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Boris faces new Brexit vote after stinging defeat in parliament
AFP, Published on 04/09/2019
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson braced for another showdown in parliament on Wednesday after a humiliating defeat over his Brexit strategy, with MPs set to vote on a law aimed at blocking a no-deal departure.
Myanmar workers arrive debt-laden in Thailand
AFP, Published on 04/10/2018
» YANGON: A "mafia" of recruitment agents is trapping Myanmar migrants to Thailand in debt bondage despite a 2017 law meant to fight exploitation in the kingdom's notoriously shadowy job market, activists and workers say.
German strike plunges Ryanair into fresh turmoil
AFP, Published on 12/09/2018
» FRANKFURT: Thousands of Ryanair passengers faced travel disruption Wednesday as German pilots and cabin crew walked off the job, in the latest flare-up of a bitter Europe-wide battle for better pay and conditions.
Ryanair row deepens as European pilots strike
AFP, Published on 10/08/2018
» FRANKFURT: Tens of thousands of passengers were hit by transport chaos on Friday as Ryanair pilots across Europe went on a coordinated 24-hour strike to push their demands for better pay and conditions at the peak of the busy summer season.
Grexit looms in tough eurozone talks
AFP, Published on 13/07/2015
» BRUSSELS - Eurozone leaders set Greece brutal take-it-or-leave-it conditions for a desperately needed bailout deal at a summit on Sunday as an exit from the single currency loomed ever larger.
Australia's 'hidden' abusive migrant marriages
AFP, Published on 01/08/2014
» SYDNEY - Kanya thought she was starting a new life in Australia after arriving from India to marry her husband, but it quickly turned into a nightmare.
South Korea regulates marriage with foreigners
AFP, Published on 10/04/2014
» South Korea imposed new restrictions on mixed marriages this month, but critics say the authorities would do better to focus on supporting foreign spouses who struggle to assimilate in one of Asia's most ethnically homogenous societies.