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Suspected Uighurs rescued from Thai trafficking camp
Reuters, Published on 14/03/2014
» About 200 people rescued by police from a human trafficking camp in southern Thailand are suspected Uighur Muslims from China's troubled far-western region of Xinjiang, Thai police sources said on Friday.
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US groups urge sanctions on Thailand
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2014
» WASHINGTON - Thailand should be liable to potential US sanctions for failing to crack down on trafficking in migrant workers, a group of human rights and labour organisations said on Friday.
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Dengue vaccine tests 61% effective
Reuters, Published on 03/09/2014
» PARIS — French drug maker Sanofi, developing the first vaccine against dengue fever, said its product reduced disease cases by 60.8% in a its large-scale and final clinical trial.
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Japanese rice is 'new, safe luxury food'
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2015
» First it was European infant formula, then New Zealand milk. Now Chinese consumers are adding Japanese rice to the list of everyday foods they will bring in from abroad at luxury-good prices because they fear the local alternatives are not safe.
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AirAsia probe vets flight system failure
Reuters, Published on 28/01/2015
» SINGAPORE/PARIS — Investigators probing the crash of an AirAsia jetliner are examining maintenance records of a key part of its automated-control systems, and how the pilots may have handled the plane if it failed, two people familiar with the matter said.
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More than 5,600 African migrants rescued in 3 days
Reuters, Published on 13/04/2015
» ROME – At least nine people died when an overcrowded migrant boat capsized off the coast of Libya and 144 more were rescued, the Italian coast guard said on Monday, after another heavy weekend for maritime rescue services operating off North Africa.
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US upgrades Malaysia in human-trafficking report - sources
Reuters, Published on 09/07/2015
» WASHINGTON — The United States is upgrading Malaysia from the lowest tier on its list of worst human-trafficking centres, US sources said today, a move that could smooth the way for an ambitious US-led free-trade deal with the Southeast Asian nation and 11 other countries.
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US lawmakers worry over Malaysia TIP report rating
Reuters, Published on 16/07/2015
» WASHINGTON — Nineteen US senators, including Democrats and Republicans, have sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry expressing "grave concern" that Malaysia may be upgraded in this year's US list of human trafficking offenders.
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US taps Oshkosh to build next Humvee
Business, Reuters, Published on 27/08/2015
» WASHINGTON: US specialty truck maker Oshkosh Corp on Tuesday won a contract worth up to $6.75 billion to build 17,000 armoured light tactical vehicles to replace ageing Humvees used by the US Army and Marine Corps, the US Army announced.
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Young Vietnamese drive Uber growth
Business, Reuters, Published on 23/09/2015
» HO CHI MINH CITY: A young, tech-savvy population short on cars but big on smartphones is driving double-digit growth for ride-hailing apps Uber and GrabTaxi in Vietnam, and inspiring some executives to dream of replacing private car ownership altogether.
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