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19:37 20/06/2020WHO chief warns of 'new and dangerous' Covid-19 phaseThe head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said the coronavirus pandemic is "accelerating" and that more than 150,000 cases were reported on Thursday — the highest single-day number so far, AFP...
16:16 20/06/2020Aleksandr Baghdasaryan’s “Christmas Roast” movie wins award at international film festivalThe film "Christmas Roast" by Armenian filmmaker Aleksandr Baghdasaryan and producer Karine Simonyan has been named Best Narrative Short at the Literally Short Film Festival 2020 in Texas.
15:54 20/06/2020Media reveals names of major businessmen who paid bail for Kocharyan’s releaseNumber of Russian-based businessmen and entrepreneurs have paid the bail amount totaling 2 trillion AMD (4.2 million USD) set by the Court of Appeals for the release of former President Robert...
13:45 20/06/2020Rehearsal fo Victory Day military parade held in MoscowSoldiers and military equipment roared through the streets of Russian capital Moscow during the final military parade rehearsal prior to this year’s celebrations, to be held on June 24th, gazeta.ru...
12:28 19/06/2020Global coronavirus cases exceed 8.4 millionConfirmed COVID-19 cases have exceeded 8.4 million globally, with over 453,000 fatalities and more than 4.1 million recoveries, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University.
14:55 18/06/2020Sanctions and measures without deprivation of liberty increasingly used in Europe, new survey showsEuropean states are increasingly resorting to sanctions and measures which keep offenders in the community without deprivation of liberty, according to the 2019 SPACE II annual survey, carried out...
10:57 18/06