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15:27 20/05/2019
Retrial of 'Sharia police' suspects opens in Germany

News agency dpa reported that none of the defendants, aged between 27 and 37, addressed the charges against them as their retrial in Wuppertal opened Monday.

15:01 20/05/2019
Kamala Harris proposes equal pay measure to close gender gap

Harris’ proposal aims to shift the burden from workers, who now must prove pay discrimination by employers, to corporations, which would have to show they eliminated pay disparities between men and women doing work of equal value.

14:26 20/05/2019
14:02 20/05/2019
Trump takes on Biden, vows not to let Iran get nuclear weapons during Fox News interview

Trump, during the interview, continued opposing military intervention -- something that separated him from others in the 2016 campaign -- but indicated Iranian nuclear development would constitute an urgent exception.

13:41 20/05/2019
Incredible moment man snatches baby crocodile from a river with his bare hands

Nicholas Milyari Fitzpatrick was on the Savannah Way in the Northern Territory about three weeks ago when he spotted the crocodile.

13:28 20/05/2019
A new Game of Thrones museum opens in Split

Minutes away from the Diocletian’s cellars where Daenerys kept her dragons chained, the newly-opened museum comprises of 300 square-metres of interior space and shows over 100 exhibits.

13:00 20/05/2019
World's biggest cave is even bigger than we thought

Last month, a trio of British divers -- the same divers who aided in the rescue of the trapped soccer team in Thailand in 2018 -- ventured to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, in the jungle-filled Quang Binh Province of central Vietnam, to explore the cave's waterways.

12:43 20/05/2019
Australian finds A$100,000 gold nugget using metal detector

An Australian man has unearthed a 1.4kg (49oz) gold nugget with a metal detector while wandering Western Australia's gold fields, say locals.

12:29 20/05/2019
'Dozens' killed in riot at Tajik high-security prison

At least 24 inmates have also reportedly been killed in clashes at the prison in Vakhdat, east of the Tajik capital Dushanbe.

12:02 20/05/2019
Australian, Indian elections boost Asian shares, trade fears ease

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan added 0.54%, reflecting modest gains in markets across the region after the broad index finished at its lowest since Jan. 24 on Friday, down 3% for the week.

11:38 20/05/2019
Face scanning - this app can tell one panda from another

The app is developed by the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas along with researchers in Singapore Nanyang Technological university and Sichuan Normal University.

11:16 20/05/2019
Billionaire pledges to pay student debt for 2019 class at historic black US college

Robert Smith makes pledge to eliminate students’ debt estimated at $40m at Morehouse, Martin Luther King’s alma mater.

10:27 20/05/2019
Bank staff flagged Trump, Kushner transactions for watchdog

The Times said the transactions, some of which involved Trump’s now-defunct foundation, set off alerts in a computer system designed to detect illicit activity, according to the former bank employees.

10:01 20/05/2019
Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist

Holders of current Huawei smartphones with Google apps, however, will continue to be able to use and download app updates provided by Google, a Google spokesperson said.

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Armenian FM to travel to Moscow
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37 police officers sacked in Armenia last year
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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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Opposition MP pins unified map of Armenia and Artsakh to parliament rostrum
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January 20 a 'historic day' for the US, Armenian expert says
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Georgia signals willingness to revive relations with US under Trump
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Armenian defense minister's grandfather dies
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Ex-prosecutor in Robert Kocharyan's case quits Investigative Committee
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Bitcoin hits new all-time high
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Armenian students win 17 medals at International Zhautykov Olympiad
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Armenian MPs hold a minute's silence for deceased colleague
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Two injured in single-car crash in Armenia’s Ararat
A single-vehicle crash in Armenia’s Ararat Province left two people injured and hospitalized last night. The...
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MP urges action to secure release of Armenian prisoners held in Baku
Non-partisan MP Taguhi Tovmasyan has urged the international community to advocate for the open trial of Artsakh leaders in Azerbaijan...
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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
World-renowned cellist Alban Gerhardt will perform in Yerevan in late January, the Yerevan Municipality reports. The exclusive concert...
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Opposition MP: 'Trials' of Armenian prisoners in Baku deal a direct blow to Pashinyan
Despite the Armenian leadership's “clear willingness to meet Baku’s demands”, the trial of Armenian prisoners that...
15:30
HRW reports four femicides in Armenia in one year
Armenia's authorities investigated 1,535 criminal domestic violence complaints through June 2024, a significant increase over the 484...
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Drivers warned of icy roads in some parts of Armenia
The Rescue Service has warned drivers about a road closure and icy conditions in Armenia. In particular, the road linking the Amberd...
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Pablo Santos leaves Noah
Defender Pablo Santos has left FC Noah. "Central defender Pablo Santos concludes his journey with our team," the club...
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Azerbaijan must ensure fair trial rights of Ruben Vardanyan – Amnesty International
Reacting to the start of a trial of Ruben Vardanyan, a former de facto State Minister in Nagorno-Karabakh, Marie Struthers, Amnesty...
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Government mum on Pashinyan's participation in Trump's inauguration
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...

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