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Published on January 17, 2012
MICROSOFT'S YOUNGEST PROFESSIONAL DIES AT 16
- Microsoft's youngest professional died at 16.
Condolences have poured in from around the world after the passing of promising young computer genius Arfa Karim Randhawa, from Faisalabad, Pakistan.
The teenager died on Saturday, January 15, night after complications resulting from an epileptic stroke, Daily Mail said.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates, who offered to pay for Karim's treatment, told the family he was sad to learn of her death and the loss of such a rare talent, her father said.
Karim rose to international fame when she became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional - a title awarded to those who master Microsoft programs - at the age of nine in 2005.
Headlines for January 17, 2012
UN TO ASSIST ARAB LEAGUE OBSERVERS
A formal request for help has been made by the Arab League and the UN has agreed to start the training in Cairo after League foreign ministers meet this weekend, according to a UN spokesman.
Training ...NATO RADAR STATION OPERATIONAL IN TURKEY - FOREIGN MINISTRY
An early warning radar station that is part of NATO's controversial missile defense system in Europe is now operational in Turkey, a foreign ministry spokesman said Monday, January 16. The station ...U.S. RADAR EMISSION COULD CAUSE RUSSIAN MARS PROBE MALFUNCTIONING - PAPER
A powerful electromagnetic emission from a U.S. radar in the Pacific could have caused the malfunctioning of the Russian Phobos-Grunt probe, RIA Novosti reports citing the Kommersant daily's Tuesday, ...UN SEC. GEN. CALLS SECURITY COUNCIL TO ACT SERIOUSLY ON SYRIA CRISIS
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Armenia's Levon Aronian suffered first defeat by Magnus Carlsen of Norway in round 3 of the 74th Tata Steel Chess Tournament ongoing in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands.
Currently, Aronian shares the 2-4th ...84% OF AMERICANS DISAPPROVE CONGRESS
A record 84 percent of Americans say they disapprove of the way the Congress is doing its job compared with just 13 percent who approve of how things are going, according to a Washington Post/ABC News ...VOLKSWAGEN AG, BMW AG RECALL OVER 500,000 CARS
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Russia's federal budget lost over 7 billion rubles ($220 mln) in 2011 due to crimes related to government purchase contracts, a senior state investigator said. "As of November 2011, the courts reviewed ...DEATH TOLL IN ITALIAN SHIP WRECK RAISES
Emergency workers searched Tuesday, Jan 17, for 28 people missing from an Italian cruise disaster that killed seven as the ship's captain faced an interrogation on accusations that he veered wildly ...GOOGLE LAUNCHES AD CAMPAIGN TO ALLEVIATE PRIVACY CONCERNS
Google Inc., under scrutiny from privacy watchdogs for changes it made to its search engine, is launching a splashy ad campaign designed to alleviate privacy concerns.
According to a report in Los Angeles ...HRANT MELKUMYAN KEEPS LEAD AT ARMENIAN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
After tying a game against Arman Pashikian in the 6th round of Armenian Chess Championship, GM Hrant Melkumyan keeps lead with 4 points to his score.
Robert Hovhannisyan and Zaven Andriasian gained 3.5 ...APPLE CO-FOUNDER ADMITS ANDROID LEAPT AHEAD OF IPHONE
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak may have waited in line for the release of new iPhones, but he says there are ways Android has leapt ahead of iPhone, CNET reports.
