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China’s fight against pollution – matching development with quality

TheCentralEconomicWorkConferencestartedinBeijingonMonday,withthefightagainstpollutionsettobeamajordiscussionpointastheworld’ssecondlargesteconomypivotsawayfromp

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ISIL victims in Mosul seek compensation while militants await fair trial

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Australia's Catholic Church paid $213 million in abuse compensation, costs

Australia's Catholic Church has paid A$276 million ($213 million) in compensation to thousands of child abuse victims since 1980, a government inquiry heard on Thursday -- the first time the total compensation paid by the church's schools, orphanages and residences has been revealed.

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Tech companies face greater scrutiny for paying workers with stock

LinkedIn, the professional social networking company, has doled out increasingly large amounts of stock to pay its workers.

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No appeal of Japanese 228 victim compensation ruling: foundation

The Memorial Foundation of 228 has decided not to appeal a court ruling that the son of a Japanese man believed to have been killed during the 228 Incident is eligible for NT$6 million (US$180,061) in compensation for his father's death.

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Malaysia Airlines reiterates "fair and equitable compensation" to MH370 families

Malaysia Airlines on Wednesday reiterated its commitment of "fair and equitable compensation" to the families of those on board the missing flight MH370.

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Family of wrongly killed man may get $193,860: media

The parents of a young man wrongly convicted and executed in a controversial 1996 rape and murder case in Inner Mongolia autonomous region are expected to get around 1.2 million yuan ($193,861) in compensation, according to Chinese law, news.163.com reported.

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China supports citizens suing government over land compensation

China's top legislature aims to expand the people's right to sue the government if authorities fail to fulfill contracts signed with citizens over land issues.

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Trade union, workers sue Walmart in central China

A Chinese labor union and four former employees have filed suits against Walmart after an arbitration committee rejected their cases demanding better compensation following the closure of a store in central Hunan Province.

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Deadly land disputes reveal urbanization enigmas

A land dispute in east China's Shandong has claimed one life and injured three people, a warning that strains are starting to show in the urbanization drive.

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China's smog insurance for ruined vacations hits market

Travelers who complain about dirty air may find a little comfort with the help of smog insurance. Those whose vacations are affected by heavy air pollution can obtain compensation if they purchase the insurance.

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Strike collapses at S China IBM

The strike at an IBM plant in Shenzhen,in south China's Guangdong Province, subsided on Tuesday, its ninth day,  as some employees accepted a new compensation scheme.

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China pilots trans-provincial eco-compensation scheme

Several provinces in China have established trans-provincial environmental compensation rules, in a bid to solve the difficulty of pipointing sources of watershed pollution that often goes beyond administrative regions.