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South Korea yields on extended 69-hour working week after backlash from young workers

17/03/2023 - Leave a Comment

The government of South Korea has been forced to reconsider a proposal to raise the cap on weekly working hours to 69, due to widespread rejection by young people, who …

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Sri Lanka workers defy strike ban to protest IMF bailout plan

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Sri Lankan workers have gone on strike in defiance of a government ban to protest against a rescue plan for the bankrupt island nation, forcing the closure of some hospitals, …

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UK government climate ‘aid’ set to displace indigenous villagers in India

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“We are saying with folded hands that the only thing that we want is our lands to be saved. And if not land, then at least our houses.” The Canary spoke …

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China beats Tesla to Nigeria’s lithium riches

24/02/2023 - Leave a Comment

Kaduna, a state in northwestern Nigeria, has selected China’s Ming Xin Mineral Separation Nig Ltd. (MXMS) to build the country’s first lithium-processing plant, with a plan to manufacture batteries for …

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‘iPhones are made in hell’: 3 months inside China’s iPhone city

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Chinese factory laborers call jobs like Hunter’s “working the screws.” Until recently, the 34-year-old worked on the iPhone 14 Pro assembly line at a Foxconn factory in the central Chinese …

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‘Beyond imagination’: Pakistan PM warns of IMF bailout conditions

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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the government will have to agree to International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout conditions that are “beyond imagination”. Sharif’s comments on Friday came …

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A US research firm has accused Adani of pulling “the largest con in corporate history”

26/01/2023 - Leave a Comment

A US-based financial forensic firm has alleged that India’s Adani Group, led by the world’s third-richest person Gautam Adani, is involved in a massive and “brazen stock manipulation” and “accounting …

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European investors give China the cold shoulder

06/01/2023 - Leave a Comment

As tensions between the EU and China rise, European companies are turning to Southeast Asia for investment. This trend will likely continue, despite Beijing relaxing its strict Zero-COVID policy. Following …

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Japan’s million-yen idea to tackle demographic decline

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Japan’s government will pay families three times more to leave Tokyo and relocate to less densely populated regions of the country. Since the 2019 fiscal year, parents have been able …

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India: Families of migrants who died in Qatar seek answers

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Mammai Bhoo Laxmi’s husband went to Qatar to work on its FIFA World Cup infrastructure as a construction worker. Within one week of arriving, he was reported dead. Eight years …

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