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17 July 2017 • 06:43 AMT
Global cyber attack could trigger $53 billion in losses: Lloyd’s of London

The report examined potential losses from the hypothetical cyber attacks on computer operating systems run by businesses worldwide.

17 July 2017 • 06:32 AMT
Oscar-winning actor Martin Landau dies at 89

Landau died at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles from unexpected complications during a short hospitalization for an undisclosed illness.

17 July 2017 • 06:20 AMT
Seoul seeks rare talks with North Korea to ease military tensions

The South’s defence ministry proposed a meeting to be held on Friday at the border truce village of Panmunjom.

15 July 2017 • 13:14 AMT
Armenia expects financial, as well as political aid from EU: RPA lawmaker

“For a long time, there were some stereotypical opinions with respect to Armenia’s relations with the European Union,” he said.

15 July 2017 • 12:34 AMT
GM, Uber team up to expand Maven program to Australia

The leasing agreement will allow Uber drivers to rent cars produced by GM’s Australian manufacturer GM Holden, GM said.

15 July 2017 • 12:25 AMT
‘Mountain of God’ volcano preparing to erupt: National Geographic

Known as Ol Doinyo Lengai, the peak is the only known active volcano that belches out lava rich with a type of rock called carbonatite.

15 July 2017 • 12:12 AMT
Armenian troops join NATO exercises in Romania

President Klaus Iohannis and NATO Military Committee head Gen. Petr Pavel were welcomed with military honors ahead of the exercises.

15 July 2017 • 12:09 AMT
Facebook’s built-in camera does GIFs now

The function is a bit of a mixed bag. It works well enough, and you can add a bunch of different frames, and filters.

15 July 2017 • 11:59 AMT
Merkel says Brexit, French poll changed her view on Europe

The center-right chancellor admitted that the EU was far from perfect and that Brussels sometimes was too bureaucratic.

15 July 2017 • 11:00 AMT
Trump administration appeals weakened travel ban ruling

Trump administration asked the nine Supreme Court justices to overturn the decision by a federal judge in Hawaii that placed limits on the measure.

15 July 2017 • 10:41 AMT
Amazon may be working on messaging app called Anytime

Amazon has begun surveying customers about a new messaging service to gauge which features are most important to users.

15 July 2017 • 10:17 AMT
New ‘Incredibles 2’ details revealed at D23

Some 13 years after the original “Incredibles” hit theaters, director Brad Bird revealed new details for “The Incredibles 2.”

15 July 2017 • 10:04 AMT
Turkey suspends over 7,000 civil servants on eve of failed coup anniv.

A government order shows those dismissed include 2,303 police along with more than 300 academics from universities.

15 July 2017 • 09:53 AMT
Azerbaijan used mortars in ceasefire violations over the past week

The Artsakh Defense Army units continue controlling the situation on the entire line of contact and protecting their positions.

15 July 2017 • 09:36 AMT
Islamic State leader in Afghanistan killed by drone strike: Pentagon

In Afghanistan, IS goes by the Islamic State in Khorasan, an ancient name for the region that includes portions of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

15 July 2017 • 09:16 AMT
No Azerbaijani defense complex can down Iskander missiles: Armenia

“Zakir Hasanov stands out with platoon commander-level knowledge which he has demonstrated on a number of occasions,” Hovhannisyan said.

15 July 2017 • 09:00 AMT
EU leaders willing to change freedom of movement rules: Tony Blair

Blair lamented that both the Conservative Party and the Labour Party had set their minds on leaving the single market.

15 July 2017 • 08:32 AMT
YouTube says experimenting with GIF-like video previews

YouTube does warn creators not to worry if their video doesn’t have a live preview, since not every one of them will

15 July 2017 • 08:24 AMT
Taraji P. Henson joins ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ sequel

It was announced at Disney’s D23 convention in Anaheim, Calif., that Henson would be joining as a new character named Yesss.

15 July 2017 • 08:13 AMT
Uruguayan pharmacies to start selling pot next week

People have to register to buy pot in pharmacies, and so far 4,700 have done so, most of them in the 30 to 44 age group.

15 July 2017 • 07:56 AMT
Armenian writer Sevan Nisanyan escapes from Turkish prison

A message on NIsanyan’s Twitter page said: “The bird flew away: Same wishes to the remaining 80 million.”

15 July 2017 • 07:47 AMT
Google’s AI test creates stunning photos using Street View imagery

The research, posted to the pre-print server arXiv, is a great example of how AI systems can be trained to perform tasks that aren’t binary.

15 July 2017 • 07:25 AMT
Trudeau: Trump said he does not think Canadian steel a tariff target

The U.S. administration is probing whether foreign-made steel and aluminum imports pose a risk. The investigation is almost complete

15 July 2017 • 07:07 AMT
Australia to take a seat on UN Human Rights Council

FM Julie Bishop has confirmed France’s withdrawal will clear the way for Australia and Spain to take up two vacancies from 2018.

15 July 2017 • 07:00 AMT
MEPs urge Azerbaijan against using civilians as human shields

The lawmakers stressed that the investigative mechanism could have helped in avoiding the 2016 April War.

15 July 2017 • 06:48 AMT
Mark Hamill on whether a young Luke Skywalker movie is possible

“[Han] has a more colorful life prior to ‘Star Wars’ than I did,” he said at D23 Expo on Friday, July 14. “It’d be pretty boring, you know?”

15 July 2017 • 06:42 AMT
Steven Spielberg’s “Ready Player One” revealed in first photo

Spielberg’s own work helped define this era, but in his adaptation of Ernest Cline’s book he’s putting his own filmography aside.

15 July 2017 • 06:30 AMT
Raul Castro warns of “a setback” in U.S.-Cuba relations

“The announcements made by the current president… mean a setback in bilateral relations,” Castro said in remarks.

14 July 2017 • 18:52 AMT
Professional sports has nothing to do with healthy living

On May 24, 2017, Armenian National Federation of Bodybuilding held its traditional closed championship in bodybuilding, classic and beach bodybuilding, as well as fitness bikini. The winners and those coming in second seized the opportunity to represent Armenia at Black Sea Cup 2017 in Georgia.

14 July 2017 • 14:40 AMT
ZTE launches $99 phone with a fingerprint sensor

Usually with prepaid devices you have to give up the security that fingerprint sensors provide if you don’t want to spend over $100.