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14:26 17/07/2019
Elon Musk unveils Neuralink’s plans for brain-reading ‘threads’ and a robot to insert them

The first big advance is flexible “threads,” which are less likely to damage the brain than the materials currently used in brain-machine interfaces.

14:02 17/07/2019
Bills targeting China's Huawei introduced in U.S. Congress

The legislation would among other things bar the removal of the massive telecommunications equipment firm from a Commerce Department trade blacklist without House and Senate approval, and let Congress disallow waivers granted to U.S. companies doing business with the company.

13:41 17/07/2019
Harry Styles in talks to play prince Eric in Disney's live-action 'Little Mermaid'

The pic, which is being directed by Rob Marshall, is in the throes of casting, having recently found its Ariel with R&B singer Halle Bailey of Chloe x Halle fame. Melissa McCarthy, Jacob Tremblay and Awkwafina are also in talks to be part of Disney’s world.

13:28 17/07/2019
First evidence of Crusader siege from July 15, 1099, uncovered at Old City walls

920 years ago, Crusaders breached Jerusalem and conquered the walled Fatimid city. Now the Mount Zion Project has found a chronicled moat that to many scholars had seemed like myth.

13:00 17/07/2019
Eric Garner: No federal charges in US 'I can't breathe' death

The US Department of Justice has said it will not bring federal charges against a New York City police officer in the 2014 death of Eric Garner.

12:43 17/07/2019
How chimpanzees bond over a movie together

Pairs of chimps were monitored as they watched videos - and psychologists found an increased sense of closeness between them in a way previously thought to be unique to humans.

12:02 17/07/2019
Welsh town Harlech claims world's steepest street

The seaside town of Harlech in Wales is now home to the world's steepest street, Guinness World Records has ruled, knocking a New Zealand road off the top spot after more than a decade.

11:38 17/07/2019
North Korea suggests it could restart nuclear tests, accuses US of breaking 'spirit' of talks

North Korea's foreign ministry said in a statement Tuesday that the military drills were a "rehearsal for war" and broke promises US President Donald Trump made when he met Kim Jong Un at a summit in Singapore in June 2018.

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10:27 17/07/2019
Saudi Arabia set for 24-hour trading amid prayer time confusion

A cabinet decision on Tuesday permitted stores and restaurants to operate all day in exchange for paying a fee, according to the official Saudi Press Agency. The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs will determine the charge, as well as which commercial activities will be affected, it said.

19:24 16/07/2019
Philippines declares national alert after 456 die from dengue fever

Around 100,000 dengue cases were reported across the Philippines in the first six months of 2019, an increase of 85% on the same period last year.

19:01 16/07/2019
Italian police seized an air-to-air missile and Nazi paraphernalia from three men

Fabio Del Bergiolo, who ran for the Italian Senate in 2001 as a candidate for the Forza Nuova party, Swiss citizen Alessandro Monti and Fabio Bernardi were arrested on Monday in connection with the arms stockpile.

18:38 16/07/2019
9,000 year-old settlement found in Israel

housands of pieces of tools, jewellery, figurines, seeds and other objects have been found at the site of a huge 9,000-year-old settlement from the Neolithic period uncovered in Israel.

 

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Levon Aronian condemns Ruben Vardanyan's sham trial in Azerbaijan
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HRW reports four femicides in Armenia in one year
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Azerbaijan must ensure fair trial rights of Ruben Vardanyan – Amnesty International
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EUMA hosts ambassadors from 22 EU nations
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Nicolas Aznavour urges collective action for Ruben Vardanyan's release
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Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan on a trip to Iran
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Arman Tsarukyan issues first statement after UFC 311 dropout
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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
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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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15:34
Former ombudsperson condemns UN silence on Armenian prisoners held in Baku
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15:08
Putin assesses Yerevan's steps in relations with EU in phone call with Pashinyan
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14:36
Ex-Artsakh ombudsman urges greater pressure on Baku to release Armenian prisoners
Former Artsakh Human Rights Defender Gegham Stepanyan stressed the need for stronger international pressure on Azerbaijan to release Armenian...
14:05
Pashinyan, Putin hold phone call
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13:36
Strong winds expected in parts of Armenia
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13:14
Opposition MP: Armenian leadership made 3rd concession amid Baku's fresh threats
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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
Azerbaijan announced on Thursday that its government will not renew a cooperation agreement with the United States Agency for International...

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