“So we want locals to be employed as cooks. There will be no compromise, we are giving you notice to do it by December 31st. If you don’t do it we can’t help it” - The Ministry then said that the statement was a ‘mere suggestion’.

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Over 5000 Brits sought help for gaming addiction in the last year - and 30% of them were children.

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One futurologist predicts that by the year 2050, we would be able to attend our own funeral in the form of a robot. Data from your brain would be downloaded onto an android that will be temporary front to transfer sensors to your active brain. Question is though, would you? And why?

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In India, false rumours about child kidnappers have gone viral on WhatsApp, prompting fearful mobs to kill two dozen innocent people since April.

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At work, projecting know-how and authority is the best way to get taken seriously. Unfortunately, overusing the word “just” can make that harder to accomplish. Here are some common situations where the word “just” might not be effective, and how to shift your language to something with more conviction.

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Sime Darby Plantation plans to reduce the number of landfills in its operations through waste segregation, and they’re starting by collecting, recycling, repurposing fabric waste.

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The largest-ever genetic study on human cognition has found more than 1,000 links between people’s genes and how far they get in school.

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WeChat may be the most popular way to communicate in China, but a growing group of millennials, often with overseas exposure, are becoming increasingly disillusioned with China’s closed internet ecology - causing them to drop the chat service altogether.

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Etihad Airways has joined KLM in developing a channel on WhatsApp. Customers could potentially confirm bookings, ask questions, and receive check-in notifications, boarding passes and flight status updates using the popular mobile messaging app.

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Nike is giving some 7,000 of its employees a pay bump after it concluded an internal review. It will also change how it awards bonuses to employees, with the changes attributed to “supporting a culture in which employees feel included and empowered.”

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