Fashion firms agree to compensate garment workers in Mauritius
Calvin Klein, Hilfiger and Barbour among brands to pay £400,000 after report alleges illegal hiring fees, deception and intimidation Leading fashion brands including Barbour and...
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Palestinians desperate to flee Gaza pay thousands in bribes to ‘brokers’
Fixers with alleged links to Egyptian intelligence are making a fortune in ‘fees’ from people hoping to exit through the Rafah crossing Israel-Gaza war –...
Gambian ex-minister on trial in Switzerland for crimes against humanity
Ousman Sonko is accused of supporting repressive policies and was arrested in Bern in 2017 after applying for asylum Europe live – latest updates A...
Weather tracker: Western Canada and parts of US brace for cold snap
Temperatures could be 10-15C below seasonal average in some areas, with Calgary and Edmonton experiencing low of -30C Arctic air will sweep across western Canada...
‘Chaos’ in New Zealand as sea lion breeding season overlaps with summer holidays
Animals have been popping up on golf courses and surfing contests in Dunedin as they reestablish a foothold on the South Island A growing population...
Snookered by China? Masters tournament owner plots Asia expansion
World Snooker and PDC World Darts owner Matchroom weighs up India and south-east Asia amid feared overreliance on China The owner of the Masters snooker...
Two Cuban documentaries show effects of US sanctions on island nation
Liz Oliva Fernández says the sanctions, imposed 60 years ago and upheld through Biden, have led to a ‘desperate situation’ A Cuban journalist is looking...
Taiwan braces for ‘big deal’ presidential election as China’s shadow looms
Corruption and the cost of living have trumped concerns about a belligerent neighbour in close race for the presidency Deep in the mountains of Hsinchu...
Japan earthquake death toll reaches 100 as more survivors pulled from rubble
Number of missing lowered to 211 as thousands of troops join rescue effort and experts warn of disease risk at evacuation centres The death toll...
Woman in 90s pulled alive from rubble five days after Japan earthquake
Boy, five, among 126 people dead, after boiling water spilled on him during Monday’s 7.6 magnitude quake A woman in her 90s has been pulled...
