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The Hong Kong urban adventurers for whom nothing is too tall, or deep, or spooky

Daredevils explore the city from all angles - most of them illegal - taking selfies atop skyscrapers or videoing their tours of an abandoned mine, a sunken ship, a derelict cinema, or a murder site

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AI may not overcome human intelligence, experts

​The victory of AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence (AI) software, over the world's top go player Lee Sedol during Wednesday's game has caused heated debate and grave concern over whether AI will triumph over human brains and eventually conquer the world.

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New FIFA boss Infantino takes budget flight to cut costs

FIFA's new president Gianni Infantino started his reign by taking a budget flight to his first significant meeting, in order to cut the costs of the world football governing body.

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Can Google's AlphaGo really feel it in its algorithms?

When the game-playing system AlphaGo defeated a master of the Chinese game go five games to nil, its creators could not explain why. Is this a sign of intuitive AI?

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Australian PM says no new taxes to be introduced for fight against Islamic State

​Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott has ruled out introducing new taxes to pay for the fight against the Islamic State, even though the cost of the operations is likely to be as much as 40 million U.S. dollars per month.

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Algerian kidnapped diplomats in Mali alive: FM

Algerian diplomats kidnapped in northern Mali last year are still "alive", Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra said Monday in Algiers.