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09 March 2017 • 09:22 AMT
Survey finds more business roles than ever held by women globally

Surveyed Armenian businesses have also recorded improvement in diversity in management positions, with only 10% having no women in senior roles.

09 March 2017 • 09:19 AMT
“The Martian” scribe to direct Fox’s “Bad Times at the El Royale”

Goddard received an Academy Award nomination for best adapted screenplay for “The Martian,” which was adapted from the Andy Weir novel.

09 March 2017 • 09:09 AMT
Germany posts “significant” increase in Turkish spying

Tensions between the members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party outlawed in Turkey and far-right extremists are increasing and are “mirrored in Germany.”

09 March 2017 • 09:04 AMT
Islamic State leaders fleeing Raqqa – U.S. military

The departure of some of the group’s leadership does not mean that the battle to take Raqqa will be easy, an official said.

09 March 2017 • 08:47 AMT
Illegal immigration down 40% after Trump’s 1st month in office: DHS

Kelly also cited price increases from “coyotes,” or smugglers, who “hiked their fees in some areas by roughly 130%.

09 March 2017 • 08:35 AMT
Mkhitaryan can seize ownership of United without Ibrahimovic: Luckhurst

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is available for the Europa League first leg with Rostov but won’t be against Chelsea next week.

09 March 2017 • 08:31 AMT
Samsung Group chief denies all charges at the start of “trial of century”

Lee has been charged with embezzlement and other offences in a corruption scandal that has already led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.

09 March 2017 • 08:11 AMT
Tesla’s new solar energy station to power Hawaii at night

The Kapaia project is a combination 13MW SolarCity solar farm and 53MWh Tesla Powerpack station on the island of Kauai.

09 March 2017 • 08:01 AMT
Experiment suggests potatoes really can grow on Mars

This is the second phase of the Potatoes on Mars project, which aims to figure out which extreme conditions the hardy tuber can thrive in.

09 March 2017 • 07:54 AMT
Turkey, Netherlands in diplomatic tension over referendum campaign

The mayor of Rotterdam said the owner of the location, where the minister was planning to hold the rally, had revoked permission for the gathering.

09 March 2017 • 07:50 AMT
Google’s new machine learning API identifies objects in videos

The new Video Intelligence API will allow developers to build applications that can automatically extract entities from a video.

09 March 2017 • 07:39 AMT
Genocide Committee announces April 24 March for Justice in LA

Armenian-American community was called to remain vigilant and active and continue to voice ollective demands for justice.

09 March 2017 • 07:35 AMT
Janelle Monae new frontrunner to play Domino in “Deadpool 2”

The much-anticipated “Deadpool” sequel is due sometime in 2018. Ryan Reynolds is set to reprise his role as the Merc with a Mouth.

09 March 2017 • 07:24 AMT
1st look at Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer in “Mary Poppins Returns”

Serving as a sequel to the 1964 movie, the film is set in 1930s depression-era London. It follows Mary Poppins re-entering the lives of the Banks family.

09 March 2017 • 07:23 AMT
Bolivia passes controversial measure to expand coca production

The coca leaf is commonly drunk like tea, but drug gangs make it into cocaine in a chemical process that brings out its narcotic qualities.

09 March 2017 • 07:18 AMT
Samuel L. Jackson joins political drama “The Last Full Measure”

Jackson can next be seen in Legendary Entertainment’s “Kong: Skull Island,” which Warner Bros. is releasing on March 10.

09 March 2017 • 07:07 AMT
J.A. Bayona teases new character in “Jurassic World 2” 1st pic

Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are reprising their roles, along with newcomers Toby Jones, James Cromwell, and Justice Smith.

09 March 2017 • 07:06 AMT
France, Armenia sign deal on easing tourism, research cooperation

The parties dwelled upon the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, with president Francois Hollande calling for a change in the status quo.

09 March 2017 • 06:56 AMT
Showtime renews “Billions” for season 3

“Billions” has been steadily garnering 4.4 million viewers after premiering 14 months ago.

09 March 2017 • 06:51 AMT
“GOT” unveils season 7 poster, actor reviews Bran as Three-Eyed Raven

While plot details have been kept under wraps, we know that a clash between Dany with her dragons and the Night King’s army is inevitable.

09 March 2017 • 06:45 AMT
Contractors likely source of latest WikiLeaks release on CIS: officials

Contractors likely breached security and handed over documents describing the CIS’s use of hacking tools to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks.

09 March 2017 • 06:29 AMT
Tens of thousands take to streets across Turkey for women’s rights

In Istanbul over 10,000 people, mostly women, walked the long Istiklal Avenue, chanting “end male-perpetrated violence”

09 March 2017 • 06:24 AMT
Congress looks to overturn Obama internet privacy rules

Under the rules, internet providers would need to obtain consumer consent before using precise geo-location, financial information.

09 March 2017 • 06:17 AMT
Situation on Karabakh contact line relatively calm

The Nagorno Karabakh Defense Army forces mainly refrained from retaliating to continue protecting their positions.

09 March 2017 • 06:05 AMT
Young Neanderthal used “aspirin” for tooth pain, study shows

The young male ate an antibiotic fungus called Penicillium and chewed on bits of poplar tree containing salicylic acid.

07 March 2017 • 14:43 AMT
PosTransfer system to launch in CIS by year-end

The decision to create a unified system of money transfers was adopted in the UPU Congress in Istanbul in September 2016.

07 March 2017 • 14:43 AMT
Exceptional loan to Michelangelo & Sebastiano exhibit announced

The work has been a key part of the Royal Academy collection since it was bequeathed by Sir George Beaumont, entering the collection in 1829.

07 March 2017 • 14:25 AMT
Yerevan to house special ethnographic district

The district will host residential homes, hotels (guest houses), as well as exhibition halls displaying the country’s national crafts.

07 March 2017 • 14:14 AMT
Christie’s Paris establishes a new auction record for Diego Giacometti

High energy was present in the Christie’s Paris saleroom from the very beginning of the evening, opening with the poetic Tourterelle.

07 March 2017 • 13:58 AMT
Metallica and Iggy Pop team up at Mexico City show

Meanwhile, Metallica were recently named Best International Band supported by Austin, Texas at the VO5 NME Awards 2017.