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Cambodia Gives Garment Workers 4.4% Minimum Wage Hike
Cambodia’s government has announced it is raising the minimum wage for the garment industry, the country’s biggest export earner.
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
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Tens of Thousands Join Climate Protests Before UN Summit
Tens of thousands of protesters joined rallies on Friday as a day of worldwide demonstrations calling for action against climate change began ahead of a U.N. summit in New York.
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Australian-Lebanese Jailed on Sydney Bomb Plot Set Free
Lebanese authorities have released a Lebanese-Australian man detained for more than two years over an alleged plot to bring down a passenger plane bound for the United Arab Emirates from Sydney.
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Haze From Indonesian Fires Now Affecting Philippines
A Philippine official says haze blown by monsoon winds from intentionally ignited fires in Indonesia has started to affect some regions in the western Philippines and raised concerns about aviation safety and possible health risks.
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A Stitch in Time: Tapestry Immortalizes ‘Game of Thrones’
Famously, Arya Stark always preferred her sword Needle to needlework. Still, even she would be impressed with the giant tapestry now on show in France that recounts the plot of 'Game of Thrones' in glorious and, of course, gory and salacious detail.
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Tonga’s Manu Beats Cancer and Chemotherapy to Play at RWC
No matter the score, if Nasi Manu gets on the field for Tonga in the Rugby World Cup game against England on Sunday it’ll be a triumph.
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NKorea Welcomes Trump’s Call for ‘New Method’ in Talks
North Korea on Friday praised President Donald Trump for saying Washington may pursue an unspecified 'new method' in nuclear negotiations with Pyongyang.
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China: FedEx Pilot Suspected of ‘Smuggling Weapons’
A FedEx pilot who was detained in southern China is under investigation on suspicion of 'smuggling weapons and ammunition' after air gun pellets were found in his baggage, a foreign ministry spokesman said Friday.
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Harry and Meghan Make 1st Official Tour as Family in Africa
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, along with their infant son, Archie, are making their first official tour as a family, starting Monday in a troubled South Africa whose president says women and children are 'under siege' by shocking violence.