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Lopez breaks Chinese hearts to win world 20km race walk gold
Beijing (AFP) – Spain’s Miguel Angel Lopez broke Chinese hearts to win the men’s 20 kilometres walk at the world championships on Sunday.Olympic bronze medallist Wang Zhen had looked set to claim the host country’s first gold medal in Beijing after bursting clear at the 13km mark, only for the European champion to...
Djokovic eyes history in Cincinnati Masters final against Federer
Cincinnati (AFP) – World number one Novak Djokovic will be aiming for a slice of ATP history on Sunday when he takes on six-time champion Roger Federer in the ATP Cincinnati Masters final.Djokovic battled back to beat Ukrainian qualifier Alexandr Dolgopolov 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 on Saturday to set up his 41st career meeting with Federer...
Djokovic struggles past qualifier in Cincinnati semifinal
MASON, Ohio (AP) — Novak Djokovic rallied to avoid another upset at Cincinnati on Saturday, beating qualifier Alexandr Dolgopolov 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open.The world’s top-ranked player has never won the tournament — the only one of the nine ATP Masters to elude him — and needed a comeback in the...
Researchers say we don’t need to pass the Turing Test
One of the biggest misconceptions about artificial intelligence (AI) is thinking that it must pass the Turing Test to be truly intelligent. But AI scientists say the test is basically worthless and distracts people from real AI science. “Almost nobody in AI is working on passing the Turing Test, except maybe as a hobby,” Stuart...
Poland’s new leader seeks greater regional unity, NATO bases
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — It’s been a dream of some Polish leaders for nearly a century: an alliance of Eastern European countries running from the Baltic Sea down to the Black Sea that would keep Russia at bay.Poland’s conservative new president, Andrzej Duda, who took office two weeks ago, has already signaled that building such an...
US launches largest Allied airborne drills since the Cold War
Earlier this week, 4,800 soldiers from 11 NATO nations converged on Germany’s Hohenfels Training Area for “Swift Response 15,” the largest allied airborne drills since the end of Cold War, which will continue until September 13. The NATO allies will be training in various locations in Germany and Bulgaria, “to integrate...
Putin went diving looking for a centuries-old shipwreck in the Black Sea
Russian president Vladimir Putin went deep-sea diving off the coast of Crimea to find an ancient ship. It’s just one of the many hobbies Putin has embarked upon, along with playing hockey and driving a Formula One racing car. Produced by Lamar Salter Follow BI Video: On Facebook Join the conversation about this story » …read more...
Ukraine anticipates default-saving debt deal
Kiev (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukraine was expecting the announcement on Friday of a crucial debt restructuring agreement that could save the pro-West but strife-torn country from a devastating default.Five months of excruciating negotiations between Kiev’s cash-strapped leadership and some of the world’s biggest commercial creditors...
Russia looks to make food smuggling as serious as arms trade
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian customs officials want to make smuggling banned Western foods a criminal offense as serious as dealing in radioactive materials or explosives.In retaliation to Western sanctions over its role in the Ukraine crisis, Russia last year banned certain food imports from the European Union, the U.S. and a few other countries....
German “Ostpolitik” pioneer Egon Bahr dies at 93
BERLIN (AP) — Egon Bahr, the German statesman who helped pioneer the “Ostpolitik” policy of improving relations with the communist East under West German Chancellor Willy Brandt, has died. He was 93.Social Democratic party leader Sigmar Gabriel told the dpa news agency Thursday that Bahr died overnight.As a state secretary under...
