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The broad range of localized languages in India is creating big opportunities for smaller smartphone platforms, according to Bloomberg.

Indus OS, an Indian operating system (OS) based on Android, managed to overtake iOS as the second-largest smartphone OS in India at the end of 2015, coming in behind Android. Since then, it has not only held the position... Читать дальше...

The Institute for Supply Management said its index fell by 0.6 per cent but still indicates an expansion in manufacturing

Soraya Solomon analyses the recent act of cruelty in which eight children tortured and killed stray dog Sam in Cape Town.

MSNBC's Jacob Soboroff explains why Colorado has emerged as a make-or-break state in the election.

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The Buffalo Bills are expected to sign free agent running back Reggie Bush, who visited with the team Monday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japanese men's judo coach Kosei Inoue arrives at Rio de Janeiro's international airport on Aug. 1, 2...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford has won a judgment against an insurer it sued for failing to reimburse the archdiocese for payments it made to settle sexual misconduct cases involving priests and minors.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford has won a judgment against an insurer it sued for failing to reimburse the archdiocese for payments it made to settle sexual misconduct cases involving priests and minors.

A new poll Monday morning showed Hillary Clinton enjoying a significance bounce after last week's Democratic convention.

Gallerists suing gallerists. A photographer suing a photo agency. A never-written novel about art world corruption. Plus: A Roman mosaic uncovered, more on art and gentrification in Boyle Heights, and Marina Abramovic tells the world she is not into baby-making. The art world, as always, is keeping...

The Ridgeline new Ridgeline has all the benefits of a crossover SUV but with a bed you can load with mulch.

De Reddingsbrigade Nederland is verontrust over de stijging van het aantal verdrinkingen onder zwemrecreanten. Halverwege het seizoen is het aantal verdrinkingen (acht) al evenveel als het jaargemiddelde, meldt de Reddingsbrigade maandag.

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiro Mori, chairman of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, speaks to reporters upon his ...

John McCain rebuked Donald Trump for his comments about the parents of a slain U.S. soldier. NBCNews reports.

At least a dozen homes were destroyed as wildfires consumed more than 3,500 acres some six miles southwest of Hamilton, Montana.

Crude oil continues to fall on Monday following the commodity's worst month in a year. 

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The Chinese car-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is buying Uber China in a $35 billion deal, and for investors that means a big sigh of relief.

The two companies had been rivals in China, with Uber consistently lagging behind Didi in the region.

Private-equity investors in particular had reportedly been pushing for a truce as both companies poured in billions of dollars with no profit to show for it.

That's why the deal makes sense, says Fan Bao, the founder of China Renaissance and a Didi investor. Читать дальше...

Forget pills. Alphabet wants to cure what ails you by focusing on your electrical signals.

It's already been the anthem for the first female major party presidential candidate and the upcoming 2016 Olympic Games. But on Monday morning (...

BORNE - De Open Nederlandse Jeugdschaak Kampioenschappen (ONJK) stevenen wat het aantal deelnemers betreft af op een record. Een week voor het toernooi weer in Borne wordt gehouden, hebben zich al 285 jongeren ingeschreven. Dat is al ruim meer dan er vorig jaar meededen. En dat in een jubileumjaar.

Guests are now welcome to the first restaurant in China to be located on an airplane. The restaurant was unveiled on Saturday to the public.

Obama has signed a law that would require all food labels to declare whether the item contains GMO's, NBC News reported.

After the Cowboys debuted the “Arm in Arm” helmet decal as a show of support for the Dallas police department, a team spokesman told PFT that the hope was to wear the sticker during preseason and regular-season games. The Cowboys apparently have since realized that the NFL won’t allow the uniform deviation once the season…

Real estate agents point to a shift from overseas as buyers make the most of currency swings