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20 January 2017 • 13:13 AMT
Ed Sheeran to announce UK, European tour for March

The artist’s last tour ran from 2014-15 and included a trio of sold-out dates at London’s 90,000-capacity Wembley Stadium.

20 January 2017 • 12:51 AMT
UNESCO says 30 percent of Aleppo’s ancient city totally destroyed

UNESCO said in a statement that “60 percent of the old city of Aleppo has been severely damaged, with 30 percent totally destroyed.”

20 January 2017 • 12:45 AMT
Cinema Management Group nabs “Ainbo” 3D animation feature

“Ainbo’s” eponymous heroine is a young indigenous girl who lives in the heart of the Amazon, protected by rainforest’s Mother Spirit.

20 January 2017 • 12:38 AMT
Windows 10’s new feature lets you improve battery life or performance

Microsoft has added a power slider option to the main battery section of the taskbar, which greatly improves power management.

20 January 2017 • 12:33 AMT
Jonathan Rhys Meyers to topline police thriller “Blue on Blue”

The film follows a corrupt police officer who uses his guile to ensnare an unsuspecting rookie cop in a daring web of deceit and betrayal.

20 January 2017 • 12:02 AMT
Amazon to adapt Neil Gaiman’s “Good Omens” into series

“Good Omens” takes place in 2018, when the Apocalypse is near and Final Judgment is set to descent upon humanity.

20 January 2017 • 11:53 AMT
Italy rescuers find six people alive under avalanche

Emergency workers were able to speak to the survivors and have called for helicopters to evacuate them after more than 40 hours under the rubble.

20 January 2017 • 11:49 AMT
Anne Hathaway to join Rebel Wilson in “Nasty Women” comedy

The movie is a gender-reversed version of 1988’s comedy “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”, which featured Steve Martin and Michael Caine.

20 January 2017 • 11:42 AMT
Minsk court rules to extradite Russian-Israeli blogger to Azerbaijan

The Prosecutor General’s office didn’t even bother to let Lapshin’s family and lawyers, or even the Russian embassy in Minsk know.

20 January 2017 • 10:36 AMT
Spanish police arrest Russian bank-account hacker wanted by FBI

Lisov had been under observation by authorities for several days in the north-eastern region of Catalonia, Spain.

20 January 2017 • 10:22 AMT
Ottawa hosting special lecture, film screening to remember Hrant Dink

Voices in Dialogue, a non-profit initiative is holding the Hrant Dink Memorial Lecture on Freedom of Speech and Peacebuilding.

20 January 2017 • 10:08 AMT
Tata Steel Chess: Armenia’s Aronian beats tournament leader Eljanov

Prior to the victory , Aronian played four consecutive draws at the tournament in a small town called Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands.

20 January 2017 • 09:58 AMT
30 Seconds To Mars tease Camp Mars 2017 with new trailer

In November, 30 Seconds To Mars teased their new album – which is due this year – on Instagram.

20 January 2017 • 09:54 AMT
Real Madrid reportedly planning to sell Ronaldo to China

Spanish publication Don Balon are claiming the Madrid president wants to flog the Portuguese star before his contract runs out.

20 January 2017 • 09:38 AMT
Arcade Fire unveil new anti-Trump anthem “I Give You Power”

It had previously been reported that the band would release an anti-Trump song to coincide with the upcoming inauguration.

20 January 2017 • 09:29 AMT
Harvard’s soft exosuit makes walking 23 percent easier

In the future, the exosuit could help the elderly and patients suffering from Parkinson’s, cerebral palsy and other conditions to walk well on their own.

20 January 2017 • 09:18 AMT
Samsung to explain the Galaxy Note 7 explosions on Jan 22

Customers and regulators alike are waiting to find out what Samsung has planned to make sure this never happens again.

20 January 2017 • 09:07 AMT
Over 80 IS jihadists killed in U.S. aerial blitz in Libya

The air assault came a month after the United States had officially wrapped up its military operations in and around Sirte.

20 January 2017 • 08:51 AMT
Russia sees positive signs in Syria peace process: Foreign Minister

Lavrov also said that Moscow was ready to do its part to move to a constructive dialogue with the United States.

20 January 2017 • 08:45 AMT
Jason Bateman-Rachel McAdams comedy “Game Night” adds cast

“Game Night” follows several couples who gather for their regularly-planned game night when something goes terribly wrong.

20 January 2017 • 08:39 AMT
Star-studded Sundance comedy “Fun Mom Dinner” sells to Netflix

“Fun Mom Dinner” is about a group of mothers whose only common ground is their kids’ preschool class.

20 January 2017 • 08:06 AMT
Uber to pay $20 million for exaggerating drivers’ earnings

According to the FTC’s complaint, Uber exaggerated drivers’ potential income in order to attract new drivers to its platform.

20 January 2017 • 07:54 AMT
Google gives open source access to its VR art app

The company is “sharing all of our brush shaders, our audio reactive code, a streamlined Unity import pipeline”.

20 January 2017 • 07:33 AMT
SoundCloud reveals its most popular track, album and artist of 2016

Meanwhile, SoundCloud will no longer remove DJ mixes due to copyright infringement, its founder Eric Wahlforss has confirmed.

20 January 2017 • 07:26 AMT
Gorillaz roll out new anti-Donald Trump song “Hallelujah Money”

Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s animated band made their online return in September month across their social media accounts.

20 January 2017 • 07:22 AMT
Robert De Niro, Cher lead anti-Trump protests in New York City

Raucous protesters squared off against Washington police on January 19 night outside a meeting of Trump supporters

20 January 2017 • 07:08 AMT
“Inconvenient Sequel” debuts to standing ovation at Sundance Fest

Reminiscent of the original, “An Inconvenient Sequel” depicted dire consequences of a warming earth.

20 January 2017 • 07:02 AMT
Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessica Chastain to star in “Gold” director’s “The Division”

The third-person shooter is set in a dystopian New York City in the aftermath of a smallpox pandemic.

20 January 2017 • 06:52 AMT
1st look at Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange on FX’s “Feud”

Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange look suave as they channel Bette Davis and Joan Crawford respectively.

20 January 2017 • 06:50 AMT
Gladys Berejiklian almost sure to become New South Wales premier

Potential opponents are yet to rule out contesting her for the ballot but party sources say a Berejiklian victory is likely.