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Bangladesh Agrees to Raise Minimum Wage for Garment Workers After Protests

Hundreds of garment factories were shut down this week as workers in the country, the world’s second-largest exporter of clothing, demonstrated for higher pay.

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A demonstrator hurled back a tear gas shell fired by the police in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on Wednesday.

France’s Avoids a Debt Downgrade From Moody’s, but Is Given a Warning

Moody’s held the country’s credit rating steady amid political uncertainty and a rise in borrowing costs that have worsened France’s debt situation.

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President Emmanuel Macron of France with ministers in Paris on Thursday.
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