Sunday, November 23, 2008

Sunday 23 November 2008

Visually-impaired masseurs' monopoly

In South Korea, a 1912 law dictates that to work as a massage therapist you must be visually impaired. FRANCE 24 met one of the Korean illegal workers who is currently on trial for violation of the medical law.
  • SOUTH KOREA
    Visually-impaired masseurs' monopoly
    In South Korea, a 1912 law dictates that to work as a massage therapist you must be visually impaired. FRANCE 24 met one of the Korean illegal workers who is currently on trial for violation of the medical law.
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  • AUTOMOTIVE
    Renault slackens output through temporary plant closure
    French carmaker Renault shut down almost all of its plants on home soil for two weeks in order to adapt its output pace to the slowing economy.
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  • SENEGAL
    World's top boules players gather in Africa
    For the first time in the event's history, Senegal hosted the 56 other countries taking part in the World Boules Championship, a chance for France to showcase a sport it claims is far from old-fashioned.
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  • INDIA
    Illegal forced weddings still a reality in India
    In the western Indian state of Rajasthan, forced weddings are frequent - with the brides sometimes as young as five. It's been an illegal practice since 2006, but families struggling to feed their children see little alternative.
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  • FINANCE
    Job fears as fallout nudges China
    The financial crisis is trickling towards China, and unemployment is climbing in a country that has not seen this phenomenon before. As a result, Chinese workers are feeling the weight of stress and depression.
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  • ARGENTINA
    Crisis hits car industry
    In times of crisis the car industry is one of the first hit. One thousand four hundred Renault workers have been laid off for two weeks from their factory in Cordoba. The credit crunch and its consequences have become the focus of conversations here.
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  • AUSTRALIA
    Cedric: one devil to save them all
    A rare sort of cancer has killed almost half of Tasmania's devil population in more than 10 years. Recently, scientists have come across one specimen who seems immune to the disease, giving hope for the discovery of a vaccine.
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