Google says search, ads in China are blocked

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Google Inc. on Thursday said the company's search and ads services in China have been fully blocked, according to the Internet giant's Web site. Google said its images and news services in the Asian country have been partially blocked. These services had been unblocked as of Wednesday.

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