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Thomas Cook is offering a one-day holiday in the sun

Like the offer of a week’s vacation in the sun amid a washout summer at home, some good news has arrived at last for Thomas Cook Plc’s shareholders: Fosun International Ltd. is interested in a potential bid for the beleaguered British travel company’s tour operating arm. An approach from the Chinese group, which already owns an 18% stake in Thomas ...

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Shutting down internet don’t make anyone safer

Around the world, governments are hitting on a modish new idea: Turn the internet off. Sometimes they mean it literally. Methods vary, but the trend is clear enough. Countries are increasingly ordering telecoms and other companies to block network access, shut down messaging services, or otherwise restrict digital applications or websites, usually citing public order or national-security concerns. In extreme ...

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Southeast Asia should keep taking the world’s junk

Southeast Asian nations no longer want your trash. Last week, Malaysia announced it was sending 3,300 tons of scrap plastics including CDs, insulated electric cables and milk jugs back to countries ranging from Australia to Bangladesh, Canada, China and Japan. Days later, the Philippines shipped back 69 containers of dirty Canadian diapers and other refuse brought into the country between ...

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