Getting a job takes longer than ever, as employers ask more of candidates
This year’s nominations led Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith to announce on Martin Luther King’s Birthday that they would not be attending the ceremony.
Your skin functions as a protective barrier, preventing pollutants and microbes from entering, and too much moisture from escaping.
An emoji was named as Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year in 2015. It’s a visual language most of us use every single day. It can be a nuanced and creative means of communication. Certain demographics have their own emoji lingo. Think pieces abide.
Ever wanted to go to a nightlclub in a sound-sensitive animal mask? Ever wanted to decorate your bedroom with your own genome? These and more in this month’s roundup
Early in my week at CES 2016, the tech industry’s annual new-gadget confab in Las Vegas, I started making a list of everyday objects that inventors wanted to make “smart.”
A guide to the juiciest pastrami on rye in the city that invented the deli classic
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday voiced his hope of visiting the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) "at the earliest possible date," but the relevant effort "takes time."
Marlon James was named as the first Jamaican winner of the Man Booker prize for fiction on Tuesday (Oct 13) for his reggae- and drug-infused novel A Brief History Of Seven Killings inspired by an attempt to kill reggae star Bob Marley in 1976.
Amazon and eBay, following their establishment in 1994 and 1995, harnessed the connectivity of the Internet to create new, more efficient markets. In the beginning, that meant new ways of buying and selling books and collectibles; but now e-commerce is everywhere, offering customers new goods and used goods－and becoming a global force in logistics and retail. Likewise, while today's sharing-economy companies may be just out of their infancy, their services will one day be ubiquitous.
An inexpensive drug crucial in curing infant spasms is not provided by most hospitals in China, but is sold on the black market at prices hundreds of times what it is worth, according to Xinhua News Agency.
Billionaire media mogul Rupert Murdoch has weighed in on the China-Australia free trade agreement (FTA), saying Trade Minister Andrew Robb had made "great progress, " calling it a "big chance for food, healthcare, jobs," should it be approved by Labor.
Comprehensive sexual health tests needed, not just HIV screenings: Aussie doctors warn
U.S. Supreme Court's decision to legalize gay marriage could galvanize rank-and-file Republicans to vote in the 2016 presidential elections, but that won't be enough for the Republican Party (GOP) to clinch the White House as it needs to reach out beyond its base.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is upbeat about Sri Lanka's economy but has warned of a growing fiscal deficit, saying that stable policies are essential to spur growth, according to a statement on Wednesday.
Following a massive earthquake that hit Nepal on Saturday, many people of Kathmandu have resigned themselves to life in the open with very bare essentials, on top of loss of family possessions and even members.
China's new "Belt and Road" strategy has enormous potential to create positive benefits for China's neighbors but the plan will take time and a very careful approach is needed to make sure potential is maximized, according to one of Australia's leading China commentators.
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