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Armenian Government Allocates Almost Half a Million Dollars to Teaching Chess
The Armenian government today redistributed the 2011 state budget and decided that the Ministry of Education and Science should allocate...Read More »
Not Armenians’ Biggest Fan: Kobe Bryant Fined $100,000 for Gay Slur (VIDEO)
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant has been slapped with a $100,000 fine for using a gay slur, directed toward referee Bennie Adams, after...Read More »
Human Rights Activist and Opposition MP Skeptical of Ombudsman’s Proposed Bill
The Human Rights Defender in Armenia is part of the RA authorities and whatever action he takes cannot signify anything good, said chair of the Helsinki...Read More »
Heated Debate Between Opposition Politician and Ruling Party MP Ended in Accusations
The debate at a press conference today between Petros Makeyan, head of the opposition party Democratic Homeland, and Hamlet Harutyunyan, an MP with...Read More »
Santa Stalin and Rabbit Hitler Used to Sell Vodka
A Ukrainian advertising agency has developed an ad for a Czech Republic vodka importing company that uses the images of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin.Read More »
Was US Vice President Joe Biden Sleeping During Obama’s Speech? (VIDEO)
A number of US media reported today that US Vice President Joe Biden might've fallen asleep during President Barack Obama's speech on Wednesday at...Read More »
Tigran Karapetyan Really Knows How to Talk to Journalists
In People's Party leader Tigran Karapetyan's opinion, a third alternative "political force," represented by him, has been created in Armenia, which will...Read More »
Georgia Expects Three Times More Tourists from Armenia This Year
In 2010, Georgia's Black Sea resorts were visited by over 50,000 tourists who arrived by train. The management of Georgian and Armenian railway companies...Read More »
Whose Children Can Attend Yerevan Kindergartens for Free?
According to a recent Yerevan City Hall decision, all preschools under the municipality's jurisdiction will be free of charge; however, parents who are not... Read More »
French Police Interrogate Former Player of Armenia’s National Team
Paris St Germain goalkeeper Apoula Edima Bete Edel, accused by former coach Nicolas Philibert of falsifying his identity and age, said he was "innocent" after...Read More »