World
Ho Chi Minh City Communist party head encourages labor unions to strike
August 24, 2016An official in the ruling party of Vietnam, where corporations have been engaged in a race to the bottom on wages, is encouraging workers to strike.
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Ethiopian marathon runner uses win to protest killings, oppression in his country
August 23, 2016One runner's brave act showed the world how Ethiopia's government is cracking down on dissent.
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Dangerous seas: War danger escalates in the Pacific
August 19, 2016Recent events combined with historical strains reaching back 60 years have turned the western Pacific into one of the most hazardous spots on the globe.
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Ryan Lochte and 3 U.S. swimmers caught in whirlpool of scandal
August 18, 2016A full-blown international incident is unfolding at the Olympics, and it has nothing to do with Russians and doping.
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Behind Olympic glitz lies the reality of Rio’s hidden poor
August 18, 2016The impact of hosting the Summer Games has fallen hardest on the impoverished black and brown indigenous communities of Rio.
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