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The list, compiled by Mercer, helps employers to calculate appropriate compensation packages for expatriate employees, based on living costs.
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US official to address legacy of Indigenous boarding schools

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Six decades after University of California forestry professor Harold Biswell experimented with prescribed burns and was treated with ridicule, he is seen as someone whose ideas...
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Billie Eilish ‘appalled and embarrassed' by Asian slur in old clip

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Billie Eilish has apologised after a video surfaced appearing to show her mouthing a racist slur.
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Strong pound keeps UK cities steady on global list of most costly places to live

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The relative strength of sterling has kept the rankings of UK cities steady on a global list of the most costly places for expatriate employees to live.
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Euro 2020 matchday 12: Scotland have history in their sights

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AP PHOTOS: Indian police train villagers for border security

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‘French democracy is sick.' Low election turnout sparks grave concern

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Mario Draghi's high-stakes recovery push

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Obama backs Manchin's voting rights compromise before crucial Senate vote

Former president calls Democrats' proposal a ‘product of compromise' and says the future of the country is at stake Barack Obama has backed conservative West Virginia... Read more ...

How first home buyers could be the big winners from a NSW plan to scrap...

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Man is charged with 'sexually touching a five-year-old girl' at a shop on...

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