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16 December 2016 • 12:39 AMT
CBS developing reboot of classic sitcom “The Honeymooners”

The new iteration focuses on two couples, who contend with a new dynamic when one couple remarries after divorcing four years earlier.

16 December 2016 • 12:10 AMT
Polish media outlets refuse to cover parliament for closing door on them

The planned new rules grant access to parliament’s press gallery to only two journalists per outlet and ban them from shooting still pictures or video.

16 December 2016 • 12:03 AMT
Volkswagen’s sales keep going up despite diesel scandal

Volkswagen’s core brand and its other makes including Audi, Skoda and SEAT sold 899,400 cars worldwide.

16 December 2016 • 11:34 AMT
France extends state of emergency amid rights concerns

The exceptional emergency declaration expanded police powers to carry out searches and put people under house arrest.

16 December 2016 • 11:32 AMT
Armenia secures $55 mln loan to boost development of tourism

Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Investments Tigran Khachatryan introduced the agreement to the lawmakers.

16 December 2016 • 11:06 AMT
Armenia parliament votes to outlaw unexplained wealth

Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan in early November instructed the Justice Minister to introduce a bill on the criminalization of unexplained wealth.

16 December 2016 • 11:03 AMT
May wants early deal in Brexit talks on status of Britons in Europe

The PM attended a summit of EU leaders in Brussels before leaving while they discussed their approach to Brexit.

16 December 2016 • 10:55 AMT
Syrian govt. suspends Aleppo evacuations, blames rebels

Government sources said rebels had blocked the evacuation of civilians from two pro-government towns elsewhere in Syria, agreed under the deal.

16 December 2016 • 10:31 AMT
Instagram user base tops 600 million

The photo-sharing app added 100 million users since June, when it last announced its 500 million user milestone, the company said in a blog post.

16 December 2016 • 10:14 AMT
David Castaneda joins Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin in “Sicario” sequel

In the film, Brolin and del Toro try to provoke a war with the Sonoran drug cartel by kidnapping Isabel Reyes, the daughter of the cartel’s top gangster.

16 December 2016 • 10:02 AMT
“Millenium” series helmer to direct Swedish “Intrigo” trilogy

The three films deal with the problems of escape, dark hidden secrets destined to surface, guilt, revenge and atonement.

16 December 2016 • 09:53 AMT
Toyota to open up its powertrain technology to rivals

The prospect of giving rivals access to “one-size-fits-all” powertrains comes as cars are increasingly dependent on computerized components.

16 December 2016 • 09:51 AMT
Juan Mata tells Jose Mourinho he can play with Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Mourinho has only started the pair in the Europa League success over Zorya but Mata hopes they will get more opportunities together.

16 December 2016 • 09:44 AMT
Yahoo’s latest data breach prompts Verizon to demand new deal terms

The U.S. No. 1 wireless carrier still expects to go through with the deal, but is looking for “major concessions”.

16 December 2016 • 09:41 AMT
Russia says negotiating nationwide ceasefire in Syria

“The next step will be to reach agreement on a complete ceasefire across all of Syria,” Putin said on the sidelines of a visit to Japan.

16 December 2016 • 09:35 AMT
Yerevan, Beijing mull establishing smart city in Armenia

At the meeting in Yerevan, the parties discussed the prospects of cooperation on the introduction of safety systems in the transport sector.

16 December 2016 • 09:28 AMT
BlackBerry phones live on thanks to a deal with TCL

TCL will design, build, sell and support the hardware — BlackBerry is just putting its security-oriented spins on the resulting handsets.

16 December 2016 • 09:17 AMT
GM starts testing self-driving Bolts in Michigan

GM’s driverless car efforts have been frenetic in 2016 — it started out by partnering with Lyft on a self-driving car network.

16 December 2016 • 09:14 AMT
Apple charging $69 to replace lost or damaged AirPods

By default the fully wireless headphones come with a one-year warranty, which covers not just audio defects but any battery problems.

16 December 2016 • 09:03 AMT
Levon Aronian suffers first defeat at London Chess Classic

With one point lead and three rounds to go, American ches genius Wesley So is surely the favourite to win the title.

16 December 2016 • 09:00 AMT
“SNL” veterans’ Lonely Island comedy “Alone Together” gets series order

“Alone Together” stars Esther Povitsky (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”) and Benji Aflalo (“Not Safe with Nikki Glaser”).

16 December 2016 • 08:44 AMT
Facebook details new plan to combat fake news stories

If a story is deemed false, it will be tagged with an alert message saying it’s been “disputed by 3rd party fact-checkers.”

16 December 2016 • 08:41 AMT
DreamWorks’ “The Boss Baby” trailer features Alec Baldwin

Steve Buscemi lends his voice to the CEO of Puppy Co., while Jimmy Kimmel and Lisa Kudrow provide the voices of the baby’s parents.

16 December 2016 • 08:39 AMT
Evernote wants to review users’ notes to improve machine learning

Users can also opt out of machine learning features, like automatically created to-do lists and travel itineraries.

16 December 2016 • 08:08 AMT
Tame Impala’s Jay Watson shares video for GUM’s “Gemini”

Watson, who is also a touring band member of Tame Impala, released ‘Flash in the Pan’ last month, his third solo project.

16 December 2016 • 08:01 AMT
South Korea President’s lawyers say impeachment has no legal grounds

Parliament passed an impeachment vote on December 9 and her powers have been suspended until the court reviews and rules on the motion.

16 December 2016 • 07:55 AMT
Beyonce, Tony Bennett to work on new music

The 90-year-old singer also says he would like to work on a follow-up to his Lady GaGa collaboration “Cheek to Cheek”.

16 December 2016 • 07:52 AMT
Erdogan says Turkey has “plan B, plan C” if EU denies visa waiver

“…If promises are not fulfilled, Turkey will no doubt have a plan B and it will have a plan C,” Erdogan warned during a news conference.

16 December 2016 • 07:47 AMT
BMW believes holograms to be the future of interfaces

Per BMW’s description, the interface will let you control car functions with hand gestures and motions.

16 December 2016 • 07:47 AMT
EU agrees to extend Russia sanctions until mid-2017

“Some of our colleagues would prefer maybe 12 months but … what is possible is maintaining our current format, it means six months,” Tusk said.