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Published on May 02, 2012
RPA MEMBER CALLS FOR VOTING FOR HIS PARTY TO AVOID WAR
- Dwelling on RPA campaign, Galust Sahakyan said that in contrast to other political forces they don't follow the path of merely giving pledges.
He further refuted the rumors, suggesting RPA forcibly brings people to their rallies.
Parliamentary elections, due in Armenia on May 6, feature 8 political parties, Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Prosperous Armenia, ARF Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD), Orinats Yerkir, Heritage, Democratic Party of Armenia (DPA), Communist Party of Armenia and United Armenian party, as well as one election bloc represented by opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC).
Headlines for May 02, 2012
PRESIDENT SARGSYAN EXCEEDED HIS POWERS, PAPER SAYS
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan visited Mashtots Park on May 1 together with Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan.
Sargsyan gave instructions to dismantle the clothing stores located in the park thus turning ...PAPER: RPA, ORINATS YERKIR AGREE ON ELECTORAL BRIBING SCHEDULE
According to Yerkir paper's data, two coalition partners, the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and Orinats Yerkir have agreed on days of large-scale electoral bribe distribution.
RPA is going to bribe ...PROSPEROUS ARMENIA DISTRIBUTES PROMISED ELECTORAL BRIBES, PAPER SAYS
Several days ago Hraparak paper reported that Prosperous Armenia party is actively engaged in listing its potential voters in Armenia's Vayots Dzor province, particularly in the town of Vayk for the upcoming ...RPA PLEDGES TO FREE PRISONERS IN EXCHANGE FOR VOTES - PAPER
According to Zhoghovurd paper, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) resorts to various methods in an attempt to garner votes.
The authorities negotiated with residents of Nerkin Bazmaberd village ...ARMENIAN EX-PRESIDENT OUSTED FROM DOMESTIC POLICY - PAPER
Viktor Soghomonyan, coordinator for Armenia's former President Robert Kocharian's office told media three months ago that Kocharian will make a statement ahead of the parliamentary elections due ...PAPER: EX-CHIEF OF YEREVAN'S KENTRON COMMUNITY STILL JOBLESS
Former head of Yerevan's central Kentron community Gagik Gyanjumyan is still "unemployed", according to Hraparak paper.
He holds no position so far, but heads the election office of Garegin Nushikyan, ...BIRTHRATE DECLINES, MORTALITY GROWS IN ARMENIA - PAPER
Official data indicate that the number of children born in Armenia in the first three months of 2012 totaled 19 569.
Official data indicate that the number of children born in Armenia in the first three ...SEARCH DOGS SECURE SARGSYAN'S CAMPAIGN MEETING - PAPER
Representatives of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) visited Armenia's Talin, Aragatsavan, Maralik, Artik, Gyumri and other settlements on May 1 for their election campaign.
At the same time, according ...UEFA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS
UEFA is introducing minimum medical requirements at UEFA competition matches from the start of the 2012/13 season.
The minimum requirements, drawn up by the UEFA Medical Committee, were approved by the ...ARMENIAN GM TIGRAN GHARAMIAN SHARES 5TH-8TH PLACES AT NANCY OPEN
Armenian GM Tigran Gharamian participated in the international open tournament in Nancy, France bringing together 194 chess players.
Gharamian scored 7,5 points out of 9 and shared 1st-2nd places together ...TURKISH, U.S. INSPECTORS TO MAKE OBSERVATION FLIGHT OVER RUSSIA
A group of Turkish and U.S. inspectors will make a joint observation flight over Russia in line with the international Open Skies Treaty, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday, May 2.
According ...YEREVAN EX-MAYOR LABELS JOURNALIST INSANE - PAPER
On May 1, Buzand street in Yerevan was blocked over a meeting of Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) members at Armenian President and RPA leader Serzh Sargsyan's headquarters, according to Zhoghovurd paper.
