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21 December 2011 • 12:29 AMT
USD market average rate totals AMD 382,43 Dec 21

Deals amounting to USD 5,5 mln at an average rate of AMD 383,01 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Dec 21.

21 December 2011 • 12:12 AMT
ANC deems 2011 as the most effective year

Among the positive results ANC showed in 2011, Congress coordinator named amnesty and release of “political prisoners”.

21 December 2011 • 12:09 AMT
Polish MFA finances training of Armenian youngsters from rural areas

The youth members from 20 rural communities presented their business proposals to get seed money to set up their own businesses.

21 December 2011 • 11:54 AMT
Grant Thornton donates $57,500 to UNICEF

UNICEF UK Head of Corporate: the donation is incredibly valuable in our mission to ensure every child has the best start in life.

21 December 2011 • 11:53 AMT
French Minister: Turkey must recognise Genocide as a fact of history

“Today all peoples must be lucid and courageous in looking at their history,” European Affairs Minister Jean Leonetti said.

21 December 2011 • 11:52 AMT
Russia names new Duma speaker

“Discipline is a matter of the deputy’s personal responsibility. We are elected to justify people’s trust,” Sergei Naryshkin said.

21 December 2011 • 11:46 AMT
Religious leaders must secure decent future for Caucasus – Pashazade

“Unfortunately our region does not enjoy fully established stability,” said the leader of Caucasian Muslims.

21 December 2011 • 11:45 AMT
Armenian armwrestlers win 2 gold medals at World Championships

At World Armwrestling Championships, Vrezh Sedrakyan and Ashot Adamyan competed in -75 kg and U18 categories resp.

21 December 2011 • 11:38 AMT
China hackers suspected of breaching U.S. Chamber of Commerce

The operation involved at least 300 internet addresses and was discovered and shut down in May 2010.

21 December 2011 • 11:36 AMT
Iran transfers govt. websites from foreign-based hosting agencies

More than 30,000 Iranian websites of key organizations, namely ministries, had been hosted by foreign-based companies.

21 December 2011 • 11:20 AMT
Wings of Tatev aerial tramway shifts to winter mode

Before December 29, 2011, as well as on January 5-6, 2012 the tramway will operate from 10:30 am to 5:30 pm.

21 December 2011 • 11:14 AMT
ANC sees no alternative to fair elections in 2012

Congress coordinator Levon Zurabyan noted formation of legitimate power as ANC main goal in the coming year.

21 December 2011 • 11:04 AMT
When in Istanbul, Steve Jobs questioned Turkish guide about Armenian Genocide

Steve Jobs was adopted into the family of Paul Jobs and Clara Hagopian, whose parents were survivors of the Armenian Genocide.

21 December 2011 • 10:43 AMT
Yerevan to host ecological Christmas trees contest

According to Kanachastan NGO director, the contest winner will be awarded with a stay for 2 at Dilijan Paradise Hotel.

21 December 2011 • 10:13 AMT
EU interested in enhancing cooperation with Armenia

New Head of EU Delegation to Armenia Traian Hristea presented credentials to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.

21 December 2011 • 10:08 AMT
Armenia to host 5th Winter Festival Dec 24-27

Winter games and musical days are the highlights of the festival to be closed with a Santa Claus race.

21 December 2011 • 09:51 AMT
UEFA official: EURO 2012 referees list finalized after 6 months of performances

Pierluigi Collina: we also decided to guarantee the maximum possible flexibility by having 12 referees from 12 different countries.

21 December 2011 • 09:47 AMT
RPA positive about economic and political results of 2011

Gagik Melikyan believes the government “managed to curb the inflation, reach the level of 2008 and even surpass it.”

21 December 2011 • 09:15 AMT
YouTube announces 1 trillion playbacks in 2011

YouTube saw record traffic and mobile growth. It gets 3 billion views per day, and video uploads have doubled since last year.

21 December 2011 • 09:14 AMT
Armenia retains 46th place in FIFA rankings

World and European champion, Spain is leading the FIFA rankings; followed by the Netherlands and Germany.

21 December 2011 • 09:06 AMT
Democratic Fatherland leader critical of Armenia’s ruling coalition future

Petros Makeyan accused Prosperous Armenia of “pulling an Artur Baghdasaryan” in an attempt to garner some opposition votes.

21 December 2011 • 09:00 AMT
Orange strikes partnership with 9 Armenian universities in 2011

In the framework of partnership program, Orange Foundation provided AMD 1 mln funding to each of the universities.

21 December 2011 • 08:54 AMT
NASA telescope finds confirmed Earth-size planets orbiting another star

On Dec. 5, the Kepler team announced the discovery of a world twice the size of Earth orbiting in its star’s habitable zone.

21 December 2011 • 08:26 AMT
Mozilla renews search partnership with Google

Firefox is trying to regain some momentum with a rapid release schedule using alpha, beta and stable channels – a la Chrome.

21 December 2011 • 08:09 AMT
UEFA announces EURO-2012 referees

For the first time in the history of the UEFA European Championship, the referees will have added support.

21 December 2011 • 08:00 AMT
Russian top blogger released after 15-day arrest

More than 300 protesters, including Yashin and Navalny, were detained during the December 5 demonstration in Moscow.

21 December 2011 • 07:48 AMT
Sarkozy refuses to discuss Armenian Genocide bill with Gul

A statement calling on French parliament “to immediately abandon the bill” was posted on the Turkish presidential website.

21 December 2011 • 07:31 AMT
Armenia to face India in Women’s World Chess Championship round 4

At FIDE Women’s World Chess Team Championship, India is placed 2nd with 9,5 points; Armenia is 6th with 5,5 points.

21 December 2011 • 07:12 AMT
Android device activations reach 700 000 per day, Google says

Rubin’s announcement follows an update from a quarterly earnings call in July when Google touted a new figure of 550 000.

21 December 2011 • 07:02 AMT
Azerbaijan fears domestic Arab spring?

Ali Hasanov: certain opposition forces act under the influence of world processes rather than express people’s will.