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22 December 2016 • 07:53 AMT
Japan drops its “fast” nuclear reactor prototype

The “fast,” sodium-cooled prototype plant would produce more plutonium than it ate up, making it relatively easy to recycle fuel.

22 December 2016 • 07:02 AMT
336 films eligible for Best Picture Oscar in 2016

The movies include awards season favorites “La La Land,” “Moonlight,” “Manchester by the Sea,” “Silence,” among others.

22 December 2016 • 06:52 AMT
Wes Anderson announces cast of his animated film “Isle of Dogs”

“Isle of Dogs” is Anderson’s first film since 2014’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and his second foray into animation after 2009’s “Fantastic Mr. Fox.”

22 December 2016 • 06:46 AMT
“Star Wars Episode VIII” new details unveiled

The movie is set for a December 15, 2017 release in U.S. theaters, with Mark Hamill and Daisy Ridley returning as Luke and Rey respectively.

22 December 2016 • 06:29 AMT
Ryan Gosling’s “Blade Runner 2049” unleashes series of stills

Directed by Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival”), the sci-fi thriller is set for an October 6, 2017 release in theaters across the U.S. Harrison Ford returns as Deckard.

22 December 2016 • 06:01 AMT
Trump suggests Berlin attack affirms his plan to ban Muslims

“President-elect Trump has been clear that we will suspend admission of those from countries with high terrorism rates,” said Jason Miller.

22 December 2016 • 05:53 AMT
Sony’s PlayStation VR adds YouTube support

Users across Reddit, Twitter, and other sites say that Version 1.09 of YouTube adds PSVR support, although it’s apparently rolling out slowly.

22 December 2016 • 05:19 AMT
Uber moves to pull self-driving cars from California roads

Hours after Uber launched the service, the Department of Motor Vehicles threatened legal action if the company did not stop.

22 December 2016 • 04:56 AMT
Apple, Nokia suing each other again over patents

In its lawsuit, Apple argues that Nokia already has agreements to license its patents for fair and reasonable terms, aka FRAND.

22 December 2016 • 04:20 AMT
German police hunt Tunisian asylum-seeker over Berlin attack

The federal prosecutor’s office offered a reward of up to 100,000 euros for information leading to the capture of the suspect.

21 December 2016 • 14:02 AMT
Hezbollah using U.S. weaponry in Syria: top Israeli military officer

The senior officer showed a photograph of military vehicles, which he said included U.S.-made armored personnel carriers (APCs).

21 December 2016 • 13:57 AMT
New lawsuit revives billion-dollar Nigeria oil scandal

The lawsuit says the money was transferred from a Nigerian escrow account at the London branch of JPMorgan Chase.

21 December 2016 • 13:54 AMT
Spud finds his salvation in “T2 Trainspotting” behind-the-scenes vid

“At that time when you found the characters in the original film, we were all kind of invincible,” Ewen Bremner (aka Spud) fondly remembers.

21 December 2016 • 13:52 AMT
U.S. returns some land to Japan in largest transfer since 1972

Photographs released on Erdogan’s official Twitter account showed the president hugging Bana Alabed as she sat on his lap.

21 December 2016 • 13:13 AMT
Tchaikovsky ballet “The Nutcracker” unveiled in new format in Armenia

The authors of the project have turned the entire concert hall, columns, niches and moldings into a three-dimensional screen

21 December 2016 • 13:07 AMT
Martin Scorsese to digitally de-age Robert De Niro in “The Irishman”

The gangster film sees De Niro star as real-life mob hitman Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran.

21 December 2016 • 12:58 AMT
Former Nusra Front claims assassination of Russian ambassador

Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (the al-Nusra Front) has claimed responsibility for Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov’s murder in Ankara.

21 December 2016 • 12:48 AMT
Alternate concept art for “Ghost in the Shell” lands online

“Ghost in the Shell” follows the Major, a special ops, one-of-a-kind human-cyborg hybrid, who leads the elite task force Section 9.

21 December 2016 • 12:44 AMT
Henrikh Mkhitaryan named Armenia’s best footballer for seventh time

Armenians Gevorg Ghazaryan (C.S. Marítimo) comes in the second, while Marcos Pizzelli (Al-Fujairah) has the third spot.

21 December 2016 • 12:28 AMT
World Bank OKs $800 mln loan for Turkey, Azerbaijan gas pipeline

Turkey’s Petroleum Pipeline Corporation will be in receipt of the loan in Turkey guaranteed by Ankara with a maturity of 24 years.

21 December 2016 • 12:19 AMT
Iran says Karabakh conflict has no military solution

The Nagorno Karabakh conflict has no military solution, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said December 21 in Armenia.

21 December 2016 • 12:02 AMT
Haim give update on their long-awaited second album

The sister trio have provided an update on the record’s sound, progress and revealed that it will eventually see the light of day in summer 2017.

21 December 2016 • 11:50 AMT
Tupac makes history as he joins the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The legendary rapper will make a history as the first solo hip-hop artist to receive the honor.

21 December 2016 • 11:31 AMT
The Weeknd, Foals to join Red Hot Chili Peppers at Spain’s Benicassim

Foals previously revealed that they planned to head back into the studio in Hong Kong in winter 2016.

21 December 2016 • 11:22 AMT
Wild Beasts added to NOS Alive 2017 stellar line-up

Nos Alive 2016 saw inperformances from the likes of Radiohead, Arcade Fire, Pixies, Chemical Brothers, Biffy Clyro, and many more.

21 December 2016 • 11:04 AMT
Millions of Android phones may be running spyware apps, report says

Trustlook did not say which phones are affected, but does have a list of which manufacturers have devices that contain Adups apps.

21 December 2016 • 10:56 AMT
J.K. Rowling reveals shocking details about Grindelwald

Rowling previously said that the relationship between the dark wizard and Albus Dumbledore would be explored in the second movie.

21 December 2016 • 10:51 AMT
Pirate website creator among 10 people who mattered this year: Nature

Alexandra Elbakyan saw scientists on web forums asking for papers they couldn’t access — and she was happy to oblige.

21 December 2016 • 10:40 AMT
“Sherlock” season 4 unveils international trailer

An image of Sherlock’s presumed dead nemesis Jim Moriarty (Andrew Scott) flashes as the new big bad Culverton Smith (Toby Jones) shows his crazy laughter.

21 December 2016 • 10:27 AMT
Iran wants to further develop ties with Armenia: President

Sargsyan said he is hopeful that Rouhani’s visit will give a new impetus to the development of cooperation between the two states.