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Event 15:00 • 10.06.20 Armenia 'had the second largest increase' in peacefulness on global scale - report It rose 15 places in the rankings and is now ranked among the 100 most peaceful countries, owing to a large improvement in relations with neighbouring countries, as well as a substantial fall ...
14:28 • 10.06.20 Thousands rally against Czech government's anti-COVID-19 measures Thousands of people have rallied across the Czech Republic to protest against the government's COVID-19 recovery plans and demand more state support for entrepreneurs hit by pandemic ...
Event 14:06 • 10.06.20 Pompeo criticises HSBC over HK security law US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has criticised banking giant HSBC for supporting Chinas move to impose new security legislation in Hong Kong Mr Pompeo also said the US stood with its allies against Chinas coercive
Event 13:22 • 10.06.20 Columbus status thorn down and set on fire by Virginia protesters saying explorer 'represents genocide' (photos, video) The sculpture was brought down less than two hours after protesters in Virginia's capital gathered in the city's Byrd Park and chanted for the statue to go ...
Sports 13:15 • 10.06.20 Federer to miss rest of 2020 after further knee operationto miss rest of 2020 after further knee operation Professional tennis has been suspended since March because of the coronavirus pandemic."I will look forward to seeing everyone back on tour at the start ...
Economy 12:47 • 10.06.20 ECB prepares 'bad bank' plan for wave of coronavirus toxic debt The project, which comes as Europe mobilizes trillions of euros to bolster the region’s economy, is aimed at shielding commercial banks from any second fallout from the crisis, if rising unemployment chokes ...
Entertainment 12:32 • 10.06.20 Happy birthday, sir! Prince William and Kate Middleton lead royal tributes to Prince Philip on his 99th birthday (photos) Photos showing grandson Prince William, 37, and Kate Middleton, 38, smiling with the Duke of Edinburgh were released via the Cambridges' official Instagram account this morning. The post was accompanied ...
Science/tech 12:24 • 10.06.20 IBM abandons 'biased' facial recognition tech The announcement comes as the US faces calls for police reform following the killing of a black man, George Floyd. In a letter to the US Congress, IBM said AI systems used in law enforcement needed testing ...
Press digest 11:48 • 10.06.20 Zhoghovurd: Regional hospitals 'unprepared' to admit coronavirus patients The paper notes those responsible for the sector promised very short timeframes - just a couple of days - to accomplish ...
Coronavirus Event 11:22 • 10.06.20 Coronavirus update: Armenia reports 428 new cases and 10 deaths, bringing total tally to 14,103 Three more patients died in the past day from causes unrelated to the virus. A total of 77 cases of the kind have been reported to date. As many as 5,226 patients have recovered ...
Culture 10:34 • 10.06.20 How Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton documentaries can 'inspire' young women The four-hour show, consisting of interviews given by Clinton to documentary maker Nanette Burstein, explores all of Hillary Rodham Clinton's life, from her activism in the 1960s, her marriage ...
Event 10:13 • 10.06.20 Burundi president dies of illness suspected to be COVID-19 It was unclear exactly when he died. A government statement said the president, a keen sports enthusiast, had attended a game of volleyball on Saturday but fell ill that night and was taken ...
Politics 09:55 • 10.06.20 ANCA calls for robust US funding for Artsakh de-mining, COVID-19 aid for Armenia ANCA calls for robust US funding for Artsakh de-mining, COVID-19 aid for Armenia Expanding US assistance for Artsakh de-mining and re-purposing $25 million in already appropriated US aid to bolster ...
Event 09:35 • 10.06.20 Dozens killed in attack in northern Nigeria Gunmen entered a remote village in the Gubio district of Borno state on Tuesday afternoon, killing dozens. The village was also razed, in what is believed to have been ...
Event 09:16 • 10.06.20 Protests outside Armenian Embassy in Tehran with calls for severing Armenian-Israeli diplomatic relations Armenia had earlier said it was clarifying its relations with third states "considering its national interest", emphasizing at the same ...
