Amazon's Alexa to chat up Microsoft's Cortana
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp have forged a partnership that will allow their voice-controlled virtual assistants to talk
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The gap between India’s richer and poorer states is widening
COUNTRIES find it easier to get rich once their neighbours already are. East Asia’s growth pattern has for decades been
Read moreMuslims begin annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca
MECCA (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Muslims began the annual haj pilgrimage on Wednesday, donning traditional white garments and
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Hurricane Harvey wreaks havoc on American air travel
Donald Trump went to the Texas coast on August 29th to see for himself the disaster-relief effort in response to
Read moreAfter 100 days, Philippine army says 'last stand' near for Marawi fighters
MANILA (Reuters) – One hundred days after militants loyal to Islamic State took over parts of a southern Philippine city,
Read moreU.N. cites systematic use of excessive force in Venezuela crackdown on dissent
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations on Wednesday said Venezuela’s security forces had committed extensive and apparently deliberate human rights
Read moreUK looking to replicate EU's external trade deals after Brexit – May
OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) – Britain is looking at ways to replicate the trade deals that the European Union has with
Read moreThailand's Thaksin breaks silence to cite tyranny in 'name of justice'
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Wednesday made his first public comment since his sister fled
Read moreAir strike near Yemen capital kills seven people – witnesses
DUBAI (Reuters) – Warplanes attacked a checkpoint outside the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday, killing five civilians in a taxi
Read morePrinces William and Harry mark anniversary of Diana's death with low-key tribute
LONDON (Reuters) – Princes William and Harry will pay tribute to their mother Princess Diana on Wednesday, a day before
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