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29 May 2017 • 06:14 AMT
Dr. Tom Catena awarded with Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity

The Aurora Prize is granted by the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative on behalf of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide and in gratitude to their saviors.

27 May 2017 • 14:14 AMT
G7 leaders end summit split on climate change

The summit of Group of Seven wealthy nations pitted Trump against the leaders of Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Canada and Japan on several issues.

27 May 2017 • 14:03 AMT
UK lowers security threat level as police close on bomber’s network

“A significant amount of police activity has taken place over the last 24 hours and there are now 11 suspects in custody,” PM Theresa May said.

27 May 2017 • 13:36 AMT
Yerevan Municipality: LGBT-themed social advertising posters illegal

“Regardless of their content, the posters were removed since no prior permission was obtained from Yerevan Municipality,” Araz Baghdasaryan said.

27 May 2017 • 13:19 AMT
LGBT-themed social advertising posters installed in Armenian capital

The social advertising posters and videos were created in the framework of the EU-funded action Solidarity Network for LGBTI in Armenia and Georgia.

27 May 2017 • 12:51 AMT
Postage stamp dedicated to Aurora prize laureate put into circulation

Marguerite Barankitse received the prize for the exceptional impact of her actions on preserving lives during the years of civil war in Burundi.

27 May 2017 • 12:25 AMT
World Economic Forum calls to raise retirement age to at least 70

The increase will be needed, as the number of people over 65 will more than triple to 2.1 billion by 2050.

27 May 2017 • 11:44 AMT
Iraqi forces launch broad assault on IS holdouts in Mosul

The offensive is the latest push in the more than seven-month battle to retake Mosul, a linchpin in IS’s now crumbling bid to establish a cross-border jihadist “state”.

27 May 2017 • 11:27 AMT
Putin, Iran’s Rouhani talk Syria, economic ties: Kremlin

The two leaders stressed the need for more joint efforts to resolve the Syria crisis and discussed economic ties.

27 May 2017 • 11:13 AMT
550 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan registered over the past week

The Nagorno Karabakh Republic Defense Army serviceman Armen Harutyunyan, 21, was lethally injured in Azeri gunfire on May 26.

27 May 2017 • 10:50 AMT
Cannes: Chloe Zhao’s “The Rider” tops Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight

Jonas Carpignano’s neo-realist migrant drama “A Ciambra,” executive-produced by Martin Scorsese, won the Europa Cinemas Label Award.

27 May 2017 • 10:38 AMT
“Paddington 2” star-studded family comedy gets January release

“Paddington 2” stars Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Madeleine Harris, and Brendan Gleeson.

27 May 2017 • 10:07 AMT
Raspberry Pi to merge with a coding foundation

CoderDojo facilitates the creation of volunteer-run programming clubs for youngsters aged between 7 to 17.

27 May 2017 • 09:46 AMT
Uber free to operate in Italy on a long-term basis

Italian taxi drivers claim Uber unfairly penalizes their businesses because the app is loosely monitored.

27 May 2017 • 09:28 AMT
Turkey arrests newspaper staff over suspected coup links: paper

Since the failed coup, Turkish authorities have shut more than 130 media outlets and a press union says more than 150 journalists have been jailed.

27 May 2017 • 08:57 AMT
At least 91 dead and 100 missing in Sri Lanka floods

The flooding is believed to be the worst since May 2003 when a similarly powerful south-west monsoon destroyed 10,000 homes and killed 250 people.

27 May 2017 • 08:46 AMT
Heavy clashes as rival factions battle in Libyan capital

United Nations Libya envoy Martin Kobler condemned the violence in a statement and called for an immediate restoration of calm.

27 May 2017 • 08:26 AMT
Armenia airline announces direct Yerevan-Barcelona flights

The 5-hour flights will be operating once a week on Wednesday. Earlier, the airline announced regular Yerevan-Prague-Yerevan flights.

27 May 2017 • 07:51 AMT
HBO renews “Veep” and “Silicon Valley” for 2017-2018 seasons

Starring Thomas Middleditch, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starr and Zach Woods, “Silicon Valley” has been nominated for 21 Primetime Emmy Awards.

27 May 2017 • 07:36 AMT
Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington to get more screen time in “GOT” season 7

Showrunner Dan Weiss explains how it can happen, “You kill a couple dozen characters, the people who are left by default need to carry more dramatic weight.”

27 May 2017 • 07:26 AMT
NASA’s Juno mission discovers Jupiter is really weird

So far, we’ve learned that Jupiter’s poles are riddled with densely-packed storms, all of which are about the size of Earth.

27 May 2017 • 07:11 AMT
Google’s “Personal” tab filters out everything but your own content

“Personal” is the newest filter in Google Search that helps users fine-tune results by content type, like Images, News, Shopping, etc.

27 May 2017 • 06:55 AMT
Philippines military jets fire rockets at IS-linked militant positions

The violence prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to declare martial law in the country’s south, where a Muslim rebellion has raged for decades.

27 May 2017 • 06:38 AMT
Trump’s son-in-law “discussed secret line to Moscow”

Kushner is understood to be under scrutiny by the FBI as part of its wider investigation into Russian links.

27 May 2017 • 06:25 AMT
Egypt hits Libya’s jihadist camps after Christians killed

East Libyan forces said they participated in the air strikes, which had targeted forces linked to al-Qaeda at a number of sites.

27 May 2017 • 06:14 AMT
UK police say they’ve arrested key players behind Manchester attack

Interior minister Amber Rudd said the official threat risk remained at its highest level, “critical”, meaning another attack is expected imminently.

26 May 2017 • 15:32 AMT
Trump slams German trade surplus as “very bad”

A newspaper — the Sueddeutsche Zeitung — reported that Trump made clear that reducing the U.S. trade deficit was a top priority.

26 May 2017 • 15:16 AMT
More than 100 killed in east Syria air strikes

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the raids were carried out by U.S.-led coalition warplanes.

26 May 2017 • 14:59 AMT
Gorillaz announce support acts for North American tour

They’ve now confirmed that rappers Danny Brown and Vince Staples – both of whom feature on ‘Humanz’ – will open for the band during these dates.

26 May 2017 • 14:38 AMT
Sia unveils powerful anthem “To Be Human”

Similar to Sia’s previous contribution to film soundtracks, the singer creates sweeping, epic musical moments on “To Be Human”