UAW workers at GM’s Flint assembly narrowly vote against new labor deal

(Reuters) -Workers belonging to the United Auto Workers (UAW) at General Motors’ Flint assembly plant in Michigan have narrowly voted against a proposed contract with the U.S. automaker, the union’s local chapter said. In a Facebook post on Thursday, the UAW Local 598 said 51.8% of votes cast were against the proposed deal. GM said … Read more

John Ceniza narrowly missed podium in Asian Games weightlifting

John Ceniza during the weightlifting competition of the 19th Asian Games being held in Hangzhou, China. — PSC-POC Media Pool HANGZHOU, China—John Febuar Ceniza came just a tad short of a pocketing medal in the men’s weightlifting on Sunday in the 19th Asian Games. Ceniza lifted a total of 297 kilograms in the men’s 61kg … Read more

EU nature restoration regulation narrowly survives assault by conservative lawmakers

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s ambition to cleared the path on ecological points averted a serious setback Thursday when the surroundings committee of the European Parliament voted by the thinnest margin to reject a proposal that may have killed a draft regulation on restoring nature and misplaced species throughout the continent. The 88-member committee solid … Read more