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11 May 2021 • 12:38 AMT
Armenians to kick off election campaign on June 7

Electronic voting will end a week before Armenians will flock to polling stations to elect new members of parliament.

11 May 2021 • 12:00 AMT
US Approves Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine for Children as Young as 12

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on May 10 the shot is safe and effective for children ages 12 to 15.

11 May 2021 • 11:49 AMT
Melikset Khachiyan among FIDE Trainer Awards winners

Khachiyan got his endorsement from none other than the fourth-highest rated player in history, Levon Aronian.

11 May 2021 • 10:57 AMT
Lavrov, Cavusoglu discuss Karabakh over the phone

Russian and Turkish Foreign Ministers Sergei Lavrov and Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke over the phone on May 10.

11 May 2021 • 10:14 AMT
Azerbaijan expects Russia’s help in normalizing situation in the region

Aliyev said Azerbaijan is working to restore transport infrastructure in the region after the end of hostilities in Karabakh.

11 May 2021 • 09:42 AMT
Georgian PM to pay official visit to Armenia on May 12

Armenia’s President Armen Sarkissian traveled to Tbilisi for an official visit in mid-April.

11 May 2021 • 09:41 AMT
NBC cancels 2022 Golden Globes for lack of diversity

NBC’s announcement came even after the HFPA which hands out the awards, agreed to recruit more Black members.

11 May 2021 • 08:19 AMT
Covid-19: Armenia infections grew by 243 in the past 24 hours

A total of 2678 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said.

11 May 2021 • 07:59 AMT
Armenia stresses OSCE Mink Group role in Karabakh settlement

Aivazian stressed the issue of the return of Armenian prisoners of war and civilians who are being held captive in Azerbaijan.

11 May 2021 • 07:02 AMT
Aliyev says Karabakh conflict has been “resolved”

Aliyev said Azerbaijan has resolved this issue “by itself – both on the battlefield and at the negotiating table.”

11 May 2021 • 06:54 AMT
9 children among 24 dead in Gaza amid Israel-Palestinian violence

Gaza’s Health Ministry updated its death toll on Tuesday morning to 24, including 9 children in IDF strikes.

10 May 2021 • 14:43 AMT
Extraordinary fossils of 9 Neanderthals discovered in Italy

The oldest remains date back some 100,000 years. Fossils of the other eight Neanderthals date to between 50,000 to 68,000 years ago.

10 May 2021 • 14:42 AMT
1553 bodies recovered from Karabakh battlefield since end of war

The rescue teams of the State Service for Emergency Situations did not conduct search operations between May 3 and 9.

10 May 2021 • 13:42 AMT
Pashinyan: Turkey is our enemy but that enmity must be managed

Pashinyan also said that some circles are trying to present the ruling power as pro-Turkish, which he said is not true

10 May 2021 • 12:07 AMT
Military group warns Macron survival of France “is at stake”

The letter said for some religious communities “France means nothing but an object of sarcasm, contempt or even hatred.”

10 May 2021 • 11:03 AMT
Noubar Afeyan to deliver Boston University Commencement address

The Armenian-American inventor has cofounded Moderna, Inc., which came up with the first mRNA-1273 Covid-19 vaccine.

10 May 2021 • 10:31 AMT
Turkey “rejected Russia’s request to not perform autopsy on slain envoy”

The Russians apparently did not trust Turkish investigators and were concerned about evidence tampering.

10 May 2021 • 10:07 AMT
Karabakh: Azerbaijanis using gravestones to build a road to Shushi

The Azeris are building roads from Hadrut through [the village of] Karin Tak to Shushi, the Foreign Minister of Artsakh has said.

10 May 2021 • 08:51 AMT
Armenia elections could go beyond first round, says lawmaker

The ruling bloc tried to change the legislative requirement for coalitions before the elections, but the President did not sign the law.

10 May 2021 • 08:19 AMT
Clubhouse launches its Android app

The social network, valued at about $4 billion in its most recent fundraise, launched as an iPhone-only app last year.

10 May 2021 • 07:57 AMT
Covid-19: Armenia infections grew by 83 in the past day

A total of 1790 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said.

10 May 2021 • 07:23 AMT
Flowers laid at Shushi tank memorial in Karabakh

A group of Nagorno-Karabakh residents and officials laid flowers the tank memorial in Shushi on May 9.

10 May 2021 • 06:49 AMT
Armenian parliament to elect new PM second go

If lawmakers fail this time too, the parliament will be dissolved by virtue of law to pave the way for snap elections in June.

08 May 2021 • 12:55 AMT
Paylan says will never give up fight for Turkey’s democratization

The Turkish-Armenian lawmaker said hate speech leads to hate crimes in Turkey and that he wants to expose this.

08 May 2021 • 12:53 AMT
Japanese firm to build “green energy” zone in Karabakh’s Azeri-controlled areas

The Japanese company has implemented “green” projects in Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brazil and Thailand.

08 May 2021 • 11:24 AMT
Karabakh reports 13 new coronavirus cases in the past day

Fresh figures from the the Ministry of Health also revealed that 16 patients are receiving inpatient treatment

08 May 2021 • 10:31 AMT
WHO approves China’s Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use

It is the first time the WHO has given emergency use approval to a Chinese vaccine for any infectious disease.

08 May 2021 • 10:00 AMT
Armenian Parliament OKs amendments to Electoral Code

The electoral threshold for parties was lowered from 5% to 4%, while that of blocs was raised from the 7% to 8% or 10%.

08 May 2021 • 09:42 AMT
Jerusalem։ Dozens hurt in Al-Aqsa mosque clashes

Tensions have been rising over the potential eviction of Palestinians from land claimed by Jewish settlers.

08 May 2021 • 09:06 AMT
Armenia reports daily Covid-19 cases of 411

A total of 4231 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said.