Thousands of British nurses are set to stage a new round of strikes in January amid the biggest wave of industrial action over pay and working conditions across the country.

Tens of thousands of UK postal workers have started the first day of planned nationwide strikes that are expected to disrupt deliveries across the country.

A nationwide strike by South Korean truckers over pay and working conditions has entered its fifth day as the government raises the alert level about the cargo transport disruption to its highest level.

In the wake of steep rise in COVID-19 cases fueled by the Omicron variant, thousands of nurses on Thursday staged nationwide protests against working conditions in hospitals across the US.

The union wants the US firm to recognize the collective agreements in the retail and mail order industry, and to reach an agreement over fair working conditions.