Andree Wu has only been an intern at Shanghai start-up Yitu Technology for a couple of months, but already feels at home. The atmosphere is cozy, she says, with a piano for impromptu music breaks and a fridge stocked with drinks and snacks. ...
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The U.S. Olympic Committee Thursday night apologized to Brazil for the "distracting ordeal" stemming from what Brazilian authorities call a fabricated claim of a gunpoint robbery by a group of swimmers in Rio de Janeiro. "The...
Fu Yuanhui thought she had lost out on a medal in the finals on August 9 She was talking about defeat when she was told she had won third place Fu is already an internet celebrity following funny semi-final interview AChines...
The BBC's Laura Trevelyan, who has lived in the US for the past 12 years, is applying to become a US citizen. That process includes a citizenship test. Here, she recounts her efforts to get up to speed. It's more than 25 years since I last t...
There are dramatic marriage proposals - and then there's proposing during the biggest sporting competition in the world. Chinese diver He Zi had just received a silver medal for the women's three-metre springboard at the Rio Olympics on Sund...
Inside the Food and Culture of Rio de Janeiro...
Satellite images appear to show China has built aircraft hangars on disputed islands in the South China Sea. The images, from late July, were released by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and appear to confirm that Chinese military f...
Tuesday, Aug. 9 MEET THE MAN WHO WELCOMES OBAMA TO MARTHA'S VINEYARD While the Obamas mix up their routine each year on Martha’s Vineyard, every vacation begins the same way: with a greeting from Rep. Bill Keating, D-Massachus...
\\\\\\\\\"The Bodyguard\\\\\\\\\" was the late singer Whitney Houston's first film. Now, a new singer is taking on the role of Rachel Marron in a stage version of the 1992 blockbuster. Deborah Cox is set to go on a national tour of \\\\\\\\\"The Bodygu...
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Although many countries are saddled with stereotypes, in Switzerland’s case they’re dead on. The alpine nation really is highly efficient. And meticulously punctual. Clean, too. For chronically tardy, resolutely inefficient (not ...
There will be more Trumps than nights, but not a Bush in sight at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Cleveland is locked down, though the GOP doesn’t have things buttoned up. Minor celebrities and slick video productions will le...