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Oxfam: 8 men as rich as half the world
Business, Associated Press, Published on 17/01/2017
» DAVOS, Switzerland: The gap between the super-rich and the poorest half of the global population is starker than previously thought, with just eight men -Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg, etc - owning as much wealth as 3.6 billion people, according to an analysis by Oxfam released Monday.
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Promises unmet as Thailand tries to reform shrimp industry
Associated Press, Published on 22/09/2016
» SAMUT SAKHON - Facing international pressure for failing to stop human trafficking in its seafood sector, Thailand promised almost a year ago to compensate victims of slavery and industry leaders vowed to bring all shrimp processing in-house.
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Big in Asia, Line hopes cute factor will win worldwide
Business, Associated Press, Published on 20/03/2015
» SEOUL: Mickey Mouse, Hello Kitty: Move over. And make way for laidback Brown bear and his irrepressible girlfriend Cony the bunny.
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Argentine boss mocks China accents
Associated Press, Published on 05/02/2015
» BUENOS AIRES — Embattled Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, while on a state visit to China seeking badly needed investment, caused a furore Wednesday by joking about her hosts' accents on Twitter.
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Nursing home worker kills 3 with brick
Associated Press, Published on 22/02/2015
» BEIJING — A nursing home worker in central China accused of killing three elderly residents with a brick and injuring 15 other people had argued with his boss over unpaid wages, according to a local government and state media.
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Wanted Russian mafia boss arrested
Associated Press, Published on 25/06/2014
» A Russian mafia gang leader wanted back home for his alleged involvement in scores of killings and other criminal activities since 1995 was arrested in Thailand while living on a retirement visa, police said on Wednesday.
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Tyres get new lives in Myanmar
Associated Press, Published on 09/07/2014
» YANGON — The air in the dark, dingy room is thick with the acrid smell of rubber. Aung Nyunt and a half-dozen other workers toil away there day and night, turning discarded tyres into flip-flops, buckets and hard-to-find spare parts for used cars.
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'Lost in Thailand' clicks with new China
Associated Press, Published on 28/03/2013
» The director of China's biggest box-office hit says "Lost in Thailand" succeeded by showing a rarely seen subject: modern Chinese life.
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Google urges Myanmar free speech
Associated Press, Published on 22/03/2013
» YANGON - Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt is urging Myanmar to allow free speech and private sector development of the country's woeful telecommunications infrastructure.
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