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Microsoft said Wednesday its contractors listen to conversations to hone voice translation features offered by Skype and its digital assistant...

Turkey, US Progress on Joint ‘Safe Zone’ in Northern Syria

08/07/2019 Newsmaker

FILE – In this Wednesday, June 26, 2019 file photo, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, center left, arrives to NATO...

Body of Missing UK Astrophysicist Found on Greek Island

08/07/2019 Newsmaker

Greek search crews have found the body of a British scientist who went missing while on holiday on the Aegean...

‘Extinction Rebellion’ Dubbed Cult, But Supporters Say Radical Change Needed

08/07/2019 Newsmaker

They are seen as the shock troops of a burgeoning direct-action environmental movement. Earlier this year, members of Extinction Rebellion...

In Georgia, the Wounds of War Still Fester

08/07/2019 Newsmaker

The Russian occupation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in 2008 created a dividing line in Georgian...

Russia’s Military Drone Makes Successful Maiden Flight

08/07/2019 Newsmaker

The Russian military says a heavy drone it’s developing has made a successful maiden flight.The Defense Ministry on Wednesday released...

UK Food Industry Looks To Avoid Shortages in No-Deal Brexit

08/07/2019 Newsmaker

The U.K. food industry is asking the government to set aside competition rules so companies can coordinate supply decisions to...

Zelenskiy Says Called Putin After 4 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in East

08/07/2019 Newsmaker

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he has spoken with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, after four Ukrainian soldiers were killed...

Jumping Like a Lemur, Flying Like a Dragonfly – Robots That Mimic Animal Movements May Be On Their Way

08/07/2019 Newsmaker

In a laboratory in California, engineers are working on pushing the boundaries of how robots move, imitating the ways some...

NBA, Twitch Announce Deal for Digital Rights to USA Basketball

08/07/2019 Newsmaker

The National Basketball Association on Tuesday said that Amazon.com’s Twitch would be its exclusive digital partner for streaming USA Basketball...

Ukraine Calls for More Peace Talks After 4 Die in Eastern Donbass

08/06/2019 Newsmaker

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the leaders of Russia, Germany and France to resume talks on a peaceful solution to...

PM: Croatia President Will Run for Second Term

08/06/2019 Newsmaker

Croatia President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarevic will run for a second five-year term on behalf of her ruling party, Prime Minister Andrej...

China Plans to Use New Tech Like AI To ‘Win Wars’ Amid US Concerns

08/06/2019 Newsmaker

China’s military says it is focused on harnessing new technologies to “fight and win wars” in the future and is...

Can Turkey Be a Trusted NATO Partner?

08/06/2019 Newsmaker

Can Turkey be reeled back in as a trusted NATO partner? A growing chorus of policy-makers and foreign-policy analysts fear...

Bitcoin as a Safe Haven? More a Speculative Bet, Market Players Say

08/06/2019 Newsmaker

Bitcoin’s recent gains as stocks plummeted on U.S.-China trade tensions reflect not so much its safe-haven credentials but its potential...

UN Rights Chief Condemns Mass Shootings in US

08/06/2019 Newsmaker

The United Nations High Commissioner for human Rights, Michele Bachelet, has condemned the two mass shootings that claimed the lives...

Norway Worried by Russian Sea, Air Maneuvers

08/06/2019 Newsmaker

Russia has told Norway its navy and air force will hold exercises near the Nordic nation’s Arctic waters later this...

EU Open to Brexit Talks But Refuses to Modify Divorce Deal

08/06/2019 Newsmaker

The European Union says its door remains open should British Prime Minister Boris Johnson want to discuss his country’s departure...

Hajj Trip May Help Christchurch Mosque Victims Heal

08/06/2019 Newsmaker

The scars from the nine bullets the gunman fired into Temel Atacocugu run down his left side like knotty rope....

After Mass Shootings, Tech Industry Shuns 8chan

08/06/2019 Newsmaker

First, it lost its internet security provider. Then, another company cut off its new internet host. In less than 24 hours, 8chan,...

Video Games Not Contributors to Violence, Studies Show

08/06/2019 Newsmaker

Emily Seymour contributed to this report. Many young people reacting to the most recent mass shootings in the U.S. are rejecting...

AP Explains: What Is the Online Forum 8chan?

08/06/2019 Newsmaker

An anonymous online forum called 8chan has drawn attention in the wake of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio because...