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Headlines for January 08, 2012SHIP OFF NEW ZEALAND COAST SPLIT IN TWO
A cargo ship that ran aground on a reef off the coast of New Zealand last year has split in two, spewing debris and triggering the possibility of a new oil spill, CNN reported. Hundreds of tonnes of ...GERMANY PROTESTERS URGE PRESIDENT TO GO
Protesters waved shoes in front of the German president's office Saturday as the opposition issued fresh attacks against him, Dw-world.de reported. President Wulff remains under serious pressure over ...CLINICS FAIL TO PAY FOR BREAST IMPLANT REMOVAL
Cosmetic surgery clinics have failed to offer free replacement of breast implants at the centre of major health concerns to the vast majority of the women who have them, The Telegraph reported. The ...INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CAPTURED IN AMAZING IMAGE NEXT TO MOON
The International Space Station was captured in an incredible image as the Moon loomed behind it, The Daily Mail reported. Despite being 240 miles above, no specialist equipment is needed to see the ...INMATES AT VENEZUELAN PRISON TAKE RELATIVES HOSTAGE
Inmates at the prison in Yare, a town in the central state of Miranda, took relatives hostage over the weekend to demand better living conditions, the Herald Tribune reported, citing the Venezuelan.
The ...REPUBLICANS DEBATE IN NEW HAMPASHIRE
On Saturday night, in the gymnasium of Saint Anselm College, a few hundred journalists showed up to cover the first of two debates in a 12-hour span, Capitalnewyork.com reported. Mitt Romney's five ...IRAN'S URANIUM ENRICHMENT PLANT TO START OPERATION SOON
Iran's underground uranium enrichment facility will start operations soon, a senior nuclear official has said.
According to Reuters, the move is likely to increase tension between the Islamic state and ...AFGHANISTAN ACCUSES US OF DETAINEE ABUSE
Afghan investigators accused the American military Saturday of abusing detainees at its main prison in the country, bolstering calls by President Hamid Karzai for the United States to turn over control ...US CRITICS SELECT BEST MOVIE OF 2011
The US National Society of Film Critics selected Lars von Trier's drama "Melancholia" as the best picture of 2011 during its annual meeting Saturday, The Sacramento Bee reported. The society ...EU LEADERS TO RESUME TALKS OVER EUROZONE CRISIS
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will host French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday, kicking off a week of high-level talks to lay the groundwork for a crunch EU summit on taming the eurozone crisis, ...ARMENIAN GM WINS SECOND AWARD IN NORTH AMERICAN OPEN
Armenian grand master Varuzhan Hakobyan, who represents the United States in international tournaments, has won second the prize in the North American Open.
According to the official website of the Armenian ...18TH CENTURY CENT SELLS FOR $1.38 MILLION
A once-cent copper coin from the earliest days of the US Mint in 1793 has sold for a record $1.38 million at a Florida auction, CBS News reported. James Halperin of Texas-based Heritage Auctions was ...BELGIAN GOVERNMENT RAISES ITS OWN WAGES
The new government in Belgium raised its own wages by 8% contrary to promises of 5% cuts under the spending cuts plan, RIA Novosti reported, citing the Het Nieuwsblad op Zondag paper.
The ministers' new ...IRAN CALLS FOR JOINT DRILLS WITH NEIGHBORS
Iran has addressed neighboring countries on holding regular joint military exercises, The Voice of Russia reproted. In an interview with a local TV channel, Iran`s Navy commander Habibollah Sayyari stressed ...RUSSIAN NAVAL FLOTILLA DOCKS SYRIA
A large Russian naval flotilla led by an aircraft carrier has docked in the Syrian port of Tartus in what Damascus state media hailed on Sunday as a show of solidarity by close ally Moscow, AFP reported. ...ENVIRONMENTALISTS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT TEGHUT FOREST
A group of environmentalists are launching a campaign in defense of Teghut forest (situated in the north-eastern region of Tavush). Speaking to Tert.am, Gor Hakobyan, an initiator of the movement called ...US TO RESPOND IF IRAN BLOCKS OIL
The United States will respond if Iran tries to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the entrance to the Gulf, the US Defense Secretary has warned. According to 9NEWS, Leon Panetta warned that such ...
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Today in Armenian history- 0 Arats was the 6th month of the Armenian Calendar (January 8-February 6). It is called "Arans" because during this month, when everything is snow-clad, only the men ("arank" in Armenian) could pass through.
- 1819 Birth of the Armenian General of the Russian Army, Arshak Ter-Ghookassyan.
- 1858 The "Trtshnik Pegasian" was published by Grigor Aliatian in Constantinople.
- 1880 Death of Karapet Tshukhajian, editor of the "Tsiasan".
- 1907 Death of Nshan Berberian, head of a publishing house and publicist of the "Boorastan Mankants" children's newspaper (1882-1888).
- 1931 Opening of the world's only Kurdish Technical College in Yerevan.
- 1931 The Kurdish Pedagogical School opens in Yerevan.
- 1935 Decision to create Pedagocical Institutes in Yerevan and Gyoomree with evening classes.
- 1960 Opening of the Fine Arts University in Yerevan.
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