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ADVOCACY GROUPS LEVERAGE ANGER TO TARGET TRUMP
To protestPresident Trump's recent executive order on immigration... READ MORE›
ROBOTS ARE TAKING OVER OIL RIGS
A combination of more efficient drilling rigs and increased automation is reducing the need for field hands... READ MORE›
'EUREKA MOMENT': AI SOFTWARE PROGRAMMED TO SPOT SKIN CANCER BY CHECKING PICS OF MOLES
Deep learning is a series of algorithms which mimic human neural networks, allowing the AI to detect patterns in images... READ MORE›
TRUMP COURTS BUSINESS, LABOR IN DELICATE BALANCING ACT
But on workplace issues, it remains unclear how strong a friend Trump is to labor and the working class Americans who powered his victory... READ MORE›
ROBOT CROP PICKERS LIMIT LOSS OF FARM WORKERS TO TRUMP WALL
More than 300,000 U.S. farm-workers don't have valid immigration papers, according to a 2009 survey by the Pew Hispanic Center... READ MORE›
AMERICAN HUMANE INVESTIGATING TREATMENT OF DOG IN FILM
There were several days of rehearsal of the water scenes to ensure Hercules was comfortable with all of the stunts, the statement said... READ MORE›
ANTI-WAR ACTIVIST WILL 'MAINTAIN OUTRAGE' CHELSEA MANNING WAS JAILED
Anti-war activist will 'maintain outrage' chelsea manning was..... READ MORE›
SILICON VALLEY FEARS FCC OVERHAUL WITH TRUMP PULLING STRINGS
The Trump administration rolls into power on Friday and is expected to undertake a complete shake-up of the Federal Communications Commission... READ MORE›
COMPANIES PILE ON JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS TO AVOID TRUMP'S WRATH
President-elect Donald Trump said he is appointing Jared Kushner as a White House senior adviser... READ MORE›
RICH CHINESE INSPIRED BY DOWNTON FUEL DEMAND FOR BUTLERS
The number of butlers in China is hard to determine... READ MORE›
THE MOMENT I KNEW I NEEDED TO CUT DOWN ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN 2017
We're in the process of organising a weekend together and without social media, we may well have lost touch... READ MORE›
AFTER 'DOWNTON,' MORE AFFLUENT CHINESE RECRUITING BUTLERS
The number of butlers in China is hard to determine... READ MORE›
WHAT CHINA'S SEXIEST GRANDPA TELLS US ABOUT THE COMMUNIST PARTY'S GLOBAL AMBITIONS
President Xi Jinping has made it a focus of his administration to expand the dominance of state-media, both domestically and internationally... READ MORE›
FACEBOOK DOWN WORLDWIDE FOR MANY USERS
Complaints from users range from Facebook timeline issues to pages not loading correctly... READ MORE›
DUMA ORDERS STAFF TO REPORT ON ALL DATA THEY DISCLOSE ON INTERNET
This order requires all civil servants to report their internet activities in 2016 by April 1... READ MORE›
NETFLIX WANTS THE WORLD TO BINGE-WATCH
Five years after the company's inauspicious arrival, Brazil has become Netflix's largest market outside the English-speaking world... READ MORE›
THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PASSAGE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAREWELL SPEECH
Barack Obama delivered his farewell speech to a tearful crowd to mark the end of his eight-year presidency... READ MORE›
CHINA: VIDEO SHOWS WOMAN ON SCOOTER RUNNING OVER GIRL
The video shows another child dragging the apparently already injured six-year-old away from Chen, when she slowly accelerates and runs her scooter over her legs... READ MORE›
CALIFORNIA FARMERS BRACE FOR POSSIBLE DEPORTATIONS UNDER TRUMP PRESIDENCY
Some farmers point to Trump's postelection shift as a sign his campaign bluster won't become reality... READ MORE›
BANGALORE: 'HE TRIED TO GROPE ME'
There have been allegations of mass groping in the centre of the southern Indian city of Bangalore on New Year's Eve... READ MORE›
