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Google, Facebook show power of ad duopoly as rivals stumble

A record store advertises their presence on Facebook in their shop window in Somerville, Massachusetts, US, July 25, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder SAN FRANCISCO: Quarterly results from Alphabet Inc and Facebook Inc provided fresh evidence this week that the digital advertising market is effectively a duopoly, a dynamic with deep implications for two of Silicon Valley's titans. Alphabet, the owner of Google and YouTube, and Facebook, the world's largest social network, each produced billions in pr
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IMF: Countries must avoid protectionism 'at all costs'

The International Monetary Fund warned world leaders Friday to avoid resorting to protectionist measures "at all costs" due to the damage it would cause to their own and the global economy. At a time when President Donald Trump has repeatedly blamed trade for US economic woes, and threatened to impose barriers to imports, the IMF said such policies would not work.woes, and threatened to impose barriers to imports, the IMF said such policies would not work. In its sixth edition of an annual rep
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Lonely? Volunteering just two hours a week may help

Volunteering at least two hours a week may go a long way toward helping to ease feelings of loneliness and social isolation, a study of recent widows suggests. Loneliness is a serious medical problem for many older adults; previous research links it to declines in physical and mental health as well as premature death, researchers note in the Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences. Because strong marriages, friendships and social networks can keep loneliness at bay, researchers wanted to see i
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Russia orders out US diplomats in sanctions retaliation

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov watch a display during the MAKS 2017 air show in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia, July 18, 2017. Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS MOSCOW: Russia on Friday ordered the United States to cut hundreds of diplomatic staff in retaliation for a new round of US sanctions, and said it was seizing two US diplomatic properties. Moscow's decision, which had echoes of the Cold War, was announced by the Foreign Mini
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Three-man crew blasts off to International Space Station

A three-man crew from Italy, Russia and the United States on Friday blasted off from Kazakhstan for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Footage broadcast by Russia's space agency Roscosmos showed the Soyuz craft carrying NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryazansky and Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency take off from the Baikonur cosmodrome. "Everything is ok," said Russian mission control. The arrival of the three astronauts will boost the ISS
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Brooklyn jurors to begin deliberating in 'Pharma Bro' Shkreli's case

Former drug company executive Martin Shkreli exits US District Court in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, US, July 28, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar NEW YORK: The fate of former drug company executive Martin Shkreli now rests with jurors in Brooklyn federal court, who will begin deliberating Monday morning after a month-long trial. Shkreli, 34, is best known for raising the price of anti-infection drug Daraprim by 5,000 percent in 2015 as chief executive of Turing Pharmaceuticals. The increas
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MTV taps Katy Perry to host VMAs

Katy Perry will host this year's MTV Video Music Awards, the network announced Thursday, as it turned to one of pop music's most visible stars for its big gala. Perry was also the first performer announced for the awards, which will be aired globally from Los Angeles on August 27. MTV broke the news by posting a picture of the newly blonde singer clad as an astronaut -- a nod to the awards' "Moonman" statuette and the network's early commercials. In a statement, Perry joked that she had start
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Four Audi directors to leave over diesel scandal: report

Four board members at Volkswagen subsidiary Audi are set to step down, a German magazine reported Friday, saying the firm feels under pressure to react to diesel emissions scandals. Volkswagen chief executive Matthias Mueller has told Audi finance director Axel Strotbeck, production chief Hubert Waltl, human resources director Thomas Sigi and sales boss Dietmar Voggenreiter they will soon be asked to stand down, Manager magazine reported, citing anonymous sources at the firm. Audi has yet to m
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Is growing Republican unease adding to Trump's struggle to govern?

US President Donald Trump arrives aboard Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, July 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst  WASHINGTON: As fellow Republicans laboured to repeal Obamacare this week, US President Donald Trump repeatedly swerved off-topic, escalating concerns in his party about his ability to govern the country six months after taking office. While senators grappled with health care, Trump banned transgender people from the military. He regaled a Boy Scout Jamboree with a
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North Korea tests another ICBM, putting US cities in range

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits war graves to pay respect to the war dead for the 64th anniversary of the armistice, which ended the Korean War, in this undated photo released on July 28, 2017, by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang. KCNA/via REUTERS1 SEOUL/TOKYO/WASHINGTON: North Korea fired a missile on Friday that experts said was capable of hitting Los Angeles and other US cities and the United States and South Korea responded by staging a joint missile exerc
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Clooney vows to sue French magazine over twins' photos

George Clooney and his wife Amal pose on the red carpet as they arrive for the screening of the film 'Money Monster' during the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/Files LOS ANGELES: George Clooney on Friday said he would take legal action against a French magazine that published the first photos of his newborn twins. The Ocean's Eleven actor said photographers from Voici magazine "scaled our fence, climbed our tree and illegally took pictures of ou
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Trump asks Congress to help in fight against gangs, illegal immigration

US President Donald Trump concludes his remarks about his proposed US government effort against the street gang Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, to a gathering of federal, state, and local law enforcement officials in Brentwood, New York, US, July 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst  BRENTWOOD: US President Donald Trump on Friday painted a dark and brutal portrait of American communities he said had been ravaged by gang violence as he pressed Congress to help him stop illegal immigration and boost depo
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Chapecoense crash survivor Ruschel set to return against Barcelona

