China
faces 'severe' trade situation: minister
"BEIJING
— China's commerce minister said in comments published Monday that
the country faces a "severe" trade situation this year, as
the Asian powerhouse continues to feel the pinch of global economic
woes.
"Foreign
trade still faces quite a severe situation going forward," Chen
Deming said in a brief statement carried by the official Xinhua news
agency and posted on the central government's website."
90
percent of Chicago teachers authorize strike
"Teachers
in the nation's third-largest school district voted overwhelmingly to
authorize the first strike in 25 years if their union and the city
cannot reach a deal on a contract this summer — signaling just how
badly the relationship between teachers and Chicago school officials
has deteriorated, union officials said Monday.
Chicago
Teachers Union President Karen Lewis announced the result of last
week's balloting — nearly 90 percent of its 26,502 members voted to
authorize a strike —and called it "an indictment of the state
of the relationship between the management of CPS and its largest
labor force members." State law requires 75 percent approval."
"Airline
industry group IATA warned on Monday global profits would more than
halve this year owing to surging oil prices and the eurozone crisis,
with European carriers suffering losses of $1.1 billion.
Tony
Tyler, head of the International Air Transport Association, also hit
out at a controversial carbon tax scheme put in place by the European
Union, lashing it as a "polarising obstacle to real progress".
Guantanamo
Bay detainees rebuked by Supreme Court
"The
US Supreme Court has refused to hear arguments made on behalf of
seven inmates being held at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba military prison,
in turn authorizing the government to further detain captives without
charge.
America’s
top justices offered no comment on Monday when it was confirmed that
they would not review the cases of select Gitmo prisoners.
Not
only have none of the seven inmates been formally charged with a
crime, but many remain unjustly detained even following a 2008
Supreme Court decision that ruled that all Gitmo detainees may have
their detentions reviewed in federal court.
The
Court’s refusal on Monday came but one-day shy of the four-year
anniversary of Boumediene v. Bush."
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