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06 May 2017 • 13:12 AMT
Kooning, Boldini, Slonem artworks to headline Philip Weiss’ May auction

Additional artworks will include Elizabeth Murray’s Up the Dog; works by Levier, Baylinson and Calder.

06 May 2017 • 13:05 AMT
Ex-Gaza chief Haniya elected Hamas leader

“The Hamas Shura Council on Saturday elected Ismail Haniya as head of the movement’s political bureau,” the Hamas media said.

06 May 2017 • 13:02 AMT
Exhibition at Sotheby’s S/2 New York revisits abstract expressionism

The works in this exhibition range from Ossorio’s abstract canvases and wax resist watercolors of the 1950s to his mixed media assemblages from the 1970s.

06 May 2017 • 12:56 AMT
Slipknot share new 360-degree interactive video

The video has been released to celebrate Slipknot passing 1 billion views on their YouTube page.

06 May 2017 • 12:49 AMT
Gorillaz add dates to upcoming European tour

The new Gorillaz album features collaborations with the likes of Vince Staples, Benjamin Clementine and Mavis Staples.

06 May 2017 • 12:44 AMT
Musk thinks automated software will make Tesla worth as much as Apple

In three different facilities spread across America, Tesla’s TSLA, +4.36% robot-manufacturing prowess is about to show its worth.

06 May 2017 • 12:42 AMT
Iron Maiden bassist talks the state of play for rock music today

After noting that bands back in the 1980s were privy to “more possibilities’, Steve mentions that it’s incredibly difficult for bands to get noticed nowadays.

06 May 2017 • 12:30 AMT
Turkey issues detention warrants for 23 judges and prosecutors

They are suspected of being followers of U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen who the government says is behind the July 15 coup attempt.

06 May 2017 • 12:11 AMT
“Baahubali 2” becomes highest-grossing Indian film of all time

In India, “Baahubali” swept past the local record of $83.7 million gross held by “Dangal,” collecting $106 million.

06 May 2017 • 12:06 AMT
Paramount Pictures picks up “The Infinity Reel” horror script

The story follows a paranormal investigator who’s drawn to a small town that has gone through bizarre phenomena.

06 May 2017 • 11:40 AMT
French authorities take hardline over Macron email hacking attack

They warned that whoever was behind the leak had mixed fake documents with real ones “in order to sow doubt and disinformation”.

06 May 2017 • 10:28 AMT
Boko Haram wants to kidnap foreigners in Nigeria: U.S., UK

The British warning says the extremists are targeting Western foreign workers in the Bama area of Borno state, close to the Cameroon border.

06 May 2017 • 10:00 AMT
Kate Beckinsale, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Damson Idris land “Farming” drama

The chronicles director Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s own coming-of-age story growing up fostered by a white working class family in the U.K.

06 May 2017 • 09:51 AMT
Four of Mkhitaryan’s goals nommed for Man Utd Goal of the Season award

The Armenian midfielder’s goals against Zorya Luhansk, Sunderland, Wigan and Leicester contend for the title.

06 May 2017 • 09:41 AMT
Isabelle Huppert, Chloe Grace Moretz to star in Neil Jordan’s “The Widow”

Ray Wright wrote the script, which follows a young woman, who is missing her deceased mother and new to Manhattan.

06 May 2017 • 09:30 AMT
Ombudsman: 20 Karabakh soldiers killed in Azerbaijan’s fire in 10 months

“We must be able to provide information about these violations to the international community in the language they speak,” Melikyan said.

06 May 2017 • 09:29 AMT
Mexican refugee crisis film takes top jury prize at Hot Docs Fest

Irish filmmaker Chris Kelly’s A Cambodian Spring, a documentary about land rights in Cambodia, earned a special jury prize in the international feature doc category.

06 May 2017 • 09:18 AMT
Will Ferrell, Jason Momoa to play TV father-son in comedy

Ferrell will play a washed-up TV star who reunites with the actor (Momoa) who played his son on a TV show, and has since become a huge star.

06 May 2017 • 09:08 AMT
“Blade Runner 2049” teaser features battered Ryan Gosling

A new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos.

06 May 2017 • 09:05 AMT
U.S. Congress delegation to visit Armenia in September

Anna Eshoo said that if nothing important happens in her congressional district, she hopes to join the delegation in September.

06 May 2017 • 09:05 AMT
Dave Chappelle joins Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper in “A Star Is Born”

The movie, based on William Wellman’s 1937 film, centers on a fading country music star who helps an aspiring singer as his own career spirals downward.

06 May 2017 • 08:41 AMT
Russia-initiated Syrian safe zones plan goes into effect

It is not clear how the “de-escalation zones” will be enforced in areas still to be determined in maps to emerge a month from now.

06 May 2017 • 08:29 AMT
Japan pledges $40 million to ADB to back high-level technology

Aso’s remarks came as China’s increasing presence in infrastructure finance has alarmed some Japanese policymakers.

06 May 2017 • 08:01 AMT
Newly-elected Armenian lawmakers receive mandates

No MPs from the YELQ bloc showed up to receive their mandates, as CEC chairman Tigran Mukuchyan read out their names.

06 May 2017 • 07:54 AMT
“Kingsman 3” already planned, helmer Matthew Vaughn says

The first “Kingsman” movie, “Kingsman: The Secret Service”, grossed $415 million globally in 2015.

06 May 2017 • 07:49 AMT
Ryan Murphy teases creepy clown for “American Horror Story” season 7

The next installment will revolve around the 2016 U.S. election and feature a character based on President Donald Trump.

06 May 2017 • 07:46 AMT
New leaks show black and white touchscreen Amazon Echo

Given that there’s a camera at the top of the device and a built-in speaker, it’s possible users could be able to make video calls or take photos.

06 May 2017 • 07:37 AMT
Facebook wants to debute premium TV shows next month: report

Facebook plans to have about two dozen shows for this initial push and has greenlit multiple shows for production, according to sources.

06 May 2017 • 07:36 AMT
Chris Pine, Michelle Williams to star in spy thriller “All the Old Knives”

The story is set in the idyllic town of Carmel-by-the-Sea, where ex-lovers Henry and Celia – one a CIA spy and one an ex-CIA spy – meet for dinner and to reminisce.

06 May 2017 • 07:30 AMT
Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” unveils new trailer

Written and directed by Nolan, the film tells the story of the chaotic rescue of Allied soldiers during one of the fiercest battles of the war.