Law 17:58 • 09.06.20 Hrayr Tovmasyan 'rejected bonus payments' for several months, says high court official "Bonuses are allocated based on an order by the Constitutional Court's chair who, as a rule, tries to apply a uniform approach - though we have exceptional decisions ...
Event 16:58 • 09.06.20 Armenian deputy PM discusses joint projects with EU partners The sides also discussed Armenia's participation in the upcoming video conference of the EU Eastern Partnership leaders. Simultaneously, the draft agreements developed as part ..
Coronavirus Event 16:10 • 09.06.20 Armenian hospital worker dies from coronavirus Speaking to Tert.am, the Health Ministry's spokesperson said that the deceased also had underlying ...
Coronavirus Event 15:59 • 09.06.20 Georgia to send decontamination chambers to Armenia It comes after several Georgian citizens initiated a petition earlier this month, urging their government to send the necessary medical supplies to Armenia. The company's founder, Givi Beridze, promised ...
Science/tech 15:27 • 09.06.20 Former NASA astronaut who made history as the first American female spacewalker breaks new ground by diving 36,000ft under water to the lowest point on Earth Kathy Sullivan, 68, emerged from the submersible DSV Limiting Factor (LF) on Sunday, which performed a successful expedition at more than 35,000 feet below the ocean’s surface ...
Event 14:49 • 09.06.20 Artsakh National Assembly elects prosecutor general Mher Aghajanyan received an overwhelming majority of votes to head the country's Prosecutor General's Office. He subsequently took an oath ...
Politics 14:13 • 09.06.20 Pashinyan had meeting with first president of Armenia - Pastinfo.am The negotiations with Levon Ter-Petrosyan focused on the domestic political situation, which the website claims the prime minister is no longer able to manage. Shortly after the meeting ...
Entertainment 13:44 • 09.06.20 Kylie Jenner vows to focus on ethnic diversity at Kylie Cosmetics while revealing 13% of her employees are Black, as her beauty brand joins viral Pull Up for Change campaign "Kylie Cosmetics is here for Pull Up for Change, for our team, and for the black community. We are proud of the diversity within our company, with a team of Black, White, Asian, Native American, Hispanic and ...
Science/tech 12:56 • 09.06.20 UAE's first Mars mission set for launch 'within weeks' It is expected to take seven months to travel the 493 million km (308 million miles) to reach Mars and begin its orbit, sending back ground-breaking new data about its climate ...
Event 11:54 • 09.06.20 Armenian prime minister orders ex-national security chief's arrest - Hraparak.am What matters to Nikol Pashinyan is to keep Artur Vanetsyan n custody for as long as two months and later release him. As for Argishti Kyaramyan, the agency's newly appointed director ...
Coronavirus Event 11:11 • 09.06.20 Armenia reports 350 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 13,675 Six people died in the past 24 hours, raising the registered fatalities to 217. Two more patients infected with COVID-19 died of causes unrelated to the virus. A total of ...
Law 10:52 • 09.06.20 US Attorney General contradicts Trump: 'The Secret Service recommended that the President go down to the bunker' for safety "Things were so bad that the Secret Service recommended that the President go down to the bunker," Barr said, referencing protests on May 29. "We can't have that in our country. And so the decision ...
Culture 10:45 • 09.06.20 Bonnie Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dead at 69 "It is with great sadness that I have to announce to the fans of The Pointer Sisters that my sister, Bonnie, died this morning," Bonnie's sister and former bandmate Anita said in a statement ...
Economy 10:33 • 09.06.20 Jeff Bezos says he doesn't mind losing Amazon customers angry about his support for Black Lives Matter The world's richest man shared a screenshot on Instagram on Sunday of one of the emails he has received after pledging his support as George Floyd protests continue across the United States ...
Event 10:04 • 09.06.20 African American promotes as Portland police chief amid George Floyd protests The Portland Police Bureau had been facing scrutiny over the lack of black leadership in its ranks. Three black civic groups addressed a letter to Resch, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and City Council commissioners ...