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18:38 28/05/2019
As 'Game of thrones' ends, HBO’s 'Chernobyl' quietly becomes IMDB’s highest rated show in history

Produced with Sky in the UK, it’s a harrowing, gripping account of the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine, and three episodes in, it has already hit a pretty stunning milestone.

17:45 28/05/2019
Man found crammed behind car glove box in bid to enter Europe

Three people -including a 15-year-old girl -were found in separate cars at the Beni-Enzar border between Morocco and Melilla on May 24.

17:24 28/05/2019
Mount Everest death toll rise not solely due to overcrowding, Nepal official says

About half a dozen climbers died this past week, most while descending from the summit of Mount Everest during only a few windows of good weather each May.

17:00 28/05/2019
Japanese man dies on flight after ingesting 246 bags of cocaine

The flight made an emergency landing in Mexico’s Sonora state and the unidentified 42-year-old man died from a cerebral edema, the BBC reported. He reportedly started his journey in Colombia.

16:16 28/05/2019
Neymar stripped of Brazil captaincy and replaced by Dani Alves

The 27-year-old forward, given the role eight months ago but under pressure after recent disciplinary issues, was informed by manager Tite on Saturday.

15:45 28/05/2019
Victorian snow dump leads to rescues after eight people get trapped in cars at Mt Hotham

Four children on camping trips with their fathers spent the night in their vehicles after they got stuck in snow in the Alpine National Park near Mount Hotham.

15:27 28/05/2019
Nigeria accused of 'scurrilous' attempt to gag press

Access to country’s law-making National Assembly will be restricted, says Guild of Editors.

15:04 28/05/2019
14:26 28/05/2019
'Give and take': Jessica Springsteen on the secrets of her success

As a member of the Miami Celtics, the 27-year-old travels the world participating in the sport's showpiece Longines Global Champions Tour (GCT) and Global Champions League.

14:02 28/05/2019
Leader of Germany's battered leftists faces calls to quit parliament post

The center-left group in coalition with Angela Merkel’s conservatives lost a regional vote in the northern state of Bremen for the first time in 73 years on Sunday, and saw its share of the vote slump in EU parliamentary elections.

13:41 28/05/2019
Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan received American philanthropist of Armenian origin Albert Boyajian

Issues related to the implementation of various programs in Artsakh were on the discussion agenda.
The President expressed gratitude to Albert Boyajian for consistent support rendered to Artsakh highlighting his patriotic activity.
Press release

12:43 28/05/2019
Photographer 'overwhelmed' by response to bald eagle picture

Steve Biro snapped the image of Bruce the bald eagle at the Canadian Raptor Conservancy and first posted it on some Facebook photography groups.

12:29 28/05/2019
Sebastian Kurz, Austrian chancellor, ousted by MPs after video row

The FPÖ had become embroiled in a political scandal caused by a secret video, which ended the coalition.

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Armine Kheranyan named new opposition MP
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MP Levon Kocharyan urges strong pressure on Baku to release Armenian prisoners
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MP urges action to secure release of Armenian prisoners held in Baku
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Levon Aronian condemns Ruben Vardanyan's sham trial in Azerbaijan
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World-famous cellist Alban Gerhardt to perform in Yerevan
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16:06
Opposition MP: 'Trials' of Armenian prisoners in Baku deal a direct blow to Pashinyan
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15:30
HRW reports four femicides in Armenia in one year
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Pablo Santos leaves Noah
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Azerbaijan must ensure fair trial rights of Ruben Vardanyan – Amnesty International
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14:00
Government mum on Pashinyan's participation in Trump's inauguration
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13:30
Australian Open: Khachanov loses to Michelsen
American Alex Michelsen won against Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 19 seed, 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-2 to advance to the last 16 of the Australian Open...
13:01
EUMA hosts ambassadors from 22 EU nations
The European Union Mission in Armenia (EUMA) on Friday hosted ambassadors from 22 EU nations to Armenia to give them overview...
12:36
Nicolas Aznavour urges collective action for Ruben Vardanyan's release
Nicolas Aznavour, co-founder and chairman of the Aznavour Foundation, has called for collective action to secure the release...
12:09
Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan on a trip to Iran
Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, who is currently on a visit to Iran, on Friday met with Archbishop Sepuh Sargsyan, Primate of the Armenian Diocese...
11:59
Arman Tsarukyan issues first statement after UFC 311 dropout
Arman Tsarukyan is understandably devastated after having to withdraw from his first UFC championship fight, MMA Junkie reports. UFC...
11:37
RPA deplores lack of government efforts to protect Artsakh leaders from Azerbaijani persecution
The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) on Friday denounced the fabricated charges against Armenian prisoners held in...
11:15
Ombudsperson slams 'trials' of Armenian prisoners in Baku
Armenia's Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan issued the following statement on the unfair trials of Armenians...
17:22
Human rights defenders call for international monitoring of trials of Armenian detainees in Baku
Over two dozen Armenian human rights NGOs and individual defenders have issued a joint appeal to international organizations and foreign...
16:51
Analysis: Aliyev's show trials echo Stalin's tactics in suppressing opposition
By Luis Moreno Ocampo, former ICC chief prosecutor Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has resurrected one of Joseph Stalin's...
16:36
HRW: Azerbaijan failed to ensure ethnic Armenians' right to safe and dignified return to Nagorno-Karabakh
Human Rights Watch (HRW) released its annual report on the human rights situation in the world in 2024. The part concerning Azerbaijan...

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