Tag: Thousands
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Thousands sign up for Quebec’s paid construction training programs
[ad_1] Article content QUEBEC — Premier François Legault said 2,800 people had already registered for accelerated construction training Tuesday morning, a day after he announced the program that will pay people to get trained in the trades. “We need more people in construction,” Legault said during a brief press scrum on Tuesday at the National…
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Thousands break into aid warehouses in Gaza, a sign ‘civil order’ is collapsing, warns UN
[ad_1] Thousands of people broke into aid warehouses in Gaza to take food and “basic survival items,” a UN agency said on Sunday, and warned that “civil order” was starting to collapse. The UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said it was a mark of growing desperation three weeks into the war between Israel…
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Thousands of pro-Palestine protestors shut down Brooklyn Bridge after flooding NYC streets alongside orthodox Jewish members to condemn Israel’s war in Gaza – as businesses are plastered with ‘Zionism is Terrorism’ stickers
[ad_1] Thousands of pro-Palestine protestors have shut down part of the Brooklyn Bridge, after flooding the streets of New York alongside orthodox Jewish members. The ‘Flood Brooklyn for Palestine’ protest attracted thousands of protesters holding up signs reading ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘Zionism is Terrorism’. Other placards read ‘Biden is funding genocide’ and ‘occupation is a…
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Tens of thousands march through London calling for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war
[ad_1] Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters have marched through central London demanding an end to the Israel-Hamas war. Around 100,000 pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered holding banners and fireworks and flares were set off…
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Thousands of shelter spaces opening as cold weather descends on B.C.
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links NewsLocal News B.C. Housing supports 5,000 shelter spaces of multiple types in 50 communities across the province, including those for extreme weather Published Oct 27, 2023 • Last updated 25 minutes ago • 5 minute read There will be 5,000 shelter spaces in 50 B.C. communities, from permanent to extreme-weather response, starting…
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Warnings over ‘scam’ Booking.com emails asking travellers to provide bank card details or risk having their hotel reservation cancelled after customers lose ‘thousands of pounds’
[ad_1] Have YOU been targeted by this Booking.com ‘scam’? Email lettice.bromovsky@mailonline.co.uk By Lettice Bromovsky Published: 12:27 BST, 25 October 2023 | Updated: 14:16 BST, 25 October 2023 Booking.com customers are being warned to ignore ‘scam’ emails which ask them to confirm their hotel payment by providing their bank card details or risk having their reservations…
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Tens of thousands of women strike in name of gender equality – Channel 4 News
[ad_1] Tens of thousands of women in Iceland refused to go to work today, including the country’s female prime minister, in the name of gender equality. Known as the “Women’s Day Off”, the 24-hour strike saw shops shuttered, and hospitals operating on skeleton staff, as women protested against wage discrimination and gender-based violence in the…
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Vancouver police deal with unusually busy weekend as protests bring thousands into city
[ad_1] Article content Hundreds of additional Vancouver Police Department officers were on the job across the city this past weekend to deal with nine war-related protests that occurred as police dealt with the usual incidents of violence. According to VPD spokesperson Sgt. Steve Addison, thousands of people were drawn to the city to attend gatherings…
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Lebanon: In Lebanon, thousands are displaced from border towns by clashes, stretching state resources
[ad_1] BEIRUT: More than 4,200 people have been displaced from villages in south Lebanon by clashes on the border with Israel, and local officials said Friday that they are ill-prepared for the much larger exodus that would ensue if the the limited conflict escalates to an all-out war. Some 1,500 of the displaced are staying…
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Thousands protest in West Bank following Gaza hospital blast – Channel 4 News
[ad_1] Thousands of people have been out on the streets throughout the occupied West Bank calling for the overthrow of President Mahmoud Abbas and clashing with Palestinian Authority security forces. The protests were sparked by the immediate outrage over the hospital blast, but also the harsh crackdown by Israeli forces throughout the territory – as…