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Nestlé admits slavery in Thailand while fighting child labour lawsuit in Ivory Coast - The company has won plaudits for its admission of forced labour in the Thai seafood industry but much of the supply chain remains hidden. Source
HSBC fights to stop money-laundering report going public - Bank fined £1.32bn in 2012 argues that legal attempt to release government report would help criminals bypass safeguards. Source
Norway to disarm its police force after officers ordered to carry guns for just one year - Officials say 'there are no longer grounds to continue'. Source
Germany: Migrants who won’t integrate will face benefit cuts - Migrants and refugees disembark from a ferry after their arrival at the port of Piraeus near Athens, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. Europe has endured a huge influx of migrants, most of whom undertake a dangerous journey in search of a better life. On Saturday, at least 37 people drowned, including children and babies, when their boat capsized during the short trip from Turkey to Greece. (Yorgos Karahalis/Associated Press). Source
Boko Haram burns kids alive in Nigeria, 86 dead: officials - People walk past burnt out houses following an attack by Boko haram in Dalori village 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Maiduguri, Nigeria , Sunday Jan. 31, 2016. A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and listened to the screams of children among people burned to death in the latest attack by Nigeria’ s homegrown Islamic extremists. (Jossy Ola/Associated Press). Source
That's all for today, Thank you.
To Start off Business
Nestlé admits slavery in Thailand while fighting child labour lawsuit in Ivory Coast - The company has won plaudits for its admission of forced labour in the Thai seafood industry but much of the supply chain remains hidden. Source
HSBC fights to stop money-laundering report going public - Bank fined £1.32bn in 2012 argues that legal attempt to release government report would help criminals bypass safeguards. Source
Norway to disarm its police force after officers ordered to carry guns for just one year - Officials say 'there are no longer grounds to continue'. Source
Germany: Migrants who won’t integrate will face benefit cuts - Migrants and refugees disembark from a ferry after their arrival at the port of Piraeus near Athens, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. Europe has endured a huge influx of migrants, most of whom undertake a dangerous journey in search of a better life. On Saturday, at least 37 people drowned, including children and babies, when their boat capsized during the short trip from Turkey to Greece. (Yorgos Karahalis/Associated Press). Source
Boko Haram burns kids alive in Nigeria, 86 dead: officials - People walk past burnt out houses following an attack by Boko haram in Dalori village 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Maiduguri, Nigeria , Sunday Jan. 31, 2016. A survivor hidden in a tree says he watched Boko Haram extremists firebomb huts and listened to the screams of children among people burned to death in the latest attack by Nigeria’ s homegrown Islamic extremists. (Jossy Ola/Associated Press). Source
That's all for today, Thank you.
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