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Portugal police arrest 28 for human trafficking and exploitation following farm raids

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Instead, they were allegedly part of an international organized crime ring that illegally transported migrants to Portugal to exploit their labor. The crime ring is said to have taken migrants from European countries like Romania, Albania and Moldova as well as countries in Africa and Asia.

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Civil society groups raise alarm over proposed Myanmar junta cyberlaw restricting access and privacy

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Several human rights advocates and civil society organisations, including the Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), an association of leading internet and technology companies including Google, Facebook, Twitter among others, issued statements this week against the cyberlaw bill being developed by the new military junta in Myanmar.

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Singapore former transport minister pleads not guilty to 27 corruption charges

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Singapore’s former Transport Minister S Iswaran pleaded not guilty Thursday to 27 corruption charges, which include allegations of receiving items from billionaire Ong Beng Seng, the tycoon recognized for bringing Formula 1 (F1) to Singapore. Chee Hong Tat has been appointed as the new Transport Minister, succeeding Iswaran.

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Singapore former transport minister pleads guilty to five charges in corruption case

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The former minister of transport of Singapore, S Iswaran pleaded guilty on Tuesday for receiving gifts worth over S $400,000 ( more than US $300,000) while in office and for obstructing the course of justice, local news agency Channel News Asia (CNA) reported. According to CNA, the sentencing was postponed to October 3.

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MUSHY, MESSY, MUDDLED, MELANZANE

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While there’s considerable disagreement about its historical underpinnings, some are of the view that eggplant, or “melanzane,” was transported from Asia to Sicily around the 9th century A.D., where it was planted by Arabs.

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MUSHY, MESSY, MUDDLED, MELAZANE

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While there’s considerable disagreement about its historical underpinnings, some are of the view that eggplant, or “melanzane,” was transported from Asia to Sicily around the 9th century A.D., where it was planted by Arabs.

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Uzbekistan dispatch: president calls for closer regional cooperation at Tashkent summit

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Its purpose is to expand trade and investment relations between the countries of South and Central Asia and the Middle East. Common trade and transport corridors and energy and networks connect our countries inextricably. ECO has an observer status in the UN and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.