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03 February 2016 • 07:19 AMT
Russian cosmonauts preparing for spacewalk to install experiments

A spacewalk on Jan 15 by Briton Tim Peake and American Tim Kopra was halted when water was found in Kopra’s helmet.

03 February 2016 • 07:09 AMT
Leonardo DiCaprio won’t be playing Vladimir Putin in upcoming bio

Russian media reports lit up this week with rumors that DiCaprio had agreed to star in “Putin,” igniting a social media firestorm.

03 February 2016 • 07:08 AMT
U.S.-led coalition aims to retake IS “caliphate” in Iraq, Syria: officials

“The plan is to hit them in Raqqa in Syria and in Iraq at Mosul, to crush their capitals,” said an Iraqi official with knowledge of the strategy.

03 February 2016 • 07:01 AMT
U.S. Air Force awards $975mln contract in counter-narcotics move

Other companies on the contract include Atlantic Diving Supply, CACI, DynCorp International and Global Threat Reduction.

03 February 2016 • 07:00 AMT
Oscar-nommed Rooney Mara to portray Mary Magdalene in new film

Mara is now thrown into the Oscar race for her supporting role in period drama “Carol”. She recently wrapped the filming of “Una”.

03 February 2016 • 06:51 AMT
Seth Rogen, Zach Galifianakis, Bill Hader team for space comedy

Rogen and Hader are no stranger to working together, as they previously collaborated on films like “Pineapple Express”, “Superbad” and “Knocked Up”.

03 February 2016 • 06:49 AMT
Armenia decides against extraditing Bahraini activist

The Justice Minister has rejected an extradition request received from the Bahraini authorities “through non-diplomatic channels.”

03 February 2016 • 06:46 AMT
Uber completely changes its logo, branding

Uber says that the new branding gets rid of the stark black-on-white appearance in favor of muted colors that vary depending on region.

03 February 2016 • 06:37 AMT
U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil says profits fell 58%

Oil companies have been trying to cut costs and investments in new projects as they adjust to the sustained fall in prices.

03 February 2016 • 06:31 AMT
NASA posts Facebook 360 video from Mars

Mark Zuckerberg said that the video was stitched together by Facebook’s 360 degree video team, and is made up of 57 separate stills.

03 February 2016 • 06:25 AMT
Australia’s highest court backs hard line on immigration

The line has to be drawn somewhere and it is drawn at our border,” Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told parliament.

03 February 2016 • 06:17 AMT
Brazil charges Barca star Neymar with tax evasion

The 23-year-old and his family have denied any wrongdoing over alleged irregularities in his superstar signing for Barcelona in 2013.

03 February 2016 • 05:53 AMT
Microsoft acquires UK-based artificial intelligence firm SwiftKey

SwiftKey is known for its predictive keyboard, which can be found installed on millions of smartphone devices.

03 February 2016 • 05:46 AMT
Apple pushes small update to its developer software Xcode

The latest update carries the build number 7C1002 and includes a handful of under-the-hood fixes and improvements.

03 February 2016 • 05:08 AMT
Hezbollah fighters kill al Qaeda-linked group members in Lebanon: report

Nusra Front and Islamic State – themselves enemies in Syria’s conflict – have in the past week clashed in the outskirts of Arsal.

03 February 2016 • 05:01 AMT
Spanish king taps Socialist leader to try to form government

Rajoy will remain in power as acting PM until a new government is formed or a timetable is set for new elections.

03 February 2016 • 04:56 AMT
Japan Defense Minister readies units to shoot down any N. Korean rocket

Japan’s decision comes after North Korea told the United Nations it plans to launch a satellite as early as next week.

03 February 2016 • 04:35 AMT
Yahoo to cut 15% of workforce in ‘aggressive strategic plan’

The head-count reduction is the latest part of Marissa Mayer’s attempt to turn around the troubled internet company.

03 February 2016 • 04:27 AMT
Amazon reportely plans to open up to 400 physical bookstores

Amazon dipped its toe into the waters of brick-and-mortar stores with the opening of a bookstore in Seattle in November.

03 February 2016 • 04:20 AMT
First Zika virus infection through sex reported in Texas

The World Health Organization declared a global emergency over the rapidly spreading virus, saying it is an “extraordinary event”.

02 February 2016 • 14:50 AMT
World’s oldest tea found in Chinese emperor’s tomb

“Our study reveals that tea was drunk by Han Dynasty emperors as early as 2,100 years BP (before present),” wrote the researchers.

02 February 2016 • 14:36 AMT
France, Netherlands ink historic deal for €160 mln Rembrandt paintings

The portraits, dating from 1634, are of prominent Dutchman Marten Soolmans and his future wife Oopjen Coppit.

02 February 2016 • 14:33 AMT
U.S. to increase anti-IS funds 50% to $7.5 billion: Pentagon

The U.S. will spend $3.4 billion next year to counter “Russia’s aggression” and boost the U.S. presence in eastern Europe, Carter said.

02 February 2016 • 14:30 AMT
Samsung may introduce 360-degree camera in February event

Maximum resolution seems to be 3840 x 1920 pixels when shooting in dual lens mode, or 1920 x 1920 pixels in single lens mode.

02 February 2016 • 14:28 AMT
“Picasso” painting seized by Turkish authorities dismissed as fake

Turkish police, posing as potential buyers, met the prospective sellers at a hotel and then at a yacht in an Istanbul marina, the report said.

02 February 2016 • 14:12 AMT
Armenia’s mining industry soars 50,4% in 2015: report

Maufacturing of tobacco products increased by 49.1% to AMD 94 bn, with production of jewelry also climbing 61% to AMD 18 bn.

02 February 2016 • 13:52 AMT
Tusk unveils proposal to keep Britain in EU

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Donald Tusk’s proposal “shows real progress” but added that “more work” was needed.

02 February 2016 • 13:45 AMT
The 1975 alt rock band adding more shows to 2016 UK tour

The band are gearing up to release their second album “I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful” in late February.

02 February 2016 • 13:06 AMT
Turkey grows politically polarized

The research revealed that people who feel the most isolated in society are Kurdish-origin citizens of Turkey.

02 February 2016 • 13:04 AMT
Helsinki-hosted Flow Festival adds to lineup

The Helsinki festival had already announced the likes of Sia, Chvrches, Jamie xx, and Stormzy.