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13:00 14/02/2019
Crackdown on illegal bootleggers after 80 die from toxic hooch in India

Police believe the deaths occurred when victims across two neighboring states drank from the same batch of illegal homemade brew, which was produced by a criminal group operating between Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

12:43 14/02/2019
India wants to make medical tourism a $9 billion industry by 2020

India's medical tourism industry could grow by 200% by 2020, hitting $9 billion, according to Ministry of Tourism figures.

12:29 14/02/2019
Serial killer's drawings of alleged victims released by FBI

Agency hopes sketches by Samuel Little, who has confessed to killing 90 women, may help solve dozens of homicides.

12:02 14/02/2019
Lyft donates $700,000 to Oakland after quietly battling city taxes

Donation will aid transportation in low-income neighborhoods, but tax could have generated far more money.

11:38 14/02/2019
British IS schoolgirl 'wants to return home'

Speaking from a refugee camp in Syria, she said she was nine months pregnant and wanted to come home for her baby.

10:45 14/02/2019
NASA's record-setting Opportunity rover mission on Mars comes to end

One of the most successful and enduring feats of interplanetary exploration, NASA's Opportunity rover mission is at an end after almost 15 years exploring the surface of Mars and helping lay the groundwork for NASA’s return to the Red Planet.

10:27 14/02/2019
'Border buster' shows why Brexit frontier checks in Northern Ireland would matter

They used it to defy a British army policy of closing or destroying back roads and funnelling traffic through military checkpoints that were in place on major roads until a peace deal mostly ended three decades of violence six years later.

10:00 14/02/2019
Airbus to scrap production of A380 superjumbo

The world’s largest airliner, with two decks of spacious cabins and room for 544 people in standard layout, was designed to challenge Boeing’s legendary 747 but failed to take hold as airlines backed a new generation of smaller, more nimble jets.

20:09 13/02/2019
England in West Indies: Shannon Gabriel banned for four ODIs

Gabriel, 30, accepted an International Cricket Council (ICC) charge over comments he made to England captain Joe Root during the third Test in St Lucia.

19:24 13/02/2019
Hundreds of vehicles go missing after APEC summit in Papua New Guine

The purchase of the vehicles to shuttle around world leaders, which included 40 Maserati Quattroporte sedans, was meant to coincide with the APEC summit in November aimed to raise the profile of the South Pacific archipelago of 7.3 million.

19:00 13/02/2019
Johnson & Johnson to buy private robotics firm Auris for $3.4 bln

The agreement includes additional payments by J&J of $2.35 billion, contingent upon Auris reaching certain milestones, J&J said, without elaborating.

18:38 13/02/2019
Remotely operated home robot can do your laundry

The challenge, as always, is that complex manipulation tasks are very hard for robots, especially when vision is involved and everything gets wrapped up in a semi-structured, non-optimized environment.

18:16 13/02/2019
Archaeology: Sixth-century terracotta 'mask' of emperor found in Bulgaria’s Varna

The find, made during excavations of an early Christian monastery, is part of a mask or bust and most likely portrays an emperor’s face. It is estimated to date back to the sixth century.

17:00 13/02/2019
25 Kashmir students injured by blast inside classroom

Top police officer S.P. Pani said the blast occurred Wednesday in a 10th grade classroom in a school in the southern Kakapora area. He said police are investigating the explosive and how it got into the classroom.

