AI learns to outsmart humans in video games – and real life
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Speed around a French village in the video game Gran Turismo and you might spot a Corvette behind you…
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New quake hits Turkey, toppling more buildings: 1 killed
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Turkey on Monday, three weeks after a catastrophic temblor devastated the region,…
Continue ReadingUK, EU hail ‘new chapter’ with deal to fix Brexit trade spat
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. and the European Union sealed a deal on Monday to resolve their thorny post-Brexit trade…
Continue ReadingHuawei dominates MWC mobile tech fair despite US sanctions
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A contingent of Chinese companies led by technology giant Huawei is turning the world’s…
Continue ReadingPalestinian gunman kills Israeli as violence roils West Bank
By MAJDI MOHAMMED and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press HAWARA, West Bank (AP) — Israeli medics say a Palestinian gunman has shot and killed an…
Continue ReadingMexican troops, border residents clash after 5 shot, killed
By ALFREDO PEÑA Associated Press CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — A shooting by Mexican army soldiers left five people dead in the rough border city…
Continue Reading‘An absurdity’: Experts slam WHO’s excusal of misconduct
By MARIA CHENG and AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Two experts appointed by the World Health Organization to investigate…
Continue ReadingEgypt’s top diplomat in Damascus, meets with Syria’s Assad
By ALBERT AJI and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Egypt’s foreign minister has met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in…
Continue ReadingRomanian court: Influencer Tate to be held for 3rd month
By STEPHEN McGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A Romanian court on Monday upheld a third 30-day detention for…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea holds rare meeting on farming amid food shortage
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened a major political conference…
Continue ReadingStrikes hit 2 German airports public workers pay dispute
BERLIN (AP) — Nearly all flights at Germany’s Cologne-Bonn airport and the majority at nearby Duesseldorf have been canceled or diverted as a…
Continue ReadingRapid demise of ‘Dilbert’ is no surprise to those watching
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The comic strip “Dilbert” disappeared with lightning speed following racist remarks by creator…
Continue ReadingItaly migrant tragedy death toll over 60; dozens missing
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA and LUIGI NAVARRA Associated Press STECCATO DI CUTRO, Italy (AP) — The death toll has risen to at least 63 in the migrant…
Continue ReadingEnsemble, assemble! ‘Everything’ cast celebrates SAG triumph
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — All at once, they were everywhere. After claiming their biggest triumph yet in an…
Continue ReadingLast-minute problem keeps SpaceX rocket, astronauts grounded
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Last-minute technical trouble forced SpaceX to call off an attempt to launch four…
Continue ReadingPakistani police arrest prominent Imran Khan supporter
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani official say police have arrested a retired army general and prominent supporter of…
Continue Reading‘Love doesn’t exist’: Immigrants defy forced marriage abroad
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press GUASTALLA, Italy (AP) — From the day of her birth in Pakistan, Iram Aslam was betrothed to a cousin 17…
Continue ReadingSerbia, Kosovo leaders back EU plan, top diplomat says
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top diplomat says the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have given tacit…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Nissan accelerates shift to electric vehicles
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nissan is speeding up its shift to electric vehicles, especially in Europe, where emissions…
Continue ReadingCompany says missing Chinese banker Bao Fan aiding probe
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A stock market filing says missing Chinese investment banker Bao Fan is co-operating in an…
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