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Romania: Fire in COVID-19 intensive care unit kills 10
Romanian officials say a fire at a hospital treating COVID-19 patients has killed 10 people and injured 10 others
By VADIM GHIRDA and SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press
November 14, 2020, 10:04 PM
• 3 min read
The Associated Press
The facade of the hospital is blackened by smoke from the ICU unit following a fire in Piatra Neamt, northern Romania, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. Romanian officials say a fire at a hospital treating COVID-19 patients has killed 10 people and critically injured seven others as a blaze spread through the intensive care ward designated for people with COVID-19 patients at the public hospital according to the Emergency Situations Inspectorate.(ZIarPiatraNeamt.ro via AP)
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed that borders should remain open and assessed more measures to counter the spread of coronavirus variants during a video summit Thursday as the
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Nearly Two Hundred Workers at Marathon’s St. Paul Park Refinery Strike Over Workplace Safety
January 22, 2021 GMT
International Brotherhood Of Teamsters. (PRNewsFoto/International Brotherhood of Teamsters)
BLAINE, Minn., Jan. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Nearly 200 workers at Marathon’s St. Paul Park refinery went on strike this afternoon over unfair labor practices and workplace safety. The workers, represented by Teamsters Local 120, say the company has refused to bargain in good faith, and continues to make demands that place both workers and the community at risk.
Teamsters Local 120 Business Agent Scott Kroona says the company is demanding operational changes that create major safety concerns, and refusing to bargain over the impacts of those changes: “Marathon wants to use lowest bidder subcontractors for jobs that are safety sensitive. They want to add more workload to already ove