EN
05 March 2020 • 12:42 AMT
Viva-MTS hosts VivaStart, ITStart programs’ graduation ceremony

The VivaStart program has been implemented by Viva-MTS, a leading telecommunications operator, since 2015.

05 March 2020 • 11:58 AMT
European Court rejects Michel Platini’s appeal over ban

As part of his action Platini had claimed his suspension had not been subject to a fair and independent hearing.

05 March 2020 • 10:35 AMT
Playrix entering Armenian game development market

Playrix Armenia is already on its way to becoming the largest gaming company in the region,” said co-founder of Playrix.

05 March 2020 • 10:28 AMT
Boston Dynamics, OTTO Motors robots work together in warehouse

Boston Dynamics and OTTO Motors have teamed up for a demonstration of the warehouse of the future.

05 March 2020 • 09:55 AMT
Flybe collapses as coronavirus strikes final blow to carrier

The impact of the coronavirus proved the last straw for the airline, which operates almost 40% of UK domestic flights.

05 March 2020 • 09:42 AMT
Greece not getting get extra Frontex staff in coming days

The Commission had announced the agency would send in an extra 100 officers, adding to 530 already on the ground.

05 March 2020 • 09:12 AMT
Freedom House: Armenia remains “partly free” in fresh report

Armenia scored 53 out of 100 in the global ranking — the higher the number, the better a country ranks.

05 March 2020 • 08:40 AMT
Armenian parliament OKs stolen asset recovery bill in first reading

The bill will enable the confiscation of assets worth AMD 50 million or more whose acquisition can’t be traced to legal income.

05 March 2020 • 08:27 AMT
Coronavirus is mutating, say Chinese scientists

Researchers say the different strains were likely caused through a mutation of the ancestral version of the virus.

05 March 2020 • 07:15 AMT
James Bond movie release delayed until November due to coronavirus

The 25th installment in the spy franchise will commence its run November 12 in the U.K. and November 25 in the U.S.

05 March 2020 • 07:11 AMT
Ruins of 3,000-year-old Armenian castle found in Turkey lake

Divers discovered the incredibly well-preserved wall of a castle, thought to have been built by the Urartu civilization.

05 March 2020 • 06:40 AMT
Coronavirus killing more people a day outside China

It comes as deaths surged in countries such as the US, Iran and South Korea for a total of 86 – a 126% difference.

04 March 2020 • 16:19 AMT
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, wife Betty welcome first child

The couple named the boy Hamlet, after Mkhitaryan’s late father

04 March 2020 • 14:49 AMT
Florence to open Michelangelo’s “secret room” to public

In the summer of 1530 Michelangelo went “off-radar” for 3 months, with no official trace of his whereabouts on record.

04 March 2020 • 14:39 AMT
Xiaomi unveils powerful gaming smartphones

The more expensive Black Shark 3 Pro gets a 5000mAh battery whereas the Black Shark 3 gets 4,720mAh unit.

04 March 2020 • 14:31 AMT
British Prog rock band Genesis announce reunion

“There’s a Genesis sound which is still there,” said guitarist Mike Rutherford. “I missed it, it’s nice to play it again.

04 March 2020 • 14:25 AMT
Turkish anchorman tells foreigners, including Armenians, to “get out”

“There might be some people who think that this country is not their homeland,” the anchorman said.

04 March 2020 • 13:40 AMT
System Of A Down drummer publishing his own comic book

“It’s a sci-fi epic that I’m putting out as a monthly series. I’m self-publishing it, so I’m very proud of it,” Dolmayan said.

04 March 2020 • 13:34 AMT
Iran coronavirus death toll rises to 92; Infections top 2,900

“The number of confirmed new cases in the past 24 hours is 586,” said health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour.

04 March 2020 • 12:24 AMT
World Bank to provide $12 billion to help fight coronavirus

The financing is designed to help member countries take effective action to lessen the impacts posed by the virus.

04 March 2020 • 12:23 AMT
Armenian journalist to receive Int’l Women of Courage Award

Kocharyan is a leading voice in the fight against psychological, physical, and domestic violence against women and children.

04 March 2020 • 11:15 AMT
Serj Tankian documentary to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival

“Truth To Power” tracks the Grammy-winning Tankian who helps to awaken a political revolution in Armenia.

04 March 2020 • 10:45 AMT
Report: Armenia’s political opening had a positive effect on Karabakh

The report notes positive signs in Armenia against the backdrop of an overall grim picture elsewhere in the world.

04 March 2020 • 10:13 AMT
Half a million people are now ultra-wealthy in the world – report

That means there are more ultra-wealthy people around the world than the populations of Iceland, Malta or Belize.

04 March 2020 • 09:23 AMT
Iran frees 54,000 prisoners to combat spread of coronavirus

The jailed British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe may be freed soon, according to a British MP.

04 March 2020 • 08:41 AMT
Tatler Asia: Unlocking the mystery of Armenia, a must for 2020

The myriad architectural styles are remnants of Yerevan’s history, which is one of the oldest cities in the world, the piece says.

04 March 2020 • 07:58 AMT
Armenia will play Estonia, Georgia in Nations League Group C2

The draw for the 2nd edition of the Nations League was held on March 3, which placed Armenia in Group 2 of League C.

04 March 2020 • 07:42 AMT
Amnesty: Iran killed at least 23 children in November crackdown

The children killed include 22 boys, aged between 12 and 17, and a girl reportedly aged between eight and 12.

04 March 2020 • 07:40 AMT
Greek church in Lesbos reportedly vandalized by refugees

Hagios Georgios in Lesbos has been vandalized several times in the recent past, local residents say.

04 March 2020 • 07:01 AMT
Armenian PM’s family welcomes fifth dog, a present from Georgia

The name of the Caucasian shepherd presented by Ghakharia is Bonbor, Nikol Pashinyan said on Facebook.