3 h. ago Hyundai workers arrive back in South Korea after US immigration raid ordeal

Seoul airport witnesses tearful scenes as returning workers recount horrible experience

Economics

3 h. ago South Korea outraged at 300 workers treated as ‘prisoners of war’ in US raid

As Hyundai-LG workers fly home after visa ordeal, Koreans bristle at ‘humiliation’ and sense of betrayal by Seoul’s allyMore than 300 South Korean workers arrived at Incheon international airport on Friday afternoon, ending a week-long ordeal that began with the US Department of Homeland Security’s largest ever single-site raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, and has left South Korea questioning whether it can trust its closest ally.The 316 Koreans, along with 14 workers of other nationalities, landed shortly after 3pm local time on a chartered Korean Air flight after being detained since 4 September at a Hyundai-LG battery plant construction site in Georgia. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago South Korean workers detained in immigration raid headed to Atlanta for flight home

Workers from South Korea who were detained last week in an immigration raid at a battery factory in Georgia were headed to Atlanta on Thursday, where a charter plane was waiting to take them home

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28 h. ago Holland and Barrett shop worker staged £8,000 store raid with her boyfriend to try and claim compensation for the ordeal

Patricia Marlborough, 28, said she was terrorised by a knife-wielding man while she was working alone at the branch in Congleton, Cheshire.

Economics

6 d. ago Hyundai plant shut down after hundreds of workers arrested in massive ICE raid

The facility, a $4.3 billion venture, is one of Hyundai’s most substantial investments in the US

Economics

2 w. ago White South African 'refugee' farmer praises US work ethic having fled his homeland after Trump said Afrikaners were facing 'racial discrimination'

The first batch of 59 Afrikaners, a white minority in South Africa , who opted to flee for the US arrived in May after the White House fast-tracked their refugee applications.

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2 w. ago NRL player Brandon Smith hit with drug supply and betting charges

South Sydney star issued with summons by Queensland Police29-year-old hooker set to appear in court on 18 SeptemberNRL star Brandon Smith has been charged with drug supply and using inside knowledge for betting.The South Sydney hooker was questioned by police when he arrived in Queensland ahead of their 10 August clash with Gold Coast, but released without charge.Ahead of AFL finals sign up for our free weekly newsletter Continue reading...

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