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India's mobile market is hot and getting hotter

IndiahasnearlyasmanysmartphoneusersastheU.S.haspeople,andit'sabouttogetmanymillionsmore.TheSouthAsiannationisalreadyoneoftheworld'shottestmobilemarkets,withever

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Nobel laureates to get bigger cash prize

Thisyear’sNobellaureateswillbeawardedwithalargercashprizeworthover1millionUSdollars,theNobelFoundationannouncedonMonday,oneweekaheadoftheannouncementofthe2017No

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'American Made': Will Tom Cruise fly as an anti-hero?

Popculturehasn’tfallenoutoflovewithanti-heroesyet,butinterestseemstobewaninginfavorofmoretraditionalgoodguysandgirls.GalGadot’sWonderWomanwassummer'sbiggesthit(

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Didi invests $200 million in China’s used-car platform Renrenche

DidiChuxingwillinvest200millionUSdollarsinBeijing-basedusedcare-commerceplatformRenrenche,thelatterannouncedonMonday,whichmarksthestartofTriwizardTournamentbetw

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More than 40 million people trapped in slavery: new global estimate

Morethan40millionpeopleweretrappedasslaveslastyearinforcedlaborandforcedmarriages,accordingtothefirstjointeffortbykeyanti-slaverygroupstoestimatethenumberofvict

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Move over Disney, Mexico plans Mayan theme park

MexicanPresidentEnriquePenaNietoannouncedplansMondayforan$840millionMayanthemeparkontheCaribbeancoasttorivalthemajorthemeparksintheUnitedStates.Thepark,dubbedAm

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'It' shatters another box office record

"It"toppedtheweekendboxofficeforthesecondstraightweekwithanestimated$60millionhaul,makingitthehighestgrossingSeptemberreleaseever,unseating1986's"CrocodileDunde

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Biggest drug busts in Thailand nets drugs worth $38 million

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,Sept18(APD)--Morethan6.5millionpillsofdrugsworth1,300millionbaht(38millionU.Sdollars)wereseized,10drugdealingsuspectswerearrestedfr

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Nokia says to get sales boost after patent ruling

Nokia(NOKIA.HE)willstarttobookadditionalrevenuefromthecurrentquarterafterarulingbyanarbitrationcourtonpaymentsfromSouthKorea’sLGElectronics(066570.KS)forusingit

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GM to recall 2.5 mn vehicles in China over Takata airbags

GeneralMotorswillrecallmorethan2.5millionvehiclesinChinaoverconcernsaboutairbagsmadebytroubledJapanesegiantTakata,Chineseauthoritiessaid,dealingablowtotheUSauto

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Stephen King's "It" tops North American box office for second weekend

Followingitsrecord-breakingdebutweekendlastweek,Americanhorrormovie"It"continuestoleadNorthAmericanboxofficeforthesecondweekendinarowwithanestimated60millionU.S

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Angry Birds maker Rovio moves forward with $1 billion IPO

FinnishmobilegamesmakerRovioEntertainmentLtdsetapricerangeonFridayforitsplannedlistingthatwouldvaluethemakerof“AngryBirds”atupto$1.1billion,wellbelowpotentialva

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Just Ding it! The silent rise of DingTalk app in China

Whenitcomestoinstantmessaging,Tencent’sWeChatisstilltheundisputednumberoneinChina’smessagingmarket.ButTencentrivalAlibabaseesanopeninginthemobilechatspacethatdo

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Samsung to create 300-mln-USD fund for autonomous driving, connected car

SamsungElectronics,SouthKorea'stechbehemoth,saidThursdaythatitwillcreateafundof300millionU.S.dollarstoinvestintechnologiesofautonomousdrivingandconnectedcar.The

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S. Korea considers humanitarian aid for DPRK

SouthKoreasaidonThursdaythatitwasconsideringprovidingeightmillionUSdollarsasaidtotheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)viainternationalorganizations,followi

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Celebrities gather millions for hurricane survivors

TopcelebritiesincludingStevieWonderandBeyonceonTuesdayraisedmillionsofdollarsforsurvivorsofmega-stormsHarveyandIrma.Theyalsodrewattentiononclimatechange.Dubbed"

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Can Tencent, Alibaba deal see Chinese streaming take on Spotify?

AnagreementbetweenrivalsTencentandAlibabaonsharingmusiclicensingisbeingheraldedasamajorstepforwardforstreaminginChina,asrecordlabelslooktodevelopamarketwithhuge