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Police focusing on Newnew Polar Bear cargo ship that was in the area when gas pipeline was damagedFinnish police have said a Chinese ship whose movement coincided with the time and place of the suspected sabotage of a pipeline between Finland and Eston…
Read MoreDozens of contract workers at Amazon warehouses say they were tricked into toiling and living in grueling, squalid conditionsMcDonald’s and Chuck E Cheese tied to alleged foreign worker exploitationCorporations are paying for worker abuse audits that a…
Read MoreForeign workers at the Middle East locations of US and UK brands allege low pay, harsh conditions and a legal limbo with few protectionsRevealed: Amazon linked to trafficking of workers in Saudi ArabiaMcDonald’s and Chuck E Cheese tied to alleged forei…
Read MoreCost of ‘certificate of entitlement’, introduced in 1990 to control number of cars, now equivalent to four Toyota Camry Hybrids in USTo own a car in Singapore, a buyer must bid for a certificate that now costs $106,000, equivalent to four Toyota Camry …
Read MoreJapanese talent agency to create new firm to manage artists as it tries to distance itself from disgraced founderThe Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates, whose late founder has been accused of sexually abusing hundreds of boys and young men,…
Read MoreA renewed focus on national security coupled with rising geopolitical tensions has damaged confidence in the private sectorPeak China? How the middle class hit a brick wallIn July 2021, Chinese markets braced for a buzz. Syngenta, the Swiss agritech gi…
Read MoreCall to set up role comes as report alleges retailer uses factories that violate minimum-wage requirements and workers’ rightsPakistan’s caretaker prime minister, Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, has reportedly asked the British fast-fashion brand Boohoo to increa…
Read MoreAnother missed bond payment raises doubts over future of world’s most indebted property developerThe chair of China’s Evergrande Group has reportedly been put under police surveillance as another missed bond payment casts further doubt over the future …
Read MoreFaced with record high youth unemployment and bankrupt local councils, the country’s population is beginning to feel the weight of the economy’s flawsPeak China? How the booming middle class hit a brick wallWhen finding a job feels as unlikely as winni…
Read MoreThe British PM did eventually meet his counterpart at the Delhi summit – but after a day’s wait, and without an impressive photo opRead more: Sunak tells G20: UK will resist ‘hair shirt’ policies on net zero pledge When Rishi Sunak finally got to meet …
Read MoreRick Haythornthwaite stonewalled investigator on the trail of ‘world’s biggest financial scandal’Read more: New Natwest boss worked for oil firm under investigationOn a summer’s day in 2009 on the sparkling waters of the French Riviera, the superyacht …
Read MoreApple shares fall as local government and state-owned firms latest to face restrictions on devices at workChina’s government has reportedly expanded its ban of iPhones to local government workers and state-owned companies, a day after it emerged centra…
Read MoreTraders close shops, electricity bills are set alight and utility firm staff are attacked as anger rises over living costs and political strifeProtests against rising electricity and petrol prices have rocked Pakistan over the past week, with thousands…
Read MoreExclusive: Sources believe deal will not be struck before meeting with Narendra Modi at G20 summitRishi Sunak has ruled out a quick-fix trade deal with India, making it impossible to get an agreement over the line in time for this week’s G20 summit in …
Read MoreIndian opposition leader brandishes Guardian article on alleged financial violations by Adani familyRahul Gandhi has said India’s “global reputation is on the line” and demanded that the prime minister, Narendra Modi, opens a parliamentary investigatio…
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