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Six years a slave: Indian farm workers exploited in Italy

  By AFP, published by The Straits Times Sabaudia, Italy  – When Mr Balbir Singh refers to his ordeal, he uses the Italian word “macello”, which roughly translates as “mess” – but it is hardly enough to convey what the migrant Indian farm worker has endured. For six years, he lived in what can only

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Two elderly widowers fight over young woman – one gets shot

A 72-year-old widower is being investigated for allegedly shooting another elderly widower as both competed to win the heart of a 31-year-old woman in northeastern Buriram province, Sanook.com said this evening (July 11). Pol. Col. Pongsakorn Onsaluay, deputy inspector of Satuek police station, Satuek district, rushed to investigate after being informed at 7 p.m. yesterday

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