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Stars to boycott Oscars over lack of nominees' diversity

Stars to boycott Oscars over lack of nominees' diversity

The Academy Awards has enjoyed a long history of pageantry and celebrity embracing Hollywood's finest on its most decorated evening. However, at the same time, there has been much criticism regarding the way the Academy Awards has embraced people of color. January 20 2016, 01:23 1 802 просмотрs

China's economic growth slumps to 25-year low

China's economic growth slumps to 25-year low

World's second-largest economy grew 6.9 percent in 2015 with further declines expected as global tumult continues. China's economy grew 6.9 percent in 2015, GDP figures released on Tuesday showed, the lowest level of growth in 25 years. January 19 2016, 12:45 1 562 просмотрs

Chechen Ombudsman did not find in the words of Kadyrov’s threats to opposition

Chechen Ombudsman did not find in the words of Kadyrov’s threats to opposition

Earlier the head of Chechnya stated that off-system opposition is not interested in the prosperity of Russia and is trying to cash in on the difficult economic situation. Ramzan Kadyrov called on to judge such people for “Subversion". January 18 2016, 10:15 1 755 просмотрs

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from California

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from California

An unmanned Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Sunday to test upgrades before commercial satellite launch services begin later this year. January 18 2016, 02:20 1 557 просмотрs

SpaceX's next few rocket landing attempts will be at sea

SpaceX's next few rocket landing attempts will be at sea

SpaceX will be going back to sea landings for a while, despite successfully landing its Falcon 9 rocket on solid ground in December, a company spokesperson confirmed today. That means after the next few Falcon 9 rocket launches, the vehicles will attempt to land upright on one of the company's autonomous drone ships in the ocean. January 18 2016, 01:18 1 842 просмотрs

US Treasury imposes new ballistic missile sanctions on Iran

US Treasury imposes new ballistic missile sanctions on Iran

The US Treasury says it is imposing new ballistic missile sanctions on Iran after Tehran released five American prisoners. The move also comes less than a day after some of the sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear program were removed by the US and EU. January 17 2016, 00:24 1 893 просмотрs

Alan Rickman, Harry Potter and Die Hard actor, dies aged 69

Alan Rickman, Harry Potter and Die Hard actor, dies aged 69

Actor Alan Rickman, known for films including Harry Potter, Die Hard and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, has died at the age of 69, his family has said. January 15 2016, 17:05 1 897 просмотрs

Police identify Jakarta attackers

Police identify Jakarta attackers

Police in Indonesia have identified four out of five of the Jakarta attackers. Two were previously convicted militants. January 15 2016, 15:44 1 537 просмотрs

WHO declares end of Ebola epidemic in West Africa

WHO declares end of Ebola epidemic in West Africa

The world breathed a sigh of relief Thursday as a two-year Ebola epidemic that killed 11,000 people and triggered a global health alert was declared over, with Liberia the last country to get the all-clear. January 14 2016, 16:17 1 416 просмотрs

Winning tickets sold in historic $1.5bn US Powerball lottery

Winning tickets sold in historic $1.5bn US Powerball lottery

The draw has taken place in the US for the biggest single single lottery jackpot in history - $1.5bn (£1.04bn). January 14 2016, 16:04 1 659 просмотрs

Deadly car bomb hits police HQ near Diyarbakir, Turkey

Deadly car bomb hits police HQ near Diyarbakir, Turkey

A car bomb blast has hit a police headquarters in south-eastern Turkey, killing five people and injuring at least 39, officials say. January 14 2016, 16:02 1 626 просмотрs

Jakarta attacks: Bombs and gunfire rock Indonesian capital

Jakarta attacks: Bombs and gunfire rock Indonesian capital

A series of bomb blasts have rocked the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, with continuing gunfire and reports of further explosions. January 14 2016, 13:01 1 491 просмотрs

EU launches probe into new Polish laws

EU launches probe into new Polish laws

The European Commission has opened an unprecedented inquiry into whether new Polish laws break EU democracy rules. January 13 2016, 19:20 1 827 просмотрs

