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Uber Said to Merge China Business With Didi in $35 Billion Deal
Uber Technologies Inc. will merge its China business with Didi Chuxing, the dominant ride-hailing service in the country, according to people familiar with the matter. The valuation of the combined ride-hailing company is $35 billion, the people said. Investors in Uber China, an entity owned by San...
Samsung extends lead in smartphone market, as Apple's share falls
WASHINGTON: Samsung extended its lead in the global smartphone market over Apple in the second quarter, gaining from the launch of its updated flagship handsets, surveys showed Thursday. The South Korean giant delivered 77 million smartphones in the quarter, up 5.5% from a year ago, for a market...
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Israeli forces shoot, injure six Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza Strip
Israeli military forces have reportedly shot and wounded six Palestinians, including a woman, near the border in the blockaded Gaza Strip as well as the occupied West Bank. Palestinian sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Israeli forces raided al-Arroub refugee camp,...
Campaign For Universal Health Care In Colorado Seeks Bernie Sanders' Help
i "I believe that health care is a right, not a privilege," Sen. Bernie Sanders told Denver supporters in February. ColoradoCare supporters hope to leverage his charisma for a win on their state amendment. Marc Piscotty/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Marc Piscotty/Getty Images "I believe...
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Jimmy Walker wins first major at PGA Championship
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Hard work really does pay off, which is something Jimmy Walker doubted all year but always believed down deep in his heart. Now the message is carved in silver, on the Wanamaker Trophy that he won Sunday at the PGA Championship. He was a wire-to-wire champion, having held at...
Lewis Hamilton powers to victory in German Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton registered a win at German GP. (Source: Reuters) Lewis Hamilton cruised to an unchallenged victory in Sunday’s German Formula One Grand Prix to extend his lead ......
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Tokyo elects first female governor, Yuriko Koike, to lead city into Olympics
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Jurgen Klopp insists the Liverpool squad is now his and is pleased with its quality
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UBS rogue trader: 'It could happen again'
UBS rogue trader: 'It could happen again'
The London trader who lost the Swiss bank UBS £1.4bn ($1.9bn) has apologised and said that banking has not done enough to regain the public's trust. In his first broadcast interview, Kweku Adoboli told the BBC that...
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Blast Shakes Kabul Near A Guesthouse For Foreigners
Blast Shakes Kabul Near A Guesthouse For Foreigners
(KABUL) — A strong explosion took place early Monday near a guesthouse for foreigners in Kabul, an Afghan police official said. It was not immediately clear what caused the blast, which shook much of the capital at...
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David Cameron 'list' sparks call for honours overhaul
David Cameron 'list' sparks call for honours overhaul
Opposition MPs have called for a complete overhaul of the honours system after a newspaper published what it said were leaked details of David Cameron's resignation honours list. The Sunday Times said the ex-PM had...
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Without a Parachute, Skydiver plummets into Net from 25,000 Feet
Without a Parachute, Skydiver plummets into Net from 25,000 Feet
LOS ANGELES (Tribune News Service) — Luke Aikins accomplished something Saturday night that no one else has ever done: he jumped out a helicopter 25,000 feet up in the air and landed in a net without a wingsuit or...
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Tokyo elects first female governor, Yuriko Koike, to lead city into Olympics
Tokyo elects first female governor, Yuriko Koike, to lead city into Olympics
Tokyo on Sunday elected its first female governor to lead the city as it prepares to host the 2020 Olympics, as voters turned to a leader promising clean politics after two predecessors resigned over money scandals....
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U.S.-backed forces now control 40 percent of IS-held city of Manbij: monitor
U.S.-backed forces now control 40 percent of IS-held city of Manbij: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) - U.S.-backed forces now control 40 percent of the Islamic State-held Syrian city of Manbij after new advances in the last day that secured them key areas inside the strategic city near the Turkish...
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Donald Trump rebuts criticism by slain Muslim-American soldier's father at Democratic convention
--> Sun, 31 Jul 2016-09:04am , New York , Reuters Khizr Khan won widespread praise when he spoke at the Democratic National Convention (DNC), telling the story of his son, US Army Captain Humayun Khan, killed by a bomb...
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Islamic State Calls DNC Speaker Khizr Khan’s Slain Son An ‘Apostate’
Islamic State Calls DNC Speaker Khizr Khan’s Slain Son An ‘Apostate’
Islamic State has called slain Army Captain Humayun Khan an ‘apostate,’ 12 years after he died following a suicide bombing in Iraq, while serving...
Tens of thousands of Congolese rally to demand Kabila step down
Tens of thousands of Congolese rally to demand Kabila step down
Tens of thousands of Congolese demonstrators chanting anti-government slogans and waving opposition flags rallied in the capital on Sunday to demand President...
PM May Vows to Eliminate 'Barbaric Evil' of Slavery
PM May Vows to Eliminate 'Barbaric Evil' of Slavery
Prime Minister Theresa May set out a drive to tackle modern slavery in Britain on Sunday, pledging more funding and a new cross-government taskforce to help...
Assange: We have more material on Clinton
Assange: We have more material on Clinton
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said that his group has more information about US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign which...
Tunisia parliament votes to oust PM Essid
Tunisia parliament votes to oust PM Essid
Tunisia’s Prime Minister Habib Essid has been voted out of office by the country’s parliament. On late Saturday, 118 lawmakers voted in favor of a...
World waits with bated breath as Trump, Clinton close conventions; power in voters’ hands
World waits with bated breath as Trump, Clinton close conventions; power in voters’ hands
WASHINGTON, U.S. – Now that both the extravagant Republican National Convention and the equally grandiose Democratic National Convention have come to a close,...
Slovenian, Russian presidents express wish to overcome hurdles to cooperation
Slovenian, Russian presidents express wish to overcome hurdles to cooperation
LJUBLJANA, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Both Slovenian President Borut Pahor and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday evening expressed the wish to find...
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WATCH: Hilarious Video Has Regina George of 'Mean Girls' Take Down Donald Trump
WATCH: Hilarious Video Has Regina George of 'Mean Girls' Take Down Donald Trump
Or, you know, we could take the high road when faced with Trump's high school antics—but where's the...
Antigay Nebraska Republican Urged to Resign over Sex Video of Himself on State Computer
Antigay Nebraska Republican Urged to Resign over Sex Video of Himself on State Computer
The scandal has prompted the state’s Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts to call for Sen. Bill Kintner to...
Enough With the Spoiler Alerts! Plot Spoilers Often Increase Enjoyment
Enough With the Spoiler Alerts! Plot Spoilers Often Increase Enjoyment
Several studies have tested the effects of spoilers on people’s enjoyment of stories. Last December,...
Can Hillary Clinton placate the divided left?
Can Hillary Clinton placate the divided left?
As Hillary Clinton made history as the first woman nominee of a major party, she entered the...
Chomsky: Friendly Cars—So What? Enough With the Worries of a Robot Takeover!
Chomsky: Friendly Cars—So What? Enough With the Worries of a Robot Takeover!
Noam Chomsky says come back to him when robots can keep up with a four-year-old child. Having spent...
