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13 March 2020 • 11:01 AMT
Mount Everest shut off amid coronavirus outbreak

Nepal’s government announced that it would cancel all climbing permits from 14 March until 30 April.

13 March 2020 • 10:12 AMT
Armenia briefs Azerbaijan’s recent military activity to OSCE envoy

Davit Tonoyan thus stressed the importance of the immediate implementation of measures to ease tensions.

13 March 2020 • 09:42 AMT
Italian actor trapped with his sister’s body amid coronavirus lockdown

A number of funeral homes refused to come and take her body, telling him they weren’t equipped to deal with the situation.

13 March 2020 • 08:58 AMT
Research: Coronavirus lives in body for five weeks

Doctors detected the virus’s RNA in respiratory samples from survivors for a median of 20 days after they became infected

13 March 2020 • 08:54 AMT
Canadian PM’s wife tests positive for coronavirus

Trudeau is in good health and has no symptoms, according to his office, but he will remain in isolation for 14 days.

12 March 2020 • 17:00 AMT
Armenia reports fifth and sixth cases of coronavirus

The two were isolated earlier when a person who tested positive for the virus confirmed to have been in close contact with them.

12 March 2020 • 14:41 AMT
Armenia postpones ArmHiTec-2020 arms expo

The Head of Defense Ministry’s public relations department said that the exhibition has been postponed till fall.

12 March 2020 • 13:19 AMT
New Zealand urged to recognize Armenian Genocide

“It’s important for people to be aware about the Genocide – the first genocide of the 2nd century,” Tankian said.

12 March 2020 • 13:16 AMT
Three die in rocket attack on U.S. base in Iraq

Tension has been high since the US killed senior Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in a drone strike in January.

12 March 2020 • 11:12 AMT
Coronavirus: Armenia isolates 57 people after three new cases confirmed

The Health Minister said all the people who had been in close contact with the new patients have been identified and isolated.

12 March 2020 • 10:20 AMT
75 U.S. Representatives urge Congress to save Artsakh aid

The letter, circulated for signatures by the Congressional Armenian Caucus, included several budgetary requests.

12 March 2020 • 10:13 AMT
Tom Hanks tests positive for coronavirus

Warner Bros. confirmed the actor was in Australia doing pre-production work on a film about singer Elvis Presley.

12 March 2020 • 10:11 AMT
Merkel says 70% of the Germans could contract coronavirus

“The process has to be focused on not overburdening the health system by slowing the virus’s spread,” Merkel said.

12 March 2020 • 08:31 AMT
Coronavirus: Pollution reduction from lockdown may save more lives

The lockdown may save more lives from pollution reduction than are threatened by the virus itself.

11 March 2020 • 17:13 AMT
Armenia reports three new cases of coronavirus

Everyone who has been in close contact with the three patients will be isolated to prevent the spread of the virus.

11 March 2020 • 13:56 AMT
Armenia’s Gyumri in Forbes’ most beautiful places to travel to

Forbes has included Gyumri in its list of picture-perfect spring destinations to visit in the coming months.

11 March 2020 • 11:40 AMT
New York conference on coronavirus canceled due to coronavirus

The Council on Foreign Relations has canceled in-person conferences that were scheduled from March 11 to April 3.

11 March 2020 • 11:35 AMT
“London patient” becomes second person cured of HIV

Ravindra Gupta said the new test results were “even more remarkable” and likely demonstrated the patient was cured.

11 March 2020 • 09:28 AMT
Georgia coronavirus cases jump to 23

Georgia has eight new confirmed cases of COVID-19 increasing the total number of infected individuals to 23.

11 March 2020 • 08:44 AMT
Yerevan: Azerbaijan intentionally escalating Armenia border situation

On Tuesday, March 10, Armenian serviceman Zohrab Sianosyan was shot dead by an Azerbaijani sniper.

10 March 2020 • 13:53 AMT
Armenian politician could become head of 15th arrondissement of Paris

Anouch Toranian, meanwhile, is a member of Socialist Party alongside Anne Hidalgo, the Mayor of Paris.

10 March 2020 • 13:43 AMT
Wizz Air suspends all flights to Italy, Israel

They will be offered a free rebooking, full refund or 120 per cent refund of their original fare in airline credit.

10 March 2020 • 13:00 AMT
Gülen-linked organization recognizes Armenian Genocide

The Foundation said they established a committee three years ago, tasked with learning what happened in 1915.

10 March 2020 • 12:13 AMT
Iran coronavirus death toll reaches 291, cases at more than 8,000

A health official announced on state television that in the last 24 hours the number of new infections was 881.

10 March 2020 • 11:32 AMT
Starbucks testing entirely recyclable and compostable cup

The new version of the cup is still made from paper, and should look and feel the same as a traditional Starbucks cup.

10 March 2020 • 10:54 AMT
Arrested Saudi royals “aimed to block crown prince’s accession”

Prince Ahmed is believed to have been one of the three dissenters and has remained a critic of the crown prince.

10 March 2020 • 09:57 AMT
Oil prices jump 4% after biggest one-day fall since 1991

Saudi Arabia and Russia both said they would raise production at the weekend after the three-year pact fell apart.

10 March 2020 • 09:45 AMT
Joaquín Caparrós named new head coach of Armenia squad

According to the Football Federation of Armenia, Caparrós’s contract will be valid until November 30, 2021.

10 March 2020 • 09:31 AMT
Next OSCE monitoring of Artsakh contact line set for March 11

The authorities of Artsakh have expressed their readiness to assist in conducting the monitoring.

10 March 2020 • 08:43 AMT
Diplomats: U.S. urges UN vote on Taliban deal

The US military has begun withdrawing troops as part of the pullout agreed in the February 29 agreement with the Taliban.