Alan Ruschel, one of three Chapecoense players to survive the air crash that killed 71 people in Colombia last year, will return to football in the Aug. 7 friendly against Barcelona, his club said on Friday. "Alan's return marks an important step in his recuperation as well as for the club's reconstruction," Chapecoense said in a statement ahead of the match at the Nou Camp. "Considering the importance and magnitude of this game? it was understood to be the ideal occasion for a return." The p
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Trump replaces chief of staff Priebus with retired General Kelly

US President Donald Trump congratulates White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus during a swearing in ceremony for senior staff at the White House in Washington, US, January 22, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Files WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump replaced his beleaguered White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, after only six months on the job on Friday, installing retired General John Kelly in his place in a major shake-up of his top team. Trump announced the
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'Last Tycoon' reborn on TV

LEFT: Actor Matthew Bomer from the TV series 'The Last Tycoon' attends the 57th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in Monaco, June 18, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo; CENTRE: Lily Collins; RIGHT: Kelsey Grammer   LOS ANGELES: F. Scott Fitzgerald never finished his last novel The Last Tycoon but that made filming the book for a new television series even more interesting for actors Kelsey Grammer and Lily Collins. Fitzgerald died in 1940 at the age of 44 before finishing the story about t
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Terminally-ill baby Charlie Gard dies, raising questions on health, ethics

Charlie Gard (L) and his parents Connie and Chris Gard. (Image courtesy: BBC) LONDON: Charlie Gard ? the terminally-ill British baby whose plight drew sympathy from Pope Francis and US President Donald Trump and sparked a debate about medical ethics ? died on Friday, his mother said. His parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, had fought a lengthy legal battle to allow him to be taken to the United States for treatment for a rare genetic condition. But despite the international attention brought
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Hackers scour voting machines for election bugs

LAS VEGAS: Hackers attending this weekend's Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas were invited to break into voting machines and voter databases in a bid to uncover vulnerabilities that could be exploited to sway election results. The 25-year-old conference's first "hacker voting village" opened on Friday as part of an effort to raise awareness about the threat of election results being altered through hacking. Hackers crammed into a crowded conference room for the rare opportunity to exami
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Oil hits two-month high in strongest week of the year

Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the Cushing oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford NEW YORK: Oil ended its strongest week this year with a surge on Friday, built on receding fears of oversupply, as US crude came within striking distance of $50 a barrel for the first time since the end of May. Traders attributed the activity to short-covering of previous bearish bets as oil finished higher in every session this week. US crude settled at $49.71 a barrel
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Drug for all hepatitis C types approved in Europe

A screen displays the share price for pharmaceutical maker AbbVie on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, July 18, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files AbbVie Inc said on Friday it had received European approval to market its drug for treatment of all six major forms of hepatitis C. The company said the approval of Maviret was supported by eight studies evaluating more than 2,300 patients in 27 countries. The drug, a combination of glecaprevir and pibrentasvir, showed a 97.5 percent cure
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US, South Korea mull military options on North Korea

General Joseph Dunford in Washington, July 9, 2015. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/Files WASHINGTON: The heads of the US and South Korean militaries discussed "military response options" after North Korea test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, the Pentagon said Friday. General Joe Dunford, who is Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Admiral Harry Harris, who heads the US military's Pacific Command, spoke with South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, General Lee Sun Jin. "During
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Animals evacuated to Turkey from 'neglected' Syria zoo

A handout picture ? taken on July 21, 2017, and released on July 28, 2017, by FOUR PAWS ? shows members of a rapid response team of FOUR PAWS transporting a lioness (L) and a tiger (R) in Cobanbey, after it was rescued from the destroyed Magic World amusement park near Aleppo. AFP/Four Paws/Ahu Savan An  ISTANBUL: An international animal welfare charity was on Friday completing the evacuation of a dozen animals stranded in a neglected zoo in the conflict-torn Aleppo province of northern Syria.
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England's Roland-Jones rips through South Africa in third Test

Ben Stokes hammered another dazzling century and four-wicket Toby Roland-Jones enjoyed a dream debut as England took complete command, leaving South Africa on the brink of following on after a remarkable second day of the third test at The Oval on Friday. Stokes underlined his prowess as the rarest of all-round talents with his fifth test hundred, reached with two successive sixes, propelling England to a challenging total of 353. It set the stage for 29-year-old newcomer Roland-Jones, who had
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´England Lost´: Mick Jagger sings Brexit blues

Mick Jagger Twitter LONDON: Rock legend Mick Jagger has released a new track called "England Lost" that reflects the soul-searching in Britain since the Brexit vote in what he said was "a difficult moment in our history". The song released on Thursday, a collaboration with grime artist Skepta, starts out as a reflection on seeing England´s beleaguered football team lose. "But when I wrote the title I knew it would be about more than just that. It´s about a feeling that we are in a difficult mo
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One dead in knife attack in Hamburg supermarket, motive unclear

BERLIN: One person was killed and several were injured in a knife attack in a supermarket in the northern German city of Hamburg on Friday, the city´s police said. One attacker was detained following the attack, they added, but warned the public to stay clear of the area in which the attack had taken place. "We have no clear information as to the motive or the number of wounded," Hamburg police said in a tweet.
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Syria army at gates of Daesh-held town on road to east

BEIRUT: The Syrian army has reached the last Daesh-held town on the road to its besieged garrison in the east, a monitoring group said on Friday. Government forces are on the outskirts of Al-Sukhna, some 70 kilometres northeast of the famed ancient city of Palmyra, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The town is the last on the desert road to the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, where a government garrison has held out under siege by Daesh since early 2015. Al-Sukhna and the oil and gas
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