SWEDISH SIX-HOUR WORKDAY RUNS INTO TROUBLE
The trial has been closely watched globally, with labor activists touting progressive Sweden as a role model in shortening working hours... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP THREATENS GM WITH TAX OVER 'CAR IMPORTS' FROM MEXICO
The hatchback is built in Mexico for global distribution, Mr Morrissey added... READ MORE›
BENJAMIN NETANYAHU EXPECTED TO BE QUESTIONED OVER CORRUPTION CLAIMS
Police are expected to question Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a pair of corruption allegations, according to media reports... READ MORE›
2017 FINALLY ARRIVES ACROSS THE WORLD
EPA 7 16 Fireworks explode over Victoria harbour during New Year celebrations in Hong Kong on January 1, 2017... READ MORE›
FRENCH EMPLOYEES CAN LEGALLY IGNORE WORK EMAILS OUTSIDE OF OFFICE HOURS
The right to disconnect bill was packaged with new and controversial labor reforms introduced in France earlier this year... READ MORE›
2016 WAS TOUGH. HGTV HELPED US GET THROUGH IT
Riding HGTV's reality shows, parent company Scripps Networks Interactive Inc... READ MORE›
NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS: FESTIVITIES BEGIN TO WELCOME 2017
On Friday a man in Sydney was charged in connection with threats made against Sydney's New Year's Eve celebrations... READ MORE›
FRENCH WORKERS GET 'RIGHT TO DISCONNECT' FROM EMAILS OUT OF HOURS
France employees are getting the legal right to avoid work emails outside working hours... READ MORE›
FINLAND KICKS OFF CELEBRATIONS FOR 100 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE
A children's event at the National Opera has kicked off a year of festivities in Finland to celebrate 100 years of independence from its eastern neighbour, Russia... READ MORE›
ECONOMY PAYS TAB FOR JAPAN INC'S FREE LUNCH ON OVERTIME
Companies have been discouraging overtime claims for so long that employees accept it as normal... READ MORE›
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NO 'BIG' VACATIONS, NO SALARY AS PRESIDENT
As for the president's 400,000-a-year pay, the New York businessman said No, I'm not going to take the salary... READ MORE›
IN FLINT, MICH., THERE'S SO MUCH LEAD IN CHILDREN'S BLOOD THAT A STATE OF EMERGENCY IS DECLARED
The use of the Flint River was supposed to be temporary, set to end in 2016 after a pipeline to Lake Huron's Karegnondi Water Authority is finished... READ MORE›
OUR CHILDREN ARE PAYING A HIGH PRICE FOR SOCIETY'S VISION OF SUCCESS
Yet another report has been published showing frightening levels of mental illness among children and young people in England... READ MORE›
LORDS DEFEAT GOVERNMENT OVER CHILD PROTECTION PROPOSALS
Well done to the Lords for doing the government's job, listening to the concerns of social workers and campaigners, and standing up for children's rights... READ MORE›
OUT OF HOURS WORKING BANNED BY GERMAN LABOUR MINISTRY
Ursula von der Leyen, the labour minister, told the Sueddeutsche Zeitung the rules had been drawn up to protect workers' mental health... READ MORE›
THE 50 BEST PLACES TO WORK ACCORDING TO GLASSDOOR
Employees cite a great salary, benefits, mentorship, and a culture that promotes employee engagement, according to Scott Dobroski, Glassdoor community expert... READ MORE›
AMERICANS WORK 25% MORE THAN EUROPEANS, STUDY FINDS
The difference in hours worked between Americans and Europeans is more than a difference in cultures... READ MORE›
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN INDIA, THE RICH BEG THE POOR TO HELP THEM
Delhi Driver Rahul Sharma, 25, remembers the exact day when his employer turned from a wolf into a lamb... READ MORE›
PORT LOKO, Sierra Leone -- Sweetie Sweetie had no choice... READ MORE›
PORT LOKO, Sierra Leone -- Sweetie Sweetie had no choice... READ MORE›
