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30 January 2016 • 07:58 AMT
Olivia Munn, Jason Segel to host Oscars’ Arts and Sciences Awards

“Whiplash” star Miles Teller and “The Wolf of Wall Street” actress Margot Robbie hosted last year’s ceremony.

30 January 2016 • 07:58 AMT
Standard and Poor’s downgrades Azerbaijan’s debt to “junk”

S&P said “we now expect the Azerbaijani economy will contract in 2016 while consumption falls in the wake of sizable manat devaluation.”

30 January 2016 • 07:46 AMT
Jacques Rivette, stalwart of the French new wave, dies at 87

The director was praised as “one of the greatest filmmakers of intimacy and impatient love” in a tweet by French culture minister Fleur Pellerin.

30 January 2016 • 07:39 AMT
Netflix revives “Gilmore Girls” with four leads returning

For Netflix, the project will serve as a boost to the streaming giant’s growing nostalgia-themed programming.

30 January 2016 • 07:29 AMT
Nick Jonas’ Sundance drama “Goat” picked up by Paramount Home Media

“Goat” centers on a young man pledging his older brother’s fraternity following a violent assault that left him questioning his own manhood.

30 January 2016 • 07:28 AMT
Historic level of U.S. investment in Armenia just the start: Obama

Armenia’s ambassador to the United States Grigor Hovhannissyan presented his letters of credence to the U.S. President Barack Obama.

30 January 2016 • 07:15 AMT
AGBU provides $1 million in scholarships to students worldwide

AGBY has provided nearly $1 million in scholarships to students in nearly 30 countries, including many young women in the STEM fields.

30 January 2016 • 07:14 AMT
Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe’s “Swiss Army Man” sells to A24

“Swiss Army Man” stars Dano as a suicidal man named Hank who is about to kill himself when a corpse (Radcliffe) washes ashore.

30 January 2016 • 07:04 AMT
Migrant crisis: EU adopts restrictive measures

In the last few months of 2015, six out of the 26 members of Europe’s Schengen passport-free zone reestablished provisional border controls.

30 January 2016 • 07:03 AMT
Rihanna’s “Anti” goes platinum in less than 2 days

Arriving via Jay-Z’s Tidal the record was made available as free downloads for the service’s subscribers as part of her $25 million deal with Samsung.

30 January 2016 • 06:59 AMT
EgyptAir mechanic suspected of planting bomb in Russian jet: Reuters

The mechanic is said to be detained, along with two airport policemen and a baggage handler suspected of helping him put the bomb on board.

30 January 2016 • 06:57 AMT
Coldplay’s “Hymn for the Weekend” features Beyonce

Beyonce is next scheduled to join Coldplay on stage for their performance during the Super Bowl 50 halftime show on February 7.

30 January 2016 • 06:45 AMT
Syria’s main opposition says will attend UN-led peace talks

In a tweet, however, the HNC stressed that the group would be there “to participate in discussions with the @UN, not for negotiations”.

30 January 2016 • 06:36 AMT
France to recognize Palestine unless deadlock with Israel broken

If this last attempt at finding a solution hits a wall, “we need to face our responsibilities by recognizing the Palestinian state”, the FM said.

29 January 2016 • 15:40 AMT
Poll: 40% of Germans want Merkel to resign over refugee policy

The poll put the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD), which supports a hard line on immigration, on 11 percent.

29 January 2016 • 14:31 AMT
Apple kills free, ad-supported iTunes Radio service

If you used the service to create your own radio stations and want to continue to do so, you’ll need to join the paid Apple Music service.

29 January 2016 • 14:28 AMT
Alphabet may soon dethrone Apple as world’s most valuable company

If it happens, Alphabet will move to the head of the class just five months after Google reorganized itself under the holding company.

29 January 2016 • 14:16 AMT
Christie’s presents Modern Visions: Exceptional Photographs for 2016

The collection is a record of a rich period of photography between the two world wars, on both sides of the Atlantic.

29 January 2016 • 14:03 AMT
Sorolla portrait unseen for 100 years leads Bonhams European art sale

Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida’s early training included a close study of Velazquez’s works in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

29 January 2016 • 14:02 AMT
UN says European troops abused children in CAR

A number of girls aged between 14 and 16 have alleged they were raped by Georgian members of the Eufor, the UN said.

29 January 2016 • 13:51 AMT
Iran coerced Afghans to fight extremists in Syria: HRW

Tehran says its Fatemiyoun Brigade, comprised of Afghan recruits, are volunteers to defend sacred Shiite sites in Syria and Iraq.

29 January 2016 • 13:37 AMT
Turkey ready to help Azerbaijan bolster defense sector: envoy

“Turkey rules out normalization of relations in the region unless the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is settled,” Ismail Alper Coskun said.

29 January 2016 • 13:25 AMT
Rihanna’s “Anti” gets Tidal 1 million trial subscriptions in half a day

Tidal had a tough start to life, with billing gaffes, elitism accusations and the loss of its second CEO just some of its problems.

29 January 2016 • 13:05 AMT
Paul Kantner, Jefferson Airplane co-founder dies at 74

From 1965-1972, Jefferson Airplane was a pioneer in the Bay Area counterculture psychedelic rock scene.

29 January 2016 • 12:49 AMT
Poland wants EU to guarantee equal treatment to all member states

Witold Waszczykowski said the EU has been hit by crises in security, on its borders and in the idea of the union itself.

29 January 2016 • 12:47 AMT
Paramount acquires star-studded Sundance dramedy “The Intervention”

The film stars Melanie Lynskey, Cobie Smulders, Alia Shawkat, Natasha Lyonne, Vincent Piazza, Ben Schwartz, Jason Ritter and Clea DuVall.

29 January 2016 • 12:42 AMT
France’s Hollande to revive bid to outlaw Armenian Genocide denial

A bill criminalizing the denial of the Genocide was adopted by the French Parliament in 2011, but was declared unconstitutional.

29 January 2016 • 12:25 AMT
North Korea “sends top diplomats to Moscow, Beijing”

The visits come as the U.S. is seeking to build a regional and international consensus on the need for harsh sanctions after North’s nuclear test.

29 January 2016 • 12:23 AMT
Council of Europe urges Armenia to boost battle against money laundering

“Armenia’s mechanisms for detecting and preventing financing of terrorism and proliferation are to a large extent effective,” the Council said.

29 January 2016 • 12:18 AMT
UN says Syria talks to begin Jan 29 afternoon, gives no details

They will start as planned, but I don’t have a time, I don’t have a location,» a UN spokesperson told a briefing on January 29.