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Toblerone loses Swiss exclusivity as production shifts east
Reuters, Published on 23/06/2022
» ZURICH: Toblerone maker Mondelez will shift some production of its iconic triangular chocolate bars to Slovakia from Switzerland at the end of next year, citing strong growth and the need to boost capacity.
EU imposes China sanctions over Xinjiang abuses
Reuters, Published on 22/03/2021
» BRUSSELS: The European Union imposed sanctions on Monday on four Chinese officials, including a top security director, for human rights abuses in Xinjiang, the first sanctions against Beijing since an arms embargo in 1989 following the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Hong Kong Occupy leaders found guilty over mass rallies
Reuters, Published on 09/04/2019
» HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court found leaders of the 2014 "Occupy" civil disobedience movement guilty on Tuesday of public nuisance charges during the mass protests, in a landmark verdict that comes as the China-ruled city's freedoms come under strain.
US accuses Myanmar military of 'planned and coordinated' atrocities
Reuters, Published on 25/09/2018
» WASHINGTON: A US government investigation has found that Myanmar’s military waged a "well-planned and coordinated" campaign of mass killings, gang rapes and other atrocities against the Southeast Asian nation’s Rohingya Muslim minority.
Umbrella movement leaders nominated for Nobel
Reuters, Published on 02/02/2018
» HONG KONG: A dozen members of the US Congress have nominated Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and its most prominent student leader for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, prompting a denunciation from Beijing for interfering in China's affairs.
Rohingya refugees recount slaughter, burning in Myanmar
Reuters, Published on 07/09/2017
» KUTAPALONG, Bangladesh -- The villagers said the soldiers came first, firing indiscriminately. Then came civilians, accompanying the soldiers, to loot and burn.
'Liar liar': Sales boom for song attacking Theresa May
Reuters, Published on 30/05/2017
» LONDON - A song labelling Prime Minister Theresa May a liar has shot to the top of music sales charts in Britain, mocking her "strong and stable" motto ahead of the June 8 national election.
US expands 'dolphin-safe' tuna rules
Business, Reuters, Published on 24/03/2016
» WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday announced that tougher rules for labelling Mexican tuna imports as "dolphin-safe" would be expanded to the rest of the world in a bid to end a long-running trade dispute with Mexico.