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26 December 2016 • 15:08 AMT
Total to invest $1 billion per year in Brazil

The decision to expand operations comes on the heels of Total agreeing to acquire assets worth $2.2 billion from Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro SA.

26 December 2016 • 14:53 AMT
India conducts fourth test launch of Agni-V ballistic missile

India has successfully conducted a fourth test launch of its nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile, the Agni-V.

26 December 2016 • 14:46 AMT
UK, Germany to be only EU economies in world’s top eight by 2030

The report will pile pressure on Theresa May to secure strong trade deals with more distant nations after the UK leaves the EU.

26 December 2016 • 14:45 AMT
George Michael planned to release new album in 2017

The London-born singer, whose birth name was Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, began his career in the ’80s with Wham!.

26 December 2016 • 14:31 AMT
Turkey vows to work for Syrian ceasefire after Moscow talks

“We must find a way to stop this bloodiest war of the modern era,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said.

26 December 2016 • 14:29 AMT
Iran gets cut-price Boeing deal

The new planes will help Iran modernize and expand its aging commercial aircraft fleet after decades of international sanctions.

26 December 2016 • 14:24 AMT
Iran-based groups warn of more attacks in Kurdistan Region

The envoys called on the Kurdistan Regional Government to prevent attacks on Kurdish groups and individuals opposed to the Islamic Republic.

26 December 2016 • 14:16 AMT
Russian oil exports to grow in 2017, Deputy Energy Minister says

According to Molodtsov, Russia may cut production by about 4.5-5 million tons next year to meet the global deal to cut output.

26 December 2016 • 13:37 AMT
Fragments of crashed jet found in Black Sea, Russia says

Russia’s transport minister said that a pilot error or a technical fault — not terrorism — is likely to be the cause of the crash

26 December 2016 • 13:25 AMT
Russia says troops have found mass graves, booby traps in Aleppo

Dozens of bodies have been uncovered, according to Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov. He said some bore gunshot wounds.

26 December 2016 • 13:07 AMT
The 1975 give away bonus track ‘How To Draw’ for free

“How To Draw” is available for free as part of a sampler download from the band’s label, Dirty Hit.

26 December 2016 • 13:04 AMT
Fresh advance in east Mosul to begin within days: U.S. commander

U.S. advisers, part of an international coalition, will work directly with those forces and an elite Interior Ministry strike force.

26 December 2016 • 12:47 AMT
Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt dies at 68

Status Quo released over 100 singles – many of which were penned by Parfitt – and sold over 100 million albums worldwide.

26 December 2016 • 12:37 AMT
First look at DreamWorks’ “Captain Underpants” movie

Written by Nicholas Stoller, the animated film follows two fourth graders who are best friends and draw comics that they sell on the playground.

26 December 2016 • 12:30 AMT
Nazarbayev says Kazakhstan ready to host Syria talks

“Kazakhstan is ready to host all sides for talks in Astana,” Nazarbayev said in St. Petersburg where he has been meeting with Putin.

26 December 2016 • 12:14 AMT
Indonesia planning more counterterror efforts after killing 2 militants

“We believe there are still group members that plan to carry out such deeds to disrupt events such as Christmas and New Year’s,” Rikwanto said.

26 December 2016 • 12:06 AMT
Fleet Foxes “reveal new album title and cover art”

Singer Robin Pecknold posted a screenshot of the band’s back catalogue in his iTunes library, which included a record called ‘Ylajili’.

26 December 2016 • 11:58 AMT
Sundara Karma indie rock band release new video for “Flame”

Back in September, the Reading band played one of their biggest headline sets to date at London’s Heaven.

26 December 2016 • 11:46 AMT
Police evacuate three railway stations in Moscow after bomb threat

Various news agencies said police planned to use sniffer dogs to check the Kazansky, Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky railway stations.

26 December 2016 • 11:36 AMT
Al-Jazeera accuses Egypt of holding producer on “fabricated charges”

Qatar-based satellite news channel Al-Jazeera accused Egypt on December 26 of detaining one of its producers on “fabricated charges.”

26 December 2016 • 11:31 AMT
South Korea president’s friend says “sorry” for scandal

“I am sorry to the people of the country,” Choi was quoted as saying by opposition Democratic Party MP Sohn Hye-won.

26 December 2016 • 11:27 AMT
A&E drops controversial KKK doc after discovering that subjects got paid

A&E decided to the doc, originally called “Generation KKK”, just one day after changing the title and the marketing.

26 December 2016 • 11:13 AMT
Brussels ready to resume debt relief talks with Greece: Dijsselbloem

Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos confirmed the government’s commitment to reforms required as part of the bailout program.

26 December 2016 • 11:06 AMT
How Chechens selling arms to Azeris were killed in London

In late February 1993, a high ranking Chechen official, an aide to rebel leader and the first President of the self-proclaimed Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Dzhokhar Dudayev, 38-year-old Ruslan Outsiev and his brother Nazarbek, 20, were killed at their London penthouse. As it turned out later, the assassination was linked to the Armenian security service members.

26 December 2016 • 11:06 AMT
NBC releases a preview video for “Emerald City”

“Emerald City” chronicles the story of 20-year-old Dorothy Gale who is transported to another world.

26 December 2016 • 10:54 AMT
Tom Hardy back for revenge in new “Taboo” trailer

In the series, Hardy plays an adventurer named James Delaney who, thought to be dead, returns to Britain to avenge his father’s death.

26 December 2016 • 10:48 AMT
Netflix renews “Fuller House” revival for a third season

The family reunion will continue: Netflix has renewed the revival “Fuller House” for a third season, Variety said.

26 December 2016 • 10:40 AMT
New “Doctor Who” season 10 trailer unveiled

“Doctor Who” Christmas special will follow the Doctor and Nardole as they encounter a mysterious figure known as The Ghost.

26 December 2016 • 10:31 AMT
“Alien: Covenant” debuts first red-band trailer

It offers a glimpse at a shower scene that is a reminiscent of an iconic scene from the original series.

26 December 2016 • 10:05 AMT
Snapchat has reportedly acquired Israeli AI startup for $30-40 million

Cimagine has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding, including from iVentures Asia, OurCrowd, and Plus Ventures.