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08/07/2020 17:59

Aram Hovhannisyan appointed first deputy chief of Armenia’s Police

Armenia’s president signed a decree appointing Aram Hovhannisyan first deputy chief of Armenia’s Police, president’s press service reports.

08/07/2020 16:27

Narek Samsonyan taken to police department

“I suppose his apprehension was planned,” Danielyan said, adding that they will try to understand what police will do next.

08/07/2020 15:06

Greek parliament ratifies Armenia-EU Agreement

The Agreement was submitted to the parliament on June 24.

08/07/2020 14:55

NA speaker: I will sign law on CC with great pleasure

“I have not spoken with the RA president about this. I have followed the discussions. Two opinions were voiced. A part was claiming that I can sign the law upon receiving letter from the RA president about not signing it,” Mirzoyan said.

08/07/2020 14:32

People with respiratory diseases allowed not to wear masks in open public territories

The decision enters into force from July 8 midnight.

08/07/2020 14:20

Armenia’s NA chairman says former CC members applied to ECHR but not sure whether interim decision will be made

The NA chairman said the president must submit his offer to the commission dealing with the constitutional changes.

08/07/2020 13:13

Russia’s COVID-19 cases top 700,000

The number of patients who are currently receiving treatment for the coronavirus declined to 217,614.

08/07/2020 11:52

Armenia’s deputy DM Gabriel Balayan contracts coronavirus

“Let’s wish our colleague health. This disease knocks the doors of all of us,” the chairman of the committee said.

08/07/2020 11:31

Artsakh reports 5 new coronavirus cases

Overall, 5 new cases have been recorded. So far 141 cases have been recorded.

08/07/2020 11:04

Armenia reports 535 coronavirus cases in 24 hours and 18 new deaths

The total death toll reached 521 (+18), other 164 patients died from other diseases.

08/07/2020 09:50

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says his COVID-19 test is positive

"The result is positive," he told journalists. His speech was aired by CNN’s Brazilian service.

07/07/2020 18:00

“We witness clear elements of political prosecution by the government against its political opponent”։ Human right lawyer Ruben Melikyan commented on new criminal indictment against Mikayel Minasyan

Moreover, we have clearly witnessed the strong critisizm of the high government officials against the judges who rendered decision in favor Minasyan during these criminal proceedings.

07/07/2020 17:53

Court of Appeal leaves for consultation room after considering PAP leader's arrest motion

On June 21 judge Robert Papoyan denied the motion to arrest the PAP leader.

07/07/2020 17:06

Artsakh president received RA Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan

Artsakh Republic Prosecutor General Mher Aghajanyan attended the meeting.

07/07/2020 16:32

'At war time speed', China leads COVID-19 vaccine race

Its success in driving down COVID-19 infections makes it harder to conduct large-scale vaccine trials, and so far only a few other countries have agreed to work with it. After past vaccine scandals, Beijing will also have to convince the world it has met all safety and quality requirements.

07/07/2020 15:22

Advisor to Roscosmos CEO apprehended on suspicion of treason

"The Roscosmos press service has announced that the investigative agencies detained Safronov, an advisor to the CEO of Roscosmos today," the state corporation said. Roscosmos disclosed that Safronov was charged with treason.

07/07/2020 14:23

Kocharyan’s attorney warns prosecutor against threatening

“You cannot threaten us, we have been threatened a lot, with your knowledge too, so your threats are not something new, and besides, you should know who you threaten,” Alumyan said.

07/07/2020 13:59

Pompeo says U.S. looking at banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok

Pompeo’s remarks also come amid increasing U.S.-China tensions over the handling of the coronavirus outbreak, China’s actions in the former British colony of Hong Kong and a nearly two-year trade war.

07/07/2020 13:21

Russia documents 6,368 cases of COVID-19 in past 24 hours

In the past week, the increase rate has not surpassed 1%. In the past 12 days, under 7,000 cases of infection have been reported daily. The total number of those infected in Russia has reached 694,230.

07/07/2020 12:33

Artsakh President: Difficulties in educational sphere in the result of the pandemic created new challenges requiring new approaches for finding alternative solutions

The RA Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports expressed his appreciation to the President for warm welcome noting that the issues raised will be definitely included on the agenda of the joint working discussions between the two structures.