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04 January 2017 • 09:43 AMT
Armenian astronomers detect strong outburst of young stellar object

The amplitude of brightness of the detected outburst is at least five mag. The object remained at this level of brightness until 2014.

04 January 2017 • 09:33 AMT
40 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijani forces registered overnight

Karabakh Defense Army troops did not retaliate to continue controlling the entire line of contact and protecting their positions.

03 January 2017 • 12:54 AMT
Israeli police question PM Netanyahu over corruption allegations

He was asked about “receiving benefits from business people”, justice ministry officials said without giving details.

03 January 2017 • 12:43 AMT
Syria peace talks under threat amid rebel warning

A statement, signed by a number of groups, cited “many big breaches” of the ceasefire by the Syrian government and its allies as the reason.

03 January 2017 • 12:25 AMT
Lenovo’s Amazon Echo lookalike boasts better speakers

Lenovo is also offering a Harman Kardon edition of its Smart Assistant speaker, addressing one of the biggest knocks on the Echo speaker.

03 January 2017 • 12:24 AMT
Moscow seeks naval drills with Philippines

Last month, President Rodrigo Duterte sent his foreign and defense ministers to Moscow to explore arms deal.

03 January 2017 • 12:18 AMT
Gunman who killed 39 in Istanbul nightclub may have trained in Syria

The attacker, who remains at large, shot dead a police officer and a civilian at the entrance to the exclusive Reina nightclub.

03 January 2017 • 12:14 AMT
Florida premiere of Genocide-themed “Women of 1915” slated for Jan 19

The documentary premiered in New Jersey in June, in an event sponsored by the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of Eastern USA

03 January 2017 • 11:58 AMT
Azerbaijan uses 6-mm mortars in ceasefire violations overnight

To suppress the rival’s attacks, Karabakh troops took necessary measures to continue controlling the entire line of contact.

03 January 2017 • 11:38 AMT
Samsung unveils three new Galaxy A phones

The 2017 Galaxy A7, A5 and A3 are aimed at young, trendy phone buyers who may be looking for devices that don’t cost a fortune.

02 January 2017 • 19:49 AMT
West Ham 0 Man United 2: Goals from Mata & Ibrahimovic seal the win

Despite an early red card for Hammers midfielder Sofiane Feghouli, the Reds were made to wait for the breakthrough.

30 December 2016 • 12:42 AMT
Three Presidents in a year and other interesting facts

U.S. Presidents are usually elected for a term of four years. There is also a Constitutional Amendment that limits Presidents to only eight years after Franklin Roosevelt died during his third term in office. Two times in American history have there been three Presidents that served in the same year. The first time was in 1841 and the second was in 1881.

30 December 2016 • 11:19 AMT
Amazon launches first-ever “Digital Day,” offers savings

To-be-discounted selections include Disney Crossy Road, H&R Block tax software, The Lego Movie, video games like Titanfall 2.

30 December 2016 • 11:15 AMT
EU’s Schulz not to run for German chancellery – media

Schulz said he would not stand for re-election as speaker of the EU legislature and would instead campaign for a seat in Germany’s federal parliament

30 December 2016 • 11:04 AMT
Egypt approves transfer of islands to Saudis

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s government approved the deal and sent it to parliament for ratification.

30 December 2016 • 10:38 AMT
Lamborghini confirms Urus SUV will be its only plug-in hybrid

Maurizio Reggiani said that the Urus’s already confirmed twin-turbo V8 was chosen because of a need for torque in an SUV.

30 December 2016 • 10:23 AMT
Nikon, Verily team up to fight diabetes-related eye disease

In addition to its diabetes-related projects, Verily launched its own robot surgery spinoff and created a sensor-laden health-tracking watch.

30 December 2016 • 10:03 AMT
The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach announces release of his 2nd album

He released his first solo record, “Keep It Hid” in 2009 and also put out an album with his band The Arcs called “Yours, Dreamily” in 2015.

30 December 2016 • 09:41 AMT
Serbia has no more beds for migrants – UNHCR

“All the reception centres are full, full,” UNHCR said, adding that it was unclear whether Serbia would make any more capacity available.

30 December 2016 • 09:40 AMT
“Star Wars: Episode 8” tops Fandango list of most anticipated 2017 films

Disney has the top three titles in the survey with “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” in second, followed by its live-action “Beauty and the Beast”.

30 December 2016 • 09:34 AMT
Britain scolds Kerry for Israeli government comments

A spokesman for May said the British government believed that the settlements were far from the only problem in this conflict.

30 December 2016 • 09:18 AMT
Fleet Foxes frontman working on a solo album, 2 records with his band

Pecknold recently posted a screenshot of the band’s back catalogue in his iTunes library, which included a record called “Ylajili”.

30 December 2016 • 09:07 AMT
Court says South Korea’s Park won’t testify in impeachment trial

Park’s lawyers said the court needed to independently verify facts because they couldn’t trust investigation results by state prosecutors.

30 December 2016 • 08:53 AMT
One Direction top Forbes’ list of highest paid European celebrities

Ronaldo came second on the list with $88 million. Adele followed, making $81m between June 2015 and June 2016.

30 December 2016 • 08:36 AMT
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” hits $615 million at worldwide box office

The worldwide total for “Rogue One” is already the 114th highest of all time, topping the entire run of Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ.”

30 December 2016 • 08:27 AMT
Armenia tourism has the capacity to grow fivefold, Minister says

At a meeting with representatives of the tourism industry, Karayan said the sector is capable of creating inclusive added value.

30 December 2016 • 08:16 AMT
HBO pays tribute to legends Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

The channel has decided to re-air Fisher’s “Wishful Drinking” and premiere Fisher and Reynolds’ documentary.

30 December 2016 • 08:10 AMT
“Tunnel,” “4th Company” vying for Palm Springs’ Cine Latino Award

26 features from Latin America, Spain and Portugal are competing for the Palm Springs Festival’s 2017 Cine Latino Award.

30 December 2016 • 08:04 AMT
“Dalida” bio to open UniFrance Rendez-Vous With French Cinema

About 480 film buyers, 42 French sales companies and 100 journalists from 50 countries will attend the Rendez-Vous which screens 115 films.

30 December 2016 • 07:58 AMT
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits eastern Indonesia

The epicenter was about 33 kilometers south of the village of Tolotangga, which is 1,350 kilometers east of Jakarta.