The South Korean parliament has decided to reduce the working week from 68 to 52 hours. With this measure, President Moon Jae-in is enacting an important election pledge. South Korea is among the countries with the longest working hours worldwide. So far, employees had to work twelve overtime hours per week. While the employees are happy about the news, small businesses fear losses in sales.
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Qatar's capital Doha is home to people from across the world - but they live completely separate lives.
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Lotte Leicht, the EU director of Human Rights Watch, argues why is it important for victims' stories to be heard.
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Short news from South Korea.
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Five French locals on the state of their nation.
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