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63m women, girls missing due to India's preference for boys
Associated Press, Published on 30/01/2018
» NEW DELHIL: A deeply felt preference for boys has left more than 63 million women statistically “missing” across India, and more than 21 million girls unwanted by their families, government officials say.
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Minimum wage hikes approved
Online Reporters, Published on 30/01/2018
» The cabinet has given the green light to the daily minimum wage increases varied by province in a range between eight and 22 baht as proposed by the National Wage Committee, effective on April 1.
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Govt attacks kill civilians in northern Myanmar: activists
Associated Press, Published on 30/01/2018
» Activists and a lawmaker in northern Myanmar say government air strikes and shelling of ethnic Kachin rebels have killed five civilians and wounded more than a dozen others since Saturday. The government offensive has also trapped more than 3,000 other civilians, miners of amber and their families, in mineral-rich Kachin state.
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Vietjet fined for football-bikini inflight stunt
Reuters, Published on 30/01/2018
» HANOI: Vietnam's aviation authority on Tuesday fined budget airline Vietjet for a semi-naked and celebratory display by bikini-clad models aboard a special flight carrying home the country's under-23 football team from a competition in China.
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Suvarnabhumi staff arrested for stealing necklace
Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 30/01/2018
» SAMUT PRAKAN: A luggage loader has been caught for stealing a gold necklace from a reporter flying from Koh Samui to Suvarnabhumi.
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Singapore downgrades rating of Michelin-star outlet
Reuters, Published on 30/01/2018
» SINGAPORE: A Michelin-star restaurant in Singapore has been hit with a hygiene downgrade by health authorities after more than three dozen guests at a wedding reception fell ill, having eaten food prepared by its kitchen staff.
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Amazon, Buffett, JPMorgan tackle healthcare 'tapeworm'
Associated Press, Published on 30/01/2018
» NEW YORK: Amazon is diving into health care, teaming up with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and the New York bank JPMorgan Chase, to create a company that helps their US employees find quality care "at a reasonable cost".
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FBI deputy quits after Trump criticism
Reuters, Published on 30/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, criticised by President Donald Trump for alleged bias against him and in favour of his 2016 Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, has stepped down as the agency's No.2 official.
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North Korea cancels joint Olympics event with South
AFP, Published on 30/01/2018
» SEOUL: North Korea has called off a joint cultural performance with artistes from the South ahead of the forthcoming Winter Olympics, Seoul said on Monday, underscoring the fragility of their Games-led rapprochement.
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Indonesian police attack, force haircuts on transgenders
AFP, Published on 30/01/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesian police forcibly cut the hair of a group of transgender women and made them wear male clothing, authorities said Monday, amid a crackdown on the LGBT community in the world's biggest Muslim-majority nation.
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