Posts Tagged ‘Shunned’
Mohamed Al-Fayed, Outsider Shunned By British High Society
Mohamed Al-Fayed spent years trying to gain admission to the upper echelons of UK society but ultimately failed to win either acceptance or British citizenship. In his quest for the recognition he craved, the Egyptian billionaire, who died last year aged 94, repeatedly attempted to ingratiate himself with the royal family. His efforts included becoming…
Read MoreShunned By West, Russian Army Deserters Live In Fear
Russian officer Farkhad Ziganshin had prepared himself for a life of military service since a young age. He could never have imagined that one day he would become a deserter and flee the country. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine changed everything. “I don’t support what’s happening in Ukraine, I don’t support the government we’ve had for…
Read MoreChinese firms once embraced, now shunned in US on security fears
FOR most of his 30 years running a Chinese-owned company in the United States, Ni Pin felt welcomed. He set up auto parts maker Wanxiang America – a unit of a Chinese conglomerate founded by his late father-in-law – in Chicago back in 1994 when he was studying for a PhD. The company came to…
Read MoreFrom ‘panda’ to ‘skunk’: China firms now shunned in US
FOR most of his 30 years running a Chinese-owned company in the United States, Ni Pin felt welcomed. He set up auto parts maker Wanxiang America – a unit of a Chinese conglomerate founded by his late father-in-law – in Chicago back in 1994 when he was studying for a PhD. The company came to…
Read MoreIndonesian Leprosy Survivor Crafts New Limbs For Shunned Villagers
Former leprosy patient Ali Saga makes prosthetic limbs for residents of Indonesia’s Sitanala village, where hundreds of former patients live AFP When Ali Saga visited a clinic in Jakarta four decades ago, he watched as patients and health workers scrambled to get away from him. “The doctor suddenly shouted at the patients, ‘stand back! this…
Read MoreTunisians To Vote On Toothless Parliament In Poll Shunned By Opposition
Most candidates in Tunisia’s election are new to parliamentary politics, analysts say, and less than 15 percent are women AFP Tunisia holds a lacklustre election on Saturday for a parliament with virtually no power, the final pillar in President Kais Saied’s political overhaul in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. The vote comes after three…
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