...EXPLOSIONS ROCK KABUL AS TALIBAN RESPONSE TO OBAMA VISIT
A suicide car bomber and Taliban militants disguised in burqas attacked a compound housing hundreds of foreigners in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, May 2, officials and witnesses said.
The Taliban ...SYUNIK GOVERNOR CALLS MP CANDIDATE CRIMINAL
During election campaign in Armenian village of Shaghat, governor of Syunik province Suren Khachatryan called parliamentary candidate in N 37 electoral district Tatul Hakobyan a criminal, Zhoghovurd paper ...SURVEY: OVER 25% OF YOUNG JAPANESE THINK OF SUICIDE
More than a quarter of Japanese in their twenties have thought about taking their own life, according to a survey released Wednesday, May 2, in a nation with one of the world's highest suicide rates.
...BARCELONA, REAL MADRID BEST PAID TEAMS IN GLOBAL SPORT
Barcelona remain the best paid team in global sport measured by average first-team wages, with Real Madrid in second place but Manchester City of the Premier League have stormed into the top three and ...CEZANNE RARE WATERCOLOR AUCTIONED FOR OVER $19 IN U.S.
A rare watercolor study by Paul Cezanne believed lost for nearly 60 years fetched over $19 million at a New York City auction on Tuesday, May 1, The Associated Press reported.
Christie's auction ...IRAN, LEBANON VOW TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC TIES
Iran and Lebanon have stressed the importance of improving bilateral economic relations between the two countries, Press TV reports.
Tehran and Beirut underlined the enhancement of the ties during the ...IPHONE MAKES UP 14% OF MOBILE MARKET IN 1Q 2012
A new analysis claims the iPhone made up 30.7 percent of the U.S. smartphone market and 14 percent of the mobile market in the first quarter of 2012, AppleInsider reports.
comScore noted Apple's ...IMF REJECTS ANTI-IRAN GROUP'S CALL FOR CUTTING TIES WITH TEHRAN
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) opposed a call by a New York-based American advocacy group to halt business with the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), according to Fars News Agency.
The advocacy group, ...ORINATS YERKIR OFFICIALLY DENIES ELECTORAL BRIBING
On May 2, Orinats Yerkir party refuted media reports on its electoral bribe distribution.
"Some media spread another false reports saying Orinats Yerkir gives mobile phones and bribes [to voters].
Orinats ...BAKU BANS RUSSIAN-MADE TAXIS
Azerbaijan's capital Baku introduced a ban on May 1 on Russian-made taxis that will be replaced with London cabs in the run up to the Eurovision Song Contest, the country's Transportation Ministry ...NOKIA 808 PUREVIEW TO HIT "SELECT MARKETS" IN MAY
Nokia has said that it will begin rolling out its Symbian-powered Nokia 808 PureView to "select markets" in May, initially launching the 41-megapixel handset in Russian and Indian markets, The Next Web ...MP CANDIDATE: SOCIAL PROGRAMS MUSTN'T BE RESTRICTED TO PENSION
Personal and party interests don't clash in Heritage party, non-partisan candidate running for the National Assembly by proportional list of Heritage party said.
Prior to nominating my candidacy, I was ...IRAN SIGNS OIL CONTRACT WITH SPANISH FIRM
Iran's Society of Iranian Petroleum Industries Equipment Manufacturers (SIPIEM) signed a 1.6 billion euro contract with a Spanish company to manufacture high-tech equipment and components for its ...HERITAGE CANDIDATE SAYS THE PARTY WILL HAVE MORE PARLIAMENT SEATS
Tevan Poghosyan nominated by Heritage party's proportional list for the National Assembly elections met with journalists on May 2.
"Heritage established a broad platform comprising wide social strata," ...ARMENIAN SCHOOL IN GLENDALE SEEKS $6M IN DAMAGES FROM CITY
A private Armenian school in Glendale that has been fighting to operate for nearly two years is seeking up to $6 million in damages from the city that it claims it suffered as a result of being temporarily ...IMPUNITY OF RING OPERATION INSTIGATORS PROMPTED AZERBAIJAN'S FURTHER CRIMES
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh Republic) issued a statement on the 21st anniversary of Ring operation.
