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11 January 2017 • 11:56 AMT
Germany says it received 280,000 new migrants in 2016

While new arrivals declined, the Interior Minister said that the number of rejected asylum-seekers who left Germany was up

11 January 2017 • 11:51 AMT
Queens Of The Stone Age set to release their new album

Mastodon‘s Troy Sanders confirmed that each member will be returning to their respective projects to release records and tour in 2017.

11 January 2017 • 11:51 AMT
UAE officials among 56 killed in Taliban bombings in Afghanistan

The Emiratis were among 13 people killed when explosives hidden in a sofa detonated inside the governor’s compound in southern Kandahar.

11 January 2017 • 11:38 AMT
Euro will fail in 10 years without reform: French presidential candidate

Emmanuel Macron proposed the creation of a eurozone budget to finance growth-oriented investments.

11 January 2017 • 11:31 AMT
Turkey to discuss troop presence in Iraq “once IS removed”

Fikri Isik said Turkish troops in Iraq had carried out a successful mission and killed more than 700 Islamic State militants.

11 January 2017 • 11:22 AMT
Iceland has new government, mulls restarting EU entry talks

Bjarni Benediktsson said that the government would give parliament a vote on whether to re-start European Union entry talks.

11 January 2017 • 11:17 AMT
Trump, Brexit put global economic growth at risk: World Bank

Announcing the findings of its annual Global Economic Prospects (GEP), the bank said global growth had failed to meet its forecast every year since 2011.

11 January 2017 • 11:08 AMT
UAE to invest $163bn in renewables

The UAE has considerable solar power potential and is eager to reduce its use of fossil fuels.

11 January 2017 • 11:00 AMT
UK’s trade deficit deteriorates sharply in November

The deficit on trade in goods and services was estimated at £4.2bn in November, up from £2.6bn in October.

11 January 2017 • 10:48 AMT
Bitcoin price drops after China central bank launches investigation

The investigation of bitcoin exchanges was to look into possible market manipulation, money laundering, unauthorized financing and other issues.

11 January 2017 • 10:39 AMT
AI “friends” to help you pass the time on autonomous drives

The last thing automakers want is for bored drivers to default to their current time killer: their phone.

11 January 2017 • 10:02 AMT
Cyprus leaders discussing territorial and map trade-offs

For the first time in more than a decade, Greek and Turkish Cypriots plan to submit maps to the United Nations.

11 January 2017 • 09:48 AMT
Berlin Film Festival unveils more titles in its official 2017 lineup

“Logan,” the latest in the Wolverine superhero franchise starring Hugh Jackman, will have its world premiere in Berlin out of competition.

11 January 2017 • 09:41 AMT
Dome Karukoski’s “Tom of Finland” to open Goteborg Film Fest

Set for a theatrical rollout in Feburary, “Tom of Finland” is a biopic about groundbreaking Finnish artist Touko Laaksonen.

11 January 2017 • 09:39 AMT
YouTube wants you to make official music video for Elton John

The winners get the support they need from to make their video, and $10,000 on top of that to help with any subsequent projects.

11 January 2017 • 09:26 AMT
Michigan University gives access to genocide survivor testimonies

The archive includes 54,000 video interviews, each one a source of unique and powerful stories from the Holocaust and other genocides.

11 January 2017 • 09:23 AMT
Universal Pictures acquires Leslie Mann comedy “The Pact”

Mann co-stars with Ike Barinholtz and John Cena with “Pitch Perfect” scribe Kay Cannon making her directorial debut.

11 January 2017 • 09:06 AMT
Disney rolls out extended sneak peek for “Cars 3”

The third installment of “Cars” movie series will follow McQueen as he is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves.

11 January 2017 • 08:51 AMT
Apple patent hints at iPhone with full-face display

Until recently, smartphone aesthetics have been both defined and limited by their most dominant feature: the display.

11 January 2017 • 08:42 AMT
Sundance: HBO nabs Syrian civil war documentary

The film is directed by Evgeny Afineevsky, who previously oversaw the Emmy and Oscar-nominated “Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom.”

11 January 2017 • 08:39 AMT
Turkey to build walls on borders with Armenia, Iran – media

According to local media, Turkey is fencing its borders in the framework of the fight against terrorism and smuggling.

11 January 2017 • 08:37 AMT
French stars Tahar Rahim, Roschdy Zem, topline “The Price of Success”

“The Price of Success” tells the tale of Brahim, a stand-up comedian from a working-class family whose success destroys his relationship with his family.

11 January 2017 • 08:21 AMT
Armenia to introduce graphic pictures on cigarette packs

“Starting from March 17, new “scary” pictures will be placed on cigarette packs in the EEU states,” the Commission said in a statement.

11 January 2017 • 08:15 AMT
Tesla hires the creator of Apple’s Swift programming language

At Tesla, Chris Lattner will be leading the Autopilot team that continues to develop its driver assistance and self-driving technology.

11 January 2017 • 08:03 AMT
Fitbit buys Romanian smartwatch startup, Vector

It’s the second low-power watch brand that Fitbit has purchased in recent months after rescuing Pebble at the end of 2016.

11 January 2017 • 07:55 AMT
Microsoft launches privacy dashboard to give you control over data

It’s launching a web-based account privacy dashboard that lets you monitor and control the information Microsoft services use.

11 January 2017 • 07:39 AMT
ESO to upgrade its Very Large Telescope to spot exoplanets

The program aims to develop a “nanocraft” fast enough to travel to the star system, and it wants to reach that goal within one generation.

11 January 2017 • 07:38 AMT
George Lucas to open $1-billion “Star Wars” museum in LA

Lucas said he will fund the project to the tune of about $1 billion, including building costs, his art and an endowment of $400 million.

11 January 2017 • 07:32 AMT
Streaming giant Twitch reveals dates, new venue for TwitchCon 2017

Last year’s TwitchCon attracted over 35,000 visitors, a big increase on the 20,000 attendees that flocked to 2015’s iteration of the event.

11 January 2017 • 07:31 AMT
Manchester United keeps win streak alive vs. Hull City

Manchester United beat Hull City 2-0, in the EFL Cup semifinal first leg. It’s the Red Devils’ ninth win in a row in all competitions.