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SEOUL, South Korea - Google's computer program AlphaGo defeated its human opponent, South Korean Go champion Lee Sedol, on Wednesday in the first face-off of a historic five-game match.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Google's computer program AlphaGo defeated its human opponent, South Korean Go champion Lee Sedol, on Wednesday in the first face-off of a historic five-game match.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Google's computer program AlphaGo defeated its human opponent, South Korean Go champion Lee Sedol, on Wednesday in the first face-off of a historic five-game match. AlphaGo's victory in the ancient Chinese board game is a breakthrough for artificial intelligence, showing the program developed by Google DeepMind has mastered one of the most creative and complex games ever devised. Top human players rely heavily on intuition and feelings to choose among a near-infinite number of board positions in Go... Читать дальше...

THE vicious smearing of Peta Credlin and Tony Abbott in a new book says more about the accuser and her supporters than the accused, writes Andrew Bolt.

Swiss authorities say evidence has been seized in a search at the French soccer federation headquarters for their criminal case against former FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

The ACT government will introduce laws to better protect welfare, safety and health standards of animals.

If you're thinking of retiring overseas, you have lots of decisions to make. In addition to all those important decisions like which country and community you'll retire to and what kind of visa you'll need and what you'll do about healthcare overseas, you'll need to decide where you'll lay your head every night.

Coronado Beach, Coronado, Panama
This is one of the most important pieces of the puzzle. You'll want to be comfortable. That's a fundamental human desire and one that means something different to each of us. Читать дальше...

Four senators are asking the Department of Defense to halt planned cuts to autism therapy for military children.

Pakistan's cricketers delay their departure to the World T20 while officials seek a new venue for a match with hosts India because of security concerns.

A drunk British passenger tried to open a plane's door at 30,000 feet, forcing the flight to make emergency landing at an airport in France. The 180-seat Airbus A320, easyJet flight was travelling from Marrakech, Morocco to Gatwick in London.

A drunk British passenger tried to open a plane's door at 30,000 feet, forcing the flight to make emergency landing at an airport in France. The 180-seat Airbus A320, easyJet flight was travelling from Marrakech, Morocco to Gatwick in London.

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — The man suspected of shooting and seriously wounding an Idaho pastor last weekend was arrested by U.S. Secret Service agents Tuesday after he allegedly threw items over the fence at the White House, police said. A former Marine from Coeur d'Alene, Odom is suspected of shooting Remington a day after Remington led the prayer at a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz. [...] several news outlets in Spokane received letters on Tuesday that purported to be from Odom... Читать дальше...

I know that people want a different kind of politics, but the Prime Minister is still playing Punch and Judy

Slovenia said on Tuesday it would introduce new border restrictions on the entry of migrants, effectively blocking the way of those trying to reach the European Union via the Balkans, Agence France Presse reported.

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan sought to reassure investors that the government is serious about meeting its fiscal promises and staving off further credit-rating downgrades amid the slowest economic growth since a recession in 2009.

It's emergency care only today and tomorrow.

Testimony will continue Wednesday for a third day in the Hulk Hogan sex video trial, with Hogan's attorneys expected to ...

– GT Da Guitarman is set to walk down the aisle – He proposed to his longtime girlfriend in January – The guitarist and singer meets his in-law in Ebonyi state with his family members Popular singer and instrumentalist GT Da Guitarman has taken another bold step towards formalizing his marriage to his longtime girlfriend […]

Without Indigenous leaders' engagement in making policy, the seemingly intractable problems of Indigenous disadvantage are doomed to repeat like a "mantra in some depressing song".

Newly appointed NSW Labor deputy leader Michael Daley has been dumped from the prestigious Treasury portfolio in a reshuffle sparked by former deputy Linda Burney's bid to enter federal Parliament.

Vice President Joe Biden is in Israel on a two-day visit.