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Garment workers in Indonesia are eligible for generous severance if they're laid off — although that law could be changing.
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Laid-Off Workers In Indonesia Just Won A Battle For $4 Million In Severance Pay

Dec 15, 2019
They're beneficiaries of incredibly generous severance laws. But those laws may soon change.
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World
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Life Along Pakistan's Mountain Highway Where China Is Investing Billions Of Dollars

Dec 14, 2019
The Karakoram Highway revamp is a key part of China's trade and infrastructure initiative in the region, and local communities' expectations are high.
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Asia

How The Rohingya Community Is Reacting To Aung San Suu Kyi's ICJ Speech

Dec 13, 2019
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Yasmin Ullah, President of the Rohingya Human Rights Group, about the reaction among the Rohingya community to the ICJ proceedings at the Hague.
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Business

U.S.-China Reach First Phase Of A Trade Deal

Dec 13, 2019
Chinese and U.S. negotiators have agreed to prevent new tariffs from going into effect this weekend. President Trump calls it "phase one" of a trade deal.
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World
China has built a massive international shipping port a few miles from the old fishing port of Hambantota, Sri Lanka.
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In Sri Lanka, China's Building Spree Is Raising Questions About Sovereignty

Dec 13, 2019
A Chinese state-owned operator took control of a port on a 99-year lease after Sri Lanka defaulted on its loans. An adviser to Sri Lanka's president said the government wants China to "give it back."
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World
Security personnel stand guard at St. Anthony's Church on April 24 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The church was among three targeted in this year's Easter Sunday attacks.
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Before Sri Lanka's Easter Attacks, Muslims' Warnings About Terrorism Went Unheeded

Dec 12, 2019
Mohammad Taslim tried to warn authorities about other Muslims who'd been radicalized. He was shot soon after. Two men he flagged are now under arrest for links to Sri Lanka's Easter terrorist attacks.
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Asia

Protests After Indian Lawmakers Pass Citizenship Bill

Dec 12, 2019
Demonstrations continue in India's northeast over legislation that grants Indian passports to religious minorities from three nearby countries but excludes Muslims.
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World
Protesters throw stones at security officers during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Gauhati, India, on Wednesday.
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India Passes Controversial Citizenship Bill That Would Exclude Muslims

Dec 11, 2019
The legislation would fast-track citizenship for scores of other immigrants living in the country.
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Asia

New Controversial Law In India Uses Religion As A Criteria For Citizenship

Dec 11, 2019
Protests erupted in India with the passage of a controversial new law that uses religion as a criteria for citizenship. Critics say it violates the secularism enshrined in India's constitution.
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Asia
Police officers gather next to a burning police vehicle set on fire by angry lawyers during clashes in Lahore, Pakistan, on Wednesday.
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In Pakistan, Angry Mob Of Lawyers Attacks Hospital, Causing Deaths Of 3 Patients

Dec 11, 2019
The lawyers were apparently angered by a now viral incident at the hospital in which an attorney was beaten by doctors after he refused to wait in line at the cardiac facility.
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World
Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses judges of the International Court of Justice on the second day of hearings in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi Denies Charges Of Genocide Against Rohingya Minority

Dec 11, 2019
The International Court of Justice is considering whether to grant a provisional measure that would protect Rohingya still living in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
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Asia

City In India Uses Dummies To Solve Traffic Officer Shortage

Dec 11, 2019
Bangalore has 8 million cars and not enough traffic cops. To fill the gap, the city has been setting up traffic mannequins. It's hoped they will bluff drivers into following the rules of the road.
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Asia
In this photo provided by Myanmar State Counsellor Office, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, center, departs from Naypyitaw international airport in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on Sunday.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi In Hague To Defend Against Rohingya Genocide Charges

Dec 09, 2019
The de facto leader of Myanmar will testify in front of the International Criminal Court to answer charges that her country carried out genocide against the Muslim minority group.
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Asia

43 People Die In Factory Fire In Old Quarter Of New Delhi

Dec 09, 2019
Firefighters finally managed to put out the flames after a fire broke out Sunday in a handbag factory in the city's old quarter. Many of those killed were migrant workers from all over India.
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Asia

