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Google 'Alphabet' website blocked in China on first day
So far the website only contains a letter from Google co-founder Larry Page and a link to Google's existing investor relations page
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Malaysia restaurant shuts down phone addicts in best way possible
Note in the middle of the restaurant’s menu states they ‘do not have WiFi’
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US F-16 jet crashes in Germany, pilot survives
Authorities say the reason for the crash remains unclear
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Sundar Pichai: the little-known new chief of Google
Pichai will oversee the biggest company under that umbrella, which will still be called Google
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Japan ends nuclear shutdown sparked by Fukushima crisis
Utility Kyushu Electric Power turns on reactor at Sendai, about 1,000 kilometres southwest of Tokyo, at 10:30 am
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Mother beats son to death in India to hide affair with landlord
According to reports, Rakhi has been arrested for beating her son with a cricket bat after she realised he knew of her...
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US Internet giants join effort to curb child sex abuse
Internet Watch Foundation says Facebook, Google and others have agreed to adopt a system to identify and block images of child sex abuse
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Greece, lenders clinch bailout deal after marathon talks
Finance ministry official says agreement has been reached but some minor details are being discussed
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Myanmar repatriates 159 Bangladesh boat migrants
Myanmar state media says authorities handed over 159 people to their Bangladeshi counterparts
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Ailing Thai king treated for 'water on the brain'
87-year-old king has been in Bangkok's Siriraj Hospital since being re-admitted in May
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Protests return to Ferguson streets, state of emergency declared
Police have made several arrests, including nine people, after a group of protesters briefly blocked roadway
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9 surpising things you didn't know about Facebook
Find out how to avoid game request notifications and 'seen' feature from messages
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China bans 120 'harmful' songs online
No individual or organisation is allowed to provide songs which promote obscenity, violence, crime
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Ganesha idols adorn Indian town before Hindu festival
Customers demand eco-friendly idols now, says Pawar
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Google 'Alphabet' spells surprise reorganisation
Page says Google will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alphabet
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Ghani’s allegations: Pakistan reiterates commitment to peace in Afghanistan
Foreign Office says that Pakistan was extending its full cooperation to Afghanistan to combat terrorism
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Transitions: Pakistan's leading epidemiologist Dr Abdur Rab passes away in Canada
Dr Abdur Rab helped turn the Health Services Academy into Pakistan’s premier public health institute
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Spain's 'Corrupt Mayor' app jibes at political graft
It is a free game created by three young developers seeking a way to 'criticise the corruption in a satirical way'
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Enhancing bilateral ties: Pakistan, Belarus sign 14 MoUs
Premier offers Belarus land for opening embassy in Islamabad
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Israel releases all suspects linked to deadly firebombing of Palestinian home
Netanyahu has labelled the firebombing 'terrorism' and pledged to use all legal means to track down the perpetrators
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Pope Francis terms Europe's rejection of migrants 'an act of war'
Calls Rohingyas their "brothers", urges European countries to be more welcoming of migrants
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Bangladesh police chief's blogger warning sparks uproar
Bangladesh's national police chief warned bloggers they faced jail for posting material deemed offensive
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Two stabbed to death at Ikea store in Sweden: police
A third person is also wounded in the attack
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British boy given 11-year sentence for knifing teacher
The boy used a racially-offensive term before knifing the 50-year-old teacher in a pre-planned attack in June
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Mugabe rages against killing of Cecil the lion
Zimbabwean president says our wildlife, all our animals, belong to us & they should not be shot with gun or with arrow
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Germany gained 100 bn euros from Greece crisis: study
Research institute reveals savings exceed costs of crisis — even if Greece were to default on entire debt
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Comrade capitalism - North Korea seeks investors for brewery
The isolated country recently announced more than 100 separate projects seeking foreign investment
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Ukraine reports heavy tank battle with pro-Russians rebels
President Petro Poroshenko says about "200 insurgents used tanks to storm" Novolaspa in pre-dawn raid
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Father lets daughter drown at Dubai beach rather than have male rescuers ‘touch’ her
Rescuers say girl's father told them he prefers his daughter dead than being touched by a strange man
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Chinese general with gold statue trove given suspended death sentence
The general was found guilty of accepting bribes, embezzlement of public funds, paying bribes and abuse of power
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Saudi beheads citizen for murder
The latest beheading in the southwestern Baha region brings to 115 the number of executions this year in the kingdom
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Pakistani community celebrates Independence Day in Sacramento
The event boasted the Pakistani flag along with the US stars and stripes decorated on the stage
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Malaysia to inspect suspected plane debris found in Maldives
Flight MH370 disappeared on March 8 last year while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing
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21 dead as temperatures soar in Egypt heatwave: ministry
Health ministry says those who died, including seven women, were all aged over 60
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Five dead in Taliban suicide blast on Kabul airport road
Police chief says explosion occurred at the first checkpoint of Kabul airport
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16-year-old Pakistani wins Dota2 championship in Seattle
Sumail Hasan and four other members of his team, Evil Geniuses, have now become more than a million dollars richer
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Japan set to return to nuclear power after 2-year hiatus
Restart comes four and a half years after quake-sparked tsunami triggered meltdowns at Fukushima plant
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Back to the future: Nokia prepares for mobile comeback
Nokia boss planning a comeback but will wait until late 2016 after a non-compete deal with Microsoft expires
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Taliban bombing kills up to 29 in northern Afghanistan
Interior ministry says all those killed were civilians although local officials call them anti-Taliban militiamen
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Six Turkish forces killed, US consulate attacked as violence rages
Turkey has been in a heightened state of alert since it launched its "synchronized war on terror"
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Shots fired as Ferguson marks anniversary of teen's death
Demonstrators came out to mark 18-year-old Michael Brown's death anniversary in a fateful encounter last year
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Man charged after eight found shot dead in Texas home
Victims included six children and two adults
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Former IPL chairman reveals plans for breakaway governing body
Modi says he is involved in setting up another cricketing system
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10 killed in stampede at India temple: police
Several others injured in the crush of up to 150,000 people
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8 dead as helicopter and seaplane collide near Moscow
Investigators have opened a probe into breaches of aviation safety rules
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US deploying 6 F-16s to Turkey for Islamic State fight
The United States has already been using drones from Incirlik to strike IS targets in Syria
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Azeri journalist dies from beating over Facebook football row
Aliyev had criticised behaviour of Azeri team Gabala's striker who allegedly made an offensive gesture at a journalist
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Pope calls for global nuclear ban on anniversary of Nagasaki
The pope urged humanity "to forever renounce war and ban nuclear arms and weapons of mass destruction
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Iran ex-president's son begins 10-year jail term
45-year-old has been ordered to pay undisclosed fines and financial penalties
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Typhoon Soudelor kills 12 in China: state media
Agency says about 1.36 million people in the city are affected by the typhoon