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Stop me if you've heard this one before: Oracle has quietly pulled funding and development efforts away from a community-driven technology where customers and partners have invested time...
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A California jury on Thursday ordered Oracle to pay the former Hewlett Packard $3 billion in damages over HP's claim that Oracle reneged on a deal to support HP computer servers running on Itanium chips from Intel. ......
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Senate Democrats block Zika funding bill
Senate Democrats blocked a $1.1 billion deal Tuesday that uses Obamacare and Ebola funds to combat the mosquito-borne Zika virus, throwing negotiations into disarray even as insects begin to bite on the U.S. mainland. All but one Democrat filibustered a military construction bill that contained the...
WHO appoints ex-UNICEF health expert to head new emergency unit
LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has named a public health expert with experience of Middle East trouble spots to head a health emergencies unit set up after the UN agency was severely criticized for its response to West Africa's Ebola outbreak....
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Mark Cavendish wins opening stage of Tour de France
UTAH BEACH (France): Britain's Mark Cavendish completed cycling's prestigious set of distinctive jerseys when he won the crash-marred first stage of the Tour de France on Saturday to take the overall leader's yellow jersey. The Dimension Data rider...
Wales stuns Belgium 3-1 at European Championship
LILLE, France — Wales stormed back from a goal down to beat Belgium 3-1 in a pulsating quarterfinal on Friday at the European Championship. This time Wales did not need to rely on its star player Gareth Bale, as it fought back from trailing in the 13th minute to secure its first ever berth in...
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Hostage crisis leaves 28 dead in Bangladesh diplomatic zone
Hostage crisis leaves 28 dead in Bangladesh diplomatic zone
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) -- The hostages were given a test: recite verses from the Quran, or be punished, according to a witness. Those who passed were allowed to eat. Those who failed were slain. The dramatic, 10-hour...
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The Chilcot Inquiry is unlikely to change anyone's mind about the Iraq War
The Chilcot Inquiry is unlikely to change anyone's mind about the Iraq War
It has become something of a maxim that the Chilcot Inquiry, set up in 2009 to consider the UK’s role in the Iraq war, has taken longer to conclude than the war itself. And at an anticipated 2.6million words, the...
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Global politics is basically anarchic – we're ruled by the law of the jungle
Global politics is basically anarchic – we're ruled by the law of the jungle
The lack of a comprehensive international tax system is a good example of the essential lawlessness of the global system...
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Nasa's New Horizons mission to travel deeper into space
Nasa's New Horizons mission to travel deeper into space
WASHINGTON: Following its historic first-ever flyby of Pluto, Nasa's New Horizons mission will fly deeper into space towards an ancient object considered to be one of the early building blocks of the solar system. The...
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US says kills up to 116 civilians in strikes outside war zones
US says kills up to 116 civilians in strikes outside war zones
WASHINGTON: The US government accepted responsibility on Friday for inadvertently killing up to 116 civilians in strikes in countries where America is not at war, a major disclosure likely to inflame debate about...
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Saudi Arabia — framed for 9/11, guilty of fuelling hate
Saudi Arabia — framed for 9/11, guilty of fuelling hate
IT’S not a great moment to be a Saudi diplomat in Washington these days. The Republican presidential candidate thinks your country should pay for US military protection. The Democratic president is seeking warmer ties...
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Unlike his fellow prisoners, Hamoud Saleh Hamed does not wear leg shackles when he is pushed on a spanking new wheelchair into the Syrian prison governor’s guest room at the Mezze military jail. Impossible, since his...
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Erdogan calls Assad a 'more advanced terrorist' than IS
Erdogan calls Assad a 'more advanced terrorist' than IS
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared Saturday that Syrian President Bashar Assad was a "more advanced terrorist" than the Islamic State group,...
FBI Interviews Hillary Clinton About Private Email Server
FBI Interviews Hillary Clinton About Private Email Server
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton met with FBI officials on Saturday about the use of a private email server while she was secretary of...
Brexit protest draws thousands in London
Brexit protest draws thousands in London
LONDON -- Thousands of demonstrators marched in the streets here Saturday (July 2) to vent their frustration over Britain's decision to leave the European...
Death toll from Istanbul attacks rises to 45
Death toll from Istanbul attacks rises to 45
Turkish media have updated the death toll from the recent terror attacks in Istanbul, saying 45 are now confirmed dead as a result of the bombings and the...
Austrian presidential election to be re-run
Austrian presidential election to be re-run
Reuters VIENNA (Reuters) — Austria’s presidential runoff election must be held again, the Constitutional Court ruled on Friday, handing the Freedom Party’s...
Wimbledon: Sam Querrey knocks out defending champion Novak Djokovic
Wimbledon: Sam Querrey knocks out defending champion Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is out of Wimbledon before the second week after Sam Querrey defied the odds and an overnight rain delay to cause a huge shock in the third round...
OBAMA LEGACY: Immigration stands as most glaring failure
OBAMA LEGACY: Immigration stands as most glaring failure
President Barack Obama's inability to overhaul the nation's immigration system will stand as the most glaring failure in his effort to enact a vision of social...
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The Right-Wing Populism That Drove Brexit Can Only Be Fought With A Genuinely Radical Alternative
The Right-Wing Populism That Drove Brexit Can Only Be Fought With A Genuinely Radical Alternative
The Reagan-Thatcher consensus will be replaced either by new visions of social progress or by new...
Church Tries to Punish Girls who Sued Over Sex Abuse by Outing Them: ’They Should ...
Church Tries to Punish Girls who Sued Over Sex Abuse by Outing Them: ’They Should ...
The girls were both younger than 14 years old when they were sexually attacked. A Kansas church is...
Chechnya: The power of public humiliation
Chechnya: The power of public humiliation
Last January I went to Chechnya. When I was in Moscow airport, I got a call: "Marta, I'm sorry, you...
How Green and Cool Roofs Can Provide Relief for Hot Cities
How Green and Cool Roofs Can Provide Relief for Hot Cities
During the daytime, expanding urban areas absorb more solar energy than the surrounding countryside....
Some ‘Bernie-or-Bust’ Voters Are Backing Trump—and Jessica Williams of 'The Daily Show' Discovers Why
Some ‘Bernie-or-Bust’ Voters Are Backing Trump—and Jessica Williams of 'The Daily Show' Discovers Why
"He has diarrhea of the mouth, but a lot of things that he says are things that a lot of people may...
Transforming the Approach to Food Deserts Can Lead to an Equitable Food System for All
Transforming the Approach to Food Deserts Can Lead to an Equitable Food System for All
Lack of access to healthy food is a symptom of a food system in need of repair and transformation....
In Not Opposing the TPP, Democratic Platform Committee Gives Trump a Big Gift
In Not Opposing the TPP, Democratic Platform Committee Gives Trump a Big Gift
So does Hillary run as a Trans-Pacific Partnership advocate? That is a problem. The Democratic...
