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Libya hospital crisis if Asians flee
AFP Relax News, Published on 01/08/2014
» Libya has warned of a "total collapse" of its health care system as the chaos plaguing the country threatens to send into flight many of the Filipino and Indian staff on whom its hospitals depend.
Microsoft is not abandoning Windows Phone handsets
AFP Relax News, Published on 20/03/2013
» Initial reports suggested that Microsoft would cease supporting its latest range of smartphones in 2014, but nothing could be further from the truth.
Video promises Destiny reveal "within a matter of weeks"
AFP Relax News, Published on 08/02/2013
» Bungie, the studio behind the first four "Halo" games, is hard at work on something new -- and it's going to be unveiled "within a matter of weeks," according to Bungie's Community Theatre host.
RIM hopes that it will be 10th time lucky for the BlackBerry
AFP Relax News, Published on 30/01/2013
» The Canadian company is essentially betting its future as a smartphone maker on the success of its BB10 operating system and handsets. But is there is still room in the market for BlackBerry or will the handsets go the same way as the Betamax video cassette and the HD-DVD?
Russians flock to Baltics for Orthodox Christmas
AFP Relax News, Published on 04/01/2013
» With the Eastern Orthodox Christmas just around the corner, three ex-Soviet Baltic states are facing a new invasion from the east as Russian tourists flood in for the holidays.
Skip your workout? With GymPact, be prepared to pay
AFP Relax News, Published on 28/12/2012
» Not motivated to hit the gym? Users of the app called GymPact get charged when they skip their workouts but earn cash rewards when they dutifully show up to the gym. And there's no cheating: the company tracks you via GPS.
China shows off world's longest high-speed rail route
AFP Relax News, Published on 24/12/2012
» China on Saturday showed off the final link of the world's longest high-speed rail route set to begin whisking passengers from Beijing to Guangzhou next week in a third of the time currently required.
Luxury firms pin hopes on China
AFP Relax News, Published on 24/12/2012
» Clad in a black and orange Prada winter coat with a diamond-shaped pattern she snapped up during a trip to Milan, Jennifer Ren embodies China's nouveau riche.
Brasilia architect Oscar Niemeyer dead at 104
AFP Relax News, Published on 06/12/2012
» Oscar Niemeyer, the Brazilian icon who revolutionized modern architecture and designed much of the country's futuristic capital Brasilia, died in Rio Wednesday, his doctors said.
New LatAm network aims to help infertile couples
AFP Relax News, Published on 27/11/2012
» Latin America's new infertility network will be a support system for those unable to conceive and lead the fight for cheaper medical treatments for would-be parents, its founders told AFP.