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Photo: An airport employee takes the temperature of a doctor from a group of Chinese medical experts at Lungi International Airport in Sierra Leone on Sunday. As the Ebola virus spreads in West Africa, killing more than 1,200 people in the region this year, the United Nations has designated Aug 19 as World Humanitarian Day to honor those who face danger and adversity in helping others.

Bilingual News: Shorter workdays have made headlines recently thanks to Gothenburg, Sweden. On July 1, the city began a yearlong experiment with six-hour days, enlisting a segment of government employees to work less than their eight-hour-a-day counterparts for the same pay. The hope is that staffers working shorter days will accomplish just as much but with more efficiency. It's a nice idea, but will it - and other efforts to shorten hours in the office - work?