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14 January 2016 • 17:00 AMT
Leonardo DiCaprio’s “Revenant” leads Oscar nominations with 12 nods

The contenders for Best Actor prize are Leonardo DiCaprio , Matt Damon, Bryan Cranston, Michael Fassbender, and Eddie Redmayne.

14 January 2016 • 14:16 AMT
Microsoft updates Bing logo as it reasserts commitment to search

Microsoft is looking to expand Bing through a number of different vehicles, the largest of which is the company’s Windows 10 operating system.

14 January 2016 • 14:08 AMT
Apple’s Siri has a hidden beatboxing talent

Ask Apple’s digital assistant to beatbox and it will spit a loop of “boots and cats,” a basic beatboxing mantra that Siri says it’s “been practicing.”

14 January 2016 • 13:56 AMT
Iran removes core of Arak reactor in key nuke deal step

UN inspectors will visit the site January 14 to verify the move crucial to the implementation of Tehran’s atomic agreement with major powers.

14 January 2016 • 13:46 AMT
Foreign Minister, Special Assistant to U.S. President discuss bilateral ties

Edward ‪Nalbandian and Charles ‪Kupchan hailed 2015 as a dynamic year in terms of the development of bilateral relations.

14 January 2016 • 13:36 AMT
Cesar winner Catherine Deneuve to star in Martin Provost’s “Midwife”

Deneuve has also snagged an Oscar nomination (“Indochine) and won an honorary Cannes Palme d’Or.

14 January 2016 • 13:36 AMT
H1N1 swine flu virus kills dozens in Ukraine

Ukrainian Health Minister Alexander Kvitashvili said the flu outbreak was not yet widespread enough to be considered an epidemic.

14 January 2016 • 13:12 AMT
British film, theater giant Alan Rickman dies from cancer

A family statement said: “The actor and director Alan Rickman has died from cancer at the age of 69. He was surrounded by family and friends.”

14 January 2016 • 13:05 AMT
Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena wins prestigious 2016 Pritzker Prize

The 48-year-old, who is based in Santiago, will receive the $100,000 award and bronze medallion at a ceremony at UN headquarters.

14 January 2016 • 13:05 AMT
Renault shares fall on reports of police raids on its factories

“Agents from the (anti-fraud unit) DGCCRF intervened in various Renault sites last Thursday,” the CGT Renault union said.

14 January 2016 • 13:00 AMT
U.S.-led coalition conducts 20 strikes against Islamic State

In Syria, three strikes near two cities destroyed seven fighting positions, among other targets, according to the statement.

14 January 2016 • 12:59 AMT
VivaCell-MTS helps 40 families renovate, rebuild their houses

VivaCell-MTS invested AMD100 million in the project in 2015, with Fuller Center for Housing Armenia implementing it.

14 January 2016 • 12:36 AMT
Larry Gagosian, Qatari royal family in row over $100 mln Picasso sculpture

The work, “Bust of a Woman (Marie-Therese),” dated 1931, is currently on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

14 January 2016 • 12:20 AMT
Microsoft pushing Windows 10 on more business users

Business users with that setup will start seeing pop-ups from the Get Windows 10 app urging them to update their computers.

14 January 2016 • 12:01 AMT
David Bowie’s “Blackstar” sells out on vinyl as copies listed online for $1000

Bowie’s “Blackstar” is set to go straight to No.1 in the UK, and even make his first U.S. chart-topper.

14 January 2016 • 11:57 AMT
Israel’s former President Shimon Peres suffers ‘mild’ heart attack

“He was awake the whole time and he is only worried about the continuation of his schedule,” Raphi Walden said.

14 January 2016 • 11:50 AMT
France plans coalition meeting, says Islamic State retreats in Iraq

France has stepped up its aerial bombing campaign of the group, including in Syria, contributing about 20 percent of coalition strikes.

14 January 2016 • 11:45 AMT
Four massive performers added to BRIT Awards line-up

The Weeknd, Little Mix, James Bay and Jess Glynne will now perform at the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on ITV at the end of next month.

14 January 2016 • 11:27 AMT
Al Jazeera America to close end of April

“The decision that has been made is in no way because AJAM has done anything but a great job,” Al Al Anstey said.

14 January 2016 • 11:24 AMT
“Batman v Superman” new clip features Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill

“Dawn of Justice” sees the Gotham City’s vigilante and the Metropolis’ savior at war with one another.

14 January 2016 • 11:08 AMT
Directors Guild noms “Mad Men,” “GOT,” “The Knick” for TV awards

In Comedy Series category, Louis C.K. is up against Chris Addison, Mike Judge, Gail Mancuso and Jill Soloway.

14 January 2016 • 10:54 AMT
Egypt arrests 47 Facebook page administrators ahead of revolt anniv.

Egyptian security forces have arrested several activists and shut down cultural spaces to prevent them from gathering.

14 January 2016 • 10:52 AMT
OSCE MG U.S. Co-chair talks Karabakh settlement in London

In the British capital, the ambassador met with the Minister for Europe David Lidington to discuss the OSCE Minsk Group’s activities.

14 January 2016 • 10:42 AMT
Mediators determined to find new ways for Karabakh settlement: official

To promote peace efforts, the official said, “progress in the parties’ approaches, rather than activation of the process, is necessary.”

14 January 2016 • 09:40 AMT
OSCE Mission monitors contact line between Karabakh, Azerbaijan

From the Karabakh side, representatives of local Foreign and Defense Ministries accompanied the monitoring mission.

14 January 2016 • 09:36 AMT
Syria forces make major advances in country’s terrorist-held areas

Government forces stormed a terrorist concentration center in Dara’a al-Balad causing serious damage to the militants’ military equipment.

14 January 2016 • 09:23 AMT
Nordavia to carry out regular Saint Petersburg – Yerevan flights

“Nordavia has received all necessary permits from the Armenian aviation authorities,” a representative of the air company said.

14 January 2016 • 09:18 AMT
China’s exports grow for the 1st time since June

China’s exports exceeded expectations in the last month of 2015, rising 2.3 percent from a year ago in yuan-denominated terms.

14 January 2016 • 09:14 AMT
Police clear Sydney Opera House over bomb threat

Searches by officers at Manly and Opera House concluded just over an hour later with nothing uncovered.

14 January 2016 • 08:55 AMT
2nd aid convoy heads for besieged Syrian town of Madaya

A UN official who visited the town during the last aid drop said conditions there were the worst he had seen during Syria’s five-year civil war.