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17 June 2017 • 08:14 AMT
France planning autonomous high-speed trains by 2023

The systems will be built into TGV trains and have sensors that can initiate automated braking should they detect an obstacle on the tracks.

17 June 2017 • 08:12 AMT
Ben Kingsley to play Nazi war criminal in “Operation Finale”

Shooting will begin this fall in Argentina with Chris Weitz to direct the thriller about the capture of one of the major architects of the Holocaust.

17 June 2017 • 08:05 AMT
Samsung announces Bixby voice assistant preview

Only a limited number of people will receive this early access, Samsung says, so there are no guarantees even if you sign up.

17 June 2017 • 07:52 AMT
New “Preacher” season 2 sneak peeks feature explosive road trip

In the first video, titled “A Look Ahead”, both cast and creators discuss why being on the road raises the stakes and adds even more chaos to the three main characters.

17 June 2017 • 07:43 AMT
Trump owes lenders at least $315 million: financial disclosure

He had $20 million in income from his new marquee Washington hotel, which opened just down the street from the White House last September.

17 June 2017 • 07:38 AMT
Katy Perry becomes 1st person to reach 100 million followers on Twitter

Being the most followed person on Twitter has now been part of Katy’s big transformations.

17 June 2017 • 07:36 AMT
Palestinian militants deny IS claim for deadly attack on Israeli

The Hamas and People’s Front for the Liberation of Palestine groups retorted that the three attackers who were killed were their members.

17 June 2017 • 07:29 AMT
California Legislature allocates $10 million for human rights curricula

“The Assembly and Armenian National Institute have been longtime supporters of human rights and genocide education,” Dr. Rouben Adalian said.

17 June 2017 • 07:14 AMT
Facebook exposed identities of moderators to suspected terrorists

The security lapse affected more than 1,000 workers across 22 departments at Facebook who used the company’s moderation software.

17 June 2017 • 07:01 AMT
Levon Aronian wins Norway Chess tournament

Runner-up Hikaru Nakamura lost to Fabiano Caruana but still tied for second place with Vladimir Kramnik, who beat Anish Giri quickly.

17 June 2017 • 06:41 AMT
Trump announces he’s under investigation

The Republican leader also lashed out at the Justice Department’s number two, the man tasked with organizing the probe.

17 June 2017 • 06:33 AMT
Google reportedly faces up to $9 billion EU anti-trust fine

Google faces a massive penalty that could reach as much $9 billion, or ten percent of Google’s total revenue last year.

17 June 2017 • 06:19 AMT
More than 10% of young teens are smokers worldwide

For the current study, researchers examined data from surveys of teens in 61 countries conducted from 2012 to 2015.

16 June 2017 • 19:49 AMT
Three Karabakh soldiers killed in Azerbaijani fire

Arayik Matinyan (b. 1997), Vigen Petrosyan (b. 1997) and Vardan Sargsyan (b. 1997) from Karabakh’s Defense Army were killed.

16 June 2017 • 17:11 AMT
Brexit negotiations to start on EU’s terms

A key stipulation from the EU side has been that the divorce agreement must be largely settled before the talks can move on to any future relationship between the bloc.

16 June 2017 • 16:10 AMT
David Grossman wins Man Booker Int’l Prize for stand-up comic novel

Chosen from 126 titles, it tells of a stand-up comedian living in a small Israeli town who falls apart on stage in front of an audience.

16 June 2017 • 15:38 AMT
Intelligence reports sharp rise in violent Islamist extremists in Sweden

A 2010 Sapo report estimated the number of violent Islamist extremists in the Scandinavian country at 200.

16 June 2017 • 15:02 AMT
PosTransfer money transfer system coming by end of 2017

The system is planned to be launched by several countries, as well as Tajikistan and Moldova by the end of 2017.

16 June 2017 • 14:45 AMT
Sean Bean joins second season of period drama “Medici”

Jon Cassar will direct and produce four of the eight episodes of the new “Medici,” whose first season starred Dustin Hoffman.

16 June 2017 • 14:33 AMT
“Transparent” hit series unveils season 4 teaser trailer

According to the official logline, in season 4 the Pfeffermans go on a spiritual and political journey as they dig deep into their family’s history.

16 June 2017 • 14:16 AMT
Airbus to upgrade A380 superjumbo to boost sales

The latest modifications to the world’s largest airliner will be announced at next week’s Paris Airshow.

16 June 2017 • 14:06 AMT
Turkey’s PM slams protest march led by opposition leader

Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Kemal Kilicdaroglu, as the head of the secular Republican People’s Party, should respect the judiciary’s decision.

16 June 2017 • 13:44 AMT
IS has 100,000 civilians as ‘human shields’ in Mosul, UN says

The UN refugee agency’s representative in Iraq Bruno Geddo said IS had been capturing civilians in battles outside of Mosul.

16 June 2017 • 13:18 AMT
London tower fire death toll rises to 30

More than 70 people are unaccounted for, according to media reports, although it was not known whether some of those were among the bodies recovered so far.

16 June 2017 • 13:12 AMT
McDonald’s ends Olympic sponsorship deal 3 years early

McDonald’s was among 13 top-tier sponsors signed through the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and 2020 Tokyo Games.

16 June 2017 • 12:58 AMT
Putin sarcastically offers political asylum to James Comey

Putin mixed the tough talk with benevolent promises about the Russian economy to disgruntled callers complaining about decrepit housing.

16 June 2017 • 12:40 AMT
Greek PM says euro zone debt deal good market signal

“It was a decisive step, for the country exiting from this crisis. It was a clear step of confidence for the markets,” Tsipras said.

16 June 2017 • 12:35 AMT
U.S. Senate’s Iran sanctions are breach of nuke deal: Iranian official

The Senate approved the sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missile program and other activities not related to the international nuclear agreement.

16 June 2017 • 12:11 AMT
Lorde talks her new album

Speaking to NME, the singer (real name Ella Yelich-O’Connor) explained how some of the tracks were influenced by heartbreak.

16 June 2017 • 12:03 AMT
Arcade Fire release new single “Creature Comfort”

The song, which was shared on the band’s YouTube channel this morning, is the latest to be taken from their fifth album – which is set for release next month.