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One killed, seven injured in US plane engine explosion

OnepersonwaskilledandseveninjuredafteraUSSouthwestAirlinesflightwasforcedtomakeanemergencylandingonTuesdayaftera“majorenginefailure,”accordingtolocalmedia.Manyh

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Myanmar steps up fight against human-trafficking

Myanmar'sYangoncitypoliceissteppingupfightagainsthuman-traffickingbycollectingpersonalinformationofpassengersleavingYangonthroughhighwaybusterminals,theofficial

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More than 40 million people trapped in slavery: new global estimate

Morethan40millionpeopleweretrappedasslaveslastyearinforcedlaborandforcedmarriages,accordingtothefirstjointeffortbykeyanti-slaverygroupstoestimatethenumberofvict

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Hundreds forced to abandon homes as Utah wildfire spreads

AwildfirenearthesouthernUtahskiresortofBrianHeadhasforcedhundredsofpeopletoevacuateandhasnowdoubledinsizeamidhighwinds,authoritiessaidonThursday.Thefirestartedo

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42 dead, 74 missing in central, north China storms

Rainstorms have caused severe disruptions across north and central China since Wednesday morning, causing casualties, traffic chaos and the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.

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US seizes stevia from China under forced labour law

The United States has seized low-calorie sweetener stevia imported from China by PureCircle Ltd, making it the latest company to be targeted by a new law that bans imports of products made by forced labour.

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Mitsubishi settles with Chinese slave laborers

Mitsubishi Materials Corp, one of dozens of Japanese companies that used Chinese forced labor during World War II, reached a settlement covering thousands of victims on Wednesday that includes compensation and an apology.

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China urges Japan to properly settle Chinese forced laborers issue

China urged Japan to properly deal with the issue of Chinese forced laborers in World War II as Mitsubishi Materials Corp. has offered to apologize and compensate nearly 4,000 Chinese victims.

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China urges Japan to stop forced labor "word game"

China on Tuesday urged Japan to stop using language to cloud what really happened at the Meiji-era industrial sites, which were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list on Sunday.

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Deadly wildlife continue causing drama on Australia's east coast

​Australia's deadly wildlife continue to cause drama, this time forcing organizers on Wednesday to cancel an open water ocean swim in Northern Queensland.