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MERS Virus Seoul, South Korea (CNN, 9 Jun) - South Korea is grappling with two battles: the virus itself and the public fear over MERS, one official declared. The nation has been struck by the largest outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outside of Saudi Arabia, where the virus was discovered. And the number... 

Reuters - 5 Jun 2015 Wal-Mart Stores (WMT.N) has been losing fewer workers to turnover since it raised its minimum wage in April, the retailer's chief executive said on Friday, the first time it has reported a benefit of the new higher wages. Wal-Mart increased its minimum pay to $9 an hour for its U.S. staff in April, providing... 

Mt Kinabalu in Sabah (4,095 m or 13,435 ft high) While I am saddened by the deaths of pupils in the Sabah earthquake, there shouldn't be a moratorium on overseas trips for students ("Rethink rationale for overseas school trips" by Mr Ramesh Niedu; yesterday). First, this incident was a freak accident that nobody could have anticipated. Sabah...