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Nadal's pursuit of No. 1 derailed by Canadian teen

CanadianteenagerDenisShapovalovshockedtopseededRafaelNadaltoreachthequarter-finalsoftheATPMontrealMasterstournament,spoilingtheSpaniard'schancesofreturningtowor

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Isner downs Harrison for fourth ATP Atlanta title

JohnIsnerclaimedhisfourthATPAtlantatitleonSunday,savingaset-pointinbothsetsenroutetoa7-6(8/6),7-6(9/7)winoverRyanHarrison.Second-seededAmericanIsnernotchedhisse

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Man sets himself on fire in Sydney to protest the immigration department

AmanwhosethimselfonfirenearSydney’sCentralstationwasprotestingtheDepartmentofImmigration,accordingtoNewSouthWalespolice.Theman,agedaround30,dousedhimselfinpetro

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Gang of abductors detained in Afghanistan

Police arrested a gang of abductors in the eastern Ghazni province in Afghanistan and set free 13 children from their clutches on Saturday, provincial police chief Mohammad Mustafa Mayar said.

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Wimbledon: Querrey stunned Murray, Djokovic pulled out at quarter-finals

AndyMurrayandNovakDjokovic--thepairwhodominatedmen'stennislastyear--bothdepartedtheWimbledonquarter-finalsonWednesdaybangedup.DefendingchampionandworldNo.1Murra

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Google DeepMind AI learns to creatively move around obstacles

Reinforcementlearning(RL)isthepracticeofteachingandguidingbehaviorbyusingarewardsystem.Desirablebehaviorproducesrewards;undesirablebehaviordoesnot.It'sacommonto

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Wimbledon 2017: Angelique Kerber fights back to beat Shelby Rogers

TopseedAngeliqueKerbersurvivedascareagainstAmericanworldnumber70ShelbyRogerstoreachtheWimbledonlast16.Germany'sKerber,29,lostatightfirstsetbeforefightingbacktow

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Wayde van Niekerk sets world-leading 400-meter time of 43.62

Olympic400-meterchampionWaydevanNiekerkranaworld-leadingtimeof43.62secondsonThursdayinhisfirstmajorraceathisfavoreddistancesincetheRiodeJaneiroGames.VanNiekerkc

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Chinese scientists on the dawn of a new day with artificial sun

ScientistsinChinahavesetanewrecordforartificialsuntechnology,theChineseAcademyofSciencesaidinastatementonWednesday.Thecountry’stopresearchinstitutesaidateamofsc

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Murray records milestone win at Roland Garros

Men'sworldNo.1AndyMurrayrecordedthe650thvictoryincareerashebeatKarenKhachanovinthefourthround.Women'sseededplayersalsocamethroughintothelasteightofthe2017French

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2017 French Open: Chinese pairs fare smooth in doubles

Chinesewomen'stennisplayersrecordedstableperformanceinwomen'sdoublesfirstroundwiththreepairsgoingthrough,whilemen'stopseedAndyMurraywascontestedinhisquestforala

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Nishikori fights back to reach Geneva semis

Second-seedKeiNishikorisavedthreeconsecutivematchpointsinthefinalsettobeatSouthAfricanKevinAnderson2-66-47-6inthequarter-finalsattheGenevaOpenonThursday.The27-y

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Indian police arrest 150 from Modi's party in Kolkata clashes

​Indian police arrested around 150 people protesting against a breakdown in law and order in the eastern city of Kolkata on Thursday, after street battles broke out during a march to police headquarters and police cars were set ablaze.

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Chinese researchers create mood-based chatbot

Howdoyoutellifthepeopleyou'rechattingwithonlinearerealpeople,ratherthantext-generatingrobots?Thestruggleforbotstomimicidiomaticlanguagemeansitcanbeprettyeasytos

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Behind the scenes in the ‘Hollywood’ of China

A never-ending stream of aspiring actors heads to Hengdian, a town in Zhejiang province devoted to the movie business. Very few find the fame they crave.

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Global warming brings record temperatures to New Zealand

This year is set to be the warmest ever recorded in New Zealand illustrating "the stark reality of global warming," government scientists said Tuesday.

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China sets out guideline measures to oversee judicial personnel

A guideline to establish a system of disciplinary measures for judicial personnel has been issued, a move designed to address violations of law and dereliction of duty among judges and prosecutors.