Nov 21, 2019

Do you fake sickness to escape work?

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The OECD downgrades its 2020 global growth forecast. The mother of an anti-government student protester in Hong Kong speaks her mind. A BBC survey shows two in five British adults fake a sick day.

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Parents and protests in Hong Kong

by Szu Ping Chan

Nov 21, 2019

"I will encourage them to join in the demonstration because Hong Kong is our city," the mother of a protester said.

Stella, the mother of Hong Kong protester Sher.

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