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By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The British son of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and a leading Catholic U.S. congressman criticized Britain and the Vatican on Wednesday for failing to speak out strongly against the crackdown on dissent in the Chinese territory. At a Washington event about the human …

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By Jeffrey Dastin and Greg Bensinger MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google is rolling out more artificial intelligence for its core search product, hoping to create some of the same consumer excitement generated by Microsoft Corp’s update to rival search engine Bing in recent months. At its annual I/O conference in Mountain View, …

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By Matt Spetalnick, David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China is facing a growing backlash from the United States and other Western governments over its controversial efforts to pressure dissidents and their advocates abroad, but Beijing has appeared undeterred.     Authorities in the U.S., Canada, Britain and elsewhere recently have taken a hard …

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By Karin Strohecker, Jorgelina do Rosario and Ariba Shahid LONDON/KARACHI (Reuters) -The political crisis engulfing Pakistan is eroding hopes that the South Asian country can get its much needed programme with the International Monetary Fund back on track soon and escape a full-blown debt crunch, analysts said. Deadly clashes between supporters of Imran Khan and …

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