The statement reads:
"In late April - early May 1991, special ...PAUL GUIRAGOSSIAN'S PAINTING TO BE AUCTIONED AT MATTHEW'S GALLERIES
Matthew's Galleries of Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S. announced a summer art auction, June 19, 2012, ARTFIX Daily reports.
The gallery is seeking consignments of American and International art from Old ...SWITZERLAND'S BIGGEST BANK REPORTS 54% DROP IN 1Q 2012
Switzerland's biggest bank UBS AG on Wednesday, May 2, reported a 54 percent drop in first-quarter net profit for 2012, mostly due to an accounting loss on its own debts as well as difficult market ...RPA MEMBER CALLS FOR VOTING FOR HIS PARTY TO AVOID WAR
Dwelling on RPA campaign, Galust Sahakyan said that in contrast to other political forces they don't follow the path of merely giving pledges.
He further refuted the rumors, suggesting RPA forcibly brings ...DPA: POLITICAL FORCES HAVE NO RESPECT FOR CITIZENS
Aram Gyurjyan member of the republican council of the Democratic Party of Armenia (DPA) dubbed the election campaign as a theater performance.
"When I the procession of political forces visiting the ...RPA VICE-CHAIRMAN: ARMENIAN PRESIDENT TRUSTS HIS SUPPORTERS
Galust Sahakyan deputy chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) met with journalists on May 2.
"The President trusts everybody and listens to everybody," he said commenting on some recent ...RPA WILL NEVER BECOME OPPOSITION - PARTY MEMBER
Vice-chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Galust Sahakyan sees no prerequisites for RPA to become opposition.
He does not believe RPA may fail at the upcoming parliamentary elections ...EXPERT: PARTIES WILL USE SILENCE DAY TO BRIBE VOTERS
The election campaign was monotonous, inconsequent and even passive, Nvard Melkonian, head of SPRING PR company told journalists on May 2.
Expert in political technologies Karen Kocharyan shares his ...FIFTEEN SECURITY FORCES KILLED IN SYRIA REBEL AMBUSH
A rebel ambush in northern Syria killed 15 security force members on Wednesday, May 2 including two colonels, as fighting flared in Aleppo province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
The ...RULING PARTY REP. SAYS RPA HOLDS DEBATES WITH PROSPEROUS ARMENIA ONLY
Deputy chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Galust Sahakyan held a press conference on May 2.
When asked why RPA does not participate in debates, Sahakyan replied that debates are ...PR EXPERT: ARMENIA'S CAMPAIGN LACKED COMMUNICATION WITH PUBLIC
Armenian political expert said that apart from speeches, the election campaign in Armenia featured no communication with public.
According to Karen Kocharyan, the PR techniques used during the election ...ENVOY: ARMENIA READY TO DEVELOP INTER-PARLIAMENTARY TIES WITH KUWAIT
On April 30, Armenian ambassador to Kuwait Fadey Charchoghlian met with the country's National Assembly speaker Ahmed Al-Sadoun.
Discussion of inter-parliamentary cooperation between the two countries ...U.S. STATE OF GEORGIA OUTLAWS LATE-TERM ABORTIONS, ASSISTED SUICIDES
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed into law two pieces of legislation to restrict late-term abortions and outlaw assisted suicide in the state, Reuters reported.
The first law banned most abortions ...ARAM I LAUNCHES UAE, IRAN VISITS
On May 1, 2012, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, His Holiness Aram I began his pastoral visit in the United Arab Emirates.
