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Artificial intelligence has achieved another milestone. On March 15, Google’s AlphaGo, an AI program, beat one of the world’s best Go players, champion Lee …

The elections in three states of Germany would scarcely have triggered much excitement across the continent were it not for the resounding setback for …

Customers are surely the beneficiaries when rival players in a given industry engage in a price war, such as the current one taking place between app-based …

Human rights reports make for depressing reading. Filled with accounts of cruelty, they can inspire despair for the human condition. But while I have read many …

The Obama administration is moving toward what could be a dangerous showdown with China over the South China Sea. The confrontation has been building for the …

South Korea’s professional baseball league will mark the 35th anniversary of its foundation this year. The league, which is now composed of 10 teams, has …

The Finance Ministry is set to unveil amendments to regulations on duty-free businesses in the coming weeks. It seems that operators are busy calculating gains …

California made a bold move last week by passing legislation that raises from 18 to 21 the legal age for purchasing and using tobacco products. If Gov. Jerry …

Deep into the night, after my 9-year-old has finally tuckered out, I sometimes gently fold down the covers to see how much he has grown. And grown he has. The …

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the Russian public’s acquiescence in direct government control of news media have many people wondering if Russians …