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Amazon to launch its own delivery service: report

E-commercegiantAmazonisreportedlyplanningtolaunchitsowndeliveryservicethatwouldcompetedirectlywithmajorcourierslikeFedExandUPS.TheUSonlineretailerexpectstobegin

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Uber to pay $245 million to settle Waymo’s theft allegations

Uberispaying245millionUSdollarstoGoogle’sself-drivingcarspinofftoendalegalbrawlthatairedoutallegationsofasinisterschemethattoreaparttheonce-friendlycompanies.Th

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Google fined by India watchdog for 'unfair search bias'

Googlehasbeenfined1.36bnrupees(£15.2m;$21.2m)byIndia'scompetitionregulatorforabusingitsdominanceinthecountry.UserssearchingflightdetailsweredirectedtoGoogle'sow

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Top Brazilian paper to stop publishing on Facebook

OneofBrazil'stopnewspapers,theFolhadeS.Paulo,announcedThursdayitwouldstoppublishingonitsFacebookpageafterthesocialnetworkannounceditwouldgivepersonalcontentmore

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Kim Jong Un's sister arrives in South Korea

DPRKleaderKimJongUn'ssisterlandedintheSouthFriday,thefirstmemberofPyongyang'srulingdynastytosetfootinitsrivalsincetheKoreanWar.KimYoJongwaspartofahigh-leveldipl

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Iran says its regional influence not linked to nuclear deal

IransaidonThursdaytherewasnolinkbetweenitsinfluenceintheMiddleEastregionandits2015nucleardealwithmajorpowersthathasnowcomeunderfirefromtheU.S.administration.Wit

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Experts say U.S. foreign policy on Cuba destined to fail

Washington'sretrogradeforeignpolicytowardsCubaisboundtofail,asitreliesontacticsthathaveprovenineffectivebefore,accordingtoCubanpoliticalanalysts.Wednesdaymarked

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General Motors reports US$3.9 bln loss for 2017

GeneralMotors(GM)sufferedanetincomelossof3.864billionUSdollarsin2017,mainlybecauseofnewtaxregulationsanddiscontinuedoperations,theUSautomakersaidonTuesday.GMrep

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DPRK confirms departure of national Olympic delegation to S. Korea

(CoverImageselectedfromInternet)TheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)hasconfirmedthedepartureofitsNationalOlympicCommitteedelegationtothePyeongChangWinterO

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EU to review Apple's reported $400m purchase of music app Shazam

Apple’spurchaseofmusicrecognitionserviceShazamistobereviewedbytheEuropeanCommissionfollowingrequestsfromsevencountriesfearingthedealmay“adverselyaffectcompetiti

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Elon Musk's Tesla announces biggest quarterly loss ever

ThetechbillionaireElonMusksentoneofhisTeslaelectriccarsintospaceyesterday,adaybeforethecompanythatbuiltitannounceditsbiggesteverquarterlyloss.Musk’sTeslaelectri

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Chinese envoy urges Security Council to stay focused on key issues

AChineseenvoyonTuesdayurgedtheUnitedNations(UN)SecurityCounciltostayfocusedonkeyissuesandensureaneffectiveexecutionofitsmandate."Thecouncilneedstofocusitsresour

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Newsweek in turmoil as top editorial staff sacked

ThenewsmediagroupNewsweekwasinturmoilthisweekamidthefiringofitstopeditorialstaff,reportedlyforinvestigatingthefinancesoftheirowncompany.VeteranreporterMatthewCo

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Distinct style of Korean pop to echo in Olympic spotlight

Theclothes,thehair,theconfidence–thelookofKoreanpopmusiccanfeellikehighfashionorjustplainquirky.Butthat’swhatdrawsfanstoSouthKorea’smostfamousmusicalexport.Asmu

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Spotify generates third quarter revenue of $1.2 billion

MusicstreamingserviceSpotifyhadrevenueofabillioneuros($1.24billion)initsthird-quarter,puttingitontrackforafullyearrevenueofmorethan4billioneuros($4.95billion),T

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Snapchat overhaul convinces investors it can fight Instagram

SnapchatownerSnapInconTuesdayreportedsurginggrowthinusersandrevenueinitslatestquarter,revivinghopesthatitcansurvivecompetitionwithFacebookInc’sInstagramandsendi

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Apple brings Alibaba-linked payment system into China stores

AppleIncwillacceptChinesemobilepaymentappAlipayinitslocalstores,boostingitstieswithgiante-commercefirmAlibabaGroupHoldingLtdamidapushbytheiPhonemakertorevivegro