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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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World's wealthiest families keep getting richer as markets boom

Just4%oftheworld’srichestfamilieslostmoneylastyearthankstoboomingstockmarketsandmoney-spinningprivate-equitydeals.Researchintotheintenselyprivatelyguardedfamily

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Drivers waste billions dollars searching and overpaying for parking spot

US,GermanandBritishmotoristsspendbillionssearchingforparkingspotsandpayingformoretimethantheyneedtoavoidticketsthatwouldlikelycostthemless,concludedastudyreleas

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Winchester named best place to live in Britain

​A city in Hampshire famed for its cathedral was named Saturday as the best place to live in Britain.

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China's fresh graduates struggling to out earn migrant workers

As the number of Chinese college graduates increases, their average monthly salaries lag behind. By 2017, over seven million students are expected to graduate, a yearly increase of less than three percent.

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Over 2000 players to compete in Chess Olympiad in Baku

​Over 2,000 players will compete in the 42nd Chess Olympiad, which kicked off here on Thursday at the National Gymnastics Arena.

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February was the warmest month in recorded history, climate experts say

From Alaska to Australia, an unprecedented heating of planet Earth is underway with rising temperatures across huge swathes of land mass and oceans

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Over half of Korean firms in poor corporate health

Fifty two out of 100 Korean companies are in poor corporate health, and 25 were barely average, the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry said Tuesday.

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Climate change mainly caused by human activities: climate report

​The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday that amidst increasing temperatures, extreme precipitations and flooding, a plethora of evidence continues to suggest that climate change is mainly a consequence of human activities and related greenhouse gases.

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Australian public service workers live 4 years longer: study

​Australian government workers will live almost four years longer than other workers, according to a new study released on Wednesday.

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Global temperature in April ties for record highest

The average global temperature in April 2014 tied with the same month in 2010 as the warmest for the month since record keeping began in 1880, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Tuesday.

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Singapore now world No. 4 in longevity ranking

Singapore has an average life expectancy at birth of 82, making it a joint fourth with Italy on a latest World Health Organization ranking, local daily Straits Times reported on Monday.

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Japan's GDP grows annualized real 3.5 pct in Q1

The Japanese economy grew an annualized real 3.5 percent in the first quarter of 2013, according to the government data released on Thursday.