8 h. ago Unease at slow pace of change in Nepal one month on from gen Z protests

Promised crackdown on corruption is not happening fast enough for many who saw government toppled within a day of protestsPrakash Bohora was one of the first of Nepal’s gen Z protesters to feel the sting of a police bullet. Like thousands of other young people, he had taken to the streets of the capital last month to protest against corruption and a draconian ban on social media.He had no idea on that day in Kathmandu that the demonstration would escalate into what is now described as Nepal’s gen Z revolution, which has led to the toppling of the government within a day, the dissolution of parliament and appointment of a new interim prime minister, the anti-corruption hardliner Sushila Karki, by the end of the week. Continue reading...

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29 h. ago Gen Z lead protests against stadium build in Morocco amid health system decline

As Morocco is busy building what will be the world's largest football stadium, an anonymous Gen Z protest group has taken to the streets to denounce government greed

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29 h. ago King Mohammed VI set to speak as Gen Z protesters demand reforms in Morocco

Morocco’s elusive King Mohammed VI is inaugurating parliament in a speech with far higher stakes than his annual addresses as anti-government protests have swept the nation’s cities and questioned the government’s spending priorities

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35 h. ago Protesters rally across Morocco in final push for reforms before king's expected address

Youth-led protesters in Morocco returned to the streets on Thursday to flex their strength a day before King Mohammed VI is expected to address their grievances in an annual speech at parliament

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43 h. ago Madagascar's Gen Z protesters clash with police as they call for president to step down

About 1,000 protesters have clashed with police in Madagascar's capital, Antananarivo

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5 d. ago 996 work culture is sad and inhumane. Whatever’s wrong with 888 – or even 000? | Emma Beddington

Silicon Valley is keen, once more, on a working pattern of 12-hour days, six days a week. It really is time for a new approach ...My current cultural comfort food is The Gilded Age, Julian Fellowes’ deeply silly Manhattan toffs-in-bustles drama, in which one storyline (summarily dealt with due to lack of taffeta-rustling opportunities, I suspect) features a tycoon’s downtrodden steelworkers going on strike for “888”: eight hours each of work, sleep and recreation.That wasn’t a revolutionary demand in the 1880s. The slogan, coined by the utopian social reformer Robert Owen, dates from 1817 (his New Lanark mill workers still did 10.5-hour days, though). Even then, it wasn’t unprecedented: apparently, a 16th-century Spanish ordinance limited New World construction workers to eight-hour days. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago ‘We are the last hope’: Gen Z Madagascar vows to fight on until president resigns

Protesting young people reject dissolution of government as insufficient and demand list of reforms Young protesters in Madagascar have said they will continue their fight until the president, Andry Rajoelina, resigns, rejecting his dissolution of the government on Monday as insufficient.Twenty-two people were killed and 100 injured at the demonstrations, according to the UN. The unrest broke out on 25 September when local councillors were arrested for protesting against water and electricity outages in the capital, Antananarivo. The youth-led protests quickly spread to other towns and cities, fuelled by social media and other “Gen Z protests in Indonesia and Nepal, where the government was toppled. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Labour MPs call for action to tackle deprivation in coastal ‘sea wall’ seats

Exclusive: Group warn coastal communities need greater investment to reduce inequality and fight off threat from ReformA group of Labour MPs representing coastal areas will demand urgent action to tackle deprivation in their seats, warning a lack of progress could leave them vulnerable to Reform.They will use the party conference this weekend to call for an equivalent of the London Challenge, which turned around failing schools in the capital under Tony Blair’s government, but with a focus on post-16 training and apprenticeships. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago South Asian regimes keep getting toppled. This country could be next

Street agitations over misrule, joblessness and corruption have felled governments in three countries in as many years but analysts tell Shweta Sharma the storm is far from over

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2 w. ago ‘A symbol of liberation’: how the One Piece manga flag became the symbol of Asia’s gen Z protest movement

Carried by a band of pirates that stand up to corrupt and repressive rulers, the meaning of the One Piece flag has resonated across AsiaIn Indonesia, it was hung outside homes, on motorbikes, cars and trucks, in a sign of discontent with the government that boiled over into deadly protests railing against lavish perks enjoyed by politicians. In Nepal, it was draped on the golden gates of the palace that houses parliament, as young people toppled their government. In the Philippines, it was raised at rallies by protesters furious at alleged government corruption.The flag, showing a cartoon skull wearing a straw hat, taken from the hugely popular Japanese anime One Piece, has become a symbol of defiance and hope for gen Z protesters across Asia. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk’s memorial service underway with Trump set to speak as Kash Patel probes whether shooter was ‘signaled’: Live updates

Amid heightened security funeral for conservative activist shot at college event in Utah last week is underway in Glendale, Arizona

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk’s memorial service begins in Arizona as Elon Musk makes appearance with Trump set to speak: Live updates

Amid heightened security funeral for conservative activist shot at college event in Utah last week is underway in Glendale, Arizona

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk’s memorial service draws huge crowds in Arizona as Trump, Vance set to speak: Live updates

Amid heightened security, people lined up before dawn to attend funeral for conservative activist shot at college event in Utah last week

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2 w. ago Charlie Kirk’s funeral and memorial service already drawing huge crowds outside Arizona arena: Live updates

Trump, Vance, Rubio among those set to speak at service amid heightened security

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2 w. ago Inside the Gen Z uprising: Leaders of the protest tell Daily Mail the shocking issues that drove Nepal's youth to dismantle the government in days

Nepal's parliament burned and protestors filled the streets before the government was overthrown in 24 hours in a movement largely orchestrated by young people.

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2 w. ago Armed man detained at Charlie Kirk memorial after ‘exhibiting suspicious behavior’

With President Donald Trump set to speak, security is tight at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona

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3 w. ago Both Trump and Vance are now set to speak at Charlie Kirk’s memorial this weekend

Trump will travel to Arizona for the memorial event after his state visit to the United Kingdom

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3 w. ago Police want to speak to this person after substation 'deliberately' set alight

Anyone with footage or information is urged to get in touch with South Wales Police

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3 w. ago Nigel Farage lookalikes cash in as demand soars – especially in Wetherspoons

Demand for the leader of the Reform party is outstripping that of Sir Keir Starmer - and Britain's top lookalike agency has said even Rachel Reeves is a more popular pick than the PM

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4 w. ago Sushila Karki: How Gen Z protestors chose Nepal’s first woman prime minister on Discord

Over the week, multiple polls were held by representatives of the protest movement on Discord to nominate possible leaders and Karki emerged as a favourite, widely praised for her integrity

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