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Union of Judges reacts to ECHR ruling on Suren Antonyan's dismissal
The Armenian Union of Judges issued a statement regarding the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the case of Suren Antonyan...
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Temperatures to drop across Armenia
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16:13
Deputy FM: US support paves the way for Russian border guards' withdrawal from Armenia
The U.S. support for Armenia's efforts to develop its border security capabilities will facilitate the withdrawal of Russian border...
15:30
Trump signs order directing release of JFK assassination documents
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15:15
US, Turkey discuss Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization
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14:59
EU accession bid aligns with Armenian people's European aspirations, diplomat says
The ballot initiative calling for the start of a process of Armenia's accession to the European Union aligns with the deepening...
14:16
Arman Tatoyan reacts to ECHR ruling on judge's dismissal
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13:35
Expert explains why China delays appointment of new ambassador to Armenia
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13:00
CSTO still considers Armenia an ally, TASS source says
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12:31
The Beatles nominated for Brit Awards for first time in over 40 years
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12:15
Military-political situation 'fraught with significant threats', Armenian MP warns
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11:35
Novak Djokovic withdraws from Australian Open semifinals
An injured Novak Djokovic quit because of a torn muscle in his left leg after dropping the first set of his Australian Open semifinal against...
11:27
Drivers warned of icy road in Armenia
The Rescue Service has warned drivers about a road closure and icy conditions in Armenia. In particular, the road connecting the Amberd high...
11:06
'This is a fight for universal human rights', Ruben Vardanyan's lawyer says
In an exclusive interview, Jared Genser, international human rights lawyer to Ruben Vardanyan, sheds light on the ongoing detention of his...
17:13
Protesters demand release of Armenian prisoners, sanctions against Aliyev regime
A delegation led by the speakers and deputy speakers of the parliaments from the Nordic-Baltic Eight countries is currently in Armenia....
16:30
Armenian parliament likely to pass EU accession bill, Pashinyan says
The Armenian parliament will highly likely adopt the bill seeking to launch the process of Armenia’s accession to the European Union,...
16:06
MP: Serzh Sargsyan's EAEU accession decision was not made overnight
Hayk Mamijanyan, head of the opposition Pativ Unem parliamentary faction which is part of the former ruling Republican Party of...
15:30
Armenian, Kyrgyz FMs to hold joint news conference
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Kyrgyz counterpart Zheenbek Kulubaev will hold a joint news conference to sum up the...
15:00
Unfreezing Armenia’s participation in CSTO not discussed in Putin-Pashinyan call, Kremlin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan did not discuss the idea of unfreezing the republic’s...
14:35
Armenian security chief warns of intense flights likely carrying military equipment to Baku
Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan has expressed concern over the latest statements made by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev...
14:05
Report warns of additional risks for Armenia amid possible economic slowdown in Russia
The sanctions against Russia, combined with the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, are heightening the risk of an economic slowdown in Russia and...
13:36
Newly opened hospital in Armenian town 'flooded'
The newly opened Martuni Medical Center in Armenia’s Gegharkunik Province has been literally flooded, Photos and videos shared on...
13:13
Opposition MP accuses Armenian leadership of planning more concessions to Azerbaijan
Artsvik Minasyan, an MP from the opposition Hayastan faction, has denounced the Armenian government's decision to continue the border...
12:33
Armenia unlikely to unfreeze its CSTO membership in 2025 – Foreign Intelligence Service
Armenia is unlikely to unfreeze its membership in the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in 2025, the Foreign...
12:06
Risk of large-scale Azeri attack on Armenia low, report says
The analysis of available facts and phenomena indicates a low risk of a large-scale Azerbaijani attack on Armenia at this...
11:34
212 bodies pulled from rubble in Gaza after ceasefire
As many as 212 bodies have been retrieved from under the debris of ruined houses in the Gaza Strips after the ceasefire came into effect, the Al...
11:21
Drivers warned of black ice in parts of Armenia
The Rescue Service has warned drivers about a road closure and icy conditions in Armenia. In particular, the road connecting the Amberd high...
11:00
Pashinyan, wife travel to Switzerland
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his wife Anna Hakobyan left for Switzerland on a working visit on January 23-24 to participate...
17:05
Expert: Aliyev's statements serve Pashinyan's domestic political goals
In a televised interview in early 2025, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev made fresh threats against Armenia. However, the Armenian leadership...
16:30
Yerevan mayor announces new changes to transport fares
Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan has announced changes to the city's public transport fares that will be approved at the upcoming City Council...

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