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13:00 06/11/2019
California murder suspects escaped jail through 22-inch hole

Santos Samuel Fonseca, 21, and Jonathan Salazar, 20, crawled through a 22in (55cm) hole they cut in a toilet ceiling at the jail in the city of Salinas, south of San Francisco.

12:43 06/11/2019
Australia women's football team in landmark pay deal

Football Federation Australia (FFA) said it means the top male and female players will be on the same pay scale.

12:29 06/11/2019
Hunters of rare Swiss ibex stir Alps wildlife row

Centuries of intensive hunting reduced Alpine ibex numbers to just a few hundred in one area of northern Italy.

12:02 06/11/2019
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Top U.S. diplomat says Moon-Abe meeting is 'encouraging sign' for countries' relations

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Stilwell arrived in Seoul on Tuesday as relations between Seoul and Tokyo, key U.S. allies, have plunged to their worst state in decades after South Korea’s top court ordered Japanese firms to compensate wartime forced laborers last year.

10:45 06/11/2019
Mitsubishi to shut Singapore oil-trading unit after losses by trader

Mitsubishi Corp, Japan’s biggest trading house by sales, said in September the trader at Petro-Diamond had lost $320 million through unauthorized transactions in crude oil derivatives and that the matter had been reported to the police.

10:27 06/11/2019
Queen will no longer wear clothes with real fur, Her Majesty's dresser reveals

But Buckingham Palace has signalled that the Queen is finally ready to move with the times, acknowledging that attitudes towards fur have shifted.

10:00 06/11/2019
Banksy: Street artist’s 2008 mural uncovered in London’s Notting Hill

The artwork – depicting an artist with an easel writing “Banksy” in big red letters – has been obscured by scaffolding on the corner of Acklam and Portobello Road since 2008.

20:01 05/11/2019
Lionheart: Nigeria's Oscar choice disqualified over English dialogue

Films in this category, formerly best foreign language film, must have "a predominantly non-English dialogue track".

19:47 05/11/2019
Chinese pilot banned from flying after passenger cockpit photo

The photo was taken in January on an Air Guilin flight from Guilin city to Yangzhou city, state media said, but was widely shared this week - causing the airline to take action.

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'Smuggled' TV show condemned in wake of Essex truck deaths

The UK's Home Office called the broadcast "insensitive and irresponsible," but Channel 4 has defended the program as a "matter of urgent public interest."

18:16 05/11/2019
Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant spark relationship rumors

The pair, who were seen holding hands at the LACMA Art + Film Gala on Saturday, have previously worked as business partners.

17:24 05/11/2019
Adidas is partnering with the International Space Station to test products in space

The apparel company is launching a multi-year partnership with the International Space Station (ISS) US National Laboratory.

17:00 05/11/2019
Tourist lost at sea off Greek island 'survived by eating sweets'

Kushila Stein, 45, from New Zealand, was rescued from the Aegean Sea, north of Crete, on Sunday.

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Political analyst slams U.S.-Armenia strategic partnership deal
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Russian envoy summoned to Armenian Foreign Ministry
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13:01
Armenian church leader off to US
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12:36
Ex-NSS head: Pashinyan will announce Armenia's withdrawal from CSTO soon
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Iran not seeking war but ready to defend itself, president says
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Full text of Armenia-US Strategic Partnership Charter released
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Aliyev the wolf vs. Pashinyan the lamb: It is clear who will devour whom
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South Korean president arrested
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11:08
Armenia, US launch talks on nuclear cooperation agreement
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17:00
Armenia’s top diplomat may visit Russia soon, Lavrov says
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16:30
ANCA submits testimony in support of Marco Rubio's confirmation as US secretary of state
The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has submitted testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee supporting Senator Marco...
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Narek Hakhnazaryan to offer master classes at Yerevan music schools
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15:30
Light snow, fog expected in Armenia
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15:00
Lavrov: Armenia's aspiration to join EU incompatible with EAEU membership
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14:47
Ameriabank raises $200 million from IFC, marking largest transaction by IFC ever with a financial institution in Armenia
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14:35
Protest for release of Armenian prisoners to be held outside UN office in Yerevan
A protest demanding the immediate release of Armenian prisoners held in Baku will take place outside the UN office in Yerevan on Friday, to...
14:00
Kremlin reacts to Armenia-US strategic partnership plans
The development of strategic partnership between Armenia and the United States is the sovereign right of Yerevan; Russia, for its part, intends...
13:35
Expert explains what US strategic partnership deal means for Armenia
Political analyst Suren Sargsyan has shared his insights on the strategic partnership agreement to be signed between Armenia and the...
13:01
Australian Open: Elina Avanesyan loses to Putintseva
Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, the No 24 seed, moved into the second round of the Australian Open by defeating Armenian Elina Avanesyan 4-6, 7-5, 6-2...
12:34
Minister reports moderate situation of acute respiratory infections in Armenia
The situation regarding acute respiratory infections, including COVID-19 and influenza, is currently stable in Armenia. At a press...
12:04
Former ruling party MP sees early elections in Armenia
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will call fresh parliamentary elections in the coming months, a lawmaker ousted from his Civil Contract party...
11:46
Armenia, US to sign strategic partnership document
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will sign a document on strategic partnership between the...
11:30
Australian Open: Khachanov through to second round
Russian-Armenian Karen Khachanov, the No 19 seed, advanced to the second round of the Australian Open by defeating Frenchman Adrian Mannarino...
11:15
Armenian church marks Nativity of St. John the Baptist
The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrates the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (Forerunner) on Tuesday 14 January. The elderly couple...
17:16
Government refuses to disclose number of security officers accompanying Anna Hakobyan to Italy
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s wife, Anna Hakobyan, was accompanied by the State Protection Service and protocol officers...
16:35
Pashinyan reaffirms his government's commitment to peace agenda
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday held a phone conversation with António Costa, President of the European Council....
15:50
Opposition politician: Pashinyan leading Armenia to 'capitulation'
Opposition politician Eduard Sharmazanov has denounced Prime Minister Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s claims about “historical...
14:45
Gold market employees protest tax hike in Yerevan
Jewelers and traders from the gold market in Armenia on Monday gathered outside the government building in central Yerevan to protest...
14:27
Armenia has no plans to quit EAEU, minister says
Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan claims that Armenia has no intention to leave the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). “We want to...
13:36
Human rights lawyer Arsen Babayan releases arrest footage
Human rights lawyer Arsen Babayan, a member of the opposition Homeland Party led by former NSS director Artur Vanetsyan, on Saturday released...

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