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11:16 25/04/2019
Florida police duo who slammed black teen's head suspended as outrage grows

Cellphone video of the incident, which has been widely shared on social media, also captured the two white officers body slamming the boy, Delucca Rolle, to the ground and smashing his face into the concrete several times.

10:45 25/04/2019
Facebook said on Wednesday that it expected to be fined up to $5 billion by the Federal Trade Commission for privacy violations

The penalty would be a record by the agency against a technology company and a sign that the United States was willing to punish big tech companies.

10:27 25/04/2019
Lockdown at Sri Lanka central bank amid bomb scare, airport road also shut

Authorities also shut off the entry road to Colombo’s main airport after a suspicious vehicle was identified at a nearby car park.

10:00 25/04/2019
Blast in town east of Sri Lankan capital, no casualties

Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said police were investigating the blast on empty land behind the magistrate’s court in Pugoda, 40 km (25 miles).

20:00 24/04/2019
Rotten eggs: e-waste from Europe poisons Ghana's food chain

Toxins from old computers, fridges and other electronic goods are polluting chicken eggs in an area where 80,000 people live.

19:24 24/04/2019
Leonardo DiCaprio in talks to star in Guillermo del Toro’s 'Nightmare alley'

Del Toro will direct the pic and co-wrote the script with Kim Morgan. “Nightmare Alley” is being produced and financed by del Toro and J. Miles Dale with TSG Entertainment, with Fox Searchlight acquiring worldwide distribution rights to the film.

19:00 24/04/2019
18:38 24/04/2019
Egypt president could rule until 2030 as constitutional changes backed

The National Election Authority said 88.8% of those who took part endorsed the proposals. The turnout was 44.3%.

18:38 24/04/2019
Crusader skeletons discovery sheds new light on the Crusades

The Crusades were a series of religious wars that began in the 11th century and lasted until the 13th century when the Christian crusaders were forced out of their last strongholds in what is now Israel and Lebanon.

18:16 24/04/2019
Potentially dangerous fungi are living on space stations and spacecraft right now

But we have no idea if they're harmful for astronauts and scientists need to do much more research to figure that out.

17:45 24/04/2019
Cyprus murders: Police search mineshaft for missing girl

Police are seeking the missing 6-year-old daughter of one of the victims, a 38-year-old Filipino woman.

17:24 24/04/2019
Specialist says Notre Dame organ unharmed by fire

Pascal Quoirin, a specialist who restored the Notre Dame organ in 2017, has checked the instrument and says it did not suffer any damage in the blaze that destroyed most of the roof.

17:00 24/04/2019
Endgame review – unconquerable brilliance takes Marvel to new heights

The climactic movie in the Avengers series is an irresistible blend of action and comedy, guaranteeing a sugar rush of delirious enjoyment of its many pleasures.

16:38 24/04/2019
San Francisco Chronicle: Turkey urges study of its archives over Armenian genocide

Marking April 24, 1915, considered the start of the massacre of the Armenians, Erdogan said nations who accuse Turkey of genocide have a "bloody past."

16:16 24/04/2019
Drones to deliver vaccines, blood and drugs across Ghana

Medics will place orders by text message when supplies run dry, said GAVI chief executive Seth Berkley.

15:45 24/04/2019
The UK has already had more wildfires in 2019 than any year on record

The hot spell in February and the recent Easter heatwave have contributed to a total of 96 major wildfires of 25 hectares or larger, eclipsing the previous high of 79 across the whole of 2018.

15:27 24/04/2019
Greaco-Roman era tomb discovered in Upper Egypt

Mostafa Waziri, the general secretary of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, explains that the mission found inside the tomb parts of a painted wooden coffin.

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Newmag to publish Henrikh Mkhitaryan's autobiography
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16:35
Russia's Lavrov announces plans to visit Armenia
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Discussions on Minsk Group dissolution underway, Armenian speaker says
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15:45
Trump orders US to leave WHO
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15:30
Temperatures to drop further in Armenia
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15:00
Lavrov calls Armenia Russia's natural strategic partner, ally
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14:30
Armenia has no plans to quit EAEU, parliament speaker says
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13:53
Armenian, Russian FMs hold talks in Moscow
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13:35
Ex-minister calls for abolishing asset declaration in Armenia
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13:00
Mirzoyan congratulates Marco Rubio on his confirmation as US secretary of state
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12:36
Kindergarten fire in Armenian town forces evacuation of 117 children
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12:12
Opposition councilor accuses Yerevan authorities of 'shadowy dealings and favoritism'
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11:46
Henrikh Mkhitaryan celebrates 36th birthday
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11:23
Hotel fire at Turkey ski resort kills at least 10
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11:06
EU delegation briefed about situation on Armenian-Azeri border
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17:00
Armenian FM to travel to Moscow
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16:30
37 police officers sacked in Armenia last year
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16:14
Armenia's Parakar to hold snap elections in March
The Central Electoral Commission has set March 30 as the date for snap elections in Armenia’s Parakar community. On January 16, the...
15:45
Armine Kheranyan named new opposition MP
Armine Kheranyan has been named replacement of opposition Hayastan faction MP Mher Sahakyan, who tragically died in a car crash last week....
15:27
MP Levon Kocharyan urges strong pressure on Baku to release Armenian prisoners
MP Levon Kocharyan of the opposition Hatasyan faction stressed the need to raise awareness about the ongoing sham trials of Artsakh's...
14:36
Opposition MP pins unified map of Armenia and Artsakh to parliament rostrum
At a session of the Armenian National Assembly on Monday, Anna Mkrtchyan, an MP from the opposition Pativ Unem faction, criticized the map of...
14:21
January 20 a 'historic day' for the US, Armenian expert says
January 20 is a “historic day” for the United States as President-elect Donald Trump will officially assume office,...
13:45
Georgia signals willingness to revive relations with US under Trump
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has expressed his country’s willingness to revive relations with the United States after US...
13:34
Armenian defense minister's grandfather dies
Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan's grandfather passed away, the ministry spokesperson reported on Sunday. The old man,...
13:06
Ex-prosecutor in Robert Kocharyan's case quits Investigative Committee
Petros Petrosyan, a prosecutors in the case against Armenia’s second President Robert Kocharyan and others, has resigned as head of the...
12:30
Bitcoin hits new all-time high
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12:15
Armenian students win 17 medals at International Zhautykov Olympiad
The 21st International Zhautykov Olympiad in Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science was held in Astana, Kazakhstan, on January 13-17....
11:57
Armenian MPs hold a minute's silence for deceased colleague
A regular session of the Armenian parliament began with a choir performing a modified version of the national anthem. Lawmakers then...
11:35
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...
11:12
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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