Man outsources work to China to watch cat videos

“Bob” is an unassuming, fortyish software developer with a big secret: He really likes cat videos.But Bob had a problem: He has to work, and there are basically zero jobs out there where you could look at cat videos all day and get paid for it. So Bob hatched a plan: Aiming to get the best of both worlds, Bob outsourced his work to a Chinese developer. The plan was simple, brilliant, and completely water-tight: Not only was Bob able to do whatever he wanted while at “work” (like read Reddit and surf eBay), but he also made hundreds of thousands of dollars in the process. What could possibly go wrong.

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Syria massacre evidence found to support reports, says BBC

19 January BBC

The BBC has found evidence to support reports from Syria of a massacre this week in which at least 100 people were killed and burned in their homes.A team visited the village of Haswiya, on the edge of the central city of Homs, and saw charred bodies still lying inside one of the houses.

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Kachin rebels sceptical over Myanmar ceasefire

19 January AFP

Kachin rebels cast doubt Saturday over a Myanmar government pledge to end a military offensive after weeks of intense fighting that sparked international concern, amid reports of fresh shelling.The government move on Friday came after the country's fledgling parliament called for a halt to the fighting, which has left dozens reported dead in northern Kachin state and marred optimism about the country's political reforms.

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