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Bangladeshi workers demonstrate in Malaysia over unpaid wages

Bangladeshi workers demonstrate in Malaysia over unpaid wages

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — About 100 Bangladeshi workers who were employed by Malaysian companies rallied Monday to demand unpaid wages, fair compensation and an end to alleged abuse by Malaysian em...

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K-visa: China’s version of the H-1B aims to attract foreign tech workers

K-visa: China’s version of the H-1B aims to attract foreign tech workers

HONG KONG (AP) — Vaishnavi Srinivasagopalan, a skilled Indian IT professional who has worked in both India and the U.S., has been looking for work in China. Beijing’s new K-visa program targeting ...

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Flight cancellations and delays worsen as government shutdown drags on

Flight cancellations and delays worsen as government shutdown drags on

NEW YORK (AP) — The pain Americans are facing at airports across the country is expected to get worse this week if Congress is unable to reach a deal to reopen the federal government. U.S. airline...

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South Korean foreign minister meets Cambodia’s leader to push effort to fight criminal cyberscams

South Korean foreign minister meets Cambodia’s leader to push effort to fight criminal cyberscams

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — South Korea’s foreign minister met Monday with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, keeping up pressure to suppress burgeoning large-scale online scam operations that ha...

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Mexican art historians mull upcoming Frida Kahlo sale that may break records

Mexican art historians mull upcoming Frida Kahlo sale that may break records

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Frida Kahlo’s “El sueño (La cama)” — in English, “The Dream (The Bed)” — is causing a stir among art historians as its estimated $40 million to $60 million price tag would make ...

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Rebound in tech shares pushes Asian markets higher

Rebound in tech shares pushes Asian markets higher

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Monday, lifted by technology shares as they rebounded from last week’s jitters over the run up in stocks related to artificial intelligence. South Korea’s ...

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