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28 July 2017 • 08:14 AMT
Chris Pine, “Wonder Woman” helmer reteam for “One Day She’ll Darken”

“One Day She’ll Darken” follows Hodel, who was given away by her teenage birth mother to a black restroom attendant in a Nevada casino in 1949.

28 July 2017 • 08:03 AMT
Ben Affleck, Matt Damon reteam for Boston-set drama pilot on Showtime

The drama pilot is based on an original idea by Affleck and Chuck MacLean, who writes the script, and is a fictional account of what is called “the Boston Miracle.”

28 July 2017 • 07:52 AMT
Apple stops production of iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle

The iPod product line still remains alive, though. Apple plans to continue selling its internet-connected iPod Touch.

28 July 2017 • 07:46 AMT
Apple gets green light to test its 5G wireless technology

Sprint is looking to launch its 5G service in 2019, while T-Mobile is shooting for 2020. AT&T and Verizon are making moves towards 5G networks as well.

28 July 2017 • 07:33 AMT
Researchers make slug slime-inspired biomedical adhesive

The research is part of a bigger push to develop tissue adhesives that can safely and effectively seal up internal cuts and holes left by trauma, surgery, or birth defects.

28 July 2017 • 07:23 AMT
Israel police brace for fresh violence at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

Tensions at the Haram al-Sharif, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, were high even after thousands of worshippers returned to the site.

28 July 2017 • 07:16 AMT
SpaceX schedules Falcon Heavy’s maiden launch for November

Falcon Heavy is powered by three Falcon 9 cores, which gives it thrice the payload capacity of the smaller launch vehicle.

28 July 2017 • 07:09 AMT
New agricultural equipment for border Armenian community

The new agricultural machinery donated to the community will make the working process more systematic.

28 July 2017 • 06:57 AMT
Starbucks to own 100% of China stores

Starbucks already fully owns the other 1,500 outlets in China – its fastest-growing market outside of the U.S.

28 July 2017 • 06:49 AMT
NKorea hacking increasingly focused on making money: SKorea study

NKorea is suspected to be behind a hacking group that global cybersecurity firms have linked to last year’s $81 million cyber heist.

28 July 2017 • 06:48 AMT
Porsche to recall 22,000 cars over illegal emissions-controlling software

It comes as Porsche’s sister firm Volkswagen says it will refit almost a million more diesel cars in Germany.

28 July 2017 • 06:31 AMT
Arab coalition shoots down Yemeni rebel missile near Mecca

The missile was intercepted 69 kilometres south of the city in western Saudi Arabia, the coalition said in a statement.

28 July 2017 • 06:30 AMT
Venezuela bans protests that could “disturb” controversial election

More than 100 people have been killed in protest-related violence since April.
The opposition sees it as a move towards dictatorship.

28 July 2017 • 06:24 AMT
U.S. Senate Republicans fail to repeal Obamacare

Republicans decided to vote on the proposal to repeal portions of Obamacare after failing to reach consensus on a more comprehensive measure.

28 July 2017 • 06:13 AMT
Women accused of killing Kim Jong-Nam to go on trial in October

Judge Azmi Ariffin told the 30-minute hearing at the High Court in Shah Alam that the trial would begin on October 2.

27 July 2017 • 18:18 AMT
First human embryos genetically modified in U.S.

A team of oncologists from Sichuan University also conducted the first CRISPR human trial on a patient suffering from an aggressive form of lung cancer.

27 July 2017 • 15:02 AMT
Venice competition includes films from Clooney, del Toro, Aronofsky

Festival director Alberto Barbera on July 27 unveiled the lineup for this year at the Cinema Moderno in Rome.

27 July 2017 • 14:47 AMT
Banksy work comes top of poll of UK’s favorite artworks

John Constable’s 1821 pastoral landscape “The Hay Wain” came in second, with Jack Vettriano’s 1992 painting “The Singing Butler” coming in third.

27 July 2017 • 14:40 AMT
Major Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec exhibit on view at AMO-Palazzo Forti

The exhibition is divided into 10 thematic sections corresponding to the major changes taking place in Paris at the end of the 19th century.

27 July 2017 • 14:38 AMT
Iran successfully tests rocket that can deliver satellites into orbit

“The Imam Khomeini Space Centre was officially opened with the successful test of the Simorgh space launch vehicle,” state TV said.

27 July 2017 • 14:19 AMT
Blogger jailed in Azerbaijan may be released before his term ends

Chernin said after a meeting with his client that Lapshin’s period of detention is counted from the time of his arrest in Minsk.

27 July 2017 • 14:11 AMT
Lana Del Rey announces UK arena shows

During her London gig, Del Rey halted her performance of recent single “Love” before singing a portion of the song a cappella.

27 July 2017 • 14:07 AMT
GoPro’s QuikStories feature generates your clips automatically

GoPro’s Quik app has been around for a while, and has always been about making short, shareable videos for uploading to social media.

27 July 2017 • 14:00 AMT
One billion people use WhatsApp every day

The Facebook chief has also revealed that WhatsApp Status, its Snapchat Stories clone, has reached 250 million daily users.

27 July 2017 • 13:51 AMT
Ed Sheeran, Stormzy, The xx among Mercury Prize 2017

Many of the nominated acts are expected to perform on the night. Skepta won last year’s prize with his debut album “Konnichiwa”.

27 July 2017 • 13:42 AMT
“The Star” teaser tells the story of Christmas from different perspective

The animated movie features former “The Walking Dead” star Steven Yeun as the voice of Bo, a small but brave donkey who yearns for a life beyond his daily grind.

27 July 2017 • 13:30 AMT
New deal allows Russia’s presence in Syria base for half a century

The original deal, signed in Damascus in January, sets out the terms under which Russia can use its Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province.

27 July 2017 • 13:25 AMT
“Big Little Lies” hit series season 2 in early development

Meanwhile, Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon have expressed interest in reprising their roles for the second season.

27 July 2017 • 13:15 AMT
George Clooney has the world’s most handsome face: research

Clooney’s eyes, eyebrows, nose, lips, chin, jaw and facial shape were measured and came closest to the Greeks’ idea of perfection.

27 July 2017 • 13:13 AMT
Orchard acquires SXSW drama “Lane 1974”

“Lane 1974” stars Sophia Mitri Schloss (“The Kicks”) as a 13-year-old girl coming of age in a Northern California commune during the 1970s.