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US boxer Roy Jones Jr. asks Putin for Russian citizenship
MOSCOW (AP) — American former world boxing champion Roy Jones Jr. has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for Russian citizenship over a cup of tea.Jones’ promoter told the R-Sport news agency two years ago that the boxer wanted a Russian passport.During Wednesday’s meeting, Putin wished Jones success doing business in Russia and...
Russia hits French chain Auchan with food inspections
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities are conducting “systematic” inspections at French supermarket chain Auchan following concerns about poor-quality meat, a top consumer rights official said Wednesday.The inspections come at a time of tension between France and Russia over the extension of European Union sanctions and France’s...
Russia sends Estonian security officer to prison for spying
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced an Estonian security service officer to 15 years in prison for spying in a case that Estonian officials dismissed as revenge for the man’s investigation into a Russian smuggling ring.Estonia says that the officer, Eston Kohver, was abducted by unknown gunmen and taken across the Russian...
Carlsberg slashes 2015 earnings forecast after Q2 decline
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish brewer Carlsberg has lowered its full-year earnings forecast after declining beer sales in Russia and Ukraine hurt second-quarter profits.Carlsberg, which had previously forecast single-digit growth in operating profit in 2015, said Wednesday it now expects a slight decline, citing “challenging market...
Coe beats Bubka for top job in international track and field
BEIJING (AP) — Sebastian Coe has won a four-year term as president of the governing body for track and field, beating Sergei Bubka in an election Wednesday and given the mandate to restore the image of the IAAF amid a doping controversy.The 58-year-old Coe won the election by 115 votes to 92 and will replace Lamine Diack, who stood down after 16...
Bubka, Coe face off for IAAF presidency
Beijing (AFP) – Athletics greats Sergey Bubka and Sebastian Coe will vie for the presidency of world body the IAAF on Wednesday in a pivotal vote which will shape the future of the drug-tainted sport.Members of the International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF) 214 federations will cast their ballots at a vast convention...
‘Nobody’ in artificial intelligence is trying to pass the Turing Test
People have thought of the Turing Test as a benchmark that artificial intelligence (AI) must pass since famed computer scientist Alan Turing proposed it in his 1950 seminal paper. Now 65 years later, some AI scientists say it’s time to rethink the Turing Test and design better measures to track progress in AI. The Turing Test tasks a human...
The big challenge to come after election for Coe or Bubka
BEIJING (AP) — After months campaigning, Sebastian Coe and Sergei Bubka face an election Wednesday knowing that the new IAAF president will need to go straight to work to convince the public that track and field’s governing body can properly tackle the scourge of doping.The election in Beijing in the days leading up to the world...
Pentagon plans to increase drone flights by 50 percent
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. (AP) — Faced with escalating aggression from Russia and China, the Pentagon is planning to increase its use of drones by about 50 percent over the next several years, using the Army and civilian contractors to put more of the unmanned aircraft in the air.The decision to add Army and civilian-operated missions to the...
Quadruplets born to German mum, 65, to leave hospital soon
Berlin (AFP) – Highly premature quadruplets born to a 65-year-old German woman three months ago are doing well and will leave hospital in a few days, media reported Monday.German commercial television station RTL presented what it called the first footage of Neeta, Dries, Bence and Fijon since they were born about at 15 weeks in early May....
