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10 July 2012 • 06:32 AMT
Russian Wikipedia goes offline to protest censorship

“Wikipedia community protests against censorship, which threatens free knowledge opened for the mankind,” Wikipedia said.

09 July 2012 • 18:43 AMT
Students design mine detecting robot from recycled materials

The robot was constructed out of household parts, spare car parts and an Internet router and even features a PlayStation 3 camera.

09 July 2012 • 18:27 AMT
Swiss nuke plants fit to withstand major quake

The central cooling system and the cooling of combustible element stocks would be guaranteed in the event of a quake.

09 July 2012 • 17:49 AMT
UK judge: Galaxy tablets not “cool” enough to be confused with iPad

Samsung has said the judgment affirms its position that the Galaxy doesn’t infringe Apple’s design rights.

09 July 2012 • 17:25 AMT
2 missiles miss target during Taiwan live-fire drill

Twenty-four other missiles, launched from aircraft, vessels and ground batteries, destroyed their targets in the drill.

09 July 2012 • 17:20 AMT
Facebook teaming up with CNN to socialize 2012 election coverage

CNN journalists will use I’m Voting to ask Facebook users questions about the races and integrate answers into their coverage.

09 July 2012 • 17:09 AMT
Oil, gas production in Norway to be shut down

The industry had hoped the move would force the government to use its emergency powers to end the strikes.

09 July 2012 • 16:43 AMT
Rolls-Royce reportedly gets $183mln army contract

MissionCare program, geared toward military customers, has contracts with the Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy.

09 July 2012 • 16:38 AMT
Swindlers steal $14.5mln from Transdnestr bank

The ministry also said it has reason to believe that the fraud was organized and carried out by some high-ranking officials.

09 July 2012 • 16:33 AMT
Microsoft to buy touchscreen display developer Perceptive Pixel

Ballmer did not disclose the terms of the deal at Microsoft’s annual Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto, where he announced it.

09 July 2012 • 16:22 AMT
Sharp agrees to pay $198.5mln to settle TFT business lawsuit

A Dell spokeswoman confirmed that the companies have reached a settlement, but declined to comment on the situation.

09 July 2012 • 15:58 AMT
Republicans say Romney raised over $106mln in June

Romney’s campaign said the likely GOP nominee and his party have about $160 million in cash to spend on campaign efforts.

09 July 2012 • 15:49 AMT
Londoners go to court to protest missiles on their apartment block

Defense Secretary Hammond has said the MoD will defend the proceedings “vigorously” and is confident of defeating them.

09 July 2012 • 15:38 AMT
Powerful earthquake hits Rhodes

The tremors were felt in the Turkish provinces of Antalya, Muğla and other cities along the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts.

09 July 2012 • 15:33 AMT
Iran’s Interior Minister in Armenia for 2-day visit

Meetings with President Serzh Sargsyan, parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan are on Iranian official’s visit agenda.

09 July 2012 • 15:29 AMT
Google files $4m bill of costs for Oracle

Oracle alleged that Google’s Android operating system infringed its Java copyrights and patents and initially claimed billions in damages.

09 July 2012 • 15:21 AMT
Economy expert forecasts minor AMD to USD revaluation in July

“The altered exchange rate won’t have a determining influence on Armenia’s economy,” Tatul Manaseryan said.

09 July 2012 • 15:18 AMT
Clinton in Mongolia to champion economic benefits of democracy

U.S. Secretary of State compared authoritarian rule with political progress in Taiwan, Burma, Thailand, the Philippines and East Timor.

09 July 2012 • 15:03 AMT
Afghan President calls for more action to fight corruption

Hamid Karzai and his top ministers said the aid pledged at the Tokyo conference exceeded their expectations.

09 July 2012 • 14:51 AMT
Russia says no new arms delivery to Syria

“We are not talking about new arms supplies to that country unless it stabilizes,” Vyacheslav Dzirkaln has said.

09 July 2012 • 14:46 AMT
Armenian Finance Ministry: July 9-15 prices for precious metals

Gold purchase price totals 19866.92 (+415.41), release price: 21594.48 (+451.53); silver purchase price: 344.34 (+10.92).

09 July 2012 • 14:38 AMT
32 Atam founder’s “It’s Me” а revelation of Armenian soldier’s life

“The film’s living long enough to tell future generations about the Armenian army is a reward enough for me,” Vahagn Grigoryan said.

09 July 2012 • 14:24 AMT
Egypt’s high court rejects Mursi order to reconvene parliament

Mursi, whose Muslim Brotherhood won most seats, says the chamber should function until a new election is held.

09 July 2012 • 14:22 AMT
“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” new poster features Gandalf the Grey

“The Hobbit” follows the adventure of Bilbo as he is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor.

09 July 2012 • 14:12 AMT
Microsoft boasts 1.3 billion Windows users around the world

It was confirmed that 200,000 users are on Office 365, which is its Google-Docs conquering online version of the software.

09 July 2012 • 14:07 AMT
Iran says it found new European customers for its oil

“We sell oil to demanding European refineries through coordination with the Central Bank,” Ahmad Qalebani has said.

09 July 2012 • 13:59 AMT
Economist advises boosting state reserves to lower susceptibility to external shocks

Tatul Manaseryan: food crisis and inflation in agriculture sector will continue in 2012, which means Armenia must boost food security.

09 July 2012 • 13:38 AMT
Facebook extends App Center, adds translation tool

7 of the top 10 grossing iOS games, and 6 of the top 10 Android games, have integrated into Facebook, the company says.

09 July 2012 • 13:34 AMT
Karabakh issue solvable if conflicting sides’ interests secured – Russian official

“Russia believes Azeri and Armenian people to be only ones responsible for the solution of the issue,” Sergei Naryshkin said.

09 July 2012 • 13:15 AMT
Boeing lands firm order with Air Lease worth $7.2bln

Air Lease Corp., which buys planes and leases them to airlines, is based in Los Angeles. Boeing Co. is based in Chicago.