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06 March 2017 • 11:22 AMT
Google reveals HP’s Chromebook for schools hitting shelves in April

By some estimates, Chrome OS now accounts for half the education market – outperforming both iPads and Windows devices.

06 March 2017 • 11:00 AMT
NA elections: ORO’s program vows tax holiday, abolition of monopolies

The program details steps for increasing the Armenian army’s combat readiness and ensuring a balance in the region.

06 March 2017 • 10:47 AMT
Turkey’s competition board opens probe into Google

The authority said the probe aimed to determine whether Google’s contracts with equipment producers had violated the law.

06 March 2017 • 10:30 AMT
Ex-PM Alain Juppe says he won’t run for French presidency

At a press conference in his hometown of Bordeaux, Juppe said that the election was being held in “confused” conditions.

06 March 2017 • 09:59 AMT
Ukraine takes Russia to Int’l Court of Justice over rebel funding, Crimea

Kiev is asking the Int’l Court of Justice to order Russia to pay compensation for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014.

06 March 2017 • 09:51 AMT
Global tech giants heading for proxy war in India

Alibaba and Paytm have already invested together to build a dominant mobile-wallet payment business, now worth around $5 billion.

06 March 2017 • 09:47 AMT
Netflix in talks for more episodes of “Gilmore Girls” revival

“A Year in the Life” finale “Fall” ended with a big cliffhanger as Rory told her mom Lorelai that she’s pregnant, bringing the series full circle.

06 March 2017 • 09:31 AMT
Armenia’s Tsarukyan alliance pledges to tackle unemployment, emigration

“Critical problems like poverty, unemployment, immigration, economic decline must eventually be solved,” Vahe Enfiajyan said.

06 March 2017 • 09:16 AMT
Rare Renaissance paintings on view at North Carolina Museum of Art

The exhibit features paintings and books that illustrate a crucial period in the history of Venetian art and culture.

06 March 2017 • 09:12 AMT
Suspected Burkina Faso jihadists attack Mali military post; 12 dead

A resident who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals said that Malian soldiers fled Boulkessi after the assault.

06 March 2017 • 09:00 AMT
Blogger detained in Azerbaijan allowed to speak to family by phone

Russian-Israeli blogger Alexander Lapshin, who is under arrest in Baku is provided with an opportunity to communicate with family by phone.

06 March 2017 • 08:58 AMT
Asia Week NY rolls out largest number of exhibits in event’s history

Art lovers will be able to behold examples of painting, sculpture, bronzes, ceramics, jewelry, jade, textiles, prints and photographs gathered from all over Asia.

06 March 2017 • 08:49 AMT
Iraqi forces capture second bridge in Mosul, spokesman says

The al-Hurriya bridge is the second to be secured by the Iraqi forces in the city, after securing one located further south.

06 March 2017 • 08:44 AMT
Björk announces next destination for her VR exhibition

The exhibition itself allows patrons to immerse themselves in two virtual reality experiences: “Family” and “Notget”.

06 March 2017 • 08:40 AMT
Israel decriminalizes marijuana for personal use

First-time personal users who are caught and confess will be fined 1,000 shekels ($270), with this doubling on the second occasion.

06 March 2017 • 08:33 AMT
Ex-Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher announces solo album title

Gallagher first confirmed that he was working on his debut solo LP back in August, with Gallagher penning a record deal with Warner Bros.

06 March 2017 • 08:30 AMT
U.S. Republicans to unveil new healthcare bill this week

“We are in a very good place right now, and while drafting continues, we anticipate the release of final bill text early this week,” said an aide.

06 March 2017 • 08:25 AMT
Security and Progress: RPA launches election campaign

“The process of forming a parliamentary system is now in the hands of our citizens,” Armenian President, RPA chairman Serzh Sargsyan said.

06 March 2017 • 08:09 AMT
1st look at Lin-Manuel Miranda in Emily Blunt’s “Mary Poppins Returns”

Serving as a sequel to the original 1964 movie, the film is set in 1930s depression-era London.

06 March 2017 • 07:51 AMT
1st look at Hugh Grant as Prime Minister in “Love Actually” sequel

The short film also stars Keira Knightley, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Bill Nighy, Thomas Sangster, Andrew Lincoln among others.

06 March 2017 • 07:47 AMT
Netanyahu reportedly offered unity government last year

The document reportedly delivered to Herzog was a proposal for a joint declaration reiterating their commitment to a two-state solution.

06 March 2017 • 07:37 AMT
New York to offer $2,000 incentives to electric car buyers

The added incentive could be important for the Chevy Bolt, Tesla Model 3 and future EVs just affordable enough that even $2,000 could make a big difference.

06 March 2017 • 07:25 AMT
PSA agrees to buy GM’s Opel in deal valuing the business at €2.2 bn

PSA Group has agreed to buy European rival Opel from General Motors in a deal valuing the business at 2.2 billion euros ($2.3 billion), the companies said on Monday, March 6, creating a new regional car giant to challenge market leader Volkswagen, Reuters reports. The maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars pledged to achieve 1.7 …

06 March 2017 • 07:25 AMT
Researchers uncover Trojan that uses DNS queries to get its orders

The malicious Word document was crafted “to appear as if it were associated with a secure e-mail service that is secured by McAfee.”

06 March 2017 • 07:19 AMT
Turkey’s Erdogan compares German rally bans to Nazis

A number of local authorities in Germany have banned rallies ahead of a referendum on whether to approve changes to the constitution.

06 March 2017 • 07:16 AMT
Moon mission to test an anti-radiation vest for astronauts

The vest will protect vital human tissue, particularly stem cells, which could be devastated by solar radiation in deep space or on Mars.

06 March 2017 • 07:09 AMT
Facebook Messenger bots to get much more verbose

In addition to a bunch of other developer-centric notes is word that the bot text limit has been doubled.

06 March 2017 • 07:09 AMT
Jailed Armenian “bread bringer” activist to be released soon: MP

Sargsyan was arrested in August 2016 and released in December for taking food to members of a group who had seized a Yerevan police station.

06 March 2017 • 06:53 AMT
HBO, BBC One order “Shibden Hall” drama from Sally Wainwright

In the 1832-set film, returning home after years of travel, Anne determines to transform the fate of her faded ancestral home in Halifax.

06 March 2017 • 06:50 AMT
Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children a year, WHO says

Unsanitary and polluted environments can lead to fatal cases of diarrhea, malaria and pneumonia, the WHO said in a report.