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Indonesia closes airport on Lombok due to volcanic activity
Published on01/08/2016
» JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities on Monday closed an airport on Lombok due to volcanic activity at the island's Mount Rinjani, while some airlines canceled or diverted flights to and from the neighbouring resort island of Bali due to volcanic ash.
The Uber-ization of work: The good side, the bad side
Jon Fernquest, Published on01/08/2016
» What if work was a flexible series of small jobs or "gigs" & not the typical 9 to 5, Monday to Friday routine workweek?
North Korea hacked into emails of Seoul officials: report
AFP, Published on01/08/2016
» SEOUL - Seoul prosecutors believe North Korea hacked into the email accounts of dozens of South Korean government officials this year -- the latest in a series of suspected cyber-attacks by Pyongyang, the South's Yonhap news agency reported Monday.
SET up 9.10 points at opening
Online Reporters, Published on01/08/2016
» Thai stocks opened up 0.60% at the start of trade this morning.
Thai students win gold, silver at Chemistry Olympiad
Online Reporters, Published on01/08/2016
» Four Thai high school students won two gold medals and two silver at the International Chemistry Olympiad in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Monday.
Five Chinese athletes to watch in Rio
AFP, Published on01/08/2016
» BEIJING - The 31st Summer Olympics starts on August 5. AFP Sport looks at five Chinese athletes to watch at Rio de Janeiro Games:
Legends of the Olympic Games - 1948 to 1980
AFP, Published on01/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The 31st Summer Olympics starts on August 5 in Rio de Janeiro. Here is AFP Sport's second set of five legends of the Games:
Sex, drugs and record roll for China's swim Sun-sation
AFP, Published on01/08/2016
» BEIJING - Sun Yang's career has mixed tales of sex and drugs with jaw-dropping world records, but China's wild-child star will hope to stay clear of trouble as he anchors his country's Rio Olympics swimming assault.
Beer pong -- China's Ma drinks to table tennis glory
AFP, Published on01/08/2016
» BEIJING - The world's top ping pong player Ma Long has added a secret new performance-enhancing substance to his Rio 2016 training regime as he tries to overcome anxiety: booze.
Dollar struggles, most stocks up in Asia after US data
AFP, Published on01/08/2016
» HONG KONG - Fading expectations for a US interest rate rise this year hit the dollar and boosted stocks in Asia on Monday, although Shanghai equities took a hammering from weak manufacturing data.