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19 February 2020 • 08:59 AMT
Fresno State to host presentation on Armenian refugees after WWI

Dr. Ari Sekeryan was appointed the 16th Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting Professor in Armenian Studies.

19 February 2020 • 08:52 AMT
EU removes Armenia from tax havens “grey list”

The Council adopted revised conclusions on the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.

19 February 2020 • 08:06 AMT
Turkey re-arrests human rights activist hours after acquittal

Rights group Amnesty International said Kavala’s renewed detention “smacks of deliberate and calculated cruelty”.

19 February 2020 • 08:01 AMT
Death toll from coronavirus rises above 2000 worldwide

One of the most recent fatalities in the central Chinese province of Hubei was the director of a hospital in Wuhan.

19 February 2020 • 07:25 AMT
It’s been 16 years since murder of Armenian officer by Azeri lieutenant

A Lieutenant of the Armenian Armed Forces, Margaryan, then 26, was hacked to death, while asleep, by Ramil Safarov.

19 February 2020 • 06:43 AMT
Russia bans Chinese nationals from entering country

The ban will affect Chinese citizens travelling for private, educational, working and tourist purposes, the statement added.

18 February 2020 • 14:55 AMT
Turkey court acquits rights defender Osman Kavala

Kavala is chairman of a Foundation, which promotes human rights through art, including with neighboring Armenia.

18 February 2020 • 13:53 AMT
Cancer cases could grow 60-81% globally, report says

In the next two decades, the world could see a 60% increase in the number of cancer cases, according to a new report.

18 February 2020 • 13:35 AMT
Microsoft combines Word, Excel and PowerPoint into single app

The app called Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint & More is now available on the Play Store.

18 February 2020 • 13:19 AMT
Later bedtime linked with obesity for children under 6 – study

The researchers monitored each child’s weight, height and waist circumference from ages one to six.

18 February 2020 • 12:01 AMT
Report: Russia forced to accept internal political situation in Armenia

The survey says Russia is intervening forcefully in the political processes and the internal affairs of Armenia

18 February 2020 • 11:18 AMT
Syria to reopen Aleppo airport for first time in 9 years

The governor of Aleppo, Hussein Diab, had announced in August of last year that the international airport was ready.

18 February 2020 • 10:27 AMT
Dutch court reinstates order for Russia to pay $50 bn to Yukos

Russiais thus ordered to pay $50 billion compensation to shareholders in former Russian oil giant Yukos.

18 February 2020 • 09:57 AMT
Armenia police reveal child sale case

Overall, the various units of the police have identified 75 crime cases, eight of which had been committed in the past.

18 February 2020 • 09:29 AMT
Ryanair unveils Armenia’s culture, fine cuisine to flyers worldwide

“Walking through Yerevan’s streets, the first thing that strikes you is the city’s unique colours,” the article says.

18 February 2020 • 08:39 AMT
Cadillac set to unveil its first all-electric vehicle in April

The upcoming crossover will be but the first of many electric vehicles from Cadillac if its plans come to fruition.

18 February 2020 • 08:37 AMT
Putin appoints Russian-Armenian diplomat as envoy to Venezuela

By another decree, Putin dismissed Vladimir Zaemsky, who was ambassador to Venezuela, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

18 February 2020 • 07:58 AMT
Priest arrested in Turkey for giving bread and water to PKK militants

Fr. Bileçen was arrested after an informant testified that he provided bread and water to Kurdish separatists in 2018.

18 February 2020 • 07:57 AMT
Pashinyan says personnel changes coming to the Armenian army

“There is no division between the army and the society. We are like one family, one organism,” he said.

18 February 2020 • 07:10 AMT
Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to fight climate change

Bezos wants “to work alongside others both to amplify known ways and to explore new ways of fighting” climate change.

18 February 2020 • 06:47 AMT
Senior Wuhan doctor dies after contracting coronavirus

Confirmation also emerged of the death of the former director of the Ezhou city Chinese medicine hospital in Hubei.

17 February 2020 • 14:51 AMT
Coronavirus: China tells Hubei residents to to stay at home

China has tightened restrictions on movement in Hubei province as it continues to battle the coronavirus.

17 February 2020 • 14:34 AMT
SpaceX set to launch 60 new Starlink internet satellites into space

The first stage booster for the Starlink mission is serial number B1056. The flight will be the core’s fourth mission.

17 February 2020 • 14:08 AMT
Armenia PM holds consultations over recent deaths in Armenian army

Nikol Pashinyan said he prioritizes the resolution of issues related to criminal subculture in the Armed Forces.

17 February 2020 • 13:23 AMT
Hong Kong men stole 600 toilet paper rolls amid coronavirus

Early February 17 morning, a delivery worker was transporting goods to a supermarket in the city’s Mong Kok district.

17 February 2020 • 12:58 AMT
Armenia considering Mahatma Gandhi statue in Yerevan

The Indian Embassy has submitted a proposal to the Yerevan City Council on erecting a monument to Mahatma Gandhi.

17 February 2020 • 12:23 AMT
Heritage expects “partial, illegitimate results” from Armenia referendum

“Armenia is not a testing ground for foreign influences or interpersonal conflicts,” the party said in a statement.

17 February 2020 • 11:10 AMT
Test measures immune response to improve ovarian cancer diagnosis

The simple blood test that measures the body’s own immune response to improve diagnosis of ovarian cancer.

17 February 2020 • 10:29 AMT
Constitutional referendum campaign kicks off in Armenia

The first day of the campaign of a referendum for constitutional amendments kicked off in Armenia on February 17.

17 February 2020 • 09:50 AMT
Chinese expert: Coronavirus turning point reached

The number of people with a fever has been sliding steadily and has never rebounded, Wang Xinghuan said.