I refused to deliver to a nudist customer – so DoorDash refused to pay me
The Door Dash worker claims not to have been paid for taking the order to the customer (Picture: E+/Getty) A delivery driver for the US takeaway sevice DoorDash says they were punished for refusing to deliver food to someone who wanted to answer the door naked. The employee posted on Reddit to discuss their experience with the nudist customer. Writing anonymously, they said: ‘A couple of hours ago, I got an offer to drive a little over eight miles for $10.50. ‘I normally wouldn’t accept this offer but it was towards the end of my dash and it would bring me closer to home than I currently was, so I…
Woman scammed out of £2,000 by online seller’s cruel iPhone trick
A woman spent nearly £2000 on new iPhones, but ended up with fakes made of clay (Picture: Jam Press) A woman was left stunned when two iPhones she bought from an online seller turned out to be made of clay. The 36-year-old businesswoman spotted the pair of iPhone 15 Pro Max’s for sale on a social media marketplace and contacted the seller, who asked to meet in person to complete the transaction. She told local media the seller seemed trustworthy, and gave her his home address. ‘He was constantly posting his face all over the internet, so to me, it was very clear that everything was genuine’, she said. The…
People think two signs we’re heading for the apocalypse happened in London
People are understandably a little nervous (Picture: PA/Getty) If you were walking through the centre of London yesterday morning, you might have thought you were in a scene from the Book of Revelation. Behold a white horse, its hoofs and chest apparently covered in blood, galloping through the city streets alongside a similarly riderless black one. You look up, and the clock on Big Ben – that paragon of reassuring reliability in the capital – has stopped at 9am. Its bongs are not ringing out as normal. At that point, you’re probably expecting the ground to crack open beneath you as the sky fills with wailing souls and Night on…
Five Rohingya found dead after Arakan Army arrest
Five Rohingya Muslims arrested by ethnic minority insurgents in western Myanmar have been found dead, sources close to the victims’ families told Radio Free Asia on Wednesday. The five ethnic Rohingya men were arrested by the Arakan Army in Rakhine State’s Maungdaw township on April 17, they said. Their bodies were found on Monday. The Arakan Army denied killing the men. Rohingya Muslims have faced persecution in Buddhist-majority Myanmar for generations. Recently, they have been targeted by the junta in a recruitment drive to bolster their army’s numbers. Many Rohingya have been forced to move into poorly equipped camps because of a surge in fighting between members of the Arakan…
Thailand warns Myanmar’s rivals against using its soil for harm: ministers
Thailand has warned Myanmar’s junta and rebel groups against using its territory for “their own sake,” Thailand’s defense minister said, amid fears that fighting in eastern Myanmar could spill over the Thai-Myanmar border. Over the weekend, Myanmar junta forces battled anti-junta insurgents in the Myanmar border town of Myawaddy, opposite the Thai town of Mae Sot, a major conduit for trade between the neighbors. The escalating violence in Myanmar has sent refugees fleeing across the border into Thailand. Junta air strikes on Saturday and Sunday, in response to the capture by rebels of junta strongholds in Myawaddy, sent about 3,000 people over the Thai border seeking safety. “Today, we were…
Solomon Islands PM Sogavare commands largest bloc in Parliament after election
Manasseh Sogavare, the pro-Beijing prime minister of the Solomon Islands, commands the largest bloc in Parliament after elections last week, but fell short of a majority and faces several rivals for leadership of the Pacific island country. A consecutive term for Sogavare is a possible flashpoint for the economically struggling country where many voters are frustrated by stagnating living standards. The outcome is also being watched by governments from China to Australia and the United States as they jostle for influence in the Pacific. Sogavare’s Ownership Unity Responsibility Party, known as OUR, won 15 seats in the 50-member Parliament, state media and election commentators said Wednesday – well short of…
North Korea sends officials to Iran amid suspected military cooperation
A North Korean delegation led by the cabinet minister for international trade is visiting Iran, the North’s state-run media reported on Wednesday, amid suspicion Tehran used North Korean weapons technology for its attack on Israel. The minister for external economic relations, Yun Jong Ho, left Pyongyang on Tuesday by air leading a ministry delegation to Iran, the Korean Central News Agency said, without providing further details. Yun, who previously worked on ties with Syria, has been active in North Korea’s increasing exchanges with Russia, this month leading a delegation on a visit to Moscow, KCNA added. The North’s announcement comes after some experts raised the possibility that North Korean parts…
Young Laotians held at Myanmar casino fearful of fighting nearby
A group of 14 young Laotians who are being held at a Chinese-run casino in Myanmar said they are frightened by the recent fighting in nearby Myawaddy and are calling for new efforts to free them. The young Laotians were trafficked to work as scammers at a place called “Casino Kosai” in an isolated development near Myawaddy. Karen Nation Union, or KNU, and allied anti-junta guerrilla armies took control of the important trade town earlier this month during intense fighting with Myanmar’s military. Some of the young Laotians recently overheard junta soldiers saying the casino could be a target for bombing later this week, four of the young Laotians told…
European parliament passes law banning forced labor products
The European Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a new law that prevents the import and distribution of goods made with forced labor, a move that Uyghur advocates said would help clamp down on China’s use of forced labor in far western Xinjiang. The Forced Labour Regulation, which places the burden of proof on the EU rather than on companies, was approved in a 555-6 vote, with 45 abstentions. The law will allow authorities in EU member states and the European Commission to investigate suspicious goods, supply chains and manufacturers. Products they determine to be made with forced labor cannot be sold in the EU, including online, and will be confiscated…
Activists interrupt Chinese ambassador's Harvard speech
A protester who loudly disrupted a speech at Harvard by Chinese Ambassador Xie Feng on the eve of a visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken to China said she did it to discourage world-class universities from “kowtowing to China” despite committing human rights abuses. Harvard junior Cosette Wu, who grew up in Hawaii with Taiwanese parents, stood up with a banner that read “China Lies” during Xie’s speech to the Kennedy School of Government on Sunday, shouting loudly about the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s political crackdown in Hong Kong and its threat to invade democratic Taiwan. As Xie was speaking, Wu stood up suddenly and yelled: “Xie Feng, you…