He will preside on the activities organized by the Armenian community ...ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATED IN IRAQ
On April 27, a liturgy was served in St. Krikor Lusavorich Church of Baghdad dedicated to the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
Armenia's ambassador to Iraq Murad Muradyan, Vatican envoy Giorgio ...WILBUR SMITH'S BEST-SELLING "COURTNEY" SERIES TO BE ADAPTED FOR TV
The first three books in Wilbur Smith's best-selling "Courtney" series of novels have been acquired by Corona Pictures for TV adaptation, The Wrap reported.
"Birds of Prey," "Monsoon" ...RPA BACKS GAGIK TSARUKYAN IN KOTAYK PROVINCE
President of Armenia, leader of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Serzh Sargsyan visited Kotayk province to meet with the local population.
"I urge you to be very serious on election day, ...ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTER TO PARTICIPATE IN CSTO MEETING
On May 2, Armenian delegation headed by Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan departed for Astana, Kazakhstan, to participate in the meeting of CSTO Council of Defense Ministers due May 3.
Issued related to ...NOKIA, LENS-MAKER CARL ZEISS AGREE AN EXCLUSIVE DEAL
Nokia and lens-maker Carl Zeiss agreed an exclusive deal to make high-end cameraphones, and said a new top-of-the-range model would be launched this month.
According to Reuters, the companies on Wednesday, ...S& P RAISES GREECE'S CREDIT RATING OUT OF DEFAULT TERRITORY
Standard & Poor's raised Greece's credit rating out of default territory on Wednesday, May 2 as expected after Athens slashed its debt by about a third by completing the biggest sovereign ...MOTOROLA GETS INJUNCTION AGAINST KEY MICROSOFT PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTION IN GERMANY
Motorola Mobility has been granted an injunction against the distribution of key Microsoft products in Germany, according to BBC News.
The sales ban covers the Xbox 360 games console, Windows 7 system ...ICES OBSERVER MISSION HEADQUARTERS OPEN IN ARMENIA
On May 1, International expert Center for Electoral Systems (ICES) observer mission headquarters launched operation. The mission comprises 20 independent experts from 8 EU member-countries, the U.S. and ...EUROZONE JOBLESS RATE HITS RECORD 10.9%
Record high unemployment for the 17 countries that use the euro is set to increase the pressure on Europe's leaders to switch from a focus on austerity to a pro-growth strategy to stop the region ...ESTONIA TO HOST NATO PA SPRING SESSION ON MAY 25-28
The parliament of Estonia will host the NATO Parliamentary Assembly's spring session in Tallinn from May 25 to 28, 2012.
The session will bring together some 300 parliamentarians from the 28 NATO ...JOE ROTH DEVELOPING "ANOMALY" SCI-FI ADVENTURE SAGA ADAPTATION
Top Hollywood deal-maker Skip Brittenham has joined with comic book artist and writer Brian Haberlin to create a multi-media sci-fi adventure saga titled Anomaly, Deadline reported.
It will be available ...ENVOY TO CZECH REPUBLIC REPORTS ON ARMENIAN FOREIGN POLICY
On April 30, Armenian ambassador to Czech Republic Tigran Seyranyan visited Carlow University to deliver a lecture on Armenia's foreign policy.
Ambassador Seyranyan reported on the current stage of Armenian-Czech ...RUSSIAN MFA: TERROR ATTACKS IN SYRIA AIMED TO FOIL ANNAN PLAN
The series of terrorist attacks that hit Syrian cities over the last week are aimed at foiling a peace plan by UN and Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, May ...TALIBAN VOWS TO LAUNCH AFGHANISTAN "SPRING OFFENSIVE"
The Taliban militia announced their "spring offensive" would begin across Afghanistan on Thursday, May 3, AFP reported.
Code-named Al-Farouq, the primary targets of the offensive would be "foreign ...PHOTO APP INSTAGRAM HITS 50 MILLION USERS
The Android Instagram app acquired by Facebook for $1 billion hit 50 million registered users, with 5 million of them in just six days, SlashGear reports.
