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Ciclón Mahasen golpea costa de Bangladesh, seis muertos
ReutersPor Andrew Biraj CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, 16 mayo (Reuters) - El ciclón Mahasen azotó el jueves con fuerza la costa de Bangladesh y dejó al menos seis muertos y miles de albergados en refugios de emergencia, aunque a medida que avanzaba el día la...Tags: Bangladesh, Burma
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Cyclone Mahasen buffets Bangladesh coast, six dead
ReutersCHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Cyclone Mahasen buffeted Bangladesh's low-lying coast on Thursday, killing six people after forcing many thousands into emergency shelters, but authorities downgraded warnings later in the day as the storm lost strength....Tags: Islam, India, United Nations, Tropical Storms, Nabi
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U.S., European groups divided on how to improve Bangladesh factories
Reuters(Reuters) - A trans-Atlantic divide between European and U.S. retailers over how best to respond to fatal disasters in Bangladesh textile factories split wide open on Wednesday, with U.S. retailers claiming their European counterparts are giving labor...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Disasters and Accidents, Hennes & Mauritz AB, Government, Abercrombie & Fitch Company
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Wal-Mart inspecciona fábricas en Bangladesh; reacio a acuerdo seguridad de minoristas
ReutersPor Jessica Wohl 15 mayo (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc intensifó las inspecciones a sus fábricas en Bangladesh, en momentos en que los minoristas estadounidenses y europeos buscan acuerdos por separado para tratar de evitar nuevos desastres en la...Tags: Bangladesh, Walmart, Gap Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Dhaka (Bangladesh)
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Walmart checks Bangladesh factories; retailer accord elusive
Reuters(Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc 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....Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Justice and Rights, Disasters and Accidents, Hennes & Mauritz AB, Government
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Myanmar authorities work to evacuate camps as cyclone nears
ReutersSITTWE, 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...Tags: Bangladesh, Burma, Religion and Belief, Islam, United Nations
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Thick paint covers cracks at Bangladesh factory Walmart cited
ReutersBy Nazimuddin Shyamol CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, May 14 (Reuters) - Garment workers stitched clothing on Tuesday at a Bangladesh factory that Wal-Mart Stores Inc had asked the government to shut down because of safety concerns, three weeks after the...Tags: Bangladesh, Walmart, Economy, Business and Finance, Health and Safety at Work, Companies and Corporations
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44 Children Die in Crash Returning From Soccer Tournament
KTLA NewsDHAKA, Bangladesh -- At least 44 schoolboys were killed and many more injured Monday when the truck they were traveling in skidded off a highway and plunged into a canal in southeast Chittagong district, 250 kilometers (155 miles) from Bangladesh's...Tags: KTLA, CNN (tv network), Travel, Transportation, Hospitals and Clinics
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