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Asian youths fail to land Australian jobs

[2014-08-09 07:41]

Zhang Xin is 22 years old, ambitious, outgoing and living the Sydney dream. It's a dream that includes beautiful beaches, blue skies and - as she is a former international student - a dream of work. Any work.

WHO declares Ebola virus a global health emergency

[2014-08-09 07:41]

'Particularly serious' consequences would arise if disease were to spread

Asia on outbreak alert with thermal cameras

[2014-08-09 07:41]

Asian nations are using thermal-imaging cameras and posting doctors at airports to screen sick travelers, as health authorities scramble to avert a widening of the Ebola virus outbreak that has killed almost 1,000 people in West Africa.

Israel, Hamas resume attacks

[2014-08-09 07:41]

Israel and Gaza militants resumed their cross-border attacks on Friday, after a three-day truce expired and talks brokered by Egypt on a new border deal for the blockaded coastal territory deadlocked.

Palestinian shoppers vote with their purses

[2014-08-09 07:41]

The Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip has led to growing support of resistance in the West Bank, with an increasing number of Palestinians there boycotting Israeli goods.

IN BRIEF (Page 12)

[2014-08-09 07:41]

Shark whisperer: We must save species

[2014-08-08 08:18]

With demand spurring the killing, helping the animals becomes an urgent global issue

Modern life alters hunt for love in remote Vietnam

[2014-08-08 08:18]

Dating is never easy, but finding the perfect partner when you live in a tiny, remote village in the Vietnamese mountains is almost impossible.

Are robots job killers? Maybe, but maybe not

[2014-08-08 08:18]

In 2025, self-driving cars could be the norm, Americans may have more leisure time, and goods may be cheaper. On the other hand, there could be chronic unemployment and an even wider income gap; human interaction could become a luxury, and the wealthy could live in walled cities, with robots serving as labor.

Finland's quirky Moomin cartoons conquer world

[2014-08-08 08:18]

After saunas and Nokia cellphones, it may very well be Finland's most successful export item ever: the Moomin universe, peopled by a group of bulky, white creatures resembling hippos.

UN chief: Gaza violence 'shocked, shamed' world

[2014-08-08 08:18]

Ban calls on Hamas to honor PLO commitment to recognize Israel

Japan 'failed' on 'comfort women' issue

[2014-08-08 08:18]

UN human rights chief blasts inaction

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