Previously, the service amassed 30 million users ...ARFD TRIES TO WIN NATION'S HEART WITH ELECTION PROGRAM - PARTY MEMBER
ARF Dashnaktsutyun member voiced concerns over the political forces' focusing on possible election frauds rather than their programs during campaign.
"ARF Dashnaktsutyun remains romantic, trying to win ...STEVE COOGAN RETURNS TO "DESPICABLE ME 2" AS VOICE OF GRU
Steve Coogan has joined the voice cast of Despicable Me 2, Universal and Illumination's sequel to the 2010 hit, The Hollywood Reporter said.
Steve Carell is returning as the voice of Gru, the supervillain ...MICROSOFT DETECTS NEW PIECE OF MALWARE TARGETING MAC OS X
Microsoft has detected a new piece of malware targeting Apple OS X computers that exploits vulnerability in the Office productivity suite patched nearly three years ago, InfoWorld reports.
The malware ...LONDON NAMED NO. 1 TOURIST DESTINATION
Travelers have named London - soon to host the Olympics - as the world's best destination. The UK capital was number one in the world, in Europe and in the UK in a survey of world travelers by the ...HACKATHON ARMENIA 2012 WINNERS ANNOUNCED
VivaCell-MTS announces that the final stage of the Hackathon Armenia 2012 was held in Tsaghkadzor from April 27 to 29, with the company General Manager Ralph Yirikian presenting the awards.
The captain ...INTEL, HUAWEI BUILDING A JOINT LAB
Intel and China's Huawei Technologies are building a joint lab to speed up the development of Time Division Duplex Long Term Evolution (TDD-LTE).
According to TechEYE, the two companies have a cunning ...AT LEAST 11 KILLED BY UNKNOWN ASSAILANTS AT CAIRO PROTEST
Unknown assailants have killed at least 11 people protesting against Egypt's ruling generals near the defense ministry in Cairo, officials say, according to BBC News.
The attackers set on them at ..."BRIDESMAIDS," "HUNGER GAMES" TOP MTV MOVIE AWARDS NOMINATIONS
It may be ladies night at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards on June 3, as two female-driven flicks - "Bridesmaids" and "The Hunger Games" - lead all contenders with eight nominations each, ...ARMENIAN, IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTRIES HOLD CONSULTATIONS
On May 1-2, Tehran hosted the 8th joint meeting of delegations of Armenian and Iranian Foreign Ministries. The parties discussed issues of bilateral interest and agreements reached during the previous ...HITLER POSTCARD SURFACES AT FAMILY HISTORY ROADSHOW
Adolf Hitler was surprisingly keen to return to the front line after getting injured in the First World War, a recently-discovered postcard has suggested, according to Belfast Telegraph.
The rare card ...SONY VAIO T ULTRABOOKS TO START SHIPPING IN MAY
Sony is joining Intel's ultrabook push with the new Vaio T family, which includes models with 11.6-inch and 13.3-inch screens, the company said on Wednesday, May 2, PCWorld reports.
The Vaio T ultrabooks ...MITT ROMNEY'S OPENLY GAY SPOKESMAN QUITS AMID CONSERVATIVE BACKLASH
Richard Grenell, who had worked in previous years in the U.S. mission to the United Nations under Republican President George W Bush, had been hired recently to tackle the foreign affairs portfolio for ...ARMENIAN MPS CONTINUE SKIPPING PARLIAMENT SESSIONS
Armenian National Assembly meeting didn't take place today, May 2 over lack of a quorum.
According to art. 44 of the law on "National Assembly Regulations", the registration of MPs continued ...SHARLTO COPLEY TO STAR IN SPIKE LEE'S "OLDBOY" REVENGE THRILLER
Sharlto Copley is heading to Hungary to begin shooting Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego's Open Grave, and he has closed his deal to play the villain in Spike Lee's Oldboy, a remake of the cult 2003 Korean revenge ...UKRAINE TO HOST EURO 2012 DESPITE BOYCOTT THREATS - ORGANIZERS
There is no prospect of moving any Euro 2012 matches out of Ukraine to appease governments concerned over the country's treatment of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, the tournament organizer ...NOKIA FILES PATENT SUITS AGAINST HTC, RIM, VIEWSONIC IN GERMANY, U.S.
