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A STRIKE by British Airways pilot is set to go ahead after the airline failed its bid to stop the industrial action. The airline said it will be appealing the decision and dates have yet to be confirmed. An overwhelming number of pilots have voted for the strike action earlier this week according to British Airline Pilots' Association (BALPA). British Airways went to court today to seek an injunction to stop the strike over a technicality, which meant the ballot (the vote) would be invalid.But the judge presiding over the case said the pilots union had issued its ballot correctly and therefore the ballot result could stand according to BALPA. The union will announce confirmed dates in due course as BA is planning to go to the Court of Appeal over the decision, but the earlier this will happen is July 29. The union will then need to give BA two weeks of notice by law. This means if BA are not able to block the strike, pilots could start walking out from August 13.Will I get my money … [Read more...] about British Airways strike set to go ahead as airline loses against pilots’ union in court

Andrew Feinstein is known in South Africa for his decision to resign his parliamentary mandate in 2001 to protest the refusal of his party, the ruling African National Congress (ANC), to allow an inquiry into a suspicious multibillion-dollar arms deal. He chose to investigate the scandal himself and published the results in a book. It was followed by "The Shadow World," an investigation into the global arms trade, which has been turned into a feature length documentary. DW: The United Nations have, on multiple occasions, accused the Saudi-led coalition of committing war crimes in Yemen. Yet the flow of weapons to Saudi Arabia continues unabated. Why? Andrew Feinstein: Saudi Arabia sits on the biggest reserves of oil in the world and oil is incredibly important to the West. A close political alliance with Saudi Arabia has various political advantages in terms of the price of oil, the availability of oil supplies, et cetera. Saudi Arabia has — especially over … [Read more...] about When it comes to Saudi Arabia, Germany “turns a blind eye”