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05 October 2012 • 13:22 AMT
Weekly digest of foreign currency deals

From September 24-30, AMD loans granted by banks totaled 39.3 bln., while USD loans amounted to 84.5 mln.

05 October 2012 • 13:21 AMT
No military solution to Karabakh conflict, Bulgaria’s ex-president warns

“An attempt to resolve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict by the use of force will reignite it,” Zhelyu Zhelev said.

05 October 2012 • 13:19 AMT
Adele’s Bond theme for “Skyfall” hits the web

Armed with a 77-piece orchestra, British chanteuse Adele has delivered a lush anthem to kick off 007’s latest adventure, “Skyfall.”

05 October 2012 • 13:12 AMT
Kazakh school expels HIV+ students

School doctors were the first to hear about the children’s HIV status during a BCG vaccination campaign.

05 October 2012 • 13:08 AMT
Prandelli: Pirlo has no plans to quit football

Prandelli has opened the international doors to a number of youngsters in recent months and he’s hopeful for the future.

05 October 2012 • 13:07 AMT
Romanian ex-leader: EU wants rapid settlement of Karabakh conflict

“The OSCE Minsk Group’s activity must be intensified to rapidly resolve the problem,” Emil Constantinescu said.

05 October 2012 • 13:02 AMT
Armenian Youth Foundation announces new award

Award aims to foster activity of student councils, involvement of young people in science and international cooperation.

05 October 2012 • 13:00 AMT
Syrian rebels capture air defense base outside Damascus

The video of the assault showed rebels dressed in army fatigues celebrating as black smoke rose from a military installation.

05 October 2012 • 12:44 AMT
Jobless rate drop reported in Armenia

As of Sept 1, unemployment rate in Armenia decreased by 12,1% against 2011, with the number of the jobless totaling 75,2 trous.

05 October 2012 • 12:43 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 407,56 Oct 5

The market average rate of USD totaled AMD 407,56 on October 5, decreasing by 0.82 point compared to October 4.

05 October 2012 • 12:39 AMT
Israeli FM wants earliest possible date for elections

If the Knesset is dissolved on October 15, the earliest possible time to hold an election would be January 15, 2013.

05 October 2012 • 12:36 AMT
Samara authorities earmark $320mln for 2018 World Cup arena

Those costs were included into the total World Cup cost of $19.2 billion as announced by Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko last week.

05 October 2012 • 12:29 AMT
Oskanian case should be discussed in Armenia, not PACE – RPA rep.

Galust Sahakyan: with Prosperous Armenia’s boycotting the parliament debate, the main burden was laid on Oskanian’s shoulders.

05 October 2012 • 12:29 AMT
Number of LGBT characters on network TV at highest-ever level

On broadcast TV, male LGBT characters continue to outweigh female characters, 55.5 percent to 44.5 percent, the study found.

05 October 2012 • 12:28 AMT
Oskanian fell victim to RPA, Prosperous Armenia rules – Heritage

According to Ruben Hakobyan, the authorities’ actions aren’t aimed against Prosperous Armenia but rather against Oskanian personally.

05 October 2012 • 11:56 AMT
Fire bomb explodes near Italian tax collection agency

The agency is widely associated with tax hikes imposed by the technocrat government of Mario Monti.

05 October 2012 • 11:50 AMT
Russian base to stay in Tajikistan till 2042

Media reports said earlier Tajikistan wanted $250 million a year to host the base, which hosts 7,000 troops across three locations.

05 October 2012 • 11:50 AMT
ANC member denies reports on Ter-Petrossian-Tsarukyan meeting

Aram Manukyan refuted media publications on confidential meeting between heads of ANC and Prosperous Armenia.

05 October 2012 • 11:44 AMT
Curiosity preparing to scoop first sample of Martian soil

The team is more concerned about getting its sample handling procedures right than making significant new discoveries.

05 October 2012 • 11:43 AMT
Armenia’s 2013 state budget copied from last year’s one – paper

According to Haykakan Zhamanak daily, the majority of points in 2013 state budget were copied from the one from last year.

05 October 2012 • 11:42 AMT
Fall military draft launches in Armenia

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree October 5 to launch 2012 fall military draft and demobilization.

05 October 2012 • 11:23 AMT
Motorola wins rare victory v Microsoft in German court

This allows application developers to avoid writing separate codes for each handset saving time and development costs.

05 October 2012 • 11:15 AMT
Apple reveals video tribute to Steve Jobs

No company has ever inspired such creativity or set such high standards for itself,” Apple CEO said in his message.

05 October 2012 • 11:09 AMT
Dotcom possibly spied long before NZ authorities admit

The revelation has raised suspicion that Dotcom was victim to earlier spying than the GCSB has admitted.

05 October 2012 • 10:59 AMT
Misunderstanding between Tsarukyan, Kocharian worsens – paper

According to Hraparak daily, rumors that ex-president Robert Kocharian won’t be running for president were confirmed.

05 October 2012 • 10:58 AMT
Heritage member says “certain issues” must be clarified with Free Democrats

Ruben Hakobyan deemed Heritage member Tevan Poghosyan’s entering the parliament possible by October 10.

05 October 2012 • 10:48 AMT
Mika women’s chess team to participate in European Club Cup

The line-up consists of Elina Danielian, Harika Dronavalli, Lilit Mkrtchian, Lele Javakhishvili and Anna Hairapetian.

05 October 2012 • 10:39 AMT
Suspect pleads not guilty in planning Cyprus attack

A Swedish-Lebanese man has pleaded not guilty to charges he was planning an attack against Israeli citizens.

05 October 2012 • 10:24 AMT
Iraqi provincial elections scheduled for April

The new commission was approved in September, after more than six months of wrangling over the line-up.

05 October 2012 • 10:22 AMT
Medicine procurement violations badly damage Armenian budget

Market research in the field of procurement of medicines revealed cases of anti-competitive agreements, with several companies fined.