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02 February 2017 • 12:58 AMT
Azerbaijani captive’s relatives claim he is indeed a soldier

Azerbaijani media have already interviewed the captured serviceman’s parents, publishing video footage and photo materials afterwards.

02 February 2017 • 12:53 AMT
Deadly road of heroin addiction

Heroin, also known as diamorphine among other names, is an opiate typically used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects. Medically it is occasionally used to relieve pain and as a form of opioid replacement therapy alongside counseling. Heroin is typically injected, usually into a vein, however, it can also be smoked, snorted or inhaled. Onset of effects is usually rapid and lasts for a few hours.

02 February 2017 • 12:43 AMT
Pink Hotel alt-Americana band unveil “Modern Times” single

The first verse gives way to an emphatic first chorus but the second half of the song is where the real power is

02 February 2017 • 12:18 AMT
Tool frontman hints at “roadblock” on new album

Last week guitarist Adam Jones announced on Instagram that the band had completed a new track for the album and were awaiting Keenan’s vocals.

02 February 2017 • 12:13 AMT
Two U.S. firms to invest more than $500 mln in Armenia

The ambassador said, another U.S.-affiliated firm, Lydian International, started the construction of its Amulsar mining project in 2016.

02 February 2017 • 12:03 AMT
“Stranger Things” star joins animated film “My Love Affair With Marriage”

The film follows a fiery young woman with a wild imagination as she journeys through many marriages while confronting societal pressures.

02 February 2017 • 11:55 AMT
European Parliament approves Georgia visa waiver

Parliament´s rapporteur for the proposal, Mariya Gabriel (EPP, BG), acknowledged the “broad and complex reforms” carried out by Georgia.

02 February 2017 • 11:50 AMT
Open Road nabs star-studded animated comedy “Thunder Squad”

It features the voices of Jeremy Renner, Alec Baldwin, Heidi Klum, John Cleese, James Franco, Anjelica Huston and Omar Sy.

02 February 2017 • 11:39 AMT
Syrian army recaptures 30 towns and villages from Islamic State

The Syrian army also signaled on February 2 it would press on with operations against Islamic State northeast of Aleppo.

02 February 2017 • 11:04 AMT
Jessica Brown Findlay in “This Beautiful Fantastic” trailer

The film, described as a contemporary fairytale, follows the friendship between a quirky young woman with a bad-tempered old widower.

02 February 2017 • 10:46 AMT
“Arrival” helmer to direct “Dune” Frank Herbert novel adaptation

“Dune” reboot will be another sci-fi pic to be added to Villeneuve’s filmography after the highly-praised “Arrival” and the upcoming “Blade Runner 2049”.

02 February 2017 • 10:39 AMT
Mosquitos beating gene editing with rapid evolution

Gene editing and gene drives have the potential to be a massive scientific breakthrough, letting scientists target and eliminate diseases.

02 February 2017 • 10:24 AMT
Human brain reshapes itself during spaceflight, study suggests

Apparently, scientists saw both an increase and a decrease in gray matter in different parts of the brain.

02 February 2017 • 10:23 AMT
5% of Armenian users block ads online, study finds

Georgia’s ad blocking rate is the same as that of Armenia at 5%, while Russia and Turkey’s rates stand at 6% and 7%, respectively.

02 February 2017 • 10:08 AMT
John Wetton of King Crimson and Asia dies at 67

Wetton, who initially found fame as the bass player in King Crimson, had already pulled out of Asia’s upcoming co-headline tour with Journey.

02 February 2017 • 09:49 AMT
Turkey energy imports plunged by 28% in 2016

Data showed that Turkey’s overall imports in 2016 amounted to $198.6 billion in comparison to $207.23 billion in 2015.

02 February 2017 • 09:48 AMT
London Grammar roll out new single and video for “Big Picture”

The Ivor Novello-winning band returned with swooping comeback single “Rooting For You” in December.

02 February 2017 • 09:37 AMT
Philippines president vows to kill more in drug war, involve military

He gave a lengthy explanation of the problems for people who used the highly addictive methamphetamine known locally as shabu.

02 February 2017 • 09:34 AMT
“How I Met Your Mother” creators back at CBS with comedy pilot order

The comedy chronicles the relationship of two twenty-somethings who go from being co-workers on opposite coasts to working in the same office.

02 February 2017 • 09:26 AMT
The Orchard acquires Sundance Grand Jury winner doc “Dina”

“Dina” is the second Sundance documentary for Orchard, having picked up the big-game doc Trophy near the beginning of the fest.

02 February 2017 • 09:21 AMT
U.S. envoy: 4-day war showed effect of corruption on national security

“Recently we’ve seen more discussion in Armenia about how corruption can impact and threaten national security,” Mills said.

02 February 2017 • 09:18 AMT
Keanu Reeves will star in the romantic thriller “Siberia”

Reeves will portray an American diamond trader trying to sell blue diamonds of dubious origin to buyers in Russia.

02 February 2017 • 09:10 AMT
Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Day-Lewis’ fashion drama adds cast

The story illuminates the life behind the curtain of an uncompromising dressmaker commissioned by royalty and high society.

02 February 2017 • 08:56 AMT
Facebook closing in on 2 billion users

Facebook’s sales for the December quarter totaled $8.8 billion, up more than 50% from the same period a year earlier.

02 February 2017 • 08:50 AMT
Apple working on custom Mac chips for future laptop models

Apple is building an ARM-based chip that’ll offload the Mac’s “Power Nap” features from the standard Intel processor as a way to save battery life.

02 February 2017 • 08:50 AMT
Grand Chess Tour: Levon Aronian to replace Vladimir Kramnik

The players will all compete in the 2017 Sinquefield Cup and the 2017 London Classic where they will be joined by one wildcard in each tournament.

02 February 2017 • 08:34 AMT
Instagram testing multi-photo albums for everyone

Droid Life says users can pick up to 10 images to post at once, with separate filters and edits available for each.

02 February 2017 • 08:33 AMT
MIT builds wearable app to detect emotion in conversation

The app, built into a fitness tracker for this research, collects physical and speech data to analyze the overall tone of the story in real time.

02 February 2017 • 08:25 AMT
Developer combines HoloLens and Vive for “shared reality”

Software developer Drew Gottlieb detailed his proof of concept setup, which allows the HoloLens user to see what the Vive user is drawing in mid-air.

02 February 2017 • 08:14 AMT
Bat Bot: Scientists build robot that flies just like a bat

Covered with a thin, silicon skin, the flexible wings of this mechanical creature can move like bat wings do, making use of nine different artificial joints.