EN
15 August 2020 • 10:02 AMT
Karabakh reports one new coronavirus infection

243 people have so far recovered from the disease in Karabakh, while 26 others are quarantined.

15 August 2020 • 09:36 AMT
Anti-vaxxers launch $11 million lawsuit against Canada

The suit claims the pandemic regulations violate Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

15 August 2020 • 08:19 AMT
Facebook begins merging Instagram and Messenger chats

Once you hit update, the DM icon in the top right of Instagram is replaced by the Facebook Messenger logo.

15 August 2020 • 07:03 AMT
Armenia: Active cases drop below 6000 for first time since May

183,789 tests have been performed since the beginning of the outbreak in the country.

15 August 2020 • 06:57 AMT
Armenia awarding National Hero title to Captain Ruben Sanamyan

The highest title in Armenia is awarded “for outstanding services of national importance to the Republic.

15 August 2020 • 06:46 AMT
U.S. loses Iran arms embargo bid at UN

In a UN Security Council vote, Russia and China opposed extending the weapons ban․

14 August 2020 • 14:44 AMT
Yerevan court awards Ucom’s motion to apply interim measure

The measure prohibited TEAM LLC to conclude an acquisition transaction of Veon Armenia CJSC shares.

14 August 2020 • 14:09 AMT
Mexico signs deal for Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said access to the vaccine would be “universal and free” in Mexico.

14 August 2020 • 13:53 AMT
Coronavirus: Spain to close nightclubs, bars and ban smoking in public

Smoking is prohibited in all public spaces where it is not possible to maintain a social distance.

14 August 2020 • 13:44 AMT
UK quietly drops 1.3m Covid tests from England tally

The govt said it had lowered the figure for “tests made available” by about 10% and discontinued the metric.

14 August 2020 • 12:27 AMT
Karabakh reports no new coronavirus cases for fourth day in a row

In total, 251 people have contracted the virus in Karabakh, 236 of whom have already recovered.

14 August 2020 • 11:48 AMT
UK secures early access to 90 million doses vaccine

Britain has secured 60 million doses of the Novavax vaccine and 30 million doses of the Janssen vaccine.

14 August 2020 • 11:04 AMT
Georgia reports 23 new Covid-19 cases, reduced quarantine period

According to fresh figures, 7597 individuals are under quarantine, while 261 others are watched by doctors.

14 August 2020 • 10:28 AMT
Serj Tankian teases fresh music, new album for fall

In an Instagram post, Tankian shared still images from a video shot for a fresh solo song called “Rumi”.

14 August 2020 • 10:10 AMT
Azeri envoy to Serbia arrested on suspicion of embesslement

Hasanov was arrested as a suspect in the investigation, which is still underway, authorities said.

14 August 2020 • 09:23 AMT
Armenia will continue its “economic flight”, Pashinyan tells BBC HARDtalk

Pashinyan said Azerbaijan attacked Armenia as a result of the bellicose rhetoric adopted by the Azeri president.

14 August 2020 • 09:21 AMT
United States reports more than 51,000 coronavirus cases

There are at least 5,248,854 Covid-19 cases and 167,110 people have died from the virus in the U.S.

14 August 2020 • 07:07 AMT
Armenia: Covid-19 infections grow by 276 as 267 recover

181,962 tests have been performed since the beginning of the outbreak in the country.

14 August 2020 • 07:00 AMT
Armenian lawmaker resigns due to health issues

Mane Tandilyan said that she is no longer a member of the governing council of the the party.

14 August 2020 • 06:59 AMT
Report: U.S. seizes Iranian gas heading for Venezuela

A U.S. official said no military force was used in the seizures and the ships were not physically confiscated.

13 August 2020 • 15:13 AMT
France will require nationals traveling from Armenia to take a PCR test

The decision will come into effect from August 17 and won’t apply to foreign travelers because they can’t stay in France anyway.

13 August 2020 • 14:37 AMT
Ankara: Armenia cemetery desecrated, bodies removed from graves

The co-founder of the Democracy and Progress Party, Mustafa Yeneroğlu, has raised the issue with the mayor.

13 August 2020 • 13:46 AMT
Viva-MTS unveils better conditions for “Recharge+” service

Users will continue using the company’s services for up to AMD 2000 instead of the AMD 1500 before.

13 August 2020 • 13:09 AMT
Schools in German state could expel students for not wearing masks

Many students are hoping that by the next month at least they can take them off during lessons.

13 August 2020 • 12:32 AMT
U.S. govt personnel can’t fly with Armenian carriers for official travel

The move comes after the European Union (EU) added all Armenian air carriers to the EU Air Safety List.

13 August 2020 • 11:27 AMT
Report: Congress has secretly blocked U.S. arms sales to Turkey for two years

The disruption has already led to Turkey’s expulsion from the F-35 joint strike fighter program.

13 August 2020 • 11:05 AMT
Prevention of escalation on the border is key, Putin tells Aliyev

The two discussed “regional issues in the context of recent escalation on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border.”

13 August 2020 • 10:41 AMT
China says chicken imported from Brazil tests positive for coronavirus

Authorities said the public needed to take precautions to reduce infection risks from imported products.

13 August 2020 • 10:13 AMT
Raphael appears to have given himself a touch-up in self-portraits

Italian researchers have created a 3D reconstruction of the face of Renaissance master Raphael.

13 August 2020 • 10:02 AMT
Armenia ranks 67th for digital quality of life in 2020

E-government and internet affordability are the areas Armenia can improve on the most, the report showed.