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18 March 2017 • 06:47 AMT
France’s Macron seen defeating Le Pen, Hamon losing support: BVA poll

Fillon has been losing support since becoming embroiled in a scandal over employing his wife as his parliamentary assistant.

18 March 2017 • 06:44 AMT
Erdogan tells Turks to have five children as they are “Europe’s future”

“Educate your children at better schools, make sure your family live in better areas, drive in the best cars,” said Erdogan.

18 March 2017 • 06:37 AMT
Video games linked to sexism in teenagers, new study finds

The study compared the time spent by 13,520 young people playing video games and their attitudes to women and gender roles.

18 March 2017 • 06:25 AMT
Canada border authorities detaining record number of Mexicans

The spike comes immediately after Canada’s federal government lifted its visa requirement for Mexican citizens in December.

17 March 2017 • 14:22 AMT
Tesla raises $1.2 bn, 20 percent more than planned

Musk said Tesla was considering a number of options, including raising capital, to reduce risk ahead of the upcoming Model 3 sedan.

17 March 2017 • 14:11 AMT
Killer of rare Large Blue butterflies convicted in Britain

“It is a unique case. There has never been a prosecution in terms of capturing and killing in the past,” prosecutor Kevin Withey said.

17 March 2017 • 13:45 AMT
Gyumri welcomes Ameriabank’s Kumayri branch

Ameriabank launched My Gyumri campaign, offering the branch customers special benefits on cards, loan products and online banking services.

17 March 2017 • 13:33 AMT
At least 30 Somali refugees shot dead off Yemen coast

The refugees were hit by light weapons fire in waters off rebel-held Hodeida but managed to dock in the city’s port, an official said.

17 March 2017 • 13:13 AMT
China to build on shoal in disputed South China Sea

Sansha City is the name China has given to an administrative base for the South China Sea islands and reefs it controls.

17 March 2017 • 13:06 AMT
Iranians to join this year’s hajj: Saudi

Iranian pilgrims will participate in this year’s annual hajj, Saudi Arabia said, after an absence last year during tensions between the rivals.

17 March 2017 • 12:52 AMT
EU demands changes from Facebook, Google, Twitter

Some of those contested terms include requiring users to seek redress in court in California, instead of their country of residence.

17 March 2017 • 12:42 AMT
U.S. envoy, Armenian Renaissance party head meet ahead of elections

Mills was meeting the head of the Armenian Renaissance party Artur Baghdasaryan on to discuss issues concerning the election processes.

17 March 2017 • 12:37 AMT
“Logan” director to helm Don Winslow’s “The Force” adaptation

That preemptive deal came a year after the studio and Scott launched development of Winslow’s bestseller “The Cartel”.

17 March 2017 • 12:04 AMT
Prague hosts Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei exhibit “Law of Journey”

The show, which will run through January 7, 2018, includes the artist’s latest work, also called “Law of the Journey.”

17 March 2017 • 12:03 AMT
First naturally fluorescent frog found in Argentina

Julian Faivovich said the discovery “radically modifies what is known about fluorescence in terrestrial environments.

17 March 2017 • 11:52 AMT
Andy Warhol’s Mao Zedong portrait to be auctioned in Hong Kong

The classic 1973 screen print by the legendary U.S. pop artist will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s next month.

17 March 2017 • 11:45 AMT
Turkey threatens to send “15,000 refugees a month” to Europe

Ankara and Brussels almost a year ago on March 18 signed a landmark deal that has substantially lessened the flow of migrants from Turkey to Europe.

17 March 2017 • 11:29 AMT
Toyota to invest £240million in UK plant

Burnaston made about 180,000 vehicles last year, most of which are exported to Europe and other markets.

17 March 2017 • 11:27 AMT
For little painters

Modern mobile devices have already become an inseparable part of our life. Here, the task of the adults is to familiarize their children with interesting brain games, as the kids are fast learners, especially when the development process is exciting.

17 March 2017 • 11:16 AMT
VW sales drop as demand weakens in western Europe, China

In the year’s first two months, the Volkswagen Group delivered 1.5 million vehicles, 2.6 percent fewer than a year earlier.

17 March 2017 • 11:01 AMT
Lana Del Rey to make live return with surprise SXSW appearance

Del Rey recently shared her new single “Love” and its accompanying video, which sees her performing in space.

17 March 2017 • 10:47 AMT
Kasabian unveil new single, announce album and tour

The band’s Serge Pizzorno recently revealed that the album is about “saving guitar music was the abyss”.

17 March 2017 • 10:37 AMT
Swatch working on its own smartwatch OS

The report claims that the first Swatch smartwatch will launch towards the tail-end of 2018 as a Tissot-branded timepiece.

17 March 2017 • 10:35 AMT
Armenia parties suspend election campaigns after “bread bringer” death

ORO, Tsarukyan and Armenian National Congress – People’s Party of Armenia (ANC-PPA) blocs will suspend their election campaigns.

17 March 2017 • 10:27 AMT
Spotify to reportedly restrict some albums to premium tier

The deal may be months away from being finalized, but Spotify is said to have cleared this particular clause with major record labels.

17 March 2017 • 10:21 AMT
Three quarters of French voters want Fillon to withdraw from race: poll

The poll showed nearly nine voters out of every 10 think Fillon is neither “convincing” nor “close to their concerns.”

17 March 2017 • 10:19 AMT
Gmail on desktop update lets you preview video attachments

The video preview features started rolling out Thursday, March 16 and Google says they’ll be available to all users in the next 15 days.

17 March 2017 • 10:12 AMT
Switzerland won’t help Turks prosecute Erdogan critic

Turkey had lodged four complaints to the Swiss authorities concerning the comments made on social networks against Erdogan.

17 March 2017 • 10:03 AMT
Amazon puts Alexa inside iPhone

Naturally, the voice assistant is able to shop and track packages, but it can also do most of the things Alexa can do.

17 March 2017 • 10:01 AMT
AGBU Scholarship Program supports hundreds of students worldwide

72 students enrolled in various programs in the United States were awarded nearly $262,000 in the form of US Graduate Scholarships.