LONDON, May 29, (APP/AFP): Passengers faced a third day of disruption at Heathrow Monday as British Airways cancelled short-haul flights after a global computer crash that unions blamed on the outsourcing of IT services to India. The embattled airline said it was cancelling 13 short-haul flights from Heathrow Airport, Europe’s busiest, but was aiming to […]
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BA flights disrupted for third day after IT crash
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RugbyU: ARU hits ‘roadblocks’ in Super club cull
SYDNEY, May 29, (APP/AFP) – Australia’s rugby board Monday promised to honour players’ contracts if their club is axed from Super Rugby — but conceded legal difficulties could force them to keep all five Australian teams. The Australian Ruby Union, lifting a moratorium on Super contracts, gave assurances to players for the threatened clubs, Western […]
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Australian researchers use silkworms to repair damaged eardrums
MELBOURNE, May 29 (APP/Xinhua): Silkworms could have the potential to repair damaged eardrums, a team of Australian researchers has found. The team of researchers, based in Melbourne and Perth, have developed a device that incorporated silk into the “ClearDrum” ear implant, a device similar in appearance to a contact lens which a recipient’s cells can […]
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Chinese FM sends condolences to Sri Lanka over flood, landslides
BEIJING, May 28 (APP/Xinhua): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday sent a message of condolences to his Sri Lankan counterpart Ravi Karunanayake over the country’s recent flood and landslide disasters. In his message, Wang expressed condolences to the victims of the disasters and extended profound sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims, […]
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China-US university NYU Shanghai holds first graduation
SHANGHAI, May 28 (APP/Xinhua): China-U.S. university Shanghai New York University (NYU Shanghai) held its first graduation ceremony on Sunday. NYU Shanghai was established in 2012 as China’s first China-US university operating as an independent legal entity. It is jointly run by New York University and East China Normal University. A total of 264 graduates from […]
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Chinese FM sends condolences to Sri Lanka over flood, landslides
BEIJING, May 28 (APP/Xinhua): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday sent a message of condolences to his Sri Lankan counterpart Ravi Karunanayake over the country’s recent flood and landslide disasters. In his message, Wang expressed condolences to the victims of the disasters and extended profound sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims, […]