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26 July 2016 • 14:17 AMT
Google Maps update brings new areas of interest, tweaked color palette

These areas of interest are determined algorithmically, using an automated process to pick out areas with the most stores, restaurants, bars.

26 July 2016 • 14:06 AMT
Armenian men, women grew by 10.1cm and 8.5cm since 1914: study

Women rose from 142nd place in 1914 to 122nd among others from 200 countries a century later, with an average height of 158.1cm.

26 July 2016 • 13:20 AMT
Disney plans “Han Solo” trilogy with Alden Ehrenreich

So far little has been revealed about the movie, which has yet to be titled, and is being scripted by Lawrence Kasdan and his son Jake.

26 July 2016 • 13:08 AMT
Iran to cap salaries for public officials in bid to end scandal

One bank director in Iran was paid some $60,000 a month — compared with an average public sector salary of about $400.

26 July 2016 • 12:50 AMT
OITNB star Samira Wiley cast in Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale”

“The Handmaid’s Tale” is executive produced and written by Bruce Miller, who is known for his work on TV series “Medium” and “ER.”

26 July 2016 • 12:32 AMT
Massive explosion hits arms factory in Azerbaijan; many feared trapped

Azeri news wires claimed the factory belonged to the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan. Eyewitnesses say there are a lot of injured.

26 July 2016 • 12:20 AMT
Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne to star in “The Last Days of Night”

Getting Redmayne certainly adds to the prestige pedigree and distributors will be all over this one when Black Bear sets out to find one.

26 July 2016 • 12:10 AMT
Pogba’s move to Manchester United stalled due to agent’s €20mln fee

If Paul Pogba’s £100m move to Man Utd doesn’t go through, Blaise Matuidi is thought to be one of Jose Mourinho’s next targets.

26 July 2016 • 11:54 AMT
Over 3,000 migrants lost in Mediterranean since January: IOM

Syrians fleeing the country’s brutal civil war made up the largest group to have risked their lives to make the dangerous sea crossing.

26 July 2016 • 11:44 AMT
Iran to triple gas supply to Armenia by 2018

Iran’s oil minister announced that on the basis of a new agreement, Iranian gas will be transported to Georgia via Armenia.

26 July 2016 • 11:15 AMT
Azerbaijan detains Russian citizen over his Armenian origin

Russian Embassy in Baku asked Uyeldanov’s relatives to “show understanding” to the peculiarities of Azerbaijan.

26 July 2016 • 10:49 AMT
Game of Thrones stars predict who will be killed off in season 7

“So I think there’s gonna be a lot of sadness and there’s got to be some females going,” Liam Cunningham said at San Diego Comic Con.

26 July 2016 • 10:05 AMT
2 attackers, 1 hostage killed in French church siege: police

Live TV images showed police had blocked off the roads around the church and paramedics were seen pulling stretchers out of ambulances.

26 July 2016 • 09:59 AMT
Nexus phones get spam protection update from Google

Even if Google doesn’t mark a call as spam, you can still report it as such from the “recent calls” screen and block it.

26 July 2016 • 09:52 AMT
Palestine President to sue Britain over 1917 Balfour Declaration

The Declaration laid the vision for the future state of Israel and sparked waves of Jewish migration to the British mandate in Palestine.

26 July 2016 • 09:40 AMT
Armenia says Turkey better stay away from Armenian-Azeri relations

“If Turkey really wants to be helpful, it’d better stay away from the issue,” An Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

26 July 2016 • 09:11 AMT
Putin, Erdogan to meet in Russia Aug. 9, Turkey says

Anadolu agency reported that Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said that Erdogan and Putin would meet in St. Petersburg on Aug. 9.

26 July 2016 • 09:05 AMT
Kerry “hopes to reveal Syria plan with Russia in August”

“We are doing our homework, and a lot of that homework has been done in the last few days,” the U.S. Secretary of State said.

26 July 2016 • 08:57 AMT
Somalia suicide car bomb at UN mine offices kills 10

Mohamed Hussein said that the suicide car bomber tried to speed through the barrier at the U.N. office but guards shot at the car.

26 July 2016 • 08:51 AMT
Disney unveils 8 posters for animated film “Moana”

One of the images features Moana holding a paddle in the seashore. In another picture, Maui can be seen holding his weapon in a cliff.

26 July 2016 • 07:59 AMT
Nigeria says Boko Haram defeated in country’s northeast

“Just recently, the important road that links Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon was just re-opened,” Col. Sanni Usman said.

26 July 2016 • 07:46 AMT
Police block food delivery to rebels inside seized patrol regiment

“On Tuesday, at 9:00 am, I must deliver food to the rebels inside the seized police department,” Zaruhi Postanjyan said.

26 July 2016 • 07:30 AMT
Armenian artifacts collections at AMA

The Armenian Museum of America (AMA) was created to locate, collect, preserve, and present the culture, history, art, and contributions of the Armenian people during the past 3,000 years. Founded in 1971 and located in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States, the AMA is an institution that has the largest collection of Armenian artifacts in North America.

26 July 2016 • 07:24 AMT
5,000 – 10,000 IS fighters in Mosul, number expected to dwindle: U.S.

Col. Christopher Garver said IS is set to avoid personnel losses after the bombardments by reducing its number of forces in the city.

26 July 2016 • 07:07 AMT
Solar plane makes history after completing epic round-the-globe flight

The aircraft is uniquely powered by 17,248 solar cells that transfer energy to four electrical motors that power the plane’s propellers.

26 July 2016 • 06:53 AMT
Tretyakov Gallery releases teaser ahead of major Aivazovsky exhibit

The documentary section of the event will introduce Aivazovsky as a patron of arts, the first honorary citizen of Theodosia.

26 July 2016 • 06:31 AMT
Azeri troops fire 300 shots in Karabakh ceasefire violations

Karabakh Defense Army troops remained committed to the ceasefire to continue controlling the situation along the line of contact.

26 July 2016 • 06:24 AMT
Yerevan: Two gunmen wounded in police fire overnight

“Artur Sargsyan broke through the police barricade to reach the entrance of the liberated area, with his car loaded with food,” the gunmen said.

26 July 2016 • 06:05 AMT
Erdogan pledges to stick to migrant deal, questions EU commitment

“What we have promised to date applies. But a question to the Europeans: have you stuck to your promises?” Erdogan asked.

26 July 2016 • 05:58 AMT
Bangladesh kills 9 Islamists, thwarts fresh mass attack in

Police said they belonged to a Bangladeshi group blamed for an attack on a Dhaka cafe in which 20 hostages were killed.