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...year, and workers are more pliable. In the past, Surat's diamond industry has been a hot spot of controversy, attracting accusations that some workshops employ children in sweatshop conditions. Many of Surat's diamond workshops are tiny family-run units, which makes it hard to gather reliable information about them. But recent studies suggest that the use of child labor, although not completely eradicated in Surat, is now miniscule and declining rapidly as the city's diamond industry consolidates into large professionally managed units...
...comedian and prime-time-TV icon; in Tokyo. In the 1970s, Japan's overworked masses tuned into Ikariya's five-man comedy ensemble, the Drifters, with nearly religious devotion. Every Saturday night, as much as half the population watched Hachiji Dayo! Zenin Shugo! (It's Eight O'Clock! Everyone Gather 'Round!). In a country that took itself very seriously, Ikariya's show had few sacred cows, routinely poking fun at everyone from bumbling businessmen to preening celebs. Ikariya played the consummate straight man: stolid, good-natured, never too proud to enjoy a good chuckle at his own expense...
...like crack cocaine. Recruiting shadowy Iraqi agents was dangerous, so [working with scientists allowed us] to gather intelligence without running a lot of risk,” Kay said...
...attack sparked an upsurge of violence in the area that has left at least 50 people dead, most of whom were local officials or police. Somchai claimed that police tortured the five suspects to extract confessions, an allegation the authorities deny. He also led a campaign to gather 50,000 signatures to petition the government to abolish martial law in the south...
...striking one of the pillars of the crusader alliance" and warned that another attack against the U.S. is "90% ready--and coming soon." The New York City police department sent, and Morocco planned to send, teams of investigators to Madrid, and the FBI also offered assistance; all hoped to gather intelligence they might need at home...