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20:00 02/08/2019
Star Trek: Discovery duo Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet are reteaming to adapt an iconic sci-fi movie

The pair will write and executive produce an adaptation of The Man Who Fell to Earth, based on the Walter Tevis novel of the same name and the iconic 1976 feature film that marked David Bowie’s first leading role.

19:24 02/08/2019
Jared Leto is in early talks to join Denzel Washington and Rami Malek in Warner Bros.’ crime thriller “The Little Things,”

John Lee Hancock, who directed best picture nominee “The Blind Side” and Netflix’s Woody Harrelson-Kevin Costner pic “The Highwaymen,” is on board to write and direct the film.

19:01 02/08/2019
World's best soccer stars are playing too much, says players' union

Research from the organization, which represents players worldwide, says some stars are playing almost 80 games in a year, in addition to traveling thousands of miles to play for their international sides.

18:38 02/08/2019
Greenland's ice sheet just lost 11 billion tons of ice -- in one day

Greenland's ice sheet usually melts during the summer, but the melt season typically begins around the end of May; this year it began at the start.

18:16 02/08/2019
NASA's Juno spacecraft saw this striking vista during its most recent close flyby of Jupiter

This view highlights the contrast between the colorful South Equatorial Belt and the mostly white Southern Tropical Zone, a latitude that also features Jupiter's most famous phenomenon, the persistent, anticyclonic storm known as the Great Red Spot.

17:45 02/08/2019
Two goats strut their stuff in a highly meme-able video

Fortunately, you had a great one to watch this week: Two goats (two!) strutting their stuff together. It's even better when set to music, including — but not limited to — Hall & Oates and the Bee Gees.

17:24 02/08/2019
Sardinia re-homes sand taken from its beaches by pilfering tourists

Sardinia has suffered for years from the pillaging of its sand, with visitors filling plastic bottles and bags and trying to sneak them home.

17:00 02/08/2019
China warns of retaliation after Trump threatens fresh tariffs

Trump stunned financial markets on Thursday by saying he plans to levy the additional duties from Sept. 1, marking an abrupt end to a truce in a year-long trade war that has slowed global growth and disrupted supply chains.

16:38 02/08/2019
A star with an interrupted death sequence could be the progenitor of a type of star that's totally new to science

Astronomers have just discovered type of very small, very hot star that brightens and dims every few minutes as its outer layers try to maintain equilibrium.

16:16 02/08/2019
Libya to close three migrant detention centres

The centres in question are in Misrata, Tajoura and Khoms.

15:45 02/08/2019
15:31 02/08/2019
Climate change: Heatwave made up to 3C hotter by warming

A rapid attribution study says that heating added up to 3C to the intensity of the event that scorched the UK, France and the Netherlands.

14:02 02/08/2019
EU seeks name for IMF head among four, with no UK candidate

Candidates for the head of the Washington-based IMF can be fielded until Sept. 6. France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire is leading the process to select a European candidate.

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Nicolas Aznavour urges collective action for Ruben Vardanyan's release
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RPA deplores lack of government efforts to protect Artsakh leaders from Azerbaijani persecution
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Ombudsperson slams 'trials' of Armenian prisoners in Baku
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Human rights defenders call for international monitoring of trials of Armenian detainees in Baku
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Analysis: Aliyev's show trials echo Stalin's tactics in suppressing opposition
By Luis Moreno Ocampo, former ICC chief prosecutor Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has resurrected one of Joseph Stalin's...
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HRW: Azerbaijan failed to ensure ethnic Armenians' right to safe and dignified return to Nagorno-Karabakh
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Noubar Afeyan urges action to promote fair trial for Ruben Vardanyan in Baku
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Former ombudsperson condemns UN silence on Armenian prisoners held in Baku
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Putin assesses Yerevan's steps in relations with EU in phone call with Pashinyan
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Ex-Artsakh ombudsman urges greater pressure on Baku to release Armenian prisoners
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Pashinyan, Putin hold phone call
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation on Friday. “The...
13:36
Strong winds expected in parts of Armenia
Dry weather is expected in Armenia's regions on Friday and Saturday. Snow is forecast for some parts of the country late on Sunday and...
13:14
Opposition MP: Armenian leadership made 3rd concession amid Baku's fresh threats
The Armenian authorities made a third concession to Baku amid fresh threats by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, opposition Pativ Unem faction...
12:35
Protesters demand release of Armenian prisoners held in Baku
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12:05
Henrikh Mkhitaryan calls for release of Ruben Vardanyan, other Armenian prisoners
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11:30
'Twin Peaks' director David Lynch dies at 78
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11:15
Heavy fog hits parts of Armenia
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11:00
Azerbaijan suspends cooperation with USAID
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20:06
'I have given no testimony', Ruben Vardanyan says from Baku jail
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17:06
Jermuk to host 2nd Pan-Armenian Winter Games
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16:34
Minister reports decline in crime rate in Armenia last year
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Arman Tsarukyan speaks about upcoming rematch with Makhachev
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