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20 April 2020 • 08:04 AMT
Facebook launching gaming app to rival Twitch, YouTube

The app, set to be introduced on April 20, will also reportedly only be available on Android devices at first.

20 April 2020 • 07:28 AMT
U.S. Senator fighting to save HALO demining program in Karabakh

Senator Bob Menendez is fighting in Congress to ensure funding for HALO’s program in Karabakh .

20 April 2020 • 07:05 AMT
Armenia coronavirus infections reach 1339

13373 tests have been performed since the beginning of the outbreak in the country.

19 April 2020 • 07:08 AMT
Armenia reports 43 new coronavirus cases

12680 tests have been performed since the beginning of the outbreak in the country.

18 April 2020 • 14:20 AMT
Orthodox ceremony of Holy Fire takes place in deserted Jerusalem

The Holy Sepulchre plaza was empty of all but a few Israeli police and clerics maintaining social distancing.

18 April 2020 • 10:47 AMT
Coronavirus infections surpass 36,700 in Russia

The number of people infected with the coronavirus has grown by 4,785 over the past 24 hours․

18 April 2020 • 10:07 AMT
190 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan registered in past week

The Karabakh troops continue controlling the situation on the contact line and protecting their positions.

18 April 2020 • 09:17 AMT
Armenia improves forecast for Covid-19 morbidity rate

The number of coronavirus cases will reach 2500 by May 4 should the current dynamics remain unchanged.

18 April 2020 • 08:55 AMT
Facebook, Messenger add “care” reaction to the like button

The care reaction is slated to launch globally on Facebook’s app and website sometime next week.

18 April 2020 • 07:29 AMT
Armenians readying to feed 1.5 mln people to commemorate Genocide

1.5 million Armenians were killed at the hands of the Ottoman government in 1915-1923.

18 April 2020 • 06:35 AMT
Global coronavirus deaths now surpass 150,000

There are now more than 2.25 million people infected with the novel coronavirus worldwide.

18 April 2020 • 06:20 AMT
Armenia reports 47 new coronavirus cases, 121 recoveries

The Prime Minister revealed that one more person has died from Covid-19 complications in the country.

17 April 2020 • 15:48 AMT
Bill Gates is the leading target for coronavirus hoaxes: report

Conspiracy theories conflating Gates with the virus were mentioned 1.2 million times on TV and social media

17 April 2020 • 15:31 AMT
Karabakh confirms one more coronavirus infection

The new case is a healthcare worker who had earlier been exposed to a person carrying the virus.

17 April 2020 • 15:10 AMT
Armenia ex-President questioned by National Security Service

Serzh Sargsyan was summoned to the NSS last week for interrogation in an unspecified case as a witness.

17 April 2020 • 13:47 AMT
German zoo may have to feed animals to each other

Neumünster Zoo in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, has drawn up a slaughter list of its animals.

17 April 2020 • 12:48 AMT
Eight Russian-Armenians make it to Forbes 2020 rich list

The founder and co-owner (until 2018) of the largest retail chain Magnit has landed in the 29th place.

17 April 2020 • 11:42 AMT
Armenia: Newly-married doctor and nurse “honeymooning” in hospital

Narek Vanesyan shared a picture of the couple on Facebook and said he met them at a recent inspection.

17 April 2020 • 10:18 AMT
Armenia appoints new Central Bank chairman

In 2015, Martin Galstyan was appointed the head of the Central Bank’s Training and Research Center in Dilijan.

17 April 2020 • 09:43 AMT
Armenia banning single-use plastic bags from 2022

The widespread use of polyethylene bags has led to the emergence of environmental problems.

17 April 2020 • 09:37 AMT
Armenian girl’s image wins World Press Photo portrait award

Ewa, the girl in the picture, succumbed to RS while her family were trying for asylum in Sweden․

17 April 2020 • 08:02 AMT
U.S. to provide additional $600,000 to help Armenia fight Covid-19

The new funds will build on the $1.1 million support announced earlier, to help in a number of fields.

17 April 2020 • 07:40 AMT
Woman with positive Covid-19 test gives birth in Armenia

A pregnant woman who tested positive for the novel coronavirus has given birth to a child in Armenia.

17 April 2020 • 07:16 AMT
Facebook will guide users who “like” coronavirus hoaxes to better sources

The notifications will apply only to Facebook and not its other platforms like Instagram and WhatsApp.

17 April 2020 • 07:00 AMT
Armenia coronavirus cases climb above 1200

10793 tests have been performed since the beginning of the outbreak in the country.

17 April 2020 • 06:44 AMT
Germany lowers coronavirus contagion rate to below one

The rate is 0.7, meaning that each person with the virus infects another 0.7 people on average.

16 April 2020 • 14:49 AMT
Armenia and region: Coronavirus updates from April 16

The novel coronavirus has been rapidly spreading worldwide, including in Armenia and the region.

16 April 2020 • 14:02 AMT
Coronavirus can survive long exposure to high temperature։ study

A group of researchers in France heated the virus that causes Covid-19 to 60 degrees Celsius.

16 April 2020 • 13:39 AMT
Arsenal want €25 million for Roma target Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Roma had been willing to part with around £15m (€17․2 million) for the Arsenal player.

16 April 2020 • 12:09 AMT
AP: China did not warn public of likely pandemic for 6 days

By that time President Xi Jinping warned the public about the virus, more than 3,000 people had been infected.