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27 July 2017 • 13:05 AMT
Google drops Instant Search to unify mobile and desktop queries

While you’ll still be able to see search suggestions, the results below won’t update until you click on Enter or a result.

27 July 2017 • 12:42 AMT
Yerevan: No clarity over Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents’ meeting

Deputy foreign minister Shavarsh Kocharyan said on Thursday, July 27 that no final agreement has been reached concerning a possible summit.

27 July 2017 • 12:16 AMT
EU’s top negotiator warns Brexit talks may be delayed

“He said the likelihood of starting the future relationship talks in October appeared to be decreasing,” one EU official said.

27 July 2017 • 11:59 AMT
France to conduct asylum seeker checks in Libya, Macron says

“The idea is to create hotspots to avoid people taking crazy risks when they are not all eligible for asylum. We’ll go to them,” he said.

27 July 2017 • 10:49 AMT
Armenia opposition party says has no partners in political arena

Postanjyan reaffirmed her position, claiming that Yelk’s previous choices in parliament “have stemmed from Serzh Sargsyan’s interests.”

27 July 2017 • 10:32 AMT
Syrian army advances on Islamic State-held town

The source said combat operations would accelerate toward al-Sukhna, some 50 km from the administrative frontier of Deir al-Zor province.

27 July 2017 • 10:21 AMT
South Korea’s economy expands 2.7% in second quarter

The central bank said in a preliminary reading that Asia’s fourth-largest economy saw lower exports but a big jump in capital spending

27 July 2017 • 09:59 AMT
YouTube Red, Google Play Music will merge to create a new service

The merger recently picked up steam after Google combined the teams working on the two streaming services earlier this year.

27 July 2017 • 09:46 AMT
Bitcoin gets its first federally regulated exchange

Despite reaching dizzying new highs this year — and overtaking the value of gold — Bitcoin has so far gone unregulated.

27 July 2017 • 09:33 AMT
Israel removes all new security measures from Jerusalem holy site

“The police returned the security measures to how they were before the terrorist attack at the Haram al-Sharif, before July 14,” police said.

27 July 2017 • 09:32 AMT
Man Booker Prize 2017 longlist led by Arundhati Roy’s return to fiction

Two British Smiths, Ali and Zadie, also make the cut, as do first-time authors Emily Fridlund and Fiona Mozley.

27 July 2017 • 09:11 AMT
HBO greenlights Chernobyl disaster miniseries

The mini is set to begin lensing next year in Lithuania. Jared Harris will play Valery Legasov, the scientist chosen by the Kremlin to investigate the accident.

27 July 2017 • 09:05 AMT
Britain says free movement of labor with EU will end after Brexit

Brandon Lewis said a new immigration system would be in place by spring 2019. Britain is due to leave the EU in March 2019.

27 July 2017 • 08:49 AMT
“True Detective” close to getting 3rd season, Mahershala Ali set to star

Giving an update on “The Night Of” season 2, Bloys hinted that it would also take some time before we get a new installment of the Steven Zaillian-co-created miniseries.

27 July 2017 • 08:45 AMT
Armenia eyes better visa conditions, lower airticket prices

“We have been seeing a significant growth in the number of tourist arrivals and flights,” Karapetyan told the cabinet session.

27 July 2017 • 08:42 AMT
Google investing $50 million to modernize job hunt

Coupled with Google Hire, it hints that the firm might be ahead of the curve when it comes to modern employment.

27 July 2017 • 08:19 AMT
Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick’s “Simple Favor” adds cast

Kendrick will play a mommy blogger trying to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of her best friend, portrayed by Lively.

27 July 2017 • 08:06 AMT
Jon Hamm is eternally young in “Marjorie Prime” trailer

In the movie he portrays a computerized version of the deceased husband of Lois Smith’ titular 86-year-old Marjorie.

27 July 2017 • 08:02 AMT
Tesla aims for mainstream ride as ‘Model 3’ deliveries begin

Production of the electric car aimed at the broader market — with a price of $35,000 — will ramp up quickly, Musk said.

27 July 2017 • 07:46 AMT
Denis Villeneuve among frontrunners to helm “Bond 25”

Villeneuve is coming off Oscar-nominated “Arrival” and upcoming Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling-starring flick “Blade Runner 2049”.

27 July 2017 • 07:45 AMT
U.S.-backed Syria force ousts Islamic State from half of Raqa

The SDF “are now in control of 50 percent of Raqa city despite the fierce resistance mounted by IS”, Rami Abdel Rahman said.

27 July 2017 • 07:38 AMT
HBO sets premiere date for James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “Deuce”

Set in the early 1970s, the series follows the Martinos and their journey to build the first legalized porn industry in New York.

27 July 2017 • 07:35 AMT
Russia reportedly used Facebook to spy on Macron campaign

About two dozen Facebook accounts were created to conduct surveillance on Macron campaign officials and others close to Macron.

27 July 2017 • 07:25 AMT
Half of the matter around us comes from distant galaxies

For a long time, the prevailing theory of sources of matter was that it was mostly local; the atoms that make up our planet and our bodies were from pretty close by.

27 July 2017 • 07:21 AMT
Astronauts undergo gruelling training before blasting off into space

Russian cosmonauts and astronauts from abroad have to undergo a gruelling training process before blasting off into space.

27 July 2017 • 07:10 AMT
Officials arrest suspect in $4 bn Bitcoin money laundering scheme

Alexander Vinnik, 38, was arrested in Greece near the northern city of Thessaloniki on a U.S. warrant.

27 July 2017 • 07:06 AMT
Putin signs law on joint Russia-Armenia military group

The agreement, signed on November 30, 2016, was ratified by Russia’s State Duma on July 14 and by Federation Council on July 19.

27 July 2017 • 07:00 AMT
Samsung registers record operating profit in Q2

The breakdown reveals that while its mobile division’s (including Galaxy S8 / S8+) sales were up over the same period last year, profits dropped slightly.

27 July 2017 • 06:53 AMT
China to speed up bullet trains back up to 350 kph

Trains on the high-speed rail network are designed to travel up to 350 kph, but Beijing ordered speeds to be cut to between 250-300 kph.

27 July 2017 • 06:48 AMT
Wildfires in south-eastern France force evacuation of 10,000

Hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to battle the fires near Bormes-les-Mimosas, in the country’s Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region.