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Coronavirus in Armenia

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Secretary-general of Lebanese Kataeb Party Najarian dies in Beirut blast

Reuters reports at least 10 deaths in Beirut port blast (PHOTOS)

Huge blast near port in Beirut

Armenia President nominates his candidate for Constitutional Court judge

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Wanted ex-MP Levon Sargsyan is in Armenia

Protest action in Amulsar is over, protesters to gather again tomorrow Anush Poghosyan relieves of his post as deputy head of health and labor inspection body

Amulsar defenders continue protest action

Yerevan police don't allow protest in front of government building against exploitation of Amulsar mine Attorney appeals decision to detain Armenia ex-official

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233 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Armenia, 2 more deaths

Anush Poghosyan relieves of his post as deputy head of health and labor inspection body Proceedings launched against Armenia health minister Yerevan ex-mayor Robert Nazaryan detained Why is Yerevan ex-mayor detained? Armenia Military Police have new chief

Footage of incident between Armenia parliament deputy speaker, opposition activist appears on Internet

Powerful explosion in Beirut during wedding photoshoot Armenia deputy PM: Decision was made to extend state of emergency for another month Beirut mayor of cries while talking about casualties Explosion-devastated Beirut is shown from bird's-eye view Father rescues son during Beirut blast

Proceedings launched against Armenia health minister

Based on conflict of interest…

Yerevan ex-mayor Robert Nazaryan detained

Before his arrest, Robert Nazaryan was asked to testify against the third president...

Beirut blast destroys workshop of world-famous designer Krikor Jabotian

The scale of the damage is appallingly devastating...

Armenia premier: State standard of general education is in national interests

And nothing will distract us from that…

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In memory of Armenian soldiers who fell in unfinished war (VI) In memory of Armenian soldiers who fell in unfinished war (V) In memory of Armenian soldiers who fell in unfinished war (IV) In memory of Armenian soldiers who fell in unfinished war (II) Dashtadem: Excavations of unique medieval Armenian fortress continue (PHOTOS) Necropolis Teishebaini: mysteries are not yet revealed Specialist: Areni cave is the God’s gift to Armenian archaeologists Specialist: Archaeology is a promising and commercially beneficial area in Armenia Aknashen: First permanent settlements of Ararat valley (shots from drone)

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Latest update on Beirut blast, proceedings initiated against Armenia health minister, 06.08.20 digest

Armenian News - NEWS.am presents a daily digest of Armenia-related top news as of 06.08.2020...

233 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Armenia, 2 more deaths Media: 11 members of Armenian community die in Beirut blast Armenia's Amulsar protests: 7 people apprehended Muezzin dies of heart attack in Hagia Sophia

Armenians call on president and PM to assist the Lebanese Armenians

"We have returned to our homeland...

Candlelight vigil in Yerevan in memory of Beirut blast victims Armenia first president on new educational standards: It's nothing but a national shame Armenian deputy PM says state of emergency will be extended for month Armenia ex-President Kocharyan: Strength, endurance to Beirut Armenian community (PHOTOS)

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Explosion-devastated Beirut is shown from bird's-eye view

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Armenian quarter in Beirut after explosion

Armenian Aram A Catholicos visits Armenian districts

Huge blast near port in Beirut

Videos

Father rescues son during Beirut blast

Elderly woman plays piano in her house destroyed by Beirut explosion

Footage of incident between Armenia parliament deputy speaker, opposition activist appears on Internet

Armenia deputy PM: Decision was made to extend state of emergency for another month

Powerful explosion in Beirut during wedding photoshoot

Beirut mayor of cries while talking about casualties

Politics

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US House of Representatives to consider provision on keeping Azerbaijan aggression in focus

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has included a provision in the Intelligence Authorization Act…

Putin says situation on Armenia-Azerbaijan border is very sensitive for Russia ANCA calls on governments of Azerbaijan and Turkey to end state-sponsored Armenophobia campaigns PM: Armenia government stands with our compatriots in Beirut MFA: Armenia denies language of threat and advocates peaceful solution to issue Mexico lawmakers call Armenia, Azerbaijan for peace

Economics

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Armenia government to assist restaurant business

The PM received a group of representatives of this sector in the country...

Armenia PM: Of 71,400 jobs closed in April, over 50,000 were reopened in May Gold prices rising, supported by worries over surging coronavirus cases Deputy PM says Armenian government's debt amounted to nearly AMD 3.2 trillion Rights of citizens of EEU member states with regard to pension to be regulated in Armenia Armenia Central Bank leaves refinancing rate unchanged

Analytics

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Global poverty to rise again to 1 billion amid COVID-19 pandemic

A study of King's College London and The Australian National University shows...