North Korea threatens to WIPE OUT the whole of America after hydrogen bomb launch

North Korea threatens to WIPE OUT the whole of America after hydrogen bomb launch

NORTH Korea has threatened to “wipe out the whole of the US all at once" after “successfully" testing out its hydrogen bomb. January 13 2016, 15:57 1 831 просмотрs

Italy the first country to be visited by Iranian President Rouhani after landmark nuclear deal

Italy the first country to be visited by Iranian President Rouhani after landmark nuclear deal

Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said he will seize the opportunity to be provided by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's forthcoming visit to Rome to de-escalate Iran-Saudi Arabia tensions. January 13 2016, 11:34 1 782 просмотрs

Turkey's Erdogan says Russia preparing ground for 'boutique' Syrian state

Turkey's Erdogan says Russia preparing ground for 'boutique' Syrian state

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan once again criticized Russia for its intervention inSyria, a move that he says lays the groundwork to create a "boutique" Syrian state around the northern province of Latakia. January 13 2016, 10:20 2 680 просмотрs

Two US navy boats seized by Iran

Two US navy boats seized by Iran

The US is seeking the return of two navy boats along with 10 sailors captured by Iran, according to the Pentagon. January 13 2016, 04:39 1 483 просмотрs

ISIS member behind deadly Istanbul suicide blast, PM says

ISIS member behind deadly Istanbul suicide blast, PM says

The suicide bomber who killed at least 10 foreigners Tuesday in a popular central Istanbul tourist area belonged to ISIS, officials said -- an attack that shows the group's nerve, reach and capacity for terror. January 13 2016, 04:17 1 563 просмотрs

OPEC waiting for US oil companies’ bankruptcy

OPEC waiting for US oil companies’ bankruptcy

OPEC will cut crude production and export in order to raise oil prices, after the US companies extracting hydrocarbons go bankrupt due to the current low energy prices, said Alexander Razuvayev, economist and director of the analytical department at Russian company Alpari. January 12 2016, 10:16 2 003 просмотрs

Western sanctions 'severely' harming Russia: Putin

Western sanctions 'severely' harming Russia: Putin

President Vladimir Putin acknowledged Monday in an interview with German daily Bild that Western economic sanctions over the Ukraine crisis are affecting Russia. January 12 2016, 09:50 1 771 просмотрs

Golden Globes 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio poised to win a gong for performance in The Revenant

Golden Globes 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio poised to win a gong for performance in The Revenant

Almost two decades after he was left out of the Oscar race forTitanic, Leonardo DiCaprio is at last poised to dominate the 2016 awards season with his performance in Alejandro GonzAlez Inarritu's dazzling cinematic endurance test, The Revenant. And all he had to do to earn it was – spoiler alert – be mauled by an angry bear, almost drown in a frozen river, gnaw raw bison liver and crawl into the belly of his recently deceased horse for a nap. January 11 2016, 12:18 1 631 просмотрs

China stocks pull back from the brink

China stocks pull back from the brink

China's markets have closed out a rough week on a high note. January 8 2016, 16:47 1 508 просмотрs

Dolce & Gabbana debuts line of hijabs and abayas

Dolce & Gabbana debuts line of hijabs and abayas

Luxury fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana is eschewing its signature sexy silhouettes for something a little more modest -- for one special collection at least. January 8 2016, 11:04 2 844 просмотрs

Parisians gather to remember victims of Charlie Hebdo attacks

Parisians gather to remember victims of Charlie Hebdo attacks

Parisians gathered at the Place de la Republique on the first anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo massacre which led to 17 deaths over three days. January 8 2016, 11:00 1 364 просмотрs

Saudi Arabia-Iran row spreads to other nations

Saudi Arabia-Iran row spreads to other nations

Saudi Arabia's closest Sunni allies have followed its lead and severed or downgraded their relations with Iran, as the repercussions continued over the execution of a leading Shia cleric by the Saudi authorities, which has provoked international condemnation. Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general, called the dramatic rupture between Riyadh and Tehran “deeply worrying", The Telegraph reports. January 5 2016, 11:14 2 014 просмотрs