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'Black Friday' tears at country's garment sector
News, Reuters, Published on 21/07/2016
» DHAKA - Emdadul Islam's three-decade career in Bangladesh's garment trade has seen the industry hit by riots, labour unrest, power shortages and safety scandals, but he had never lost faith in its ability to weather the latest crisis and continue to grow.
Coal bust leaves an environmental time bomb in its wake
News, Reuters, Published on 30/06/2016
» Thousands of mines are closing in Indonesia's tropical coal belt as prices languish and seams run dry. But almost none of the companies have paid their share of billions of dollars owed to repair the badly scarred landscape they have left behind.
Apple 'privacy czars' in internal battle over user data collection
News, Reuters, Published on 22/03/2016
» As Apple feuds with the US government over iPhone privacy protections, the tech giant is also grappling with internal conflicts over privacy that could pose challenges to its long-term product strategy.
Ex-general's mixed legacy
News, Reuters, Published on 16/02/2016
» When US President Barack Obama hosts a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders in California this week, his Myanmar counterpart Thein Sein will be notably absent.
Eastern European workers fight for pay
News, Reuters, Published on 10/02/2016
» Outside a clothing factory in Calafat in southern Romania early one morning, hundreds of workers crowd around makeshift stalls to stock up on snacks and drinks for their shift.