Asia's growling Tigers
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Southeast Asian leaders accuse Soros of undermining their growing financial power by short-selling currency. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has been particularly vehement, calling for a ban on currency speculation. Soros dismisses accusations and states that he is being used as a scapegoat.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1997
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Jailhouse shock
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Canadian ombudsman Ron Stewart has released a critical report on the conduct of male guards at the Prison for Women in Kingston, Ontario, which finds that illegal strip searches may have been used. Corrections Canada's investigative report on the incident exonerated the guards.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
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Deadly confrontation on an Ontario reserve
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Native Canadian activist Anthony George, one of some 30 First Nations protesters who had occupied Ipperwash Provincial Park, was shot and killed by police in Sep 1995. The unarmed protesters believe that Ipperwash Provincial Park stands on the site of an ancient burial ground.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
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