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Americans world's biggest TV addicts watching four hours a day

Theaveragepersonaroundtheworldspentnearlythreehoursadayinfronttheirtelevisionlastyear,accordingtoareportreleasedMonday.EurodataTVWorldwidesaidthattelevisionview

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South Korea to shut off computers to stop people working late

ThegovernmentinSouthKorea'scapitalisintroducinganewinitiativetoforceitsemployeestoleaveworkontime-bypoweringdownalltheircomputersat20:00onFridays.Itsaysitistryi

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South Korea cuts 'inhumanely long' 68-hour working week

EmployeesinoneofthemostoverworkedcountriesinAsiaareabouttogetabreakafterSouthKoreapassedabilltoreducethetypicalworkweekinanefforttoimprovequalityoflifeandbooste

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Hundreds stranded for hours in cable cars breakdown in Malaysia

Morethe80peopleweretrappedinsidethecablecarswhilehundredsmorestrandedforhoursduetoabreakdownatMalaysia'snorthernresortislandofLangkawilateSunday,localmediarepor

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Audi, BMW workers stage strikes amid talks over wages, hours

WorkersatGermancompaniesincludingpremiumcarmakersAudi(NSUG.DE)andBMW(BMWG.DE)arestagingfurtherwalkoutsonFridayamidlabortalksseekinghigherpayandshorterworkinghou

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German industrial union demands pay rise amid strong economy

Germany'slargestindustrialunionpresseditsdemandsforpayrisesandthepossibilityforreducedhoursfor3.9millionworkerswithrenewedshort-termstrikesTuesday,sayingtheecon

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Snow in Spain traps thousands of people in cars overnight

SpanishpoliceandsoldiershaverescuedthousandsofpeopletrappedonroadsinthecentreofthecountryafterheavysnowfallforcedthemtospendSaturdaynightintheircars.Hundredsofv

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Sharapova reaches quarterfinals, Zhang Shuai out

MariaSharapovacamefromasetdowntoovercameAlisonRiske3-6,6-4,6-2hereonTuesday,advancingtothequarterfinalsofWTAShenzhenOpen.Riskebuilta6-3,2-1lead,butthefive-timeG

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Chinese parents say official sleep cycles for students is ‘unrealistic’

AftertheirchildrenhadbeenaskedbyChineseeducationauthoritiestosleepmorethanninehoursaday,someparentssaidtheofficialrequirementofstudents’sleepcyclewas“unrealisti

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Taipei police dispels protesters against labor rule amendment

PeopleprotestingagainstanamendmenttothelaborruleinTaipeiweredispersedbypoliceearlySundaymorning.Theamendmentrevisesthefive-dayworkingweekrules,includingincrease

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Japanese firms use drones to encourage overtime employees to go home

Japanhasbeenknownforlong-hourworkculturefordecades,butsomecompaniesaretryingtochangethat.ByusingofficedronesCthatplayafarewellsong,companieswanttoremindoverwork

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Record-breaking nine-hour rainbow appears in Taiwan

AprofessorinTaiwanclaimstohavewitnessedthelongestevervisiblerainbow,clockinginatnearlyninehours,andplanstosubmititforaworldrecord.Therainbowlastedforeighthoursa

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Chile considers women-only subway cars to avoid sexual assault

ChileandeputyGabrielSilbercalledonSundayforwomen-onlysubwaycarstobeimplementedintheSantiagosubwayatrushhourstoavoidinstancesofsexualassault."Thisisanimportantpr

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British cyclist pedals around world in 78 days, smashing record

ABritishendurancecyclisthassmashedtheGuinnessWorldRecordforthefastestcircumnavigationoftheplanetonabicycle,riding18,000miles(29,000km)inunder80days.MarkBeaumont

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Ken Thompson: why forecasts of rain are most likely to be wrong

We’reallobsessedbytheweather,andgardenersmorethanmost.Halfthetimewearehopingitwillrainsowedon’thavetowaterthevegplot,theotherhalfwearehopingtherainwillstopsowec

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Chinese spend 3 hours a day on smartphones, ranking 2nd in the world

Chinese nationals spend an average of three hours a day on their smartphones, ranking second in the world after Brazilians who spend two additional hours on their phones, according to a survey by a German internet company.

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Chinese spend 3 hours a day on smartphones, ranking 2nd in the world

Chinesenationalsspendanaverageofthreehoursadayontheirsmartphones,rankingsecondintheworldafterBrazilianswhospendtwoadditionalhoursontheirphones,accordingtoasurve