A Hong Kong court has ordered on-demand food delivery platform Foodpanda to pay more than HK$1.3 million (US$167,000) in compensation to a worker who injured himself during a tropical storm five years ago, ruling that the company failed to ensure the employee’s safety in extreme weather. The High Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of…
Brandy Melville — one of the leading brands in the world of fast fashion — has sued one of its rivals, the online platform Temu, for allegedly selling counterfeits and infringing on intellectual property. The July 21 filing continues a trend of fast-fashion titans clashing in the courts. What happened? In the federal lawsuit filed…
Weather forecasting is not an exact science. It becomes even more difficult when decision-making is involved, as reflected in the debate over whether the government should have declared Tuesday’s downpour as “extreme conditions” so workers did not have to go to their jobs during hazardous weather. With the highest black signal in place for more…
Fast fashion giant Shein is facing a massive fine in France for violating privacy laws, according to AFP. What’s happening? France’s Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) may issue a 150 million-euro ($175 million USD) fine to Shein for improperly handling user data. Shein allegedly used cookies without user consent, which is a…
Four California counties have settled a lawsuit with clothing retailer Shein for a total of $700,000 after taking legal action against the company for late deliveries and failing to inform shoppers about delays, according to early-July reporting from the San Francisco Chronicle. What’s happening? The suit, filed by prosecutors from Napa, Sonoma, San Francisco, and…
A 10-second ‘Armageddon alert’ siren will sound on millions of UK mobile phones later this year as part of a test of the government’s emergency alert system. The emergency alert is used to warn if there is a danger to life nearby, in instances like extreme weather. The alert has been scheduled to take place…
By Euronews Green Published on 20/06/2025 – 9:25 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT The 32°C heat expected in large parts of England tomorrow has been made 100 times more likely by human-caused climate change, an extremely rapid scientific analysis shows. Prior to the mass burning of coal, oil and gas, a day reaching 32°C heat in June would be…