In an interview with Dan Lyons for the ...WIKIPEDIA TO BLACK OUT ENGLISH VERSION JAN 18
Wikipedia has decided to black out the English version of the online encyclopedia for 24 hours on Wednesday to protest against controversial legislation in the U.S., following a cue given by some other ...U.S. FUND CLINCHES RUSSIA'S LARGEST EVER REAL ESTATE DEAL
A U.S. investment fund has agreed to buy a shopping mall in downtown St. Petersburg for $1.1 billion, in Russia's largest ever real estate deal. Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund VII will purchase the ...ARMENIA CHIEF FOOTBALL COACH LEAVES FOR SPAIN
Armenia chief coach and Pyunik FC technical director Vardan Minasyan left for Spain to follow team practice session of FC Kuban, with which Armenia forward Marcos Pizzelli recently signed a three-year ...JERUSALEM POST: ISRAEL IS FREE TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
To argue that Israel did in fact keep silent on Armenian Genocide issue for the sake of maintaining political ties with Turkey is tantamount to declaring Israel's moral bankruptcy, Utah university professor ...EGYPT TO OFFER $1 BILLION TREASURY BILLS AT AUCTION
Egypt's central bank said on Tuesday, Jan 17, it would offer $1 billion in dollar-denominated 1-year treasury bills at an auction on Wednesday, its third dollar offering since November 29, as the ...SAMSUNG GROUP RAISING 2012 INVESTMENT TO RECORD $41.4 BLN
Samsung Group, which includes Samsung Electronics Co, said on Tuesday, Jan 18, it is raising its 2012 investment to a record $41.4 billion, underscoring the widening gulf between the dominant South Korean ...GENOCIDE BILL: POLITICAL DEBATE WITH INTERNATIONAL REPERCUSSIONS
Criminalizing the Genocide denial in France has touched off a political debate with international repercussions. The passage of the bill on December 22 in the French National Assembly has angered Turkish ...BURBERRY REPORTS 22% RISE IN Q3 REVENUE
British luxury brand Burberry posted a 22 percent rise in third-quarter revenue as wealthy shoppers and tourists, particularly in Asia, showed their resilience to shaky economies in Europe and the United ...ARMENIAN GENERAL STAFF CHIEF TO PARTICIPATE IN EAPC SITTINGS
From January 17-19, Armenian delegation headed by Armenian armed forces general staff chief, Colonel General Yuri Khachaturov is due to participate in Brussels-hosted sittings of NATO's Euro-Atlantic ...NO CEASEFIRE VIOLATION FIXED DURING OSCE MONITORING OF CONTACT LINE
On January 17, in accordance with the previously agreement with Nagorno Karabakh authorities, the OSCE Mission held monitoring of the contact line between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces, ...RUSSIA TO INVESTIGATE INTO POSSIBLE U.S. RADAR INVOLVEMENT IN MARS PROBE DAMAGE
A Russian government commission inquiring into why the Phobos-Grunt Mars probe crashed this week is to test whether it was affected after launch by U.S. radars on its second orbit around the Earth, the ...RPA MEMBER: ARMENIAN PRESIDENT WILL TOP PARTY'S ELECTORAL LIST
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The MP also commented on RPA-conducted ...BRITISH SCIENTISTS FIND DARWIN FOSSILS COLLECTION
British scientists have found scores of fossils the great evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin and his peers collected but that had been lost for more than 150 years. According to The Associated Press, ...MP SAYS PARTIES' EXPERTISE PREFERABLE TO ELECTORAL SYSTEM SHIFT
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Khosrov Harutyunyan, however, voiced disbelief for Prosperous ...DEMAND FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEM SHIFT PURSUES POLITICAL GOALS - MP
Leader of the Christian-Democratic Union perceives Heritage and ARF Dashnaktsutyun opposition parties' demand for a full shift to proportional electoral system as a wish to gain political dividends.
...KRIKOR SATAMIAN THEATRE COMPANY TAKES STAGE IN ARGENTINA
The launching of the Krikor Satamian Theatre Company of the AGBU Buenos Aires Chapter took place recently with the presentation of Hairus Ov Eh?, the Armenian version of Ray Cooney's comedy play It ...GREEK WORKERS PROTEST AUSTERITY POLICES AS IMF TRIES TO AVERT DEFAULT
Striking Greek workers brought the Athens metro to a standstill on Tuesday, January 17 and kept ferries docked to protest against austerity as the country's lenders visited Athens to try to avert ...ANTI-TALIBAN AFGHAN TRIBAL LEADER ASSASSINATED IN KANDAHAR
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In addition to the Netherlands, Apple has revealed that iTunes Match is now available in 18 additional countries throughout Latin America and Europe.
After updated terms and conditions signaled the arrival ...GROWTH IN CHINA HELPS BOOST STOCK MARKETS
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A senior U.S. official urged South Korea on Tuesday, January 17, to reduce its crude oil imports from Iran, ratcheting up pressure on Washington's close ally to help confront Tehran over its nuclear ...KARABAKH ACTING FM MEETS WITH OSCE REP.
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The European Parliament's 736 MEPs elected German Socialist Martin Schulz as president with 387 votes in a secret ballot, the parliament's website said Tuesday, January 17.
Previously designated ...HDN: DANGEROUS CARGO UNLOADED IN SYRIA
A Russian ship confirmed that it unloaded "dangerous cargo" - believed to be munitions - in Syria in violation of an EU arms embargo after an unscheduled stop in Greek Cyprus, Hurriyet Daily News reported ...PINOCHET JUDGE GARZON PUT ON TRIAL IN SPAIN
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Supporters of the anti-Nazarbayev All-National Social Democratic Party (OSDP) rallied under falling snow in Almaty, in a protest that was not sanctioned but was allowed to go ahead peacefully amid a heavy ...USD MARKET AVERAGE RATE TOTALS AMD 388,82 JAN 17
Deals amounting to USD 3,8 mln. at an average rate of AMD 388.30 /USD1 were concluded at NASDAQ OMX Armenia on Jan. 17. The closing price totaled AMD388,20.
The market average rate of USD totaled AMD ...ARMENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN 2012 EUROVISION SONG CONTEST IN BAKU
This year Armenia will participate in 2012 Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan. A few minutes ago the official website of the contest presented the list of participating countries, ...RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS LABEL U.S. RADAR INVOLVEMENT THEORY "EXOTIC"
The theory that Russia's Mars mission failed due to a U.S. radar is extremely "exotic," Russian scientists suppose. Doomed Russian Phobos-Grunt Mars probe that's been stuck in Earth orbit for two ...EXTREME ISLAMISM NAMED MAJOR THREAT IN NORWAY
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Microsoft's youngest professional died at 16.
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By Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's decree, Varuzhan Nersessian has been appointed as Assistant to the President. Prior to the appointment to the post, Nersessian was Deputy Chief of Mission at the ...ORACLE RELEASES 78 SOFTWARE PATCHES
Oracle released patches for 78 flaws in its software, covering the majority of its products. A total of 16 are categorised as critical, meaning they could be exploited for remote code execution. "Most ...UPPER LARS TO BE BLOCKED FOR 6 DAYS
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DigiTimes is at it again, but instead of talking up info on the next iPad or iPhone, it's reporting that Windows 8 tablets might cost somewhere between $600 and $900. If true, well, Windows 8 tablets ...INDIA DOESN'T SEEK U.S. WAVER, WILL BUY OIL FROM IRAN
India is not seeking a waiver from the United States that would protect buyers of Iranian oil from a fresh round of sanctions and New Delhi continues to import from Tehran, Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan ...UK POLICE OFFICER LOSES OLYMPICS SECURITY DOCS
A British tabloid reported Tuesday, January 17 that it had been handed documents about security arrangements for the London Olympics that were left on a train by a police officer, the latest in a series ...TURKISH MILITARY TRAINING PLANE GOES MISSING
A T-37C military training plane with two crew members on board got missing Monday, January 16 afternoon, the Turkish general staff said.
The plane lost contact with the Cigli Air Force Base in the western ...ZAPPOS.COM HACKED WITH 24 MLN ACCOUNTS AT RISK
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A Turkish court has convicted Yasin Hayal, a major suspect in the killing of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, of instigating a murder and sentenced him to life in prison, while Erhan Tuncel was ...BAKU TO OVERSEE DEMOCRACY IN CONGO, KOREA - WHO'LL MONITOR AZERI DEMOCRACY?
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Iranian state radio said Tuesday, January 17 that Tehran will give the United States a model of the American surveillance drone captured by the Islamic Republic.
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- 1921 The Armenian Government protests the demonic evils perpetrated by the Turks in the territories their troops had occupied in the course of their aggression against Armenia.
- 1930 Opening of the Writer's House in Yerevan.
- 1939 Beginning of the All-Union Census. Armenia's population was 1282000. Of these, Armenians numbered 1062000, Azeris 130900, Russians: 51400, and Kurds: 20500, etc. The population of Yerevan was 200031.
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