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US racial tensions flare-up as protesters arrested

  Dallas / AFP Police arrested scores of people in demonstrations overnight Saturday to Sunday in several US cities, as racial tensions simmer over the killing of black men by police. Protesters led by the Black Lives Matter movement are demanding justice for two African-American men shot dead by cops, their dying moments captured in video that went viral online. ...

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How health care creates wage inequality

WASHINGTON You can add health care to the causes of growing wage inequality in America. There’s a largely unknown paradox at work. Companies that try to provide roughly equal health insurance plans for their workers — as many do — end up making wage and salary inequality worse. A new economic study shows how this perverse bargain works. It’s simple ...

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Brexit expediting Asian Century

  The Brexit that created a hullabaloo in Europe, could be seen a blessing in disguise for emerging economies in Asia, as it accelerates the arrival of an ‘Asian Century’, led by China and India. By 2050, Asia will account for over half the world’s GDP, almost double that of 2011, according to the Asian Development Bank, with three billion ...

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