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16 April 2020 • 11:35 AMT
Russia coronavirus cases continue to grow; Country total now at 28,000

Russia reported 3,448 more cases of the novel coronavirus, the country’s biggest single-day increase yet.

16 April 2020 • 11:00 AMT
Serzh Sargsyan: When Baku resorts to arms, it’ll be impossible to save every life

Sargsyan said the Armenian army taught Azerbaijan a lesson, restraining the rival’s belligerent aspirations.

16 April 2020 • 10:29 AMT
Armenia ex-President promises April War details after state of emergency

Serzh Sargsyan said he will talk to the media at length once the state of emergency is lifted.

16 April 2020 • 09:42 AMT
Banksy, working from home, unveils rat artwork

The elusive anonymous artist, who usually works in the street, posted a set of five images on Instagram.

16 April 2020 • 08:41 AMT
Astronomers spot star dancing around black hole

Astronomers have observed a star orbiting the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.

16 April 2020 • 08:06 AMT
668 French aircraft carrier crew test positive for coronavirus

Thirty-one were being treated in hospital, and one was in intensive care, a ministry statement said.

16 April 2020 • 07:07 AMT
Colombia temporarily releases 4,000 prisoners over coronavirus

After six months, all the prisoners will have to return to prison to serve out their sentences.

16 April 2020 • 07:06 AMT
Armenia reports 48 new Covid-19 infections, 61 recoveries

9632 tests have been performed since the beginning of the outbreak in the country.

16 April 2020 • 06:51 AMT
Police find 17 bodies stuffed inside tiny U.S. nursing home morgue

The bodies were placed in a morgue built for just four as the nursing home grappled with mounting deaths.

16 April 2020 • 06:41 AMT
Apple launches its most affordable iPhone at $400

The new smartphone features a 4.7-inch Retina HD display and is powered by the Apple-designed A13 Bionic.

15 April 2020 • 17:07 AMT
Criminal charges brought against senior Armenian cleric

The National Security Service has charged the vicar of one of the dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

15 April 2020 • 15:54 AMT
Vloggers unveil footage of Yerevan’s half-constructed metro stations

There are a couple of unfinished stations and pretty long tunnels that the vloggers tried to get into.

15 April 2020 • 15:02 AMT
Viva-MTS launches 14 mobile service centers in Yerevan, provinces

Four of the vehicles of which will be operating in Yerevan, while the remaining 10 in the provinces of Armenia.

15 April 2020 • 14:29 AMT
Aliyev says Azerbaijan may lose $1 bn if oil prices don’t rebound

According to the agreement with OPEC, oil production in Azerbaijan will be reduced this year.

15 April 2020 • 14:20 AMT
Coronavirus cases hit 2 million globally as 500,000 people recover

Since the beginning of the outbreak, 128,000 people have died globally from Covid-19 complications.

15 April 2020 • 14:10 AMT
Social distancing may be needed until 2022: study

The more likely scenario, researchers said, is that social distancing will be needed on an intermittent basis.

15 April 2020 • 12:59 AMT
Armenia parliament approves bill to criminalize illicit enrichment

An investigation may be launched only if the value of property exceeds the legal income by AMD 50 million.

15 April 2020 • 12:13 AMT
Pentagon says coronavirus likely occurred naturally but not certain

The remarks by Army General Mark Milley could fan speculation about the coronavirus’ origins.

15 April 2020 • 12:03 AMT
IMF predicts Armenia’s economy will shrink by 1.5% in 2020

The International Monetary Fund predicts the global economy will shrink by 3% this year.

15 April 2020 • 11:32 AMT
Airbnb ups its debt by $1 billion amid coronavirus crisis

The loan is reportedly for five years — with an interest rate of 750 basis points over the Libor benchmark.

15 April 2020 • 11:06 AMT
Russia reports 3,388 new coronavirus cases in a day

Overall, Russia has 24,490 confirmed cases of Covid-19, health officials have said.

15 April 2020 • 10:04 AMT
Armenia criminalizes hate speech, justification of violence

The new law bans public calls for violence against a person based on social or personal circumstances.

15 April 2020 • 09:25 AMT
US coronavirus deaths set single-day record with as 2,228 more die

The United States passed a second milestone late on April 14 with over 600,000 reported cases.

15 April 2020 • 08:40 AMT
New Zealand PM takes pay cut in solidarity with those hit by Covid-19

The pay cut will help save money at a time when economies are being heavily affected by the pandemic.

15 April 2020 • 08:04 AMT
Dutch Supreme Court upholds judgment in anti-Armenian rant case

Armenia’s ambassador to the Netherlands Tigran Balayan broke the new in a tweet on April 14.

15 April 2020 • 07:33 AMT
Trump halts U.S. funding to World Health Organization

Trump said a review would cover the WHO’s “role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of coronavirus.”

15 April 2020 • 07:14 AMT
Armenia coronavirus infections climb to 1111

9095 tests have been performed since the beginning of the outbreak in the country.

15 April 2020 • 06:44 AMT
Arayik Harutyunyan wins Artsakh vote, preliminary results show

Former Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan secured a victory in the Artsakh (Karabakh) election.

14 April 2020 • 17:14 AMT
Armenia Catholicos urges release of ex-President Kocharyan from jail

Given the spreading pandemic, the Catholicos said, special attention is paid to persons in captivity.

14 April 2020 • 15:49 AMT
Artsakh issues self-isolation order for some settlements

Residents of the villages affected by the decision will not be able to leave their places of self-isolation.