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CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images Joe Biden's presidency is likely good news for Uber and Lyft. The companies won big in California with Prop. 22, a law the President-elect was vocally opposed to. With the new gig-work model in place, companies are likely to try and replicate it in other states. Federal efforts to classify drivers or couriers as employees are likely to fall flat thanks to a divided congress, experts say. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Beirut, Aug 11 (EFE) .- (Camera: Isaac J. Martín) Young Magret, 25 years old and from Kenya, was left unemployed after the explosion in the port of Beirut, which destroyed the house in which she worked. Now, she is camping in front of the Kenyan consulate together with a score of compatriots in search of a solution to be able to return home.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST.
On International Women's Day, women gather out the front of parliament calling on lawmakers to pass the long awaited bill to protect domestic workers. They hold colourful placards and posters, some printed with the face of parliament speaker Puan Maharani, and chant "long live Indonesian women". IMAGES
Iranians and supporters in Japan take part in a rally for "Women, Life, Freedom" in Tokyo, as protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini in Iran entered a sixth week. The death of 22-year-old Amini, after her arrest for allegedly breaching Iran's strict dress code for women, has fuelled the biggest protests seen in the Islamic republic for years. IMAGES
Israelis stuck in Ukraine return to their home country and are welcomed in Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport upon their arrival. IMAGES