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Chinese prison teaches technology to prisoners

Chinese prison teaches technology to prisoners

After serving many years behind bars, inmates often have trouble coping with the technological advancement of the outside world when…
Modern Etiquette: Proper protocol when leaving a job

Modern Etiquette: Proper protocol when leaving a job

According to a fall 2014 report from the US Department of Labor, more American workers are on the move than…
Alaska allows recreational marijuana as legalization campaign spreads

Alaska allows recreational marijuana as legalization campaign spreads

Smoking, growing and owning small amounts of marijuana became legal in Alaska on Tuesday as a growing decriminalization movement reached…
Why Arab storms are given female names

Why Arab storms are given female names

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority has forecast a moderate sandstorm on Tuesday to be added to the numerous storms that hit…
Eco-friendly bench keeps your tech fully charged

Eco-friendly bench keeps your tech fully charged

Boston is installing solar powered "smart" benches in its public spaces. The design behing the "Soofa" say it's the bench…
Typewriters still in use in the public sector

Typewriters still in use in the public sector

Defeated by technology, the typewriter could not hold out with its loud sound, cumbersome keys and its inability to save…
Disneyland has raised ticket prices

Disneyland has raised ticket prices

A one-day ticket to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Orlando jumped on Sunday to $105 from $99,…
Guardian: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un ‘defies gravity’ with new haircut

Guardian: North Korea’s Kim Jong-un ‘defies gravity’ with new haircut

With a trapezoidal haircut and part of the eyebrows shaved appeared the President of North Korea, Kim Jong-un, at a…
Google to announce child-friendly YouTube app on 23 February

Google to announce child-friendly YouTube app on 23 February

YouTube is releasing a new app for children next week, called YouTube Kids, which will run on smartphones and tablets…
Hong Kong ‘wolf’ tells people to be ‘like sheep’ after year of protests

Hong Kong ‘wolf’ tells people to be ‘like sheep’ after year of protests

Hong Kong leader C.Y. Leung, nicknamed the "wolf" by critics, said residents of the Chinese-controlled city should be more like…
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