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07 April 2017 • 08:21 AMT
Record amount of renewables capacity added in 2016, UN says

“Ever-cheaper clean tech provides a real opportunity for investors to get more for less,” said the Executive Director of UN Environment.

07 April 2017 • 08:17 AMT
Gorillaz’s new album described as “a party for the end of the world”

Earlier on April 6, the Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett-led band shared their new Pusha T and Mavis Staples collaboration “Let Me Out”.

07 April 2017 • 08:09 AMT
No Americans run in Iran’s 1st international marathon

Women running in the race are required to wear a headscarf or sports bandanna that covers their hair, according to the race website.

07 April 2017 • 08:06 AMT
Queens Of The Stone Age teasing their long-awaited new album

The band are gearing up to hit the road this summer, having finished work on their next record. They had been working on the album on and off since last summer.

07 April 2017 • 07:51 AMT
Trump jokes he’s “gotten nothing” from China’s Xi so far

“We had a long discussion already. So far, I have gotten nothing. Absolutely nothing,” Trump said to laughs from the delegation.

07 April 2017 • 07:46 AMT
Armenian lifter claims bronze at European Championships

Also competing in the same weight category, Spain’s Lidia Valentin won her third gold medal at the Championships.

07 April 2017 • 07:34 AMT
Reese Witherspoon romcom “Home Again” gets September release

Witherspoon portrays a recently separated mother of two whose new life in Los Angeles is overturned when she decides to take in three young, charismatic guys.

07 April 2017 • 07:34 AMT
George Clooney attends London premiere of “The Promise”

George has been an outspoken advocate of the movie, which seeks to educate audiences about the dangers of denialist narratives.

07 April 2017 • 07:22 AMT
Misogyny ‘certainly’ played role in election loss: Clinton

“And layer on the first woman president over that and I think some people, women included, had real problems,” she said.

07 April 2017 • 07:17 AMT
ABC’s “Dirty Dancing” remake previews first-look pics

They feature Abigail Breslin and Colt Prattes who play Frances “Baby” Houseman and Kellerman dance instructor Johnny Castle, respectively.

07 April 2017 • 07:13 AMT
Oil prices jump after U.S. launches missile strike in Syria

After tepid trading before the attack, Brent crude futures LCOc1 jumped to $56.08 per barrel, in what traders called a knee-jerk reaction.

07 April 2017 • 07:05 AMT
“Kong: Skull Island” crosses $500 million mark at worldwide box office

It’s the third 2017 title to hit the milestone, after Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” and Fox’s “Logan.”

07 April 2017 • 07:03 AMT
Twitter sues Trump administration to defend free speech

Several pages are dedicated to pictures of tweets from “rogue” government accounts that fact-check statements made by the Trump administration.

07 April 2017 • 06:58 AMT
“Pirates of the Caribbean 5” helmer to direct science thriller “Micro”

Rønning teamed with Espen Sandberg to co-direct “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” and “Kon-Tiki.”

07 April 2017 • 06:50 AMT
John Simm to return as the Master in “Doctor Who”

As previously announced, Doctor Who series 10 will also star Michelle Gomez as Missy – a later regeneration of the Master.

07 April 2017 • 06:46 AMT
Azerbaijan keeps violating ceasefire on Karabakh contact line

According to Artsakh defense army, Azeri forces also used a 60-mm mortar in the northeastern section of the frontline.

07 April 2017 • 06:39 AMT
Tupac Shakur biopic “All Eyez on Me” unveils intense new trailer

The biopic follows the story of Tupac’s rise to stardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist.

07 April 2017 • 06:31 AMT
Uruguay to become first country to sell marijuana in pharmacies

The most innovative aspect of the law, pharmacy sales, had been on hold, with no clear timeline for when it would begin.

07 April 2017 • 06:19 AMT
China fighter plane spotted on South China Sea island: think tank

The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) said the J-11 fighter was visible in a satellite image taken on March 29.

07 April 2017 • 06:00 AMT
U.S. strikes on Syrian base: what we know so far

Critics questioned whether the action amounted to a declaration of war and said Trump should have gone to Congress first.

06 April 2017 • 17:59 AMT
Armenia’s RPA names its candidate for Yerevan mayor

The issue was discussed on president Serzh Sargsyan’s proposal and approved unanimously at an RPA Executive Body session.

06 April 2017 • 17:49 AMT
EU rift with Hungary widens over Orban actions

The EU Commission chief said he objects to an education bill that critics say targets a university founded by billionaire American philanthropist George Soros.

06 April 2017 • 17:36 AMT
Post-election Armenia: YELQ bloc rules out RPA coalition as “absurd”

YELQ bloc leader Edmon Marukyan ruled out any coalition with the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, describing such a proposal as “absurd.”

06 April 2017 • 14:59 AMT
Islamic State shoots down Iraqi helicopter over Mosul

Iraqi forces launched a major operation to retake Mosul in October, recapturing its eastern side before setting their sights on the smaller west.

06 April 2017 • 14:43 AMT
EU boosts sanctions against North Korea over nuke tests

Trump has spoken repeatedly of the need to act more decisively against Pyongyang and demanded that Beijing puts more pressure on its reclusive neighbor.

06 April 2017 • 14:26 AMT
Post-election math

During the past two parliamentary elections, the voter turnout was almost the same: 1,574 million in 2017 and 1,559 million in 2012. However, the political forces participating in both polls have shown absolutely different results.

06 April 2017 • 14:26 AMT
Six Armenians indicted on election fraud charges

Six Armenian citizens have been charged with attempts to vote more than once during the parliamentary elections on April 2.

06 April 2017 • 14:08 AMT
“Ghost in the Shell” studio blames whitewashing controversy for flop

“We had hopes for better results domestically,” Paramount’s domestic distribution chief Kyle Davies told CBC.

06 April 2017 • 14:07 AMT
Smoking behind one in ten deaths globally, study reveals

There were nearly one billion smokers in 2015, in spite of tobacco control policies having been adopted by many countries.

06 April 2017 • 13:54 AMT
Manchester United: Henrikh Mkhitaryan makes promise to fans

“I know myself very well and I am sure that I can do better, and I will do better, because I am confident,” Mkhitaryan was cited as saying.