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28 August 2020 • 06:15 AMT
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to resign because of illness

The move comes 4 days after he exceeded the record for the longest run as leader in Japanese history.

27 August 2020 • 15:03 AMT
Dr. Hagop Hovaguimian awarded the title of Armenia National Hero

Dr. Hovaguimian is receiving the Order of Fatherland for saving many lives and his efforts in the healthcare system.

27 August 2020 • 14:25 AMT
Scientists have found coronavirus in a long-vacant apartment

Traces of SARS-CoV-2 were detected on the sink, faucet and shower handle of a long-vacant apartment․

27 August 2020 • 14:08 AMT
Armenia to build new village for first time as independent republic

Jradzor community in Shirak will be resettled to pave the way will for the construction of Kaps Reservoir.

27 August 2020 • 11:35 AMT
Captain Armenak Urfanyan to be awarded Artsakh Hero title

Urfanyan who died in the Four-Day War in April 2016 will be awarded the highest title in Karabakh.

27 August 2020 • 10:23 AMT
Karabakh reports seven new coronavirus infections

252 people have so far recovered from the disease in Karabakh, while 43 others are quarantined.

27 August 2020 • 09:56 AMT
Tumo Center opens in Moscow; Berlin and Tirana next in line

Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin attended the opening of the new Tumo in the center of the Russian capital.

27 August 2020 • 09:32 AMT
Qatar Airways announces two chartered flights to/from Yerevan

The company said passengers can travel via Qatar to more than 85 destinations across the globe.

27 August 2020 • 08:41 AMT
Global coronavirus infections surpass 24 million

Since the beginning of the outbreak, 825,798 people have died globally from Covid-19 complications.

27 August 2020 • 08:23 AMT
Moderna vaccine “is well tolerated across all age groups”

Data showed only mild adverse effects, and generated an immune response in volunteers aged 18 to 71.

27 August 2020 • 07:10 AMT
Armenia: Covid-19 infections grow by 203 as 262 recover

A total of 1938 tests have been performed in the pat day, the National Center For Disease Control said.

27 August 2020 • 06:55 AMT
New Zealand mosque shooter handed life sentence without parole

The judge said a finite term was insufficient for such a crime, and that Tarrant had shown no remorse.

27 August 2020 • 06:34 AMT
Warsaw zoo to give medical marijuana to stressed elephants

A veterinarian said the CBD causes neither euphoria nor harmful side effects on the liver and kidneys.

26 August 2020 • 14:34 AMT
Erdogan vows no concessions in eastern Mediterranean

Erdogan called on Turkey’s counterparts to avoid mistakes that he said would bring their destruction.

26 August 2020 • 13:54 AMT
Jeff Bezos nearing title of first person ever to be worth $200 bn

Bezos would have already surpassed the mark had he not gone through the costliest divorce in history.

26 August 2020 • 12:47 AMT
Ratko Mladic to address judges in Srebrenica appeal

Ratko Mladic’s lawyers have argued he was far away from the town when it happened.

26 August 2020 • 12:33 AMT
Armenian, Russian Foreign Ministers talk Karabakh over the phone

Mnatsakanyan said the Armenian-Russian cooperation is key when it comes to maintaining peace in the region.

26 August 2020 • 11:49 AMT
Germany reports increase in coronavirus infections from abroad

Many of the cases have been linked to Kosovo, Croatia, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Bulgaria.

26 August 2020 • 11:35 AMT
Minister: IT sector accounted for 2․4% of Armenia’s GDP in 2019

The IT sector accounted for 2․4% of Armenia’s GDP in 2019, Minister of High-Tech Industry Hakob Arshakyan says.

26 August 2020 • 10:27 AMT
Musk teases “working Neuralink device” reveal on August 28

A robot will plant electrodes deep in to a human brain, which would connect to a pod worn behind the ear.

26 August 2020 • 09:57 AMT
Yerevan airport gearing up for air show on August 28

According to information provided by the Russian Embassy in Yerevan, a doors open day will be held at the airfield.

26 August 2020 • 09:16 AMT
India has recorded over 1.5 million new Covid-19 cases in August alone

That brings the total number of cases registered since the pandemic began to over 3.2 million.

26 August 2020 • 08:24 AMT
Prehistoric structures in Saudi Arabia among world’s oldest monuments

A new study of the mysterious stone structures referred to as “mustatils” suggests they were used for rituals.

26 August 2020 • 07:37 AMT
India says in touch with Russia over coronavirus vaccine

Russia raised eyebrows when it announced the world’s first approved coronavirus vaccine for public use.

26 August 2020 • 07:24 AMT
Armenia reports 131 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours

A total of 1696 tests have been performed in the pat day, the National Center For Disease Control said.

26 August 2020 • 06:46 AMT
Two Lebanese-Armenian families settle in Karabakh

Rudik Hyusnunts said all the necessary living conditions have been created for the families.

25 August 2020 • 14:30 AMT
UN: Over 120m jobs in tourism sector at risk due to pandemic

Guterres said international tourist arrivals decreased by more than half because of the global health crisis.

25 August 2020 • 13:00 AMT
Kremlin sees no need to probe Navalny illness

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday called on Russia to investigate the suspected poisoning.

25 August 2020 • 12:03 AMT
KFC drops “Finger Lickin’ Good” slogan amid pandemic

It has altered its packaging with the phrase obscured but the phrase will return “when the time was right”.

25 August 2020 • 11:53 AMT
Armenia economic activity shrank 10.2% in July

Construction and trade declined by 19.5% and 10.4%, respectively, while the industrial sector contracted by 2.3%.