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20 February 2012 • 10:16 AMT
Only 2 of 54 nuke reactors left operating in Japan

Japanese utilities were unable to reactivate reactors over public concern about atomic power after Fukushima disaster.

20 February 2012 • 10:15 AMT
Hong Kong Airport hits daily record of 187,000 passengers

Hong Kong International Airport saw 4.9 mln passengers and 29,000 aircraft movements in January, up 12.5% and 5.8%.

20 February 2012 • 10:02 AMT
Israel to deploy drone interceptor

Military official: we are facing a more hostile, more Islamic, Middle East, one less given to international influence.

20 February 2012 • 10:01 AMT
Three Italian soldiers die in Afghanistan

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano issued a condolence message expressing his “deep emotion” over the news.

20 February 2012 • 09:51 AMT
ANC ready to face the authorities’ challenge – coordinator

Levon Zurabyan: people are the “victim”, and they cannot be blamed for selling their voices at the elections.

20 February 2012 • 09:38 AMT
Artsakh celebrates Revival Day

NKP President: February 20, 1988 became one of the most glorious pages of Artsakh national-liberation movement chronicle.

20 February 2012 • 09:32 AMT
Raymond Kévorkian to give lecture at NAASR Center in Belmont

The renowned historian will give a lecture entitled “The Armenian Genocide: Writing the Complete History”.

20 February 2012 • 09:24 AMT
Arrest warrants for Turkish intelligence officials canceled

The government has also introduced a bill requiring the prime minister’s permission before MİT officials can be questioned.

20 February 2012 • 09:21 AMT
NKR defense army spokesman: Artsakh army need not worry

“Azerbaijani armed forces and NKR defense army organize regular exercises to enhance their alertness,” Hasratysan has said.

20 February 2012 • 09:19 AMT
Pakistanis take to the streets for anti-U.S. rally

Thousands of people were expected to attend the rally with hundreds of riot police, armed with batons.

20 February 2012 • 09:13 AMT
Russian billionaire announces plans to build Yo-mobile plant in Far East

“The next Yo-mobile plant must be built in the Far East to develop local innovation production,” Mikhail Prokhorov said.

20 February 2012 • 09:07 AMT
Anri Jokhadze to represent Georgia at Eurovision-2012

Sabina Babaeva, the representative of Azerbaijan at Eurovision 2012, attended the Georgian national tour.

20 February 2012 • 09:07 AMT
Over 40, most of them children, dead of cold in Afghanistan

The UN and the U.S. aid agency have started distributing extra blankets, tarps and fuel to people living in 40 camps.

20 February 2012 • 09:06 AMT
Yandex rolls out networking search

The program is aimed at enhancing its search engine’s quality by adding content from social networking websites.

20 February 2012 • 08:50 AMT
Ambassador: Armenia, Iran have potential to boost cooperation

“Iran and Armenia enjoy common grounds for economic cooperation both countries are interested in,” Grigor Arakelyan said.

20 February 2012 • 08:48 AMT
Average monthly salary totals AMD 113 052 in Jan 2012

Average salary in budgetary and private organizations made AMD 92 701 and AMD 137 085 respectively.

20 February 2012 • 08:44 AMT
Armenia’s economic activity index makes 4.4% in January 2012

According to the National Statistical Service, inflation in January 2012 made 4.8% against the same period in 2011.

20 February 2012 • 08:37 AMT
Armenian hackers target over 20 Azeri sites

On Feb. 20, Armenian hackers attacked over 20 Azerbaijani websites, including those of Azeri television and Eurovision winner.

20 February 2012 • 08:35 AMT
Samsung confirms plans to spin off LCD business

“The spin-off will allow us to make quicker business decisions and respond to our clients’ needs more swiftly,” Donggun Park said.

20 February 2012 • 08:32 AMT
Armenian weightlifters disqualification confirmed

Hripsime Khurshudyan and Edgar Gevorgyan got bronze medals due to disqualification of their rivals.

20 February 2012 • 08:25 AMT
Canadian Museum for Human Rights hosts discussion on Armenian Genocide

The museum will include the five genocides officially recognized by Canada’s Parliament, including the Armenian Genocide.

20 February 2012 • 08:11 AMT
David Nalbandian drops 85th in ATP rankings

Novak Djokovic keeps lead with 13630 points; Rafael Nadal comes 2nd with 10435 points, Roger Federer is placed 3rd.

20 February 2012 • 08:10 AMT
Armenia’s major taxpayers’ proceeds increased by 9.3% in December 2011

AMD 2163.4 million VAT refund in overpayment was reported in December 2011, according to the monitoring.

20 February 2012 • 08:07 AMT
Volkswagen Golf remained the most popular model in Europe

According to JATO Dynamics, only Volkswagen, BMW, Audi and Mercedes ended 2011 with no reduction in sales.

20 February 2012 • 08:04 AMT
Expert: Anonymous root DNS servers attack unlikely to cause much damage

There are hundreds of other servers worldwide that hold the same data as the root servers, which increase the resiliency of DNS.

20 February 2012 • 08:01 AMT
Arman Pashikian wins Ferdowsi Chess Tournament

The Armenian grandmaster earned 9 points in 11 rounds and took a lead over his rival with just 0,5 point.

20 February 2012 • 08:00 AMT
Armenia’s major taxpayers import volumes decreased in December 2011

Armenia’s major tax payers’ product export volumes totaled AMD 31.5 billion against AMD 28 billion in 2010.

20 February 2012 • 07:49 AMT
S&P reaffirms Japan’s sovereign debt rating at AA minus

Standard and Poor’s said structural problems are weighing on the country’s ability to reduce its budget deficit.

20 February 2012 • 07:48 AMT
Major tax payers add AMD 17.9 billion to state budget in December 2011

Tax bodies conducted 122 check-ups in December 2011 resulting in AMD 534 mln extra pay to the state budget.

20 February 2012 • 07:39 AMT
Oil prices jump amid escalation of Iran tensions

Iran’s Oil Minister warned earlier this month that Tehran could cut off oil exports to “hostile” European nations.