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20 March 2017 • 12:21 AMT
Global energy CO2 emissions could be cut by 70% by 2050: research

An additional $29 trillion of energy investment would be needed to 2050, equivalent to 0.4 percent of global GDP.

20 March 2017 • 11:59 AMT
New Gorillaz album tracklist reportedly leaks

Few details are known about the new Gorillaz album, though fan conversations with band mastermind Damon Albarn indicate that the record is finished.

20 March 2017 • 11:56 AMT
Taipei: China aims advanced ballistic missiles at Taiwan

The DF-16 is capable of precise strikes and has been deployed by the Rocket Force of the People’s Liberation Army, Feng Shih-kuan said.

20 March 2017 • 11:40 AMT
Ed Sheeran’s “Divide” stays at No. 1 on Billboard 200

“Divide” becomes the first album within six months to spend its first two weeks at No. 1 on the chart since the “Suicide Squad” soundtrack.

20 March 2017 • 11:24 AMT
Lana Del Rey makes her live return with secret SXSW show

A rarity for the artist, Del Rey played a live guitar backing to her track “Yayo” on a white Flying V Gibson.

20 March 2017 • 11:21 AMT
Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry dies at 90

Berry’s seven-decade career boasted a string of hits, including classics “Roll Over Beethoven” and “Johnny B. Goode.”

20 March 2017 • 11:06 AMT
Father John Misty unveils series of satirical tracks, “Generic Pop Songs”

Misty, real name Josh Tillman, has been a contributor for a number of popular artists, including Kid Kudi, Beyonce and Lady Gaga.

20 March 2017 • 10:54 AMT
Canada’s first spaceport could host launches in 2020

The spaceport is a commercial venture between MLS and a Ukrainian firm — there’s no government funding involved at all.

20 March 2017 • 10:38 AMT
CEC reacts to Armenian opposition bloc’s proposal to delay election day

“The election day has been set, and we carry out our functions based on this,” Mukuchyan reportedly said on Monday, March 20.

20 March 2017 • 10:34 AMT
SpaceX reusable cargo ship returns to Earth

The capsule undertook a more than six-hour journey back to Earth, landing off the coast of Mexico just before 1600 GMT.

20 March 2017 • 10:25 AMT
Stephen King’s “The Dark Tower” rolls out the 1st poster

“The Dark Tower” follows an 11-year-old Jake Chambers who discovers some clues about another dimension named Mid-World.

20 March 2017 • 10:04 AMT
Artur Aghabekyan resigns as Karabakh prime minister

By a 2012 president’s decree, Aghabekyan was appointed Karabakh’s vice-premier, having previously served as Armenia’s deputy defense minister.

20 March 2017 • 09:49 AMT
Intel’s first hyper-fast 3D drive is meant for servers

The inaugural Optane model can withstand stresses normally associated with RAM, writing about 12.3 petabytes of data in its lifespan.

20 March 2017 • 09:46 AMT
Philippines president calls European critics “crazies”

Duterte fired his broadside after the EP issued a resolution condemning “the high number of extrajudicial killings” in his war on drugs.

20 March 2017 • 09:28 AMT
Qualcomm brings 4G to feature phones in new mobile platform

The 205 platform will support front and rear 3 megapixel cameras, a 480p VGA display running at 60 frames-per-second, and let users stream videos.

20 March 2017 • 09:24 AMT
Uber president quits amid deepening turmoil

Jeff Jones quit less than seven months after joining the San Francisco company, an Uber spokesman said.

20 March 2017 • 09:18 AMT
North Korea rocket-engine test shows ‘meaningful’ progress: Seoul

It was the latest in a series of moves by Pyongyang, which have recently included the firing of four missiles to its east.

20 March 2017 • 09:02 AMT
Armenia placed 121st in new World Happiness Report

Armenia’s northern neighbor Georgia lags behind in the 125th spot in the fifth annual report covering 155 countries.

20 March 2017 • 08:59 AMT
Turkish pressure to blame for lack of Genocide-related movies: WP

“The Promise,” opening nationwide April 21, is the first major Hollywood movie to portray the Armenian Genocide.

20 March 2017 • 08:39 AMT
UK’s May starts tour across Britain before launching Brexit

In a sharp challenge to May, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said last week she would be pushing for a fresh independence vote.

20 March 2017 • 08:38 AMT
WikiLeaks won’t share CIA exploits unless companies meet terms

WikiLeaks is already threatening to name and shame companies by comparing their responsiveness with their “government entanglements.”

20 March 2017 • 08:22 AMT
Japan, Russia talk territorial dispute, security in Tokyo meeting

The meeting is focusing on regional security, especially how best to deal with North Korea’s launches of missiles and its nuclear program.

20 March 2017 • 08:16 AMT
Facebook “to show off its hardware efforts in April”

There’s already been talk of brain-scanning tech, and recent hires hint at some kind of drone.

20 March 2017 • 08:10 AMT
Juncker says Turkey death penalty is “red line” issue

“If the death penalty is reintroduced in Turkey, that would lead to the end of negotiations,” Jean-Claude Juncker said.

20 March 2017 • 08:00 AMT
NASA signs up research teams to study the Solar System

NASA has selected four new research teams to join the existing nine teams in SSERVI to address scientific questions.

20 March 2017 • 07:59 AMT
Russia summons Israeli ambassador over Syria strike

A Russian media report quotes Mikhail Bogdanov as saying that Israeli Ambassador Gary Koren “was asked about this” incident.

20 March 2017 • 07:40 AMT
“Mom” Anna Faris-Allison Janney comedy close to season 5 renewal

The Chuck Lorre comedy centers around mother-daughter pair Bonnie and Christy who are recovering alcoholics.

20 March 2017 • 07:40 AMT
Armenian chess players to miss World Team Chess Championship

According to the deputy president of the country’s chess federation, Ashot Vardapetyan, neither of the teams “have won this right.”

20 March 2017 • 07:17 AMT
“The Great Wall” helmer Zhang Yimou starts “Shadow”

Zhang is one of China’s foremost directors of drama, pithy comedy and large-scale historical action.

20 March 2017 • 07:15 AMT
Clashes in Damascus after surprise rebel assault

The attack comes just days before a fresh round of UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva aiming at ending Syria’s six-year war.