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04 July 2017 • 08:41 AMT
The next iPhone “scans your face instead of your finger”

It reportedly unlocks your device inside of “a few hundred milliseconds,” even if it’s laying on flat of a table.

04 July 2017 • 08:35 AMT
Merkel election program drops term “friend” for U.S.

The words “friend” and “friendship” are missing from the latest election program – entitled “For a Germany in which we live well and happily.”

04 July 2017 • 08:17 AMT
You can now unlock your PC with Samsung phone’s fingerprint reader

Alongside the fingerprint support, Samsung is also enabling the ability to sync smartphone notifications to your PC.

04 July 2017 • 08:10 AMT
Qatar says will boost gas production by 30%

Saad Sherida Al-Kaabisaid that the emirate intends to raise production to 100 million tonnes of natural gas a year by 2024.

04 July 2017 • 07:55 AMT
SpaceX’s capsule “re-flight” is a space travel milestone

When companies like SpaceX can reuse both rockets and capsules, that promises to dramatically lower the cost of each mission.

04 July 2017 • 07:52 AMT
Magnitude 3.5 quake registered in northern Armenia

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was registered 11 km to the city of Gyumri in Armenia on Tuesday, July 4, at 10:21 am local time (0621 GMT).

04 July 2017 • 07:49 AMT
Red Hot Chili Peppers reunite with original drummer

Irons and Slovak were the band’s original drummer and guitarist upon their formation in 1983, alongside remaining members Anthony Kiedis (vocals) and Flea (bass).

04 July 2017 • 07:32 AMT
Muse announce charity gig in London with fans picking their setlist

The band will play an intimate show at The O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on August 19 in aid of The Passage, a London resource centre for homeless and vulnerable people.

04 July 2017 • 07:27 AMT
Germany urges Erdogan against addressing Turks during G20 visit

“Appearances of this nature have to be requested well in advance,” spokesman Martin Schaefer told a news conference.

04 July 2017 • 07:14 AMT
Shia LaBeouf as tennis star in “Borg vs McEnroe” trailer

He’s appearing opposite Swedish actor Sverrir Gudnason, who has been cast as McEnroe’s tennis nemesis Björn Borg.

04 July 2017 • 06:58 AMT
Frogs flourished after dinosaurs croaked, new study reveals

Just three major kinds of frogs went on to diversify and populate the planet. Some 6,700 known frog species exist today.

04 July 2017 • 06:57 AMT
Makers of “Versailles” develop fantasy thriller “Dolce Vita”

Set in Rome, the series will depict an imaginary war between the Vatican and a powerful clan of vampires that has been raging for centuries.

04 July 2017 • 06:39 AMT
North Korea test-launches ballistic missile ahead of G20 summit

The missile flew 930 kilometers before landing in Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone, the S. Korean military and Japanese government said.

04 July 2017 • 06:30 AMT
Philippines Supreme Court backs martial law in country’s south

Opposition lawmakers called for the Supreme Court to strike down Duterte’s martial rule for its “utter lack of sufficient factual basis”.

04 July 2017 • 06:20 AMT
Samsung plans to invest $18.6 bn in South Korea amid chip boom

The world’s biggest memory chip maker by revenue said the spending includes 14.4 trillion won by 2021 on its new NAND factory in Pyeongtaek.

04 July 2017 • 06:08 AMT
U.S.-backed forces breach wall in Syria’s Raqa

The U.S. Central Command said coalition forces supported an advance by SDF fighters “into the most heavily fortified portion of Raqa.”

03 July 2017 • 17:45 AMT
BBC Studios lines up Ken Follett, Frederick Forsyth adaptations

It has already set up “Good Omens,” a six-part TV comedy based upon the Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett novel, for Amazon and the BBC.

03 July 2017 • 14:48 AMT
Motorola announces Moto 360 Camera Moto Mod

The Moto 360 is a 360-degree Camera module with two lenses which gets attached to the 16-pins magnetic connector of the Moto Z.

03 July 2017 • 14:32 AMT
iPhone 8 reportedly won’t feature fingerprint sensor in display

The report apparently doesn’t clarify whether or not the fingerprint sensor will just be entirely removed or placed on the back of the device.

03 July 2017 • 14:23 AMT
Suspect held over plans to attack France’s Macron on Bastille Day

The man was arrested after expressing an interest in acquiring a Kalashnikov-style weapon in order to commit an attack.

03 July 2017 • 13:53 AMT
Film Republic nabs Karlovy Vary competition title “The Line”

“The Line” tells the story of a head of a family whose business is jeopardized by the imminent extension to the Schengen Area border.

03 July 2017 • 13:33 AMT
Trump will speak with European officials on July 3

Trump, who announced the talks on Twitter but gave no details, is scheduled to attend the two-day G20 summit that starts on July

03 July 2017 • 13:29 AMT
Qatar hands official response to Saudi-led demands to Kuwait

No details were provided about the Qatari response but the foreign minister said that the demands “were made to be rejected.”

03 July 2017 • 13:21 AMT
Therianthropy: Laura Bartlett Gallery opens group exhibition

Derived from the Greek meaning wild animal and human being, Therianthropy refers to the mythological ability of humans to metamorphose into other beings.

03 July 2017 • 13:09 AMT
Yelk bloc: Clear roadmap necessary for removing Armenian president

Commenting on Heritage’s calls for joining forces, the MP said a certain roadmap is necessary to achieve their goal.

03 July 2017 • 13:07 AMT
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao features video art pioneer Bill Viola exhibit

The ambitious exhibition offers a comprehensive overview of Viola’s oeuvre and the evolution of media art as an art form.

03 July 2017 • 12:52 AMT
Abe’s party suffers historic defeat in Tokyo poll, governor wins big

“We must recognize this as an historic defeat,” former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba was quoted as saying by NHK.

03 July 2017 • 12:31 AMT
Iran inks $5bn gas deal with France’s Total, Chinese firm

Officials signed the deal, which will see the firms develop a portion of the massive South Pars offshore field that Iran shares with Qatar.

03 July 2017 • 12:22 AMT
UK govt. says not aware of Trump visit plans in next few weeks

The British government is not aware of any plans for U.S. President Donald Trump to visit Britain in the next few weeks, May’s spokesman said.

03 July 2017 • 12:14 AMT
France, Germany vow more support for Italy on migrants

Italy has taken in about 82,000 refugees and migrants so far this year, a third more than a year ago.