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20 December 2018 • 10:21 AMT
Couples who have healthy arguments end up living longer: study

Arguments can be very stressful and some partners go to great lengths to avoid a confrontation, the study says

20 December 2018 • 10:02 AMT
Virtual reality headsets could help detect early Alzheimer’s risk

The devices display images that can be used to test the navigational skills of people thought to be at risk of dementia.

20 December 2018 • 09:45 AMT
What to some is business is a deadly tool for Armenia, Yerevan tells Minsk

“A business for some is a deadly tool for us,” Anna Naghdalyan said, adding that arms race contributes to instability.

20 December 2018 • 09:00 AMT
Russian cargo ship spotted delivering weapons to Syria

LSTM Tsezar Kunikov was seen transiting the Bosphorus Stait en route to the Syrian port-city of Tartous.

20 December 2018 • 08:32 AMT
EU will provide €6.5 million for Armenia nuclear plant stress tests

The government approved an agreement on recommendations to promote nuclear safety and conduct stress-tests in the country.

20 December 2018 • 08:11 AMT
App is born to ease crowds at Jesus’s birthplace, Bethlehem

Bethlehem is buzzing, with more tourists expected this Christmas than have visited the Biblical city in years.

20 December 2018 • 07:36 AMT
U.S. could lift sanctions on Russia’s Rusal

Mnuchin said Treasury “maintains the ability to have unprecedented levels of transparency into operations.”

20 December 2018 • 07:21 AMT
PicsArt reveals most uploaded, edited and shared celebrities of 2018

The lists were developed based off insights from user upload and edit trend data between January 1, 2018 and December 1, 2018

20 December 2018 • 07:00 AMT
Pashinyan: Armenia has no options for purchasing American weapons

Armenia does not have the opportunity to purchase American weapons at the moment, Nikol Pashinyan said.

20 December 2018 • 06:35 AMT
U.S. Court of Appeals hears Armenian Genocide land grab case

At issue before the panel is whether the court can make a determination on international war crimes policy.

19 December 2018 • 14:44 AMT
Armenia set to import more gas from Iran

Mohammadreza Damavandi complained that the two countries have failed to broaden relations to desirable levels.

19 December 2018 • 14:14 AMT
Marijuana component makes glaucoma worse: study

If there is a single health issue that has been linked to medical marijuana over the past few decades, it’s glaucoma.

19 December 2018 • 13:40 AMT
Armenia says never building ties with a country to detriment of another

Armenia does not build bilateral ties with countries to the detriment of relations with others, said Anna Naghdalyan.

19 December 2018 • 13:15 AMT
Potential treatment for aggressive blood cancer found in eye drops

Scientists in the UK have found a potential new treatment for aggressive types of leukemia in a rather unexpected place, eye drops.

19 December 2018 • 12:40 AMT
Armenia’s Levon Aronian readying for World Rapid and Blitz events

The King Salman World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2018 will be held in Saint Petersburg on December 25-31.

19 December 2018 • 12:19 AMT
U.S. lawmakers urge State Secretary to upgrade U.S.-Armenia ties

The Congressional Armenian Caucus has sent a letter to Pompeo calling for a strategic upgrade of U.S.-Armenia relations.

19 December 2018 • 10:39 AMT
Georgia’s tourism now brings in as much as €3 billion

Official data show that the most popular period was January-April, where incomes increased by around 28 per cent.

19 December 2018 • 10:07 AMT
Russia, Iran, Turkey will launch Syrian constitution committee

“We have agreed to take efforts aimed at convening the 1st session of the Syrian constitution committee next year,” Lavrov said.

19 December 2018 • 09:55 AMT
Armenian Foreign Ministry comments on Azeri FM’s statement

The statement says that the sides “agreed to continue holding meetings in the near future, preserving the existing dynamics.”

19 December 2018 • 09:23 AMT
Armenia’s Tsovak community provided with outdoor lighting

VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian, FPWC Director Ruben Khachatryan attended the launch of the second part of the system.

19 December 2018 • 08:45 AMT
Belgian PM Charles Michel resigns

Michel was forced to resign after the Socialist partyproposed a vote of no confidence in his administration.

19 December 2018 • 08:28 AMT
Elon Musk unveils Boring Company tunnel under Los Angeles

“I thought it was epic,” said Musk as he described how he felt being whisked through the Boring Co.‘s demonstration tunnel.

19 December 2018 • 08:09 AMT
Armenia, where democracy staged a comeback: Washington Post

Armenia is one of the three countries alongside Ethiopia and Peru where democracy actually staged a comeback in 2018.

19 December 2018 • 07:49 AMT
Azeri FM says Yerevan, Baku have reached understanding on Karabakh

“I believe that my Armenian counterpart and I reached a mutual understanding for the first time in a long while,” Mammadyarov said

19 December 2018 • 07:24 AMT
Laverne & Shirley star Penny Marshall dies aged 75

Marshall’s publicist said she passed away at her home in the Hollywood Hills due to complications from diabetes.

19 December 2018 • 07:14 AMT
Armenia’s Pashinyan meets OSCE envoy over Karabakh

Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met the Personal Representative of OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk.

19 December 2018 • 06:48 AMT
Ginés Meléndez named technical chief of Armenian Football Federation

Meléndez will create policy guidelines for the development of youth football, women’s football and futsal in the country.

19 December 2018 • 06:22 AMT
U.S. backs Patriot missile sale to Turkey

The deal marks an opening gambit by the White House to get Turkey to halt its purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile system.

18 December 2018 • 18:33 AMT
Armenia named The Economist’s Country of the Year

The paper concluded the piece with the words “Shnorhavorum em!” which stands for “Congratulations” in Armenian.

18 December 2018 • 14:27 AMT
Envoy: U.S. no longer seeking to topple Syria’s Assad

“We want to see a regime that is fundamentally different. It’s not regime change — we’re not trying to get rid of Assad,” he said.