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Lynchburg woman earns global recognition for digital business
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefIn today's modern world, books aren't the only tool for teaching kids how to read. "American kids have access to amazing technology, when it comes to education and learning how to read," said Isabelle Duston, a Lynchburg resident and entrepreneur....Tags: UNESCO, Arts and Culture, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), United Nations, Language
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China's Xi tells Vietnam wants peace in South China Sea
Reuters* Xi meets Vietnam's president in Beijing * Oil reserves, shipping lanes, fishing grounds at stake * Xi says must act in spirit of responsibility to history By Ben Blanchard BEIJING, June 19 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told his visiting...Tags: Xi Jinping, Human Interest, China, Lifestyle and Leisure, Malaysia
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Allen West's disappointing debut
He belittled the sexual assaults facing women in the military and cast doubts on their battlefield contributions. And in so doing, former Florida Congressman Allen West made the inglorious transition from public servant to a talking head willing to say...
Tags: U.S. Army, U.S. Department of Defense, Kirsten Gillibrand, Sex Crimes, Entertainment
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RPT-Cambodian garment workers charged over strike violence
ReutersPHNOM PENH, June 18 (Reuters) - Sixteen Cambodian garment workers and union representatives have been charged with inciting violence and damaging property during a strike for higher pay at a factory making clothes for U.S. sportswear company Nike, a...Tags: Strikes, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work
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Cambodian garment workers charged over strike violence
ReutersPHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Sixteen Cambodian garment workers and union representatives have been charged with inciting violence and damaging property during a strike for higher pay at a factory making clothes for U.S. sportswear company Nike, a lawyer said on...Tags: Strikes, Collective Contract, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work, Work Rules Contract Issues
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Nearly 300 Cambodian garment makers fired over strikes
ReutersPHNOM PENH, June 11 (Reuters) - Nearly 300 Cambodian garment workers who produce clothing for U.S sportswear company Nike have been dismissed for taking part in strikes seeking higher pay that turned violent, according to their union and dismissal...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Strikes, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Govt supporters rally in Cambodia as election tension rises
ReutersPHNOM PENH, June 9 (Reuters) - Thousands of government supporters rallied in Cambodia on Sunday against comments allegedly made by an opposition leader about atrocities during the "Killing Fields" era, as the United States denounced moves to expel...Tags: Phnom Penh (Cambodia), U.S. Department of State, Politics, National Government, Vietnam
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Readers recommend: Somadevi Angkor Hotel in Cambodia
Angkor Wat was the highlight of our Cambodia tour, and the beautiful lobby, gardens and pool with a swim-up bar at the Somadevi Angkor Hotel added to our experience. The hotel is an easy walk to restaurants and the night markets. The lobby and bar had...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Personal Service
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Strikers clash with colleagues at Cambodian garment factory
ReutersPHNOM PENH, June 3 (Reuters) - Around 4,000 striking workers on Monday forced their way into a factory in Cambodia that makes clothing for U.S. sportswear company Nike and clashed briefly with colleagues who had remained on the job before being...Tags: Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Bangladesh, Plant Openings
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Movie review: 'Wish You Were Here' an intriguing vacation-gone-wrong thriller
The Aussie import "Wish You Were Here" offers a distinctive, highly effective take on the vacation-from-hell thriller. First-time director Kieran Darcy-Smith, working from a powerful script he wrote with wife — and the film's co-star —...
Tags: Wish You Were Here (movie), Warrior (movie), The Great Gatsby (movie, 2013), Movies, Teresa Palmer
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John Wager, 1946-2013
Before he was a philosophy professor, John Wager was an Army infantry sergeant fighting in Vietnam who, in 1970, refused an order to go into Cambodia because he believed it would be illegal. The invasion of Cambodia was announced by President Richard...Tags: Students, Richard Nixon, U.S. Army, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Religion and Belief
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Not just Bangladesh, garment makers pressured in Cambodia as well
ReutersBy Prak Chan Thul PHNOM PENH, June 6 (Reuters) - As investment in Cambodia's textile industry surges, so is labour unrest, putting pressure on suppliers to the world's big garment brands to raise wages and improve sometimes grim conditions in one of...Tags: Phnom Penh (Cambodia), Politics, Consumer Goods Industries, Bangladesh, Labor Legislation
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