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27 March 2017 • 14:06 AMT
Ikea getting into home automation with new smart hub

The new range of products is called Trådfri and is built around the ZigBee Light Link standard for connected lights.

27 March 2017 • 13:58 AMT
“El Chapo” Univision-Netflix series casts Marco de la O as drug lord

Based on the life story of one of the world’s most notorious criminals, the series will cover the three-decade span of El Chapo’s drug trafficking career.

27 March 2017 • 13:53 AMT
Laptop ban on planes came after iPad bomb threat

A security source said both bans were not the result of a single specific incident but a combination of factors.

27 March 2017 • 13:36 AMT
NATO plans to spend €3 billion on satellite, cyber defenses

The investments stress NATO’s recognition that conflicts are increasingly fought on computer networks as well as in the air, on land and at sea.

27 March 2017 • 13:31 AMT
Syrian rebels resume withdrawal from last Homs bastion: monitor

Between 10,000-15,000 rebels and civilians were expected to leave in weekly batches, the Observatory and opposition activists have said.

27 March 2017 • 13:14 AMT
Scientists discover a low-cost way to build genomes from scratch

Finding faulty sections of genes is like a microscopic version of Where’s Waldo among 3 billion people wearing stripes.

27 March 2017 • 13:07 AMT
OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs, FM Nalbandian talk Karabakh settlement

Also, the co-chairs briefed the Armenian foreign policy chief on the result of meetings they held in Azerbaijan on March 11.

27 March 2017 • 12:55 AMT
Trump taps Kushner to lead White House office to revamp government

The White House Office of American Innovation, to be led by Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser.

27 March 2017 • 12:53 AMT
China’s court overturns iPhone patent ruling in local row

Last May, a Beijing patent regulator ordered Apple’s Chinese subsidiary and a local retailer Zoomflight to stop selling the iPhones.

27 March 2017 • 12:45 AMT
“Beauty and the Beast” nears $700 million worldwide

“Beauty and the Beast” led a robust weekend internationally with $119 million, followed by Warner-Legendary’s “Kong: Skull Island” with $93 million.

27 March 2017 • 12:44 AMT
New sewing factory to provide 700-800 jobs in Armenia’s Gyumri

The government has made a decision to allocate to Sastex the building of the former regional hospital and the adjacent areas.

27 March 2017 • 12:15 AMT
Disney planning enough “Star Wars” movies to last into the 2030s

Meanwhile, Woody Harrelson said that the upcoming Han Solo spin-off movie was “the best Star Wars film yet”.

27 March 2017 • 12:11 AMT
Dollar hits four-month low as Trump trade deflates

Trump’s inability to deliver on an election campaign pledge marked a big setback for a Republican president whose own party controls Congress.

27 March 2017 • 11:42 AMT
Moscow rejects U.S., EU calls to release detained opposition protesters

The protests, estimated to be the biggest since a wave of anti-Kremlin demonstrations in 2011/2012, come a year before a presidential election.

27 March 2017 • 11:26 AMT
U.S.-backed forces seize IS-held airport near Euphrates dam

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias, said in a statement it had captured the air base.

27 March 2017 • 10:57 AMT
Early galaxies found hiding in “super halos” of hydrogen

The discovery, which will teach us about the early history of our galaxy, comes thanks to a breakthrough in galaxy detection methods.

27 March 2017 • 10:47 AMT
Chinese anthropologists unearth tomb with 500-year-old mummies

The buried man and woman are believed to be the grandson of Gu Zuo, an official under the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), and the grandson’s wife.

27 March 2017 • 10:26 AMT
UK govt. renews calls for WhatsApp backdoor after London attack

“We need to make sure that organizations don’t provide a secret place for terrorists to communicate with one another,” Amber Rudd said.

27 March 2017 • 10:10 AMT
Snoop Dogg to induct RAP legend Tupac into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

The Hall Of Fame was launched in 1983 and annually inducts bands and artists pivotal to alternative music and culture.

27 March 2017 • 10:03 AMT
Armenia: ORO slams supporter arrest as persecution ahead of elections

“There has been pressure on our alliance during all this period,” Ohanyan said adding that Babayan is their combat friend and supporter.

27 March 2017 • 09:57 AMT
R.E.M. frontman announces autobiographical photo book

The R.E.M. frontman is working with frequent collaborator Jonathan Berger on the book, which is said to be about Stipe’s life and his time with R.E.M.

27 March 2017 • 09:43 AMT
Clive Owen’s medical drama “The Knick” cancelled after two seasons

The series, which marked Owen’s first series-regular role, was acclaimed by critics but drew a small viewership.

27 March 2017 • 09:34 AMT
Patricia Clarkson to join Amy Adams in HBO’s “Sharp Objects”

“Sharp Objects” centers on a reporter – fresh from a brief stay at a psychiatric hospital -who must return to her hometown to cover the murders of two girls.

27 March 2017 • 09:15 AMT
Iran warns Turkey against abusing humanitarian issues for politics

“The meddling, trouble-making and baseless remarks by Turkish officials about their neighboring countries continue,” Bahram Ghasemi said.

27 March 2017 • 08:54 AMT
Paulina Garcia’s “The Desert Bride” tops Toulouse’s Films in Progress

Garcia plays a 54-year-old live-in-maid in Buenos Aires whose staid life is upturned when she is forced to travel to the sticks.

27 March 2017 • 08:51 AMT
UN to kick off first talks on global nuclear weapons ban

Supporters point to successful grassroots movements that led to the prohibition of landmines in 1997 and cluster munitions in 2008.

27 March 2017 • 08:35 AMT
“American Horror Story” cast talks Lady GaGa’s possible return & more

“AHS” season 7 is said to tackle 2016 presidential election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

27 March 2017 • 08:33 AMT
China Southern in talks over tie-up with American Airlines

China Southern, the country’s largest carrier by passenger numbers, said the tie-up could involve a share issue and other forms of cooperation.

27 March 2017 • 08:18 AMT
South Korea prosecutors seek arrest of ousted president Park

If Seoul Central District Court approves the warrant, Park will become the third former leader to be arrested over corruption.

27 March 2017 • 08:13 AMT
“Black box” technique may lead to more powerful AI

Rather than use standard reinforcement training, researchers create a “black box” where they forget that the environment and neural networks are even involved.