests against pension reform

09 Feb 2023

The CGT, France's largest trade union, is planning a new day of nationwide demonstrations against the government's planned pension reform on February 16. The announcement came in the wake...

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