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16 September 2020 • 09:34 AMT
Armenia approves paid paternity leave for new dads

The parliament on September 16 approved the proposal with 116 votes in favor and one against.

16 September 2020 • 09:02 AMT
“South Park” sets hourlong “Pandemic Special” for September 30

Last fall, “South Park” was renewed through 2022. It is unclear when a new, full season will premiere.

16 September 2020 • 08:48 AMT
Karabakh reports five new Covid-19 cases

301 people have so far recovered from the disease in Karabakh, while 78 others are quarantined.

16 September 2020 • 08:16 AMT
Turkey’s Osman Kavala, Egypt’s Mozn Hassan win Hrant Dink Award

Hassan, the Executive Director of Nazra for Feminist Studies, said she was honoured to receive the Hrant Dink Award.

16 September 2020 • 07:30 AMT
Kim Kardashian to freeze Instagram account to protest hate speech

She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech.

16 September 2020 • 07:07 AMT
Armenia reports 257 new coronavirus cases, three deaths

A total of 4135 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control said.

16 September 2020 • 06:35 AMT
Thousands of Oregon evacuees shelter as wildfires rage on

U.S. President Donald Trump approved a request from Oregon’s governor for a federal disaster declaration.

15 September 2020 • 14:11 AMT
Aram Kayfajyan appointed as Inecobank Board Member

Kayfajyan will become the 3rd independent member in a seven-strong supervisory board of Inecobank.

15 September 2020 • 13:27 AMT
Armenia Foreign Minister briefs Arab League chief on Karabakh issue

Mnatsakanyan briefed the Arab league chief on Armenia’s position on reaching a peaceful settlement for the conflict.

15 September 2020 • 12:58 AMT
Armenian film “Chnchik” headed to Busan International Film Festival

Produced with the support of the National Cinema Center of Armenia, the movie was released in 2019.

15 September 2020 • 11:42 AMT
Three new judges approved for Armenia top court

A chairperson of Constitutional Court will be elected too, after the departure of Hrayr Tovmasyan.

15 September 2020 • 10:24 AMT
$110,000 raised in Australia for Armenians in Lebanon

The #appeal requested Facebook and electronic transfer donations from Armenian-Australians for one month.

15 September 2020 • 09:52 AMT
Karabakh coronavirus cases reach 340

300 people have so far recovered from the disease in Karabakh, while 79 others are quarantined.

15 September 2020 • 09:09 AMT
ADB predicts 4% GDP decline for Armenia in 2020

The Armenian economy will contract 4% in 2020 – down from a previous forecast of 3.5% decline, ADB said.

15 September 2020 • 08:23 AMT
Armenian Foreign Minister visits Greek church in Cairo

According to Anna Naghdalyan, Mnatsakanyan toured the church to learn more about its history.

15 September 2020 • 07:38 AMT
Catholicos, Education Minister discuss church-state relations in Armenia

The Catholicos and the Minister of Education discussed reforms proposed by the Armenian Apostolic Church.

15 September 2020 • 07:04 AMT
Armenia: Covid-19 infections grow by 150 as 248 recover

A total of 2761 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control said.

15 September 2020 • 06:55 AMT
Gates: Coronavirus pandemic has set the world back by decades

The 2020 Goalkeepers report analyzes the damage that the pandemic has done and is doing to the world.

15 September 2020 • 06:38 AMT
OSCE mediators want to meet Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers

The co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group seek to resume “serious substantive negotiations without preconditions”.

14 September 2020 • 14:20 AMT
China says will only vaccinate frontline workers “at this stage”

Not everyone will need to get vaccinated against Covid-19, according to China’s top medical official.

14 September 2020 • 13:45 AMT
Armenia declares solidarity with Greece, Cyprus amid Turkey row

Zohrab Mnatsakanyan also emphasized Armenia’s solidarity and support to Egypt “in the same way”.

14 September 2020 • 12:25 AMT
Georgia coronavirus cases grow by 165

According to fresh figures from Georgia’s health authorities, a total of 6633 individuals are under quarantine.

14 September 2020 • 11:23 AMT
Government will pay $35m for new Yerevan Metro station – Mayor

Hayk Marutyan noted they initially intended to involve the private sector to ease the burden on the government.

14 September 2020 • 10:55 AMT
Israel imposes full second lockdown

Benjamin Netanyahu said schools, shops, hotels and shopping centres will have enforced restrictions.

14 September 2020 • 10:31 AMT
AstraZeneca resumes clinical trials for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate

Late-stage trials of the vaccine were suspended last week after an illness in a study participant

14 September 2020 • 10:02 AMT
Greece hails return of Turkish vessel as “positive first step”

But Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said the return did not mean Ankara was “giving up our rights there”.

14 September 2020 • 08:57 AMT
Armenia lands 18th among 162 nations in economic freedom report

The survey by Fraser Institute measures economic freedom, ranking countries based on five areas.

14 September 2020 • 08:15 AMT
Levon Aronian finishes third at Champions Showdown: Chess9LX

Hikaru Nakamura shared the title with Magnus Carlsen with six points apiece, half a point ahead of Aronian.

14 September 2020 • 07:06 AMT
Armenia reports 107 new coronavirus cases, three deaths

A total of 240,943 tests have been performed since the beginning of the outbreak in the country.

14 September 2020 • 06:43 AMT
“Nomadland” wins Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival

In its 2020 edition, the festival jury chose the Golden Lion winner from a slightly smaller roster of films.