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Coronavirus in Armenia

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Armenia opposition lawmaker resigns from parliament

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

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Azerbaijani ambassador detained in Serbia

Azerbaijan media report details of Putin-Aliyev telephone conversation Major road accident in Armenia’s Lori, 10 people hospitalized (PHOTOS) Lydian Armenia on Amulsar gold mine project: EBRD participation does not matter Armenia senior police officer is sent to forced leave for liking ex-President Kocharyan's post on Facebook COVID-19 cases increase by 229 in Armenia

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Azerbaijani ambassador detained in Serbia

COVID-19 cases increase by 229 in Armenia Armenia ex-MP to pay for actress's heart surgery Azerbaijan media report details of Putin-Aliyev telephone conversation Major road accident in Armenia’s Lori, 10 people hospitalized (PHOTOS) Armenia senior police officer is sent to forced leave for liking ex-President Kocharyan's post on Facebook

Exclusive video from clashes in Akhalkalaki, Georgia

Clashes recorded in downtown Beirut Clashes between protesters and the police after Lukashenko wins another election in Belarus Armenia premier visits military unit Nagorno Karabakh Republic sends humanitarian aid to Lebanon

Putin, Aliyev discuss recent exacerbation of situation on Armenia-Azerbaijan border

The Russian and Azerbaijani presidents held a telephone conversation…

Armenian ex-boxer declares hunger strike

Hakobkokhyan’s hunger strike is against...

Prosecution demands from 8 years and 6 months to life imprisonment for Sasna Tsrer armed group

The trial of the criminal case of the ten members of this armed group is in progress…

Belarus protests: Police used service weapons in Brest, one injured

Investigative authorities have opened 17 criminal cases...

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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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Armenia 'leads' region in number of COVID-19 cases and deaths; Putin, Aliyev hold phone talks, 13.08.20 digest

Armenian News - NEWS.am presents a daily digest of Armenia-related top news as of 13.08.2020...

Government unanimously approves decision to again extend state of emergency in Armenia Armenia official is sacked 1 day after being appointed About 100 Lebanese-Armenians come to Armenia Armenia National Security Service has new deputy director

Number of people infected with COVID-19 in Armenia increases by 201

And three more people have died…

Armenia extends state of emergency amid COVID-19, nearly 100 Lebanese-Armenians return, 12.08.20 digest Comment by Armenia MFA spokesperson on statement made by Turkey Foreign Ministry Russia is 1st country to register COVID-19 vaccine Clarification about charter flights from Armenia to tourist destinations

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Lebanon flag flutters on Armenia parliament building walls

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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

Videos

Nagorno Karabakh Republic sends humanitarian aid to Lebanon

Armenia premier visits military unit

Exclusive video from clashes in Akhalkalaki, Georgia

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

Clashes recorded in downtown Beirut

Father rescues son during Beirut blast

Politics

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Karabakh conflict level has actually increased in many ways, says John Bolton

And it is a loss for the two peoples, Azerbaijan, and Armenia…

Paula Yacoubian and 3 MPs resign from Lebanon’s parliament PM: Armenia government stands with our compatriots in Beirut Armenia ex-President Kocharyan: Is $120mn bonus payment corruption or not? US House of Representatives to consider provision on keeping Azerbaijan aggression in focus FM: Armenia underscores Francophonie family’s assistance to people of Lebanon

Economics

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Armenia PM: Of 71,400 jobs closed in April, over 50,000 were reopened in May

We became convinced, once and for all, that we must adopt a strategy to live in parallel with the coronavirus because…

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 Armenia government to assist restaurant business

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...

Vic Darchinyan: Complaints from Turkish and Azerbaijani embassies indicate that they are in panic 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

Style

Serj Tankian donates $ 5,000 to Lebanese-Armenians

Serj Tankian donates $ 5,000 to Lebanese-Armenians

The musician called on his Facebook page for help in Lebanon...

Ed Sheeran waiting for his firstborn I can’t wait to watch this!: Supermodel Tyra Banks on the Armenian Genocide movie Accounts of Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, and Prince Andrew removed from UK royal family website Antonio Banderas tests positive for COVID-19

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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Armenia meat production continues to decline

Armenia health minister targets next

Yerevan apartment prices drop

MPs shall no longer be in boards of trustees of Armenia universities

Armenia’s Pashinyan could not meet with Trump

Details from closed meeting of Armenia parliament majority faction

Births in Armenia drop in first 6 months of this year compared to last

Armenia officials’ "border selfies" banned during tension on Azerbaijan border

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

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