The toll is shocking: 19 suicides, 12 suicide attempts and eight cases of serious depression among employees at France‘s main telephone and internet company over three years. A long-awaited trial began Monday in Paris accusing the telecom giant Orange and seven former or current managers of moral harassment and other charges. The company was called […]
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Image copyright Curzon Artificial Eye Image caption Natalie Portman plays Celeste in Brady Corbet’s second feature Young music stars can be “crucified” in the media as they burn out from the demands of their career, says the director of a new film about a troubled pop singer. Vox Lux, directed by Brady Corbet, stars Natalie
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Image copyright Getty Images Google says it will investigate examples of adverts leading search results for companies offering to carry out a service for a higher fee than the official channels. For example, a search for the term “driving licence application” in the UK led to a firm charging £49 ($64) for a change of
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Given the distances to be traveled and the imperfect roads, conventional wisdom stipulates that even ambitious short-term visitors to Sicily stick to either side of the island. There’s no wrong choice, though it’s the eastern coast that’s home to the majestic Mount Etna, Europe’s highest active volcano. That was also the side favored by the
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A SpaceX shipment arrived at the International Space Station on Monday following a weekend launch. Interested in SpaceX? Add SpaceX as an interest to stay up to date on the latest SpaceX news, video, and analysis from ABC News. The Dragon capsule delivered 5,500 pounds (2,500 kilograms) of equipment and experiments. Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques
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A London marathoner lost a hoped-for “fastest nurse” world record title earlier this year because she wasn’t wearing a dress. Jessica Anderson aimed to be the fastest woman to complete a marathon dressed as a nurse. But Guinness World Records refused to recognize her accomplishment of crossing the finish line at the London Marathon last
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At the Munich Security Conference in February, the face of the Trump administration was Vice President Mike Pence, who urged longstanding American allies to pull out of a denuclearization deal with Iran. When President Trump needed an emissary to describe his proposed tax overhaul in 2017, Mr. Pence was deployed to more than 50 events,
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PURI, India, May 5 (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people were left homeless after a cyclone packing winds of about 200 km per hour slammed into eastern India, ripping out tin roofs and destroying power and telecom lines, officials said on Sunday. At least 33 people were killed after cyclone Fani struck the state
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Image copyright Reuters The cost of collecting hospital medical waste in Scotland has more than doubled since the collapse of Healthcare Environmental Services, figures show. The Lanarkshire-based company went to the wall after becoming embroiled in a waste stockpiling scandal. Contingency measures to remove waste from every hospital, GP surgery, dental practice and pharmacy in
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLewis Capaldi on fame, funny posts and sad songs For a man with the biggest sad song of the year, some of Lewis Capaldi’s social media posts have been among the funniest. There was the time when the Scots singer-songwriter – who topped the charts for seven
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