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25 February 2016 • 08:04 AMT
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” leads Saturn Awards noms

Guillermo Del Toro‘s “Crimson Peak” and George Miller‘s “Mad Max: Fury Road” came in with nine nominations each.

25 February 2016 • 07:55 AMT
“The Birth of a Nation” Sundance Film Fest winner gets release date

“The Birth of a Nation” stars Nate Parker as Nat Turner, who led a 48-hour slave rebellion against his white masters.

25 February 2016 • 07:51 AMT
NATO to help Turkey, Greece counter refugee smuggling

“Greek and Turkish forces will not operate in each other’s territorial waters and airspace,” NATO Secretary-General said.

25 February 2016 • 07:40 AMT
Beyonce reportedly to release her new album in April

The follow-up to 2013’s “Beyonce” has so far been preceded by the Mike WiLL Made It-produced single “Formation”.

25 February 2016 • 07:34 AMT
Sharp accepts $4.3bn takeover bid by Taiwan’s Foxconn

It is the first foreign takeover of a major Japanese electronics firm in a historically insular technology sector.

25 February 2016 • 07:32 AMT
Azerbaijan escalates situation on contact line with Karabakh

Karabakh’s troops took retaliatory measures to continue controlling the situation on the contact line and protecting their positions.

25 February 2016 • 07:29 AMT
Adele wins big at 2016 BRIT Awards

The singer took home British Female Solo Artist, British Single for “Hello”, British Album of the Year for “25” and Global Success Award.

25 February 2016 • 07:07 AMT
Broadway star Lin-Manuel Miranda to join Disney’s “Mary Poppins”

Miranda is in talks to play Jack, a lamplighter resembling the character of Bert, famously played by Dick Van Dyke in the 1964 classic.

25 February 2016 • 07:02 AMT
Most IS bombs made of civilian components, report says

IS has made much use of armored vehicles loaded with explosives, which can withstand gunfire in order to reach their targets.

25 February 2016 • 06:56 AMT
Gmail for Android gets rich text formatting, Instant Calendar RSVPs

Gmail for Android also now supports rich text formatting, including bold, italics, underlining and text colors.

25 February 2016 • 06:55 AMT
Michael B. Jordan to topline “The Thomas Crown Affair” thriller remake

Jordan has become one of the most promising young actors in Hollywood, having broken out with the indie “Fruitvale Station.”

25 February 2016 • 06:47 AMT
Jennifer Lawrence tops Forbes’ list of highest-paid Oscar nominees

Lawrence stood head and shoulders above her female colleagues on the list, none of whom took in more than $6 mln in the same period.

25 February 2016 • 06:46 AMT
UN carries out first air drop of aid in Syrian besieged city

In a recent report, the UN said those trapped in the besieged areas were facing “sharply deteriorating conditions”.

25 February 2016 • 06:45 AMT
Instagram boasts over 200,000 advertisers, Facebook says

Instagram uses Facebook’s ad technology, which is among the most advanced and allows advertisers to target highly specific groups.

25 February 2016 • 06:40 AMT
IMAX revenue hits all-time high thanks to “Star Wars”

Blockbusters “Jurassic World” and “Furious 7” and Disney’s “Avengers: The Age of Ultron” were also driving forces for the year’s surge.

25 February 2016 • 06:32 AMT
Germany expects total influx of 3.6 mln refugees by 2020: media

The calculations are based on internal estimates by the Economy Ministry in coordination with other ministries, a German paper said.

25 February 2016 • 06:30 AMT
“The Light Between Oceans” unveils heartbreaking 1st trailer

A baby who floats inside a little boat in the ocean changes the life of Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander in a very significant way.

25 February 2016 • 06:25 AMT
Apple’s Siri reportedly coming to the Mac this year

Instead of integrating Siri as a swipe menu, or as a full screen view like on the iPhone or the iPad Pro, Siri for the Mac will live in the Menu Bar.

25 February 2016 • 06:23 AMT
Sarah Michelle Gellar returning for NBC’s “Cruel Intentions” series

The “Buffy” alum, who starred in the 1999 movie, is set to reprise her role as Kathryn Merteuil in the drama pilot.

25 February 2016 • 06:21 AMT
UAE troops leave Aden as airport is shut, Yemeni officials say

Yemen’s nearly year-long conflict has killed at least 6,000 people, with the government forces fighting against Shiite rebels.

25 February 2016 • 06:20 AMT
French authorities demand €1.6bn in unpaid taxes from Google

The figure is substantially more than the £130mln the search engine agreed to pay in back taxes to UK authorities.

25 February 2016 • 05:44 AMT
UK businesses battling huge rise in cybercrime: report

PwC said the increase in cybercrime was partly down to greater use of cloud-based systems to store information remotely.

25 February 2016 • 05:25 AMT
U.S. govt. urges tech firms to take lead in disrupting online radicalization

The meeting was “a recognition that the government is ill-positioned and ill-equipped to counter ISIS online,” Hughes said.

25 February 2016 • 05:15 AMT
EU, Turkey fail to agree on personal data protection body creation

The EU official admitted that they permit intelligence agencies to have access to personal data, but only “to a certain extent.”

25 February 2016 • 04:51 AMT
Ebola survivors to have long-lasting health problems, doctors say

The initial analysis, on 82 survivors, showed most had severe neurological problems at the height of the infection.

25 February 2016 • 04:46 AMT
Death toll rises to 6 as powerful storm sweeps across U.S. East Coast

In the Midwest, heavy snow and biting winds led to mass flight cancellations at Chicago airports and school closings in several states.

25 February 2016 • 04:24 AMT
Platini, Blatter bans upheld but reduced to 6 years

“I am the victim of a system which has only had one goal – to stop me standing for the president of FIFA,” Platini said.

25 February 2016 • 04:18 AMT
U.S., China agree on UN draft N. Korea sanctions resolution

The draft resolution is expected to call for the blacklisting of a number of individuals and entities, diplomats said.

25 February 2016 • 04:12 AMT
Australia to bolster naval strength with more subs, warships

Malcolm Turnbull said the plan is a part of a long-term military buildup needed to maintain peace in the Asia-Pacific region.

25 February 2016 • 04:07 AMT
IMF says ‘highly vulnerable to adverse shocks’

The report comes before the meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Shanghai later this week.