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09 February 2017 • 12:17 AMT
Philippine rebels stage new attacks, slam Duterte for ending peace talks

Communist guerrillas abducted three villagers, including a policeman, and burned construction equipment in new attacks in the Philippines.

09 February 2017 • 11:48 AMT
Germany wants G20 to keep language on trade, currencies, climate

In its 2016 communique, the G20 agreed to “refrain from competitive devaluations” or any targeting of exchange rates for “competitive purposes.”

09 February 2017 • 11:05 AMT
Explosion at Flamanville nuclear power plant in France

At least five people have been slightly injured inhaling the fumes caused by the blast, AFP reports citing sources in the prefecture.

09 February 2017 • 11:00 AMT
8 countries join initiative to counter Trump’s global anti-abortion move

The Netherlands announced in January the launch of a global fund to help women access abortion services.

09 February 2017 • 10:27 AMT
Verizon announces its own Android Wear 2.0 smartwatch

On the hardware side of things, it offers a 1.39-inch circular display at 480 x 480 resolution, with LTE, Wi-Fi, and NFC connectivity options.

09 February 2017 • 10:18 AMT
Wikipedia bans Daily Mail as “generally unreliable” source

It has a history of “poor fact checking, sensationalism and flat-out fabrication,” editors say, and things it reports as true can usually be found elsewhere.

09 February 2017 • 10:00 AMT
Urartu-era antiquities found in a truck in Hungary

Experts said that that such a large assortment of objects had never been recovered before from an Urartu grave.

09 February 2017 • 09:59 AMT
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds roll out 2017 European tour dates

The beloved curmudgeon will begin his eight-week tour with a month in the UK in September before heading to Europe.

09 February 2017 • 09:52 AMT
End of the Road festival announces its first wave of headliners

Also on the bill are a pair of legends: country singer Lucinda Williams and post-rock pioneers The Jesus and Mary Chain.

09 February 2017 • 09:29 AMT
Radiohead to perform in Israel despite industry boycott

The gig is a controversial one with many bands urged to avoid performing in Israel in protest of the country’s occupation of Palestinian land.

09 February 2017 • 09:19 AMT
The xx, Jamie T, Pet Shop Boys among Bestival 2017 headliners

This year Bestival moves from the Isle Of Wight to a new home at Dorset’s Lulworth Estate and takes place from September 7-10.

09 February 2017 • 09:05 AMT
Karabakh tourist arrivals dropped 16% in 2016 due to April war

Immediately after the war, an up to 40% decline was registered in April-May, with the downturn amounting to 20% in the months that followed.

09 February 2017 • 08:56 AMT
Facebook Lite app has over 200 million users

Facebook Lite is partly why the social giant has managed to boost its business in the Rest Of World region.

09 February 2017 • 08:47 AMT
Baku thanks Minsk for extradition of blogger who visited Karabakh

Aliyev described the step as “a manifestation of friendly and strategic partnership between Azerbaijan and Belarus.”

09 February 2017 • 08:42 AMT
Apple’s 10th anniversary iPhone expected to shoot up past $1,000

Tim Cook and company will likely roll out 3 new phones this year: iPhone 7S in the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch sizes, as well as a 5.8-inch iPhone 8.

09 February 2017 • 08:35 AMT
Travel to U.S. drops by 6.5% after Trump travel ban – report

The travel restrictions apparently deterred travelers from outside the seven Muslim-majority countries hit by the ban.

09 February 2017 • 08:28 AMT
Islamic State reportedly claims Israel rocket attack

Jihadist group’s Egyptian affiliate has been engaged in a bloody conflict with police and military in the peninsula.

09 February 2017 • 08:26 AMT
Intel plans to finish its Fab 42 factory in Arizona

Intel is America’s largest high-technology capital expenditure investor and its third largest investor in global R&D.

09 February 2017 • 07:57 AMT
Australia Armenians urge government to condemn Lapshin’s extradition

Vache Kahramanian said: “Today, freedom was compromised. It is black day for free speech and journalism around the world.”

09 February 2017 • 07:54 AMT
Windows 10 unveils picture-in-picture mode

Apple last year debuted a similar feature for MacOS, which works in much the same way, but is only compatible with Safari and iTunes.

09 February 2017 • 07:46 AMT
Britain’s Boris Johnson gives up U.S. citizenship

Alexander Boris Johnson figured in the Treasury list of people who had given up their U.S. citizenship in the last quarter of 2016.

09 February 2017 • 07:43 AMT
SpaceX to launch ISS resupply mission on February 18

SpaceX’s CRS-10 will send a Dragon capsule with multiple tons of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.

09 February 2017 • 07:33 AMT
Tesla “to start pilot production of Model 3 on February 20”

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk last year told investors and customers that he intended to start building the cars in July 2017.

09 February 2017 • 07:25 AMT
Iran fires another missile, U.S. official says

The missile used in the latest launch was a short-­range Mersad surface­to­air missile, which impacted 35 miles away.

09 February 2017 • 07:23 AMT
1st look at Elle Fanning as gothic literary icon “Mary Shelley”

“Mary Shelley” tells the story of the author’s early relationship with poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

09 February 2017 • 07:11 AMT
Natalie Portman to guest star on “Angie Tribeca” comedy season 3

“Angie Tribeca” season three follows 3 detectives who are on a mission to track an animal right activist-turned-serial killer.

09 February 2017 • 07:05 AMT
Cult comic strip franchise “Gaston Lagaffe” to get film treatment

Romain Rojtman, the French producer of French B.O. smash “Serial (Bad) Weddings,” is partnering with UGC and Gaumont on “Gaston.”

09 February 2017 • 06:59 AMT
Ageing Europe needs immigration, Mogherini says

“I believe Europeans should understand that we need immigration for our economies,” as the continent’s population ages, Mogherini said.

09 February 2017 • 06:57 AMT
LevelK picks up Icelandic hit “Cruelty”

“Cruelty” follows two detectives who set off to solve the gruesome murder of two little girls in Reykjavik and start discovering disturbing details.

09 February 2017 • 06:52 AMT
South Korea president’s lawyers reject questioning, prosecution says

Park Geun-hye’s office had notified the prosecutor that it was scrapping an agreement on the questioning, Lee Kyu-chul said.