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Envoys of Latin American, Caribbean countries meet Modi despite controversy
The envoys met Modi at Gujarat Bhavan for more than an hour during which the Chief Minister apprised them about the work done by his government and talked about the potential for trade between the two sides. #BJP #Narendra Modi #NewsTracker #Latin America #Carribean country
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Myanmar authorities work to evacuate camps as cyclone nears
SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - Authorities in Myanmar struggled on Wednesday to evacuate tens of thousands of people, most of them Rohingya Muslims, before a cyclone reaches camps in low-lying regions that have been their home since ethnic and religious unrest last year. Cyclone Mahasen has already killed at least seven people and displaced 3,881 in Sri Lanka, its Disaster Management Center said on Tuesday #China #Business #Brazil #Arabic #Government #United Kingdom #Latin America #lifestyle
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As some retailers back Bangladesh accord, U.S. group lashes out
REUTERS - An accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh's garment industry drew sharp criticism from a major U.S. #India #Business #Japan #Bangladesh #Government #markets #Latin America #Mexico #european #opinion #lifestyle
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UK warns Sri Lanka on abuses before Commonwealth summit
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said on Wednesday there would be "consequences" for Sri Lanka if its leaders did not address international concerns over human rights abuses, ahead of a Commonwealth summit scheduled to be held in Colombo in November. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg told parliament "despicable human rights violations" had taken place in Sri Lanka, but that Britain still planned to attend the Commonwealth meeting there, a stance that has drawn heavy criticism from rights groups #United States #China #Japan #Brazil #markets #Latin America #Entertainment #opinion #lifestyle
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Wal-Mart checks Bangladesh factories; retailer accord elusive
(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc ( WMT.N ) stepped up Bangladesh factory inspections while U.S. and European retailers pursued separate accords to try to prevent another disaster in a garment industry where more than 1,200 workers have died in the past six months. Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, said it does not plan to sign a fire-and-building safety agreement backed by some of Europe's biggest apparel brands because it believes its own safety inspection plans will get faster results #China #Business #Bangladesh #Technology #Argentina #United Kingdom #Latin America #Entertainment #lifestyle
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Three workers dead, some missing, in collapse at Freeport Indonesia mine
JAKARTA (Reuters) - At least three people were killed on Tuesday and an unknown number missing after a training tunnel collapsed at the Indonesian unit of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc ( FCX.N ), mine officials said. Output at the world's second-largest copper mine was not expected to be significantly affected, they said. Freeport Indonesia operates the Grasberg mine in West Papua province, which also has the world's largest gold reserves and employs just over 24,000 contract and non-contract workers #facebook #China #Japan #Arabic #markets #Argentina #United Kingdom #Latin America #opinion
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Obama to announce Afghanistan troop plans shortly- Kerry
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will announce in the next few weeks how many combat troops the United States will leave in Afghanistan in 2014, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday. #facebook #United States #China #Business #Arabic #Afghanistan #markets #Argentina #Latin America #Entertainment #Mexico
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Rohingya Muslims drown off Myanmar trying to flee storm
SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - A boat carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized off western Myanmar and many were feared drowned at the beginning of a mass evacuation from low-lying regions ahead of a powerful storm, a United Nations official said on Tuesday. The tropical depression, likely to strengthen into Cyclone Mahasen this week, threatens areas of Myanmar where about 140,000 victims of ethnic and religious unrest are living in camps. The United Nations warned last week there could be a humanitarian catastrophe if people were not evacuated #Politics #United States #India #Business #Technology #Government #markets #Argentina #Latin America #Mexico #lifestyle
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Syria peace talks look doomed in advance
LONDON (Reuters) - If anyone saw last week's U.S.-Russian agreement to convene a peace conference on Syria as a potential breakthrough, Western leaders have been going out of their way to disabuse them. #India #China #Business #Arabic #United Kingdom #Latin America #opinion #lifestyle