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14:26 05/10/2019
Nigerian neurosurgeon takes pay cut to perform free operations

Dr. Olawale Sulaiman, 49, is a professor of neurosurgery and spinal surgery and chairman for the neurosurgery department and back and spine center at the Ochsner Neuroscience Institute in New Orleans.

14:02 05/10/2019
2019 Harvey Award winners announced at New York comic con

This year’s Harvey Awards Gala, named for Harvey Kurtzman, co-founder of Mad magazine and famed EC Comics cartoonist, was held at Hudson Mercantile and featured, in addition to the presentation of the six nominated categories, additional awards recognizing industry figures who have made significant contributions to the medium as recognized by the Harvey Awards Executive Committee.

13:41 05/10/2019
Keep out: social media photographers told to stay away from Beijing’s new Daxing airport

The US$11 billion airport flew 5,667 travellers out on the first day of 'golden week', but report says there were 85,000 visitors through the door that day.

13:28 05/10/2019
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Medical data breach puts details of a million New Zealanders at risk

The website was hacked in August, but investigations also uncovered previous attacks dating from 2016 to March 2019, the health firm, which collects and analyses patient information from medical centers, said in a statement.

12:43 05/10/2019
Sia announces she has a neurological disease

The singer tweeted she has a neurological disease and is "suffering with chronic pain" due to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

12:29 05/10/2019
Inter Milan vs. Juventus: Antonio Conte seeks to answer prayers in search for holy grail

That shiny obsession is the Scudetto -- the Italian league title. For whisper it quietly, perhaps after all these years, Inter may be stirring.

12:02 05/10/2019
Iranian hackers targeted US 2020 campaign, says Microsoft

The group attacked more than 200 email accounts, some of which belonged to people associated with "a US presidential campaign", it said.

11:38 05/10/2019
Australian-British blogger and boyfriend freed from Iran jail

Jolie King, who also holds a UK passport, and Mark Firkin were detained in Tehran earlier this year for reportedly flying a drone without a permit.

11:16 05/10/2019
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Medical data breach puts details of a million New Zealanders at risk

The website was hacked in August, but investigations also uncovered previous attacks dating from 2016 to March 2019, the health firm, which collects and analyses patient information from medical centers, said in a statement.

10:00 05/10/2019
PayPal becomes first member to exit Facebook's Libra Association

PayPal said it would forgo any further participation in the group and would instead focus on its own core businesses.

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Rod Stewart crashes couple's Las Vegas wedding and sings to them

The appearance of the "Maggie May" singer, 74, at their wedding on Wednesday -- along with a guitarist and a violinist -- topped off a roller-coaster couple of weeks for the pair.

19:00 04/10/2019
Evacuating Australia's drought-affected fish

Authorities are now painstakingly trying to relocate as many fish as they can, as another summer approaches.

18:38 04/10/2019

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Russian envoy summoned to Armenian Foreign Ministry
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Armenian church leader off to US
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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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Armenia, US launch talks on nuclear cooperation agreement
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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
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Narek Hakhnazaryan to offer master classes at Yerevan music schools
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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
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14:00
Kremlin reacts to Armenia-US strategic partnership plans
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13:35
Expert explains what US strategic partnership deal means for Armenia
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13:01
Australian Open: Elina Avanesyan loses to Putintseva
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Minister reports moderate situation of acute respiratory infections in Armenia
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