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31 May 2017 • 08:11 AMT
Intel adopts e-SIM to support Microsoft’s connected PC vision

At its keynote, Microsoft announced a slew of carriers that will support the e-SIM devices, including T-Mobile, AT&T and Vodafone.

31 May 2017 • 07:48 AMT
Yemen facing “total collapse” as fighting continues: UN

Yemen is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis, with almost seven million people on the brink of famine.

31 May 2017 • 07:20 AMT
U.S. sends arms to Kurdish forces fighting IS in Syria

Pentagon spokesman Major Adrian Rankine-Galloway said the Kurdish fighters had received small arms and vehicles from the U.S. military.

31 May 2017 • 06:44 AMT
Dozens killed, injured as powerful car bombs explodes in Afghan capital

A public health spokesman said at least 67 wounded people had been taken to hospitals around Kabul.

31 May 2017 • 06:33 AMT
Russia fires missiles at IS targets from Mediterranean

Russia had warned the United States, Turkey and Israel before launching the missiles, the Defense Ministry was quoted as saying.

30 May 2017 • 14:09 AMT
Wassily Kandinsky painting appears at auction for the 1st time

Kandinsky’s art had a profound impact on the artists of the Russian avant-garde, from Constructivism to Suprematism.

30 May 2017 • 13:54 AMT
Rise Against tease what to expect from tour with Deftones

The band’s new album “Wolves” is due for release on June 9. They will then tour North America through June and early July with the nu-metal band.

30 May 2017 • 13:47 AMT
Arcade Fire add dates to their European tour

In January, they unveiled their first new track in two years, a Mavis Staples collaboration called “I Give You Power”.

30 May 2017 • 13:38 AMT
Nominations open for 2018 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity

The call-to-nominate comes one day after the 2017 Aurora Prize was presented to Dr. Tom Catena at a ceremony in Yerevan.

30 May 2017 • 13:30 AMT
Yerevan office closure won’t halt OSCE programs in Armenia: Zannier

At the news conference, Lamberto Zannier voiced regret over the failure to reach consensus on the extension of the mandate.

30 May 2017 • 13:02 AMT
“Shocked” S. Korea President orders probe into U.S. THAAD additions

Before taking office on May 10, Moon Jae-in vowed to review the system’s deployment, which has infuriated both Pyongyang and Beijing.

30 May 2017 • 12:43 AMT
Traces of bacteria from Madagascar found on ISS surface

As part of the “Test” experiment, Russian cosmonauts took a total of 19 swabs from the outer cover of the ISS between 2010 and 2016.

30 May 2017 • 12:36 AMT
New antibiotic brings fresh hope to battle against drug resistance

The researchers said doctors could use the modified form of vancomycin without fear of resistance emerging.

30 May 2017 • 12:18 AMT
Germany to mulls troop withdrawal from Turkey’s Incirlik

Roughly 250 German troops are based at Incirlik to help in the fight against Islamic State militants.

30 May 2017 • 12:05 AMT
Henrikh Mkhitaryan: Adapting to Premier League was not easy

The 28-year-old says he admits that he found the Premier League harder than he expected from watching it on TV during his time in Germany.

30 May 2017 • 11:54 AMT
ACBA Bank, Microsoft to contribute to SME digitalization in Armenia

A Business Digitalization section, to feature information about business digitalization, its advantages and new opportunities, was created on sme.acba.am portal.

30 May 2017 • 11:44 AMT
“Paddington 2” family comedy unveils star-studded first teaser

In “Paddington 2”, the Peruvian bear does a series of bizarre jobs to buy a perfect present for Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday.

30 May 2017 • 11:28 AMT
Karlovy Vary lineup to feature Krauze, Ovashvili, Khlebnikov

Oscar-winning actor Casey Affleck will receive the festival’s President’s Award. The event runs June 30 to July 8.

30 May 2017 • 10:37 AMT
The father of Android says it has “forced us to fight” with technology

“Rubin has some core principles for his company that would make the two-billion-device Android ecosystem a lot better,” The Verge said.

30 May 2017 • 10:20 AMT
Dell’s Inspiron 27 7000 all-in-one ready for VR

Dell is launching one such machine in the form of the Inspiron 27 7000, which packs all of the ports you’ll need to push pixels to an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive.

30 May 2017 • 09:57 AMT
Hundreds of homes destroyed as storm hits Bangladesh

Many of the 22,000 people on Cox’s Bazar’s Moheshkahli Island, where 10,000 people died in a cyclone in 1991, moved to shelters.

30 May 2017 • 09:38 AMT
Euro zone May economic sentiment drops after near ten-year high in April

The drop in sentiment was mostly driven by less optimism in the services sector, the largest in the euro zone, which dropped to 13.0 in May from 14.2 in April.

30 May 2017 • 09:23 AMT
More airstrikes hit Islamic State de facto capital of Raqqa

IS has been preventing people from leaving Raqqa and many fear that residents will be used as human shields when SDF begin marching in the city.

30 May 2017 • 09:05 AMT
Colombia, Farc rebels agree to extend disarmament deadline

President Santos was awarded last year’s Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to reach a deal with the Farc.

30 May 2017 • 09:02 AMT
How Dashnaks and Bolsheviks rivaled to represent Armenia in Iran

Relations between Armenia and Iran count more than two millennia, going through different stages. Like any countries with common border, they were neighbors, allies and even enemies. During centuries, the attitude was changing, and the new era of Armenian-Iranian ties emerged after the proclamation of the First Republic of Armenia in May 1918.

30 May 2017 • 08:54 AMT
Egypt to press ahead with air strikes after Christians attacked

A witness said on May 29 one air attack hit the western entrance to Derna and two others hit Dahr al-Hamar in the city’s south.

30 May 2017 • 08:37 AMT
Armenia, Germany may implement joint programs on energy, tourism

“Armenia sees Germany an important partner and seeks to develop bilateral ties in a number of areas,” Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan said.

30 May 2017 • 08:22 AMT
OSCE Secretary General to visit Armenia May 30

A meeting with Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan is on Zannier’s visit agenda, as well as a meeting with Nalbandian to be followed by a joint press conference.

30 May 2017 • 08:15 AMT
John Boyega shows Finn’s new weapon in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”

Mark Hamill will reprise his role as Luke Skywalker, while Carrie Fisher had finished filming her scenes as General Leia before she passed away last December.

30 May 2017 • 07:58 AMT
1st look at Idris Elba and Kate Winslet in “The Mountain Between Us”

The film follows an in-demand surgeon Ben Bass (Elba) and a bride-to-be photojournalist Alex Martin (Winslet) who suffer a plane crash.