Washington Examiner: Erdogan’s states reason for wanting to censor social media is likely a lie BBC News airs report on COVID-19 situation in Armenia Sarkissian: Israel won’t win battle against antisemitism until it recognizes Armenian Genocide What is Italy's new approach to Azerbaijan, Karabakh conflict? Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan gives interview to Jerusalem Post

Society

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Media: Rich nations are first in line to buy COVID-19 vaccine

The list of countries includes the US, the UK, Japan, the EU...

AP: 10,000 more children die every month amid hunger exacerbated by pandemic Moderna Phase 1 results show COVID-19 vaccine safe Head of Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises of Armenia dies Louvre reopens after 4-month closing Nobel laureates call to declare COVID-19 vaccine as a 'global common good'

Innovations

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Huawei passes Samsung Electronics as world's No. 1 supplier of smartphones

The company achieved such indicators at the end of the second quarter of 2020...

Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Kanye West, Apple and others hacked in Twitter attack Amazon says email asking employees to delete TikTok is mistake Twitter drops 'master', 'slave' and 'blacklist' terms Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Google CEOs grilled in US Congress Google to let most employees work from home until July 2021

Incidents

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Yerevan resident beheads his sister, tries to hide her head in bag (PHOTOS)

There were bloody footprints on the package and, approaching the citizen...

Armenia National Security Service exposes another failed Azerbaijan propaganda attempt Kobe Bryant's death: Pilot Ara Zobayan may become disoriented in the fog Car crashes into crane in Armenia village, driver dies on the spot Russian citizen, 35, dies in hospital after jumping from Yerevan bridge The total number of crimes in Armenia increased by 8.8% in 2019, police claim

Culture

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2020 Booker Prize longlist announced

'The list was chosen from 162 novels published in the UK or Ireland between 1 October 2019 and 30 September 2020...

UK to allocate over $ 1 billion for art and cultural institutions amid COVID-19 Sergei Parajanov's widow dies aged 82 Aivazovsky’s painting sold for 2,3 million pounds at Sotheby’s Arto Tchakmaktchian's sculpture to be placed in Yerevan Diana Adamyan wins Khachaturian International Competition 2020 Violin

Car World

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Mercedes recalls over 660,000 cars from China amid likely oil leak

A seal between the high-pressure fuel pump and a low-pressure fuel pipe may weaken over time...

Volkswagen drops plans to build plant in Turkey BMW intends to cut 6 thousand employees Pur Sport: Bugatti introduces new driver version of Chiron hypercar Tesla recalls 15 thousand SUVs in US and Canada Nissan Motor Co plans to cut global car production by 30% to December

Sport

UFC employee fired for allowing Edmen Shahbazyan to enter octagon with Artsakh flag

UFC employee fired for allowing Edmen Shahbazyan to enter octagon with Artsakh flag

Edmen Shahbazyan, who entered the octagon with the Artsakh flag at the UFC Fight Night 173...

Khoren Bayramyan։ I look forward to joining the Armenian national team Artur Aleksanyan: The cowards will hardly dare to attack secretly and at night Henrikh Mkhitaryan: I express my support to our brave soldiers, I stand with you Mkhitaryan goal helps Roma win

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Little sneak to Selena Gomez's cooking show

Little sneak to Selena Gomez's cooking show

The short tweeted video captured her in the kitchen...

50 Cent slams Emmy Kanye West, Kim Kardashian saving their marriage on private island in the Caribbean Beirut blast destroys workshop of world-famous designer Krikor Jabotian Rapper who threatened Tekashi 6ix9ine is killed on street

Medicine

Armenia ranks 21st in number of COVID-19 deaths per million inhabitants

Armenia ranks 21st in number of COVID-19 deaths per million inhabitants

A total of 37,390 COVID-19 were reported in Armenia...

Armenia rank 11th in number of COVID-19 cases per million inhabitants Specialist presents 3 simple rules to reduce spike in COVID-19 cases in Armenia in 2 weeks Armenia ranks 10th in number of COVID-19 cases per million inhabitants WHO: COVID-19 airborne transmission cannot be ruled out

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Parliament deputy speaker, Catholicos of All Armenians “make peace?”

Armenia National Security Service chief seeks Russia

Some Armenia parliament majority members are against candidates for Constitutional Court judge post

Armenia parliament majority faction decides to "detain" education minister

Cargo being imported to Armenia is stuck on Russia-Georgia border.

Stormy “wave” of changes expected in Armenia MOD officials

Armenia authorities trying to make furor

Armenia opposition trio will not go to court

"Green light" is given in terms of operating Amulsar gold mine of Armenia

What changes are expected with new Constitution of Armenia?

Armenia PM instructs moving some criminal cases from their "sleeping" place

Armenia authorities doing everything to prevent CC judge candidate election does not reach parliament

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