DOZENS OF CLOWNS ARE TERRORISING CALIFORNIANS LATE AT NIGHT
Real life American Horror Story Freak Show? Scores of 'Wasco' clowns are terrorising rural California... READ MORE›
NETWORK RAIL TO BE STRIPPED OF CONTROL OVER BRITAINA??S TRAIN TRACKS AS OPERATORS WILL WIN POWER TO IMPROVE SERVICES
Commuters are infuriated by the delays and blame the train companies, which in turn blame Network Rail and have to seek compensation for any delays... READ MORE›
FICO EATALY WORLD REVEALED, BOLOGNA, ITALY
And yet, my skepticism bowed during an interview with Tiziana Primori, the CEO of Eataly World... READ MORE›
BOLOGNA JOURNAL ITALIAN NEIGHBORS BUILD A SOCIAL NETWORK FIRST ONLINE THEN OFF
But today, the residents of Via Fondazza help one another fix broken appliances, run chores or recharge car batteries... READ MORE›
FILIPINO BOY RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP AFTER PHOTOGRAPH OF HIM STUDYING ON THE STREET GOES VIRAL
Daniel Cabrera standing next to his mother Christina Espinosa in Mandaue City AFP We're overjoyed... READ MORE›
THE PODEMOS REVOLUTION: HOW A SMALL GROUP OF RADICAL ACADEMICS CHANGED EUROPEAN POLITICS | GILES TREMLETT
Demonstrators gather near Madrid's Puerta del Sol for a March for Change organised by Podemos in January... READ MORE›
JACK MA SPIELBERG STRIKE DEAL TO BRING HOLLYWOOD TO CHINA
Jack Ma and Steven Spielberg Plan to Bring Hollywood to China... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 33 US CITIES USED WATER TESTING 'CHEATS' OVER LEAD CONCERNS
Forty-three cities provided information, and 33 of these used distortions in their water testing in the past decade... READ MORE›
NETWORK RAIL UPGRADE DELAYED BY GOVERNMENT
The government says it will delay or cut back a number of modernisation projects planned for Network Rail... READ MORE›
US POLICY IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF SENATOR WHO SAYS GOD, NOT PEOPLE, CHANGES THE CLIMATE
Senator Inhofe previously chaired the Environment committee between 2003 and 2008, when he yielded the position to California Democrat Barbara Boxer... READ MORE›
GLOBAL CONDEMNATION OF SLAUGHTER OF MORE THAN 5,000 BUFFALOES
The Gadhimai animal sacrifice festival entails horrendous animal suffering and is a complete anomaly in this wonderful country... READ MORE›
FINLAND IS CONSIDERING GIVING EVERY CITIZEN EUR800 A MONTH
According to research commissioned by Kela, close to 69 per cent of the Finnish population favours the idea of a national basic income... READ MORE›
ONE MANA??S HARD LESSON AFTER THE EIFFEL TOWER'S DARKNESS WAS MISTAKEN FOR A MOVING TRIBUTE
On the night of the Paris attacks, Rurik Bradbury noticed an inevitable and tiresome trend popping up on Twitter... READ MORE›
NET NEUTRALITY RULES PASSED BY FCC
Related Stories New rules on how the internet should be governed have been approved by the Federal Communications Commission... READ MORE›
LEFT-WING PARTY IN MADRID MASS RALLY
Bangkok post buoyed by greek vote spain's podemos calls mass rally 6 hrs ago... READ MORE›
'FREE TV' ANDROID BOXES UNDER SIEGE BY CABLE GIANTS IN GROWING COURT BATTLE
'Obvious case of piracy' Fully loaded Android boxes have become the scourge of the cable TV industry... READ MORE›
ALEPPO CLOWN WHO ENTERTAINED CHILDREN HAUNTED BY WAR IS KILLED IN AIR STRIKE
He was killed on Tuesday in a presumed Russian or government missile strike on the Mashhad neighborhood in the besieged, eastern side of the city... READ MORE›
NORTH KOREA INTERNET 'TOTALLY DOWN' AS US CYBER ATTACK SUSPECTED
North korea internet totally down as us cyber attack suspected... READ MORE›
WELL-OFF FAMILIES CREATE 'GLASS FLOOR' TO ENSURE CHILDREN'S SUCCESS, SAYS STUDY
This research reveals there is a glass floor that inhibits social mobility as much as the glass ceiling... READ MORE›