By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations’ human rights office is finalising its assessment of the situation in China’s Xinjiang region, where Uyghurs are alleged to have been unlawfully detained, mistreated and forced to work, a spokesperson said on Friday. Rupert Colville said the office of U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet …
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By Moira Warburton and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden highlighted Senator Bob Dole’s concerns about U.S. democracy in a tribute on Friday to the former Republican presidential candidate, a World War II veteran Biden called a hero. Dole, who died on Sunday at age 98, was heralded at a service at the Washington …
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By A. Ananthalakshmi KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia has charged Dyson supplier ATA IMS with four violations of labour law on accommodation for workers as it investigates complaints of forced labour, authorities said on Saturday. The step comes after British home appliance maker Dyson said last month it was severing relations with ATA, and ending …
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MANILA (Reuters) – The World Bank has approved a $600 million loan for a Philippine reform programme to position the Southeast Asian country for a competitive and resilient economic recovery, the bank said on Saturday. The quick-disbursing loan backs measures to free up retail services and promote private investment, cut the cost of doing business, …
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(Refiles to add dropped word in headline) MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Railroad and mining company Grupo Mexico has sold almost all of its shares in Mexican airport operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (GAP), a regulatory filing showed on Friday. The two companies had been locked in a legal battle since 2011 when Grupo Mexico said …
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(Reuters) – Senior Japanese government officials will likely skip the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February, joining the United States in a diplomatic boycott, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Saturday, citing multiple sources with knowledge of the matter. Earlier this week, Canada joined Australia, Britain and the U.S. in saying they would not send top …
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By Kirstin Ridley LONDON (Reuters) -The conviction of Ziad Akle, a former Unaoil executive jailed last year for bribery, has been quashed and the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) accused of a “serious failure” in a damning judgment by London’s Court of Appeal. The Attorney General said it had commissioned an independent review after senior …
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By Svea Herbst-Bayliss New York (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an expansive criminal investigation into short selling by hedge funds and research firms, according to three people familiar with the matter. Investigators are probing the relationships among the hedge funds and firms that publish negative reports on certain companies, often with …
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By Arshad Mohammed, Jonathan Landay and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donors agreed on Friday to transfer $280 million from a frozen, trust fund to the World Food Program (WFP) and UNICEF to support nutrition and health in Afghanistan, the World Bank said as it seeks to help a country facing famine and economic freefall. …
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(Reuters) – Activist investment firm Mantle Ridge wants to overhaul Dollar Tree’s board and would like the company to hire the former chief executive of rival Dollar General Corp as it pushes for a review of the retailer’s business strategy. Mantle Ridge, which owns a $1.8 billion stake in the retailer, has nominated 11 people, …
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