The founding family of 7-Eleven’s Japanese parent company has failed to secure the money to buy…
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Why Scam Centers in Southeast Asia Keep Flourishing
There are usually no international flights out of the airport in Mae Sot, a town on…
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Some European Allies Fear Trump Is Out to Destroy Them
During his first term in office, President Trump described the European Union “as a foe,” established…
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Electric Shocks and Tied Crucifixion-Style: The Life of a Scam-Mill Worker
The job advertisement promised a fat salary in a modern metropolis. Fisher, a 27-year-old Ethiopian who…
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Possible Remains of Indigenous Women Slain in Canada Found in Landfill
The authorities in the western Canadian province of Manitoba said on Wednesday that they had found…
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‘Day of Reckoning’: Trial Over Greenpeace’s Role in Pipeline Protest Begins
Lawyers for the pipeline company Energy Transfer and Greenpeace fired their opening salvos in a North…
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Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program
An obscure but influential program that gave detailed public health information to about half of the…
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Who Are the Deceased Hostages Hamas Said It Handed Over to Israel?
Hamas on Wednesday released the remains of what it said were four Israeli hostages, the last…
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Thursday Briefing: An Israel-Hamas Hostage Exchange
Hamas and Israel to move forward with another swap What may be the last hostage exchange…
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Frankétienne, Father of Haitian Letters, Is Dead at 88
The Haitian artist and writer known as Frankétienne, who published the first novel written entirely in…
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