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Japanese job-matching company focuses on SE Asian students
Kyodo News, Published on 20/10/2016
» TOKYO - A job-matching company is pairing students from Southeast Asian nations, especially Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam, with Japanese employers via an online service.
Europe awaits confirmation of Mars landing
AFP, Published on 20/10/2016
» DARMSTADT, - Mission controllers were anxiously awaiting confirmation late Wednesday that a tiny European craft had landed on Mars as part of an ambitious quest with Russia to find evidence of life on the Red Planet.
Nadal confident he and Federer not finished yet
AFP, Published on 20/10/2016
» MADRID - Rafael Nadal insists he can still compete with the best in the world for "many years to come" after opening his tennis academy alongside Roger Federer in Mallorca on Wednesday.
England captain Hartley 'on the route back'
AFP, Published on 20/10/2016
» LONDON - England captain Dylan Hartley is aiming to make his first appearance in six weeks when Northampton travel to Castres in the European Champions Cup on Saturday.
Election uncertainty weighs on some US economic sectors: Fed survey
AFP, Published on 20/10/2016
» WASHINGTON - Uncertainty in advance of next month's US election is weighing on some sectors of the economy, the Federal Reserve's Beige Book survey said Wednesday.
Savea back for All Blacks record bid
AFP, Published on 20/10/2016
» AUCKLAND - Blockbusting wing Julian "the Bus" Savea returns to the New Zealand line-up in one of only three changes for Saturday's world record bid when they play Australia in Auckland.
Brazil among countries facing WADA censure
AFP, Published on 20/10/2016
» MONTREAL - Brazil, Greece and Indonesia are among five countries facing censure from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) over flaws in their drug testing programs, the watchdog announced on Wednesday.
Pakistan to stage 'fly-in, fly-out' T20 final in Lahore
AFP, Published on 20/10/2016
» DUBAI - Pakistan will stage the 2017 final of their Twenty20 franchise league in Lahore but teams will fly in and fly out for the showpiece event in a sobering nod to the delicate security situation in the country.
Britain opens artificial intelligence hub
AFP, Published on 20/10/2016
» CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND - A new research centre opened its doors Wednesday at Britain's Cambridge University to look at the implications -- good and bad -- of artificial intelligence.