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At least 6 Myanmar migrant workers killed in road accident in Thailand

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French student protests add to Macron's rail strike woes

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At least 20 Myanmar migrant workers killed in bus blaze in NW Thailand

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London's museums, galleries proposed to open at night to boost economy

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Brexit forces UK farmer to move production to China's Yunnan

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Update | All 955 miners trapped in S. Africa resurface unharmed

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South Africa: more than 950 gold miners trapped underground

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Chinese workers sweep snow on dangerous cliff in Shaanxi Province

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Britain is already worse off because of Brexit: Analysis

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Bill Gates thinks AI taking everyone's jobs could be a good thing

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