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10 January 2017 • 06:48 AMT
“Star Wars: Episode VIII” helmer teases details of sequel

“I want it to be a blast and to be funny and to be a ride the way “The Force Awakens” and the original “Star Wars” movies were,” Rian Johnson said.

10 January 2017 • 06:48 AMT
Trump names son-in-law Jared Kushner senior presidential advisor

The real estate developer and magazine publisher who turns 36 soon, will be the youngest top member of the administration.

10 January 2017 • 06:41 AMT
Azerbaijan uses firearms, mortars to violate truce

Azeri troops, in particular, fired around 500 shots from various caliber firearms, also employing 82-mm mortars north of the frontline.

10 January 2017 • 06:41 AMT
David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” revival gets premiere date

The revival of the 1990s cult favorite would debut Sunday, May 21 at 9/8c with a two-hour opener.

09 January 2017 • 19:06 AMT
Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA best men’s player award

The 31-year-old star once again grabbed blagging rights over rival Lionel Messi, having picked up the prestigious Ballon d’Or award last month.

09 January 2017 • 14:41 AMT
More Britons want greater control of immigration than EU free trade: poll

Pollster ORB found that 46 percent of Britons agreed that greater control over immigration was more important than access to free trade.

09 January 2017 • 14:36 AMT
Eight killed as militants attack checkpoint in Egypt’s Sinai

The Interior Ministry said the militants targeted the checkpoint in the city of el-Arish with a garbage truck filled with explosives.

09 January 2017 • 14:27 AMT
Iraqi special forces advance further in eastern Mosul: spokesman

The elite counter-terrorism service (CTS) had taken full control of the Baladiyat district and encircled neighboring Sukkar.

09 January 2017 • 14:22 AMT
Turkey’s Armenian church turned into parking lot

The dilapidated Armenian church in the Turkish city of Elazig (historic Kharberd) has been turned into a parking lot.

09 January 2017 • 14:01 AMT
World powers approve natural uranium shipment to Iran: diplomats

The diplomats say that the agreement foresees delivery of 116 metric tons (nearly 130 tons) of natural uranium from Russia.

09 January 2017 • 13:59 AMT
The Last Shadow Puppets beat David Bowie to win top album artwork prize

Last year’s winner of the Best Art Vinyl – which is now in its thirteenth year – was David Gilmour’s artwork for his fourth album, “Rattle That Lock”.

09 January 2017 • 13:56 AMT
U.S. Navy ship “fires warning shots” at Iranian vessels

In September, Trump vowed that any Iranian vessels that harass the U.S. Navy in the Gulf would be “shot out of the water.”

09 January 2017 • 13:45 AMT
Phoenix added to Portugal’s NOS Alive Fest line-up

Last year’s edition of the festival saw performances from Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Pixies, Chemical Brothers, Biffy Clyro, Wolf Alice and many more.

09 January 2017 • 13:37 AMT
Russia says tired of “amateurish” White House hacking claims

“These are baseless allegations substantiated with nothing, done on a rather amateurish, emotional level,” a Kremlin spokesman said.

09 January 2017 • 12:47 AMT
McDonald’s agrees to sell 80% of its business in China

McDonald’s is trying to streamline its global operations, and changing its ownership structure to revolve more around franchises is a major part of that revamp.

09 January 2017 • 12:32 AMT
BMW “absolutely committed” to new plant in Mexico despite Trump stance

The president-elect has threatened to impose a “border” tax on firms that make cars in Mexico for the U.S. market.

09 January 2017 • 12:14 AMT
3 new iPads to debut next quarter, analyst says

Kuo still expects numbers to be down slightly year over year but the higher ASP to make up for that in revenues.

09 January 2017 • 12:14 AMT
CW renews seven of its series for 2017-18 season

The network has doled out early renewals to all its comic book franchises (“Arrow,” “D.C.’s Legends of Tomorrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl”).

09 January 2017 • 11:51 AMT
Highly-anticipated “Ant-Man” sequel to star filming in June

Paul Rudd be once again playing Scott Lang/Ant-Man, along with Evangeline Lilly who will play Hope Van Dyne a.k.a. The Wasp.

09 January 2017 • 11:41 AMT
China tops global market for clean energy – report

On the domestic front, the world’s second largest economy had already emerged as a renewables powerhouse, outstripping the U.S.

09 January 2017 • 11:30 AMT
Assad says ready to grant amnesty to armed opposition groups

The president confirmed his readiness to send an official delegation to the capital of Kazakhstan “when they set the time of that conference.”

09 January 2017 • 11:26 AMT
Germany detained about 900 human traffickers in 2016

The national makeup of detained traffickers places Syrians first, followed by Poles, Germans, Iraqi’s, and Russians.

09 January 2017 • 11:20 AMT
Bitcoin could triple in value under Trump: Saxo Bank

Bitcoin was trading at around $900 in the first week of January, up from $400 at the start of 2016.

09 January 2017 • 11:15 AMT
Kodak Super 8 camera back with a digital twist

Though the camera uses 8mm film cartridges, it also has a few modern conveniences to make shooting more enjoyable.

09 January 2017 • 11:02 AMT
Five of the top ten selling rock/metal albums of 2016 were by Metallica

Other artists to do well include Disturbed, Bon Jovi, Journey, and Guns N’ Roses. But no one cleaned up quite as well as Metallica.

09 January 2017 • 10:54 AMT
New David Bowie “No Plan” EP, video unveiled to mark his birthday

Recorded around the time of ‘Blackstar’ for the musical ‘Lazarus’, these were Bowie’s final ever recordings.

09 January 2017 • 10:13 AMT
Armenia, Iran, Turkmenistan eye energy cooperation

Armenia, Iran and Turkmenistan have the opportunity to increase the trade turnover among the three countries, Karen Karapetyan said.

09 January 2017 • 09:54 AMT
Russian energy giant Gazprom posts record gas exports

The company pumped 615.5 million cubic meters to non CIS states on January 6, beating the previous record set just a day before.

09 January 2017 • 09:50 AMT
Pregnant British man to be the first male in UK to give birth

Hayden Cross, 20, who is legally male, was born a girl and started hormone treatment for his transition but put the process on hold.

09 January 2017 • 09:41 AMT
CW Seed revives “Constantine” as animated series

On CW Seed, “Constantine” joins fellow animated DC Comics series “Vixen,” which launched its second season in October.