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11 March 2016 • 07:03 AMT
Wikipedia working on crowdsourced speech engine

Wikipedia plans to have English, Swedish and Arabic ready by the end of the year before moving on to the other 280 languages.

11 March 2016 • 07:00 AMT
“Star Wars” Daisy Ridley to topline “Tomb Raider” reboot

Based on the long-running video game franchise, Tomb Raider follows the English archaeologist Lara Croft through a series of adventures.

11 March 2016 • 06:50 AMT
FOX finds its lead star for Mel Gibson’s “Lethal Weapon” remake

A previously-confirmed cast member Damon Wayans Jr. is attached to portray the other cop, an LAPD detective.

11 March 2016 • 06:48 AMT
Major powers mulling possibility of federal division of Syria

A UN Security Council diplomat said some major Western powers have been considering idea and have passed on ideas to de Mistura.

11 March 2016 • 06:41 AMT
Toyota nabs entire staff of autonomous vehicle company

Jaybridge said in a news release its staff will help the Japanese auto giant “reduce the nearly 1.25 million traffic fatalities each year.”

11 March 2016 • 06:38 AMT
Oscar winner Halle Berry in talks to join “Kingsman 2”

Berry most recently starred in the Luis Prieto-directed thriller “Kidnap,” which is scheduled for May release by Relativity.

11 March 2016 • 06:35 AMT
Executions in Iran surge to nearly 1,000 in 2015: investigator

According to annual figures on capital punishment compiled by AI, the 2015 figure for Iran is the highest since 1989.

11 March 2016 • 06:19 AMT
Apple announces March 21 event to reportedly debut 4-inch iPhone

Apple is also said to have a 9.7-inch iPad Pro in the works, a smaller counterpart to Apple’s existing 12.9-inch iPad Pro.

11 March 2016 • 06:17 AMT
U.S.-led coalition “successfully bombs IS chemical sites”

“The strikes on the chemical facilities had carefully factored in the risk to the civilian population,” Tim Cook noted.

11 March 2016 • 04:17 AMT
All-Armenian Student Association launches new initiative

“Armenian students are already politically engaged on their campuses through their ASA chapters,” said Mikael Matossian.

11 March 2016 • 04:08 AMT
UN says IS greatly expanded control over territory in Libya

“Control over Sirte does not give ISIL access to State finances or to the wider SWIFT system,” the experts reported.

11 March 2016 • 03:58 AMT
Japan marks devastating tsunami 5th anniversary

“We plan to secure an ample budget to launch support measures to help disaster-hit areas stand on their feet again,” Abe said.

10 March 2016 • 16:05 AMT
Bulgarian MPs pave way for compulsory voting in elections

“Compulsory voting would motivate more people to vote and we can expect bigger turnout,” said Daniel Smilov.

10 March 2016 • 14:56 AMT
France boosting military reserve in anti-terrorism move

Jean-Yves Le Drian says the military is aiming to increase the number of reservists from 28,000 today to 40,000 by 2018.

10 March 2016 • 14:30 AMT
Cameron says intends to stand for election as MP in 2020

There has been speculation he could row back on that position if he wins the EU referendum and cements his authority.

10 March 2016 • 14:21 AMT
German police say possess files with IS fighters personal data

The cache, exposing its members and their families, could undermine its future ability to recruit and inspire would-be members.

10 March 2016 • 14:07 AMT
Opera brings built-in ad blocker to its desktop browser

Opera has a history of introducing innovations that later become common in major browsers such as tabbed browsing and pop-up blocking.

10 March 2016 • 13:56 AMT
Macedonia hopes refugee crisis will help it join NATO

“We have shown that we are a responsible member of the international community,” Defense Minister Zoran Jolevski said.

10 March 2016 • 13:46 AMT
ECB expands quantitative easing program to €80bn a month

The package of measures, including the decision to cut the benchmark interest rate, was more radical than investors expected.

10 March 2016 • 13:46 AMT
Google Docs gets outline upgrade for web, Android

The tool collates headers from whatever you’re working on, allowing you to jump quickly from introduction to index with minimum fuss.

10 March 2016 • 13:41 AMT
Wire messaging apps adds video calls, message encryption

Wire claims a number of notable heads, including “product and technology leaders” from Apple, Nokia, and Microsoft.

10 March 2016 • 13:09 AMT
Yemeni rebels ask ally Iran to back away from country’s crisis

The rebuke comes a day after Saudi Arabia announced it has carried out a prisoners’ exchange for the first time with Yemeni tribes.

10 March 2016 • 12:33 AMT
Facebook soon to let users turn off all Live Video notifications

“We are rolling out a new setting that lets people turn off all live notifications, through their Notifications settings,” Facebook said.

10 March 2016 • 12:30 AMT
Iran ordered to pay $10.5 bn to September 11 kin, insurers

The Judge found that Iran had failed to defend claims that it aided the September 11 hijackers and was therefore liable for damages.

10 March 2016 • 12:12 AMT
Closing Balkan migrant route “no solution,” Merkel warns

“I think that the decisionwill obviously bring us fewer refugees, but they put Greece in a very difficult situation,” she said.

10 March 2016 • 11:57 AMT
Government allots $150.000 for holding WCIT 2019 in Armenia

Since 2000, the event has been convened in Taiwan, Australia, Greece, U.S., Malaysia, the Netherlands, Canada and Mexico.

10 March 2016 • 11:12 AMT
Glendale to host discussion on trauma, loss and Armenian identity

The book “Crossing the Euphrates” presents the voice of Galoust Moloian who survived the Genocide dressed in female clothing.

10 March 2016 • 11:02 AMT
David Fincher’s Netflix drama “Mind Hunter” finds its star

“The Lights Out” and “Gangster Squad” alum has been tapped to topline the streaming giant’s Mind Hunter drama series.

10 March 2016 • 11:01 AMT
Immy plans to build AR/VR glasses in a natural way

In Immy’s optical system, the light rays travel through air, never entering another medium, and that alleviates eye strain.

10 March 2016 • 10:54 AMT
“Transparent” creator to helm “Ten Aker Wood” for Amazon

The film is described as a coming-of-age story about a woman who moves to a pot farm in North Carolina and falls in with a gang of outlaw bikers.