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20 December 2016 • 14:53 AMT
EU accuses Facebook of providing misleading info in WhatsApp takeover

The watchdogs wrote to the company last week asking for more information about the privacy policy change.

20 December 2016 • 14:35 AMT
Blossoms score the best-selling debut album of 2016

The self-titled LP currently sits on 65,123 sales. Zayn’s ‘Mind Of Mine’, released on March 25, is in second place on 64,211.

20 December 2016 • 14:19 AMT
Clean Bandit lead race for Christmas number one

Clean Bandit’s song “Rockabye” has topped the UK singles charts for six weeks running, and is 4,000 sales ahead of Rag’N’Bone Man’s “Human”.

20 December 2016 • 14:03 AMT
One out of four Armenia-born people currently live abroad – report

The study uses 2015 data from the United Nations and shows that today nine countries have lost a fifth or more of their population.

20 December 2016 • 13:49 AMT
“Moonlight” leads London Critics’ Circle Film Awards noms

“Toni Erdmann” was close behind with six noms, while “La La Land,” “Manchester by the Sea” and “American Honey” each earned five.

20 December 2016 • 13:49 AMT
Take cold warnings seriously

When authorities issue extreme cold warnings or alerts, they’re meant to be taken seriously. If you’re not dressed properly or you’ve no shelter, extreme cold can kill. Hypothermia is reduced body temperature that happens when a body dissipates more heat than it absorbs. In humans, it is defined as a body core temperature below 35C.

20 December 2016 • 13:17 AMT
Iran says will cut heavy water exports

Behrouz Kamalvandi was quoted as saying on December 10 that Iran will export some 20 tons of the material annually from now on.

20 December 2016 • 13:14 AMT
Syrian army to enter Aleppo’s last rebel enclave

An operation to evacuate civilians and fighters from rebel-held eastern Aleppo has brought out 37,500 people since late last week.

20 December 2016 • 13:13 AMT
Daniel Webber shares first look at Marvel’s “The Punisher”

“The Punisher” began filming in October and is scheduled to be released in 2017 on Netflix.

20 December 2016 • 12:53 AMT
“The Menéndez Brothers – American Murderers” ABC doc unveils 1st trailer

The two-hour special details the chilling murders of entertainment executive Jose Menéndez and his wife who were brutally killed by their two sons.

20 December 2016 • 12:43 AMT
Russian experts arrive in Ankara to investigate murder of ambassador

An three-way meeting on Syria between the foreign ministers of Turkey, Russia and Iran in Moscow was going ahead despite the assassination.

20 December 2016 • 12:31 AMT
Frank Langella drama “Youth in Oregon” gets February release

Langella stars as a 79-year-old curmudgeon who makes arrangements to be euthanized in Oregon, but his family refuses to accept his decision.

20 December 2016 • 12:30 AMT
Artur Aleksanyan named Armenia’s best athlete of 2016

A Greco-Roman wrestler, Aleksanyan entered his second Olympic competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro to secure the gold.

20 December 2016 • 12:19 AMT
Matthew McConaughey says down for “True Detective” season 3

McConaughey didn’t return for season 2 of the anthology series which had its own self-contained story and focused on a disparate set of characters.

20 December 2016 • 12:08 AMT
“Fargo” adds “Harry Potter” star as series regular for season 3

The third season is set in 2010, a few years after the events in the first season and a few decades after season 2.

20 December 2016 • 12:06 AMT
Armenia expresses condolences to Germany over Berlin attack

He condemned the terrorist act and reiterated Armenia’s commitment to consistently continue the fight against international terrorism.

20 December 2016 • 11:52 AMT
Velvet Underground, Nina Simone to receive special Grammy Awards

The honourees will be celebrated as part of the pre-Grammy Awards festivities in February.

20 December 2016 • 11:38 AMT
VSCO now supports RAW images for professional control

Apple added support for the format in iOS 10, and VSCO is letting users shoot, import, and edit in RAW in the latest version of the app.

20 December 2016 • 11:29 AMT
Merkel: Truck crash in Berlin market believed to be terror attack

“I know it would be especially hard to bear if it should be confirmed that the person sought protection and asylum in Germany,” Merkel said.

20 December 2016 • 11:19 AMT
Turkey, Russia vow to continue healing ties after ambassador’s killing

A man with a shotgun was detained after he fired into the air outside the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, the Turkish capital. No one was hurt.

20 December 2016 • 11:13 AMT
As many as 25,000 evacuated from Aleppo, ICRC says

Teams from the ICRC and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, who are leading the evacuation, were “working through the night.”

20 December 2016 • 10:17 AMT
Armenia, UAE talk investment projects, bilateral ties

The Armenian delegation dwelled upon various issues, currently included in the agenda of bilateral talks between the two countries.

20 December 2016 • 09:23 AMT
Witness to an assassination: AP photographer recounts attack

“The ambassador’s body lay on the floor, just meters (yards) away from me. I couldn’t see any blood around him,” he remembers.

20 December 2016 • 09:08 AMT
Australia not extending MH370 search despite investigators’ recommendation

The investigators’ report does not amount to the credible, new evidence required to extend the search, Kerri Griffiths said.

20 December 2016 • 08:53 AMT
Apple’s Tim Cook says “great desktops” are coming

“The current generation iMac is the best desktop we have ever made and its beautiful display is the best desktop display in the world,” Cook said.

20 December 2016 • 08:49 AMT
J. Cole nabs 4th No. 1 album on Billboard 200 with “4 Your Eyez Only”

This massive opening week becomes the third-largest debut of 2016, following Drake’s “Views” and Beyonce Knowles’ “Lemonade”.

20 December 2016 • 08:38 AMT
Cuba launches trial scheme to allow home internet access

State-run telecommunications company Etecsa will install internet in some 2,000 homes in the capital’s colonial district, Old Havana.

20 December 2016 • 08:38 AMT
Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” dominates social media buzz with 1st trailer

The trailer portrayed the chaotic 1940 rescue of Allied soldiers on the French shore during one of the fiercest battles of the war.

20 December 2016 • 08:35 AMT
“Suicide Squad” leads IMDb’s Top 10 Movies of 2016 list

Disney-Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” took the second slot, followed by Warner’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.”

20 December 2016 • 08:29 AMT
Showtime renews Emmy Rossum’s “Shameless” for season 8

“Shameless” season 7 finale concluded with the Gallagher family dealing with shades of grief and Frank planning his next move.