Myanmar's De Facto Leader To Appear At The Hague

Dec 09, 2019
Aung San Suu Kyi aims to convince an international court that charges of genocide against the Muslim minority Rohingya are false. About 700,000 refugees fled a brutal crackdown in 2017.
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Asia
A fire that swept through a factory where laborers were sleeping on Sunday morning, killing at least 43 people. Relatives of the victims gathered outside a hospital mortuary in the city on Sunday.
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43 Dead In 'Extremely Horrific' Fire At New Delhi Factory

Dec 08, 2019
Many of the victims were asleep in beds in the factory when the fire began. Streets in the area were so crowded that firetrucks couldn't reach the site, and had to shoot water from 100 yards away.
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Asia

His Warning Could Have Stopped Sri Lanka Easter Attack. Now He Lies In The Hospital

Dec 07, 2019
Last year, a man in Sri Lanka alerted police to neighbors who were stockpiling weapons. A month later, those same gunmen allegedly helped carry out Easter bombings that killed more than 250 people.
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World
Demonstrators protest against what they called "red media" influence in Taiwan during a rally against pro-China media in front of the president's office building in Taipei on June 23. With a presidential election in January, Taiwan is bracing for a new d
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Taiwan Gets Tough On Disinformation Suspected From China Ahead Of Elections

Dec 06, 2019
The government has fined people and media outlets for spreading false content, amid rising suspicion of mainland Chinese influence on the self-ruled island.
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People celebrate after police shot dead four detained gang-rape and murder suspects in Shadnagar, near Hyderabad, India, on Friday.
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India Police Kill 4 Rape Suspects Already In Custody

Dec 06, 2019
Police say the men attacked officers as they were investigating the crime scene and were shot dead in self-defense. Many are celebrating swift, sure justice; others call it an extrajudicial execution.
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World

China Reacts To Uighur Bill

Dec 06, 2019
China has reacted with fury and defiance to the U.S. House of Representatives passing the Uighur Human Rights Policy Act this week. The bill condemns the mass detention of ethnic minorities in China.
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Asia
Activists demanding justice in the case of a veterinarian who was gang-raped and killed last week shout slogans during a protest on Thursday in Kolkata, India.
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Woman Heading To Testify At Rape Trial Set On Fire In India

Dec 05, 2019
The woman says one of the men who attacked her on Thursday is the same man who raped her last year. It's another horrifying incident in a country grappling with high levels of sexual violence.
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Asia

How Taiwan Is Bracing Itself Against A New Wave Of Disinformation Ahead Of Elections

Dec 04, 2019
The island of Taiwan faces a delicate balance: how to cut off disinformation, that many suspect is emanating from the Chinese mainland, without cutting off free speech.
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Asia

Japan's Cherry Blossom Party Grows Into A Political Scandal For Prime Minister

Dec 04, 2019
Since 1952, the cherry blossom party has given Japan's well-connected a chance to rub elbows with national leaders. This year's gala has blossomed into a political scandal for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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Asia
China has responded with swift condemnation after the U.S. Congress overwhelmingly approved a bill targeting its mass crackdown on ethnic Muslim minorities. The bill decries what China describes as educational centers and the U.S. says are detention faci
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China Rebukes House Bill Condemning Crackdown On Uighurs

Dec 04, 2019
The bill, which passed on Tuesday night in a 407-1 vote, condemns Beijing's treatment of the Muslim minority in Western China. It comes days after a measure supporting Hong Kong protesters.
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Middle East
Tetsu Nakamura (right) is pictured in 2008 during a memorial service for a slain aid worker. The Japanese doctor was among six gunned down in an attack Wednesday in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad.
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Widely Respected Japanese Humanitarian Among 6 Killed In Afghanistan Attack

Dec 04, 2019
Tetsu Nakamura, a native of Fukuoka, spent years working to improve living conditions in rural areas of Afghanistan. He was gunned down Wednesday along with five associates.

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