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14 March 2017 • 10:14 AMT
Syria has become “torture chamber”, UN rights chief says

More than 320,000 people have been killed and millions forced to flee their homes since the conflict erupted in March 2011.

14 March 2017 • 10:06 AMT
Top EU court rules companies can ban wearing of religious symbols

It is the first case of its kind amid a series of legal disputes over the right for Muslim women to wear the hijab at work.

14 March 2017 • 10:05 AMT
Russian ruble shows resilience in the face of crude fluctuations

The Russian currency has come under strong pressure in recent days with Brent crude futures losing 8.1 percent since March 7.

14 March 2017 • 09:44 AMT
Tech giant Baidu unveils breakthrough AI-powered transcription software

It just released a beta for SwiftScribe, a transcription app that uses a neural network to make sense of speech.

14 March 2017 • 09:42 AMT
Armenia, EU soon to launch visa liberalization dialogue: foreign ministry

“Armenia is implementing the agreements on visa facilitation and readmission in good faith,” Karen Nazaryan said.

14 March 2017 • 09:22 AMT
Charles Schwab launches human-robo financial advice

The service provides clients with a financial and investment plan, unlimited access to a human advisor via phone or video conference.

14 March 2017 • 09:11 AMT
400,000 year-old half-skull points to ancestor of Neanderthals

The fossil was unearthed from the Aroeira cave site, and marks the oldest human cranium fossil ever found in Portugal.

14 March 2017 • 08:45 AMT
NASA tests life-detecting tools for Mars in the Atacama Desert

One of the three is a modified Wet Chemistry Laboratory, which was also part of the 2007 Phoenix mission to Mars.

14 March 2017 • 08:28 AMT
Free online courses to teach anyone DNA sequencing

As the site states, graduates should exit the course with the ability to “read, write and create custom DNA sequences.”

14 March 2017 • 08:26 AMT
Armenia, Russia “should consider military-industrial complex in Gyumri”

Creation of jobs in Gyumri, in the president’s opinion, would also help improve social and economic conditions in the city.

14 March 2017 • 08:09 AMT
Ethan Hawke to be honored at San Francisco Film Festival

Hawke has been nominated twice for a best supporting actor Academy Award and twice for best adapted screenplay.

14 March 2017 • 07:54 AMT
Trump gives CIA authority to conduct drone strikes: WSJ

The new authority represents a significant departure from a cooperative approach that had become standard practice by the end of Obama’s tenure.

14 March 2017 • 07:52 AMT
Annette Bening joins Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde in “Life, Itself”

“This Is Us” creator and “Crazy, Stupid, Love” writer Dan Fogelman is directing from his own script.

14 March 2017 • 07:37 AMT
OSCE to conduct monitoring of Artsakh-Azerbaijan contact line

From the Artsakh Defense Army positions, the monitoring will be conducted by Ghenadie Petrica, Khristo Khristov and Peter Svedberg.

14 March 2017 • 07:29 AMT
Ava DuVernay wraps filming on Disney’s “A Wrinkle in Time”

It follows the story of Meg Murry (Storm Reid), whose scientist father Dr. Alex Murry (Chris Pine) is missing after doing some mysterious experiment.

14 March 2017 • 07:29 AMT
Parents live longer than childless people, study finds

Fathers gained more in life expectancy than mothers, a team wrote in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

14 March 2017 • 07:13 AMT
Stand-up comedian Louis C.K. to host “Saturday Night Live”

The episode will mark C.K.’s fourth time as the host, while it will be the first time for the “Closer” hitmaker to perform on the NBC sketch show.

14 March 2017 • 07:05 AMT
Detained blogger Lapshin meets lawyer in Azerbaijan

“Lapshin has no complaints. His mother and family will come to meet him either during or after holidays,” Chernin said.

14 March 2017 • 06:59 AMT
Oceanside Media options film right to “La La Land” helmer’s “The Claim”

The thriller centers on a single father with a criminal background who must uncover the whereabouts of his kidnapped daughter.

14 March 2017 • 06:47 AMT
“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” sequel to debut in theaters in 2018

Fede Alvarez, the director of “Don’t Breathe,” will helm the film, which will feature a brand new cast.

14 March 2017 • 06:46 AMT
Jailed Samsung chief can get visitors, may play a corporate role

Lee, who didn’t attend the preparatory hearing for his trial on bribery, embezzlement and other charges, is kept well away from other inmates.

14 March 2017 • 06:36 AMT
“Big Bang Theory” spin-off gets series order at CBS, Jon Favreau to helm

Meanwhile, Jim Parsons, who plays the adult Sheldon on “The Big Bang Theory”, will narrate the single-camera series.

14 March 2017 • 06:30 AMT
Natalie Portman may star in Ridley Scott’s “All the Money in the World”

The drama is based on the real-life kidnapping of John Paul Getty III, the grandson of oil tycoon John Paul Getty who’s one of the richest men at that time.

14 March 2017 • 06:25 AMT
14 mln more uninsured under Republican plan in 2018: report

CBO said the number of people without health coverage would soar in subsequent years, “to 21 million in 2020 and then to 24 million in 2026.”

14 March 2017 • 06:16 AMT
Russia reportedly deploys forces in Egypt, eyes on Libya role

The U.S. and diplomatic officials said any such deployment might be part of a bid to support Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar.

14 March 2017 • 06:08 AMT
55 ceasefire violations by Azeri army registered overnight

Azeri forces used various caliber firearms to fire more than 630 shots, also employing an 82-mm mortar in the southern part of the frontline.

14 March 2017 • 06:02 AMT
Severe water shortage in Nigeria hits Boko Haram displaced

“The water shortage poses a serious health risk to IDPs because they may have to turn to other unclean water sources,” said one aid worker.

14 March 2017 • 05:56 AMT
North Korea warns of attacks as U.S. carrier joins S. Korea drills

A U.S. Navy spokesman said the Carl Vinson was on a regular deployment during which it would take part in exercises with South Korea.

14 March 2017 • 05:46 AMT
Turkey suspends top-level ties with Netherlands amid escalating crisis

Erdogan also accused German Chancellor Angela Merkel of “supporting terrorists,” as acrimony flared between Turkey and EU states.

13 March 2017 • 14:55 AMT
Oceans are warming faster than expected: researchers

A team of researchers have successfully found a way to error-correct and clean up historical oceanic temperature data.