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Employees of China’s internet firms set for biggest pay rises in 2018

EmployeesofChina’sinternetcompaniesaresetforthelargestincreaseinpayofanyindustryinthecomingyear,areflectionofthestrongdemandfortalentinthefast-growingsector,acc

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The U.S. may soon struggle to pay its bills

IfCongressfailstoincreasethedebtceilingbeforeOctober,thefederalgovernmentcouldstruggletopaynearly25%ofthecountry'sbillsforthemonth.Andthoseowedmoneywouldfaceinc

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S.Korean court orders Japan's Mitsubishi to pay over war labour

A South Korean court ruled Tuesday that Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries should pay compensation to former wartime slave workers.

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S.Korean court orders Japan's Mitsubishi to pay over war labour

ASouthKoreancourtruledTuesdaythatJapan'sMitsubishiHeavyIndustriesshouldpaycompensationtoformerwartimeslaveworkers.ThedistrictcourtinthesoutherncityofGwangjurule

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Chancellor Philip Hammond 'says public sector workers overpaid'

PhilipHammondisatthecentreofafuriousrowwithhisownCabinetcolleaguesafteritwasclaimedhetoldthempublicsectorworkerswereoverpaid.AccordingtoTheSundayTimes,atlastTue

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EU Brexit negotiator: Britain must solve major issues before talks can advance

The European Union's Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, warned Britain on Wednesday to resolve major issues including Irish border controls, EU citizens' rights and the amount Britain will have to pay for the divorce before talks can advance.

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Warning over 'unsustainable' NHS staff 1% pay cap

Patientcarecouldsufferifthecurrent1%capforNHSstaffisnotlifted,formerConservativehealthsecretaryStephenDorrellhastoldSkyNews.MrDorrell,whoservedinJohnMajor'sgove

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Trump touts plan for solar-panelled Mexico wall

Donald Trump has said he is considering covering his controversial Mexican border wall with solar panels so it "pays for itself".

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Why it's so hard to hail a taxi in China?

Over the past ten days, many people in China, especially those in first-tier cities including Beijing and Shanghai, have been complaining that it takes over 30 minutes to grab a car through Didi Chuxing, China's premier online car and taxi hailing platform.

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Lufthansa cancels 1,700 more flights due to strike

Lufthansa is cancelling around 1,700 flights over the next two days due to a fresh strike by pilots in a long-running dispute about pay, the airline said on Monday (Nov 28).

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Lufthansa cancels 35 flights on Sunday

Germany's biggest airline Lufthansa has cancelled 35 flights on Sunday as the fallout from a four-day strike by pilots over pay spilled into a fifth day.

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Health care costs typical Canadian family more than 11,000 dollars per year: study

An average Canadian family of four will pay 11,494 CAD (8,792 U.S. dollars) for public health-care insurance in 2016, a new study released on Wednesday revealed.

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As Abenomics struggles, Japan PM pushes "equal pay for equal work" to lift economy

When Fumiko Kasai returned to work a decade ago she found Japan's job market was very different to the one she had left in the 1980s to raise her four children.

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HK air passengers to pay up to HK$180 towards airport expansion from August

Air travellers will pay a fee starting from August to fund construction of the airport’s third runway when initial reclamation work begins on the project, the Airport Authority said on Monday.

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Good credit helps Chinese patients skip hospital lines

Hu Xuna, from China's southern city of Guangzhou, used to hate taking her child to the doctor. But she dreads it less now that she can skip the long lines and pay the bill with a few taps on her smartphone.

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Battle for HK viewers heats up as ATV fades from the screen

Internet players and pay TV operators compete to lure audiences, but critics say the days of audiences paying subscription fees are numbered

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One in three large Australian companies did not pay tax in 2014: report

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has on Thursday revealed that near 600 of Australia's top earning companies did not pay any tax in 2014.