Nokia has filed claims in the United States and Germany alleging that products from HTC, RIM and Viewsonic infringe a number of Nokia patents, according to the company's press release.
"Nokia is ...OSCE, EU HOLD TRAINING FOR 14,000 ARMENIAN ELECTION OFFICIALS
PanARMENIAN.Net - Training supported by the OSCE and the EU on the procedural and ethical aspects of election administration for precinct election commissioners will conclude May 3. The training that ...ORANGE ARMENIA LOWERS ROAMING TARIFFS
Orange reshuffles the list of Orange Zone countries which will from now on, including the United States.
Now, while roaming on AT&T USA network Orange Armenia customers can enjoy a unique AMD 250 ...MEP JANOS ADER ELECTED HUNGARY'S NEW PRESIDENT
Janos Ader, a member of the European Parliament, has been elected as Hungary's new president, UK Press Association reported.
Mr Ader replaces Pal Schmitt, who resigned in April after Hungary's ...GOOGLE ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2012 U.S. DOODLE 4 GOOGLE CONTEST
Google has announced the 50 state winners of its 2012 U.S. Doodle 4 Google contest, which awards the best kids' artwork on a particular theme, Mashable reports.
This year's theme was "If I could ...ROSNEFT OIL GIANT POSTS 8.9% NET PROFIT SLUMP IN Q1
Russia's largest oil company, Rosneft, saw first quarter 2012 IFRS net profit decrease 8.9 percent year-on-year to 112 billion rubles ($3.812 billion), the company said on Wednesday, May 2, RIA Novosti ...DROWNED EX-OIL CHIEF WAS WANTED FOR QUESTIONING IN LIBYA
Libya had sought to question Muammar Gaddafi's former oil boss in a corruption investigation before his body was found in the river Danube in Austria this week, Prosecutor General Abdelaziz Al-Hasadi ...STAR-STUDDED "EXPENDABLES -2" TRAILER HITS THE WEB
Promoting "The Expendables 2", Lionsgate Films unleashed a preview for the new trailer of the upcoming star-studded action movie. Coming out via IGN, the teaser features a funny introduction ...6 KILLED IN RUSSIA'S AMMO EXPLOSION
Six soldiers were killed and three injured in the Nizhny Novgorod region when ammunition they were unloading for destruction blew up on Wednesday, May 2 the Defense Ministry said, according to RIA Novosti.
...MUNCH'S "THE SCREAM" MAY BRIG $80 MLN AT SOTHEBY'S
One of the art world's most recognizable images - Edvard Munch's "The Scream" - could sell for $80 million or more when it is auctioned at Sotheby's on Wednesday, May 2, AP reported.
...IRAN DENIES SHARP DECREASE IN CHINA, JAPAN OIL EXPORTS
Iran's state-run oil company is denying that China and Japan had sharply cut imports of Iranian crude, maintaining Tehran's assertions that economic sanctions imposed by the West were having little ...MALI'S EX-JUNTA OVERRUNS STAFF OUT OF NATIONAL TV
After fierce fighting in Mali's capital, troops loyal to the junta have overrun the main camp of the soldiers who tried to oust them in a counter-coup, Belfast Telegraph reported.
Gunfire echoed ...SUDAN, S. SUDAN GIVEN 48 HOURS TO HALT VIOLENCE - UN
The UN Security Council on Wednesday, May 2 unanimously passed a resolution giving Sudan and South Sudan 48 hours to halt hostilities or face potential sanctions, AFP reported.
With China and Russia ...MALCOLM MCDOWELL TO STAR IN GEORGIA-SET "TBILISI, MY CITY" FLICK
Malcolm McDowell boarded Georgia-set feature omnibus Tbilisi, My City, Deadline reported.
Tbilisi, My City is a sort of New York, I Love You about the republic of Georgia. David Agiashvili created the ...AL-QAEDA ATTACK PLOT FOUND IN PORN VIDEO
CNN has published a report that an Austrian man detained by police in Berlin was carrying with him the "most important haul of al-Qaeda materials in the last year," aside from those confiscated ...TARGET TO PHASE OUT AMAZON'S KINDLE
Target Corp said on Wednesday, May 2 that it will stop selling Amazon.com Inc's Kindle devices in coming weeks, Reuters reported.
"Target is phasing out Amazon- and Kindle-branded products in ...MASTERCARD PROFIT SOARS 21% IN Q1
MasterCard, the payment processing network, saw a 21 per cent first-quarter profit increase amid a global shift by consumers from cash to card payments, Financial Times reported.
The company on Wednesday, ...ITALIAN SCIENTISTS FIND OLDEST HUMAN BLOOD
Researchers studying Oetzi, a 5,300-year-old body found frozen in the Italian Alps in 1991, have found red blood cells around his wounds, BBC News reported.
Blood cells tend to degrade quickly, and earlier ..."MAGIC MIKE," "PEOPLE LIKE US" FEATURED IN LA FILM FEST LINE-UP
Full lineup for the 18th Annual Los Angeles Film Festival has been unveiled. While it has previously been announced that Woody Allen's "To Rome with Love" is set to be the opener for the ...JAPAN'S FM URGES ISRAEL FOR PATIENCE ON IRAN NUKE ISSUE
Japan's Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba has urged Israel to exercise "patience" on Iran's nuclear programme and give sanctions a chance to work, his spokesman said on Wednesday, May ...TRIBECA FILM PICKS UP "FOR ELLEN" SUNDANCE FILM
Tribeca Film plans a select theatrical release beginning September 5 at New York's Film Forum for For Ellen, which stars Paul Dano, Margarita Levieva, Jon Heder and Jena Malone, Deadline reported.
So ...AMAZON PLANS TO DEVELOP ORIGINAL COMEDY, CHILDREN'S TV SHOWS
Amazon.com Inc unveiled a new effort to develop original comedy and children's TV shows to distribute over the company's video streaming service, according to Reuters.
The move is part of a broader ...TUMBLR LAUNCHES FIRST SET OF PAID "SPONSOR PRODUCTS"
Tumblr, the immensely popular but profitless blogging platform, just turned on its first set of paid "sponsor products", TechCrunch reports.
Even though the company resisted running ads on its network ...GOOGLE KILLS IRANIAN BLOG WITH 3 MILLION HACKED ACCOUNT DETAILS
Google has killed the blog of Iranian security researcher, who recently hacked 3 million accounts across at least 22 banks in the country and posted the account details of his victims, ZDNet says.
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Today in Armenian history- 1219 Death of Armenian King Levon the Second (Kingdom of Cilicia).
- 1817 General Yermolov, Commander of the Caucasian forces and Governor of the Caucasus, stops in Echmiadsin on his way to a mission in Persia.
- 1869 Death of the Armenologist Victor Langlois. He translated Armenian historical sources into French under the sponsorship of Noobar Pasha.
- 1900 Death of Hovhannes Aivazovsky (seascape artist) in Feodosia (the Ukraine). He was born in 1817.
- 1916 The "France-Armenie" committee is organized in Paris. Members of the Academy and other political figures are members.
- 1917 The First Assembly of Western Armenians opens in Yerevan under the Presidency of General Andranik.
- 1919 The Publication of Constantinople's Extraordinary Military Tribunal's decision about the perpetrators of the deportations of Booyook Dere's (Constantinople's district) Armenian population.
- 1930 Creation of the Kanaker Power Station.
- 1965 Death of Hrachia Kochar (writer and public figure). He was born in 1909.
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