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  Report ties U.S. retailers to sweatshop  Several leading retailers received shrimp from plants in Thailand and Bangladesh where workers as young as 8 are subject to sweatshop conditions Farmers strike leaves shelves bare

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  Cyclone victims 'storm' reopened shops
US inflation rate at 26-year high
Jul.16   Washington
  The inflation accelerated by 1.1%, at the fastest rate in 26 years in June, fuelled higher by surging energy prices
May.7   Myanmar
  Hungry crowds of survivors have stormed reopened shops in devastated Irrawaddy delta as aid groups grew frustrated by their lack of access.    Foreign aid is beginn...


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Mar.25   Argentina
  A strike by farmers, who are protesting an increase in export taxes for their products, continued for a 13th day with no solution in sight


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Nov.10   China Superstore stampede kills shoppers
Map of Chongqing China  Shoppers eager to buy goods on sale stampeded at a Carrefour supermarket in southwestern China Oct.29   San Francisco Bay Area Gap fires 'child labor' contractor  Clothing retailer has fired an Indian company accused of using child labor to make clothes Oct.22   Southern Italy Mafia turnover '$120bn'  Retailers have denounced the growth of Mafia extortion rackets which they say now affect big companies as well as smaller one Sep.27   South Africa Giant Soweto shopping mall opens Map of Soweto South Africa  Former President Nelson Mandela has opened the largest shopping centre in southern Africa in Soweto Sep.4   USA Thousands of Mattel toys recalled
  The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling about 700,000 Chinese-made toys that have excessive amounts of lead paint
Aug.14   USA Mattel recalls millions of Chinese toys  The toymaker has recalled millions of toys worldwide for the second time in two weeks. Sarge toys from the Pixar film Cars paint contains lead World markets fall after US losses
Jul.10   Zimbabwe Shelves bare as economic crisis looms  The economy veered closer to the brink with no end in sight to chronic shortages of foods and gasoline EU agrees renewable energy target
Mar.6   New Jersey Mega Millions sets new world record
  Richard Wilson of Woodbine, New Jersey and Eddie Nabors of Dalton, Georgia have stepped forward to claim


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Mar.20   China Wal-Mart to hire 150,000  The US firm plans to hire an extra staff in China over the next 5 years. Retailer plans to open a further 20 stores

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Sep.17   New Orleans Business owners return
  The owners of bars, restaurants came back to see what Hurricane Katrina left behind

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Dec.22   Spain $522m lotto win in town named Luck  The winning coupon number -- known as Fat One -- was 54600

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Jun.20   England 5th Harry Potter book on sale  Millions fans finally got their hands on the 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'

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Jun.7   New York Tax-free boost  The mayor Bloomberg has declared tax-free shopping days to boost the city's flagging post-11 September economy Mar.8   USA Kmart to axe 22,000 jobs  Bankrupt retail giant is to axe jobs in an attempt to return to profitability; it would close 284 stores Jan.22   USA Kmart files for bankruptcy  The second-biggest discount retailer in the United States

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