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Last Update: 03:06 p.m. (GMT+7), Thursday, June 24, 2010

Japanese take least vacation days

The Japanese are the most holiday-deprived nation in the developed world, taking an average nine days off a year, while the French enjoy the most, averaging 34.5 days off annually, a survey found more »

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Africa

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