The Flemish socialist trades union ACOD has announced industrial action for 27 June in the form of a strike by employees of the rail infrastructure company Infrabel. The action is currently scheduled to last 2 hours, between 10 a.m. and noon, but could be expanded to a 24-hour strike. If …

Haze from fires in Indonesia blanketing Singapore could persist for weeks or longer, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday, as the smoke drove air quality to “”hazardous”” levels and disrupted business and travel in the region. Illegal burning of forests and other land on Indonesia’s Sumatra island to …

Health officials have reported an ongoing rubella epidemic in Japan, which had caused 10,102 cases so far. Osaka Prefecture reported the highest number of cases in the most recent week of tracking, followed by the Tokyo metropolitan area, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Hyogo Prefecture. Ensure you have been vaccinated against or …