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27 January 2017 • 11:33 AMT
Film Constellation nabs Berlinale comedy “Permission”

The film focuses on Anna and Will, who are each other’s first everything: first kiss, first love, first and only relationship.

27 January 2017 • 11:33 AMT
Afghanistan army wants to recruit more women

The defence ministry wants to boost the proportion of women in the army to 10 percent, deputy ministry spokesman Mohammad Radmanesh said.

27 January 2017 • 11:24 AMT
Sony Pictures acquires Mark Hamill, Greg Kinnear comedy “Brigsby Bear”

The film centers on the creator of a children’s TV show who must deal with the program’s cancellation.

27 January 2017 • 11:08 AMT
Queen + Adam Lambert announce North American tour for summer 2017

As well as performing Queen classics, the band will “debut a brand new show specially designed and created for this outing” throughout the tour.

27 January 2017 • 10:56 AMT
Elton John to co-write “The Devil Wears Prada” musical

The film adaptation of Lauren Weisberger’s 2003 novel was a surprising box office hit when it was released back in June 2006.

27 January 2017 • 10:01 AMT
Turkey’s Erdogan pledges to tackle election of new Armenian Patriarch

Erdogan promised that Turkish authorities will address the issue immediately following a referendum on constitutional amendments.

27 January 2017 • 10:00 AMT
LG’s G6 “packs Google Assistant instead of Alexa”

According to the report, LG planned on using Alexa like it does in a number of other products, but the integration wasn’t ready for prime time.

27 January 2017 • 09:41 AMT
Samsung “to roll out Galaxy S8 on March 29”

In addition to a virtual home button instead of a physical one under the display, the S8 will sport a side button that triggers the assistant.

27 January 2017 • 09:28 AMT
Yemen could face famine, humanitarian crisis in 2017: UN

“The conflict in Yemen is now the primary driver of the largest food security emergency in the world,” Stephen O’Brien said.

27 January 2017 • 09:21 AMT
Philippine troops reportedly wound top terror suspect

Intelligence reports showed initial assaults killed at least four militants and reportedly wounded the main target, Isnilon Hapilon.

27 January 2017 • 09:21 AMT
Toshiba plans to make its memory chip business separate company

Toshiba is looking to sell roughly 20 percent for more than 200 billion yen and potential investors include private equity firms.

27 January 2017 • 09:15 AMT
Google parent Alphabet posts strong revenue increase

Google-branded hardware also showed promise as Google Home, a smart speaker, and the Pixel smartphone gained traction over the holidays.

27 January 2017 • 09:07 AMT
Forex strategies: How to avoid false signals

For increasing the trading efficiency skilled traders prefer to develop their own forex trading strategies and follow exclusively them.

27 January 2017 • 09:06 AMT
Chrome to warn you when shopping site isn’t secure

Chrome on mobile now “has a simplified reload behavior to only validate the main resource and continue with a regular page load.”

27 January 2017 • 08:42 AMT
Scientists reverse Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice

Scientists have discovered a way of counteracting the proteins that cause Alzheimer’s-like symptoms including memory loss.

27 January 2017 • 08:40 AMT
Batch of Russian weapons already shipped to Armenia: Minister

“I can’t reveal the list of weapons to be delivered as it is strictly confidential, but I can say that a batch has already reached Armenia,” he said.

27 January 2017 • 08:26 AMT
Adam Scott – Craig Robinson comedy “Ghosted” ordered to pilot at Fox

“Ghosted” is described as a comedic take on The X-Files and centers on a cynical skeptic and a genius “true believer” in the paranormal.

27 January 2017 • 08:17 AMT
Netflix wins bidding war for “Eggplant Emoji” from Ben Stiller

The creators and stars of the hit Comedy Central show “Workaholics” are also on board to produce.

27 January 2017 • 08:10 AMT
Syria talks in Geneva postponed from February 8 until end of month

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that talks on the Syria crisis in Geneva had been postponed from February 8.

27 January 2017 • 08:02 AMT
UBS annual net profits plummet by 46%

Switzerland’s largest bank reported its net profits for the year were 3.3 billion Swiss francs (3.09 billion euros, $3.3 billion).

27 January 2017 • 07:54 AMT
Danish parliament fails to “give historical assessment” to Genocide

“The Parliament regrets that Turkish law prohibits citizens and media to use the term ‘genocide’ about the events,” read a bill.

27 January 2017 • 07:48 AMT
Sweden’s Goteborg Festival opens with “Tom of Finland”

The festival’s three special focus sidebars this year are on religion and faith; films from the Lapland (or Sápmi) region; and virtual reality.

27 January 2017 • 07:44 AMT
Amazon buys critically acclaimed ISIS doc “City of Ghosts”

The film documents the courage of a group of citizen journalists who risk their lives to bring footage of terrorist atrocities in Syria to the wider world.

27 January 2017 • 07:37 AMT
Gunpowder & Sky nabs Aubrey Plaza’s raunchy comedy “The Little Hours”

The film follows a young servant who hides from his master at a convent full of emotionally unstable nuns in the Middle Ages.

27 January 2017 • 07:30 AMT
Russia’s Putin to speak with Trump on January 28

This month, Trump suggested he would lift sanctions imposed by the Obama administration if the Kremlin helps the US battle terrorists.

27 January 2017 • 07:26 AMT
Elizabeth Banks police dramedy “The Trustee” scores ABC pilot order

It revolves around a driven but stubborn detective who finds unlikely help from her precinct’s trustee, a larger-than-life ex-con.

27 January 2017 • 07:25 AMT
Over 5,000 cases brought against Turkey over post-coup purge: ECHR

The European Court of Human Rights has called on the complainants to exhaust legal avenues in Turkey before applying at the rights body.

27 January 2017 • 07:14 AMT
Netflix to distribute “Green Room” helmer’s “Hold the Dark” thriller

The story, based on the 2014 novel by William Giraldi, centers on a young boy in a remote Alaskan village being killed by a rogue wolf.

27 January 2017 • 07:10 AMT
“Dim the Fluorescents,” “Strad Style” win Slamdance Film Fest awards

“Strad Style” also won audience award for documentaries while Bill Watterson’s “Dave Made a Maze” took the audience trophy for narrative features.

27 January 2017 • 07:09 AMT
20 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijani army registered overnight

The Karabakh Defense Army troops continue controlling the situation on the contact line and protecting their positions.