Category: Regional
Deal sees Auckland Blues partially privatised
The licence to operate the Auckland Blues Super 15 franchise has been partially sold-off to a private investment firm, the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) said on Friday. NZRU [...]
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Bangladesh factory safety deal hailed as landmark
Two global labour umbrella groups on Thursday praised top retailers for joining their drive to make Bangladesh’s garment factories safer, after 1,127 people died in a [...]
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Bangladesh factories shut by worker protests to reopen Friday
Bangladesh will reopen more than 300 garment factories on Friday, ending a three-day forced closure due to worker protests over pay and working conditions after a building [...]
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Australia extends reach of tough refugee policy
Australia on Thursday extended tough refugee policies to any asylum-seeker who lands on its mainland, allowing them to be banished to remote Nauru or Papua New Guinea for [...]
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Cambodia shoe factory collapse kills two, prompts probe
A ceiling collapse at a Cambodian shoe factory killed two workers Thursday, spurring a government vow to inspect all garment plants amid heightened safety fears after last [...]
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New Zealand Supreme Court to hear Kim Dotcom appeal
New Zealand’s Supreme Court on Thursday granted Kim Dotcom leave to appeal a ruling that US authorities do not have to disclose all of the evidence they have against [...]
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Part of Cambodian shoe factory collapses, killing 2 workers
The ceiling of a Cambodian factory that makes Asics sneakers collapsed on workers early Thursday, killing two people and injuring seven, in the latest accident to spotlight [...]
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Final candidates vie for Tourism Australia’s ‘Best Jobs in the World’
Finalists for Tourism Australia’s ‘Best Jobs in the World’ contest have been announced, with candidates from the US leading the charge, followed by England [...]
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China, India granted observer seat on Arctic governing council
The Arctic Council agreed on Wednesday to admit emerging powers China and India as observers, reflecting growing global interest in the trade and energy potential of the [...]
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Couple jailed 24 years for starving maid to death
A couple were sentenced to 24 years’ jail each after they were found guilty of starving their Cambodian maid to death last year. In his judgment, Justice Datuk Zamani [...]
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Japan’s first-quarter growth spurt shows early benefits of Abe’s policy gamble
Japan’s economy expanded at a rapid clip at the start of the year, the first hard evidence that prime minister Shinzo Abe’s sweeping stimulus is beginning to [...]
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Cambodia, US to conduct joint military exercise to bolster bilateral ties
Cambodia and the United States will hold a joint military exercise dubbed “Angkor Sentinel” from May 16-29 in Kampong Speu province, aiming at promoting bilateral [...]
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Before visit, China downplays frictions with India
China downplayed border tensions with India on Thursday, days before the new Chinese premier visits the neighbouring country on his first foreign visit since taking office in [...]
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Delhi gang-rape accused critical after jail attack
A defendant on trial over a fatal gang-rape in New Delhi last December is critically ill after being attacked in prison, his lawyer said Wednesday, weeks after the main [...]
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Bangladesh Safety Accord Is Too Binding for American Retailers
It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that none of the biggest American retailers signed a global accord to improve the safety of garment factories in Bangladesh. [...]
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