Lufthansa, union reach agreement on salary increase for ground staff

Germany’s flagship carrier Lufthansa and the country’s service workers’ union Ver.di reached an agreement Thursday that increases the monthly basic salaries of 20,000 ground staff.

New rail strike disrupts UK train services - China.org.cn

More than 40,000 railway workers across Britain are taking a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, bringing another day of widespread delays and cancellations.

Maduro raises Venezuela's minimum wage for third time this year

In response to protests and economic crisis, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro raised the nation's minimum wage by another 60 percent on Sunday.

Maduro hikes Venezuela's monthly minimum wage by 50 pct.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced Sunday that he has decided to raise the monthly minimum wage by 50 percent from 27,092 bolivares to 40,638 bolivares, the latter amount equivalent to about $60 at the official exchange rate of 678 bolivares per US dollar.

Italy Will Face New Reality After Referendum on Constitutional Reform - PM Renzi

Italy will face new reality regardless of the results of the December 4 referendum on government-proposed constitutional reform, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said.

Ongoing pilot strike forces Lufthansa to ground another 890 flights

German airliner Lufthansa canceled on Wednesday 890 flights affecting 98,000 passengers due to an increasingly acrimonious pilot strike.

Ukrainians Shocked as Politicians Declare Vast Wealth

An anti-corruption reform requiring senior Ukrainian officials to declare their wealth online has exposed a vast difference between the fortunes of politicians and those they represent.

Portugal's PM rejects claims there will be second bailout

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa on Wednesday rejected claims that the country could need a second bailout, insisting his anti-austerity drive is boosting the economy.

Bonuses ethos: Lack of US fighter pilots amid ISIS wars in Syria, Iraq, Libya etc

The US Air Force is struggling to fill a shortage of 700 fighter pilots by the end of the year, even as the US battles in three air wars against ISIS in Iraq, Syria and Libya.

Peru's president-elect Kuczynski refuses to discuss political alliances

Peru's president-elect, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, said Friday at a press conference that it was too early to discuss whether he would make any "political alliances" in forming his government.

Greece reaches deal with creditors on fresh measures

Greece's government struck on Friday evening a deal with auditors of international lenders in Athens on the next set of measures to unlock a further one billion euro (about 1.1 billion U.S. dollars) bailout installment to the debt laden country in coming weeks.

The Economic Bright Side of Migrant Crisis – (German Media)

Even though the need to accommodate hundreds of thousands of incoming migrants may cost the German budget around 10 billion euros next year, the positive effect this new situation could have on the country’s economy is hard to miss, German media wrote on Saturday.

Germany Not Interested in Stopping Migrants’ Influx to EU

The German government is not interested in shutting off the influx of the migrants into the country as they could be used as a low-wage labor force, necessary for the economy’s development, a Lebanese parliamentarian said Wednesday.

Syrian refugees in Uruguay stage sit-in to press demand for return. [11,000-peso (383.6 US dollars) salary ]

Five Syrian families given refuge by Uruguay staged here a sit-in Monday, asking to return to Lebanon, their former host country.

Guatemalan interim president seeks to help with government transition

Guatemala's new interim president Alejandro Maldonado assured Congress on Friday that he would help find a solution to the country's current crisis, local media reported.

Greek gov't refutes media reports over IOUs for pensions, salaries

The Greek government on Wednesday dismissed as "absolutely fictitious" media reports that payments of pensions and salaries of civil servants will be made through IOUs in the coming weeks.