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13 December 2016 • 09:39 AMT
“Chronic”’s Michel Franco, Emma Suarez, team for “April’s Daughter”

Michel Franco’s Tim Roth starrer “Chronic” won best screenplay at 2015’s Cannes Festival.

13 December 2016 • 09:38 AMT
Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d’Or for fourth time

“A great honour to receive my fourth golden ball,” Ronaldo said upon receiving the award. “The emotion is like the first one.

13 December 2016 • 09:33 AMT
JetSmarter raises $105 mln for Uber-like private air travel service

The model offers empty seats on privately chartered planes to other passengers, helping lower costs and attract more customers.

13 December 2016 • 09:23 AMT
Forbes names Chris Evans as Best Actor for the Buck in 2016

Chris Pratt finished second on the list with a $125.40 return for every $1 paid, thanks to his roles in “Jurassic World” and “Guardians of the Galaxy.”

13 December 2016 • 09:22 AMT
Women, gynecologists who regret abortion will build temple in Tbilisi

Women who regret abortions, and gynecologists, who have contributed to the procedure, will build the new Holy Trinity temple in Tbilisi.

13 December 2016 • 09:16 AMT
2016 Black List scripts revealed with Madonna bio “Blond Ambition” at No. 1

Current awards contenders “Arrival,” “Hell or High Water” and “Manchester by the Sea” were all on the list in previous years.

13 December 2016 • 09:03 AMT
New “Assassin’s Creed” clip features Michael Fassbender

The film centers on Callum Lynch who discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society when he explores the memories of his ancestor.

13 December 2016 • 08:46 AMT
Patrick Wilson joins “Aquaman” as classic DC villain

Jason Momoa is starring as Aquaman in the DCEU, having made a cameo in “BvS” and with him set to appear in next year’s Justice League.

13 December 2016 • 08:33 AMT
Netanyahu’s Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan visit touts Israel’s popularity

The prime minister said the trip was a further indication of Israeli success in developing relationships with Muslim counties.

13 December 2016 • 08:27 AMT
Netflix cancels “Marco Polo” after 2 seasons

Originally developed with a straight-to-series order at Starz back in 2012, Marco Polo debuted to dismal reviews.

13 December 2016 • 08:14 AMT
Azerbaijan earthquake felt in Karabakh: Armenia MES

A magnitude 4.5. earthquake that hit Azerbaijan’s Ismayilli district on Tuesday, December 13 was also felt in Nagorno Karabakh.

13 December 2016 • 08:07 AMT
McG’s “The Babysitter” moves to Netflix from New Line

It follows a lonely, 12-year-old boy who falls in love with his hot babysitter only to discover that she’s part of a satanic cult that wants to kill him.

13 December 2016 • 07:58 AMT
Margot Robbie’s Tonya Harding comedy bio gets distribution

Craig Gillespie (“Lars and the Real Girl”) is directing. Robbie, who broke out in “Suicide Squad” this summer, will also produce.

13 December 2016 • 07:48 AMT
Myanmar military burned Rohingya villages, HRW says

Critics say that Rohingyas in Myanmar have a long history of facing persecution at the hands of the country’s Buddhist majority.

13 December 2016 • 07:46 AMT
Netflix announces surprise new series “The OA”

The eight-episode mystery thriller co-created by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij is set to premiere on the streaming service on December 16.

13 December 2016 • 07:39 AMT
Netflix, HBO VR apps now available on Google Play

The two HBO VR apps put the viewer in a virtual theater where they can scroll through the network’s library of hit shows and movies.

13 December 2016 • 07:21 AMT
Instagram rolls out Live video feature

The big difference seems to be that unlike Facebook Live and Periscope, the live videos captured by Instagram are truly ephemeral.

13 December 2016 • 07:14 AMT
Syria, allies celebrate as rebel defences collapse in Aleppo

Reporters in the government-held zone said the bombardment of rebel areas of the city had continued non-stop on December 12.

13 December 2016 • 07:08 AMT
Azerbaijan violates ceasefire, shoots from SVD and Istiglal sniper rifles

Karabakh defense army units refrained from retaliating to continue controlling teh situation along the contact line.

13 December 2016 • 06:48 AMT
IMF says Greece doesn’t need more austerity, cuts went too far

“We think that these cuts have already gone too far, but the ESM program assumes even more of them,” IMF officials said.

13 December 2016 • 06:37 AMT
Trump wins in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania as election recount ends

Trump’s victory in Wisconsin was reaffirmed following a vote recount that showed him defeating Clinton by nearly 23,000 votes.

13 December 2016 • 06:32 AMT
Reuters: ODNI has not embraced CIA assessment on Russia hacking

The ODNI has not endorsed the CIA’s assessment because of a lack of conclusive evidence that Moscow intended to boost Trump over Clinton.

13 December 2016 • 06:25 AMT
Kremlin cites lack of U.S. cooperation as reason for Palmyra blow

“We regret that there still is a lack of coordinated action and real cooperation with other states,” Dmitry Peskov said.

12 December 2016 • 16:46 AMT
World’s most dangerous gangs. Mara Salvatrucha

The Mara Salvatrucha, or MS13, is believed to be the most notorious street gang in the Western Hemisphere. While it has its origins in the poor, refugee-laden neighborhoods of 1980s Los Angeles, the gang’s reach now extends from Central American nations like El Salvador and through Mexico, the United States, and Canada, with an estimated 60,000 – 80,000 members worldwide.

12 December 2016 • 15:11 AMT
Major rebel withdrawal from more Aleppo districts

Displaced civilians were sitting on pavement, among them women and children lying on the street to sleep, rebels said.

12 December 2016 • 14:59 AMT
Schools shut, thousands evacuated as cyclone barrells towards India

Cyclone Vardah is moving westwards over the Bay of Bengal and is expected to hit Chennai, the capital of southern Tamil Nadu state.

12 December 2016 • 14:48 AMT
Latvian National Museum of Art opens exhibit of Felicita Pauļuka works

The show of Felicita Pauļuka’s works opens the new cycle of museum exhibitions The Generation, dedicated to the young of the 1950s–60s.

12 December 2016 • 14:45 AMT
Ameriabank offers a host of utility payment methods

Ameriabank is offering multiple ways of paying utility bills, including Ameria Mobile Banking, Ameria TV Banking and Ameria Phone Banking.

12 December 2016 • 14:12 AMT
Complete list of Golden Globe nominations announced

The 2017 ceremony will be hosted by comedian Jimmy Fallon. “The Tonight Show” host previously emceed the 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards.

12 December 2016 • 13:45 AMT
Works by Mariano Fortuny on view at Russia’s Hermitage Museum

Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo (1871, Granada – 1949, Venice) is of the great designers of the first half of the 20th century.