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05 February 2020 • 13:11 AMT
Ruling party wants law terminating powers of Armenia top court judges

In December 2019, charges were brought against the President of the Constitutional Court, Hrayr Tovmasyan.

05 February 2020 • 12:37 AMT
Davit Babayan will run for Artsakh President

The deputy chief of staff of the Artsakh President’s office, Davit Babayan is planning to run for president.

05 February 2020 • 12:26 AMT
Spain’s Ontinyent recognizes Armenian Genocide

More than 30 Spanish towns, five autonomous communities have so far recognized the Armenian Genocide.

05 February 2020 • 11:36 AMT
Disney announces release dates for two Marvel TV shows

Disney CEO Bob Iger did not give a release date for “Loki”, but the show is expected to premiere in 2021.

05 February 2020 • 11:16 AMT
Armenia PM sends condolences over China coronavirus outbreak

“During its centuries-old history, China has faced numerous challenges and always defied them with dignity,” he said.

05 February 2020 • 09:54 AMT
Pelosi rips copy of Trump’s speech after he refuses to shake her hand

Donald Trump’s simmering feud with the Democratic congresswoman flared up in remarkable fashion.

05 February 2020 • 09:31 AMT
Waking up to certain alarm clock sound “can give you more energy”

Participants who woke up to a melodic song had lower levels of grogginess than those who chose a beeping sound.

05 February 2020 • 09:11 AMT
Second Armenian citizen evacuated from China’s Wuhan

The Foreign Ministry said people are being evacuated only from the quarantine zone in the region of Hubei.

05 February 2020 • 08:48 AMT
Google sent private videos in Google Photos to strangers

Google’s nonchalant email alerting users doesn’t provide any details on how many people were affected.

05 February 2020 • 08:40 AMT
Car designed by Armenian tycoon Gulbenkian set to fetch $40,000

Nubar Gulbenkian designed the 1947 Silver Wraith and then approached Rolls-Royce with the design.

05 February 2020 • 08:16 AMT
Next OSCE monitoring of Artsakh contact line slated for February 6

From the Artsakh side, the monitoring will be conducted by Ognjen Jovic, Ghenadie Petrica and Simon Tiller.

05 February 2020 • 07:53 AMT
Yerevan celebrated in National Geographic Traveller’s Cool List 2020

The 2020 edition of the National Geographic Traveller Cool List celebrates 20 destinations to keep in mind.

05 February 2020 • 07:23 AMT
Tesla shares have already doubled in 2020

The chief executive officer asked “Giga Texas?” and invited his 31 million followers to vote “Hell yeah” or “Nope.”

05 February 2020 • 07:08 AMT
Coronavirus: Cruise ship quarantined after 10 test positive

Thousands of people face spending the next fortnight stuck on a luxury cruise the ship quarantined off Yokohama.

05 February 2020 • 06:23 AMT
Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for second time

Jens Holm and Hakan Svenneling said Thunberg “worked hard to make politicians open their eyes to the climate crisis”.

04 February 2020 • 14:49 AMT
Iran hands death sentence to alleged CIA spy

Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said the man named Amir Rahimpour would be “executed soon.”

04 February 2020 • 13:09 AMT
WHO forecasts 81% cancer jump in low, middle-income countries

WHO said in a report that these countries had focused their limited resources on combating infectious diseases.

04 February 2020 • 12:32 AMT
Syrian army troops “cordon off Turkish military post in Idlib”

Footage by Ruptly shows vehicles and SAA forces near the observation post, with smoke rising in the distance.

04 February 2020 • 11:45 AMT
Para-athlete gets a food delivery job to raise money for Tokyo 2020

Astashov, who won the 2019 Paratriathlon World Cup, has received little funding from his region’s Sports Ministry.

04 February 2020 • 11:26 AMT
Second Armenian to be evacuated from China quarantine zone

One Armenian citizen out of the overall 11 had been evacuated from the quarantine zone earlier.

04 February 2020 • 10:35 AMT
Radio show about Armenian issues debuts across major platforms

The global Armenian lifestyle radio show discusses culture around the nexus of arts, entertainment, sports, film.

04 February 2020 • 10:06 AMT
Mkhitaryan’s return is near: Italian media

Italian reports say says his performance average is higher than that of Bosnia international Edin Džeko.

04 February 2020 • 09:28 AMT
BlackBerry smartphones won’t be produced any more

The nostalgia of designs from days past doesn’t appear to have been enough to keep the BlackBerry ship sailing.

04 February 2020 • 08:37 AMT
UNWTO: Armenia among world’s 20 fastest growing destinations

Top of the pack was Myanmar, which saw a 40.2% increase in visitors, followed by Puerto Rico (31.2%) and Iran (27.9%).

04 February 2020 • 08:04 AMT
Armenia to host EBRD annual meeting in 2021

Tigran Avinyan said this means Armenia will be the focus of attention of all the 69 member states of the bank.”

04 February 2020 • 07:33 AMT
Peter Balakian, Aram Arkun to present book on Armenia’s medieval capital

From the tenth to the thirteenth centuries, the city of Ani was the jewel of the Armenian kingdom.

04 February 2020 • 07:13 AMT
Venice Commission chief weighs in on conflict with Armenia top court

Buquicchio said he remains preoccupied with the matter and shares the concerns of the PACE rapporteurs.

04 February 2020 • 06:49 AMT
Armenian Committee endorses Dan Janjigian for Congress

Janjigian is running for the seat occupied by John Carter, who did not vote on the Armenian Genocide Resolution.

03 February 2020 • 15:10 AMT
UK PM says “no need” for London to follow EU rules on trade

The PM urged a free trade deal, saying the UK would return to the Withdrawal Agreement if such a deal was not reached.

03 February 2020 • 13:32 AMT
Iran ends co-operation over downed plane with Ukraine

It comes after Ukrainian TV aired a leaked exchange between a pilot and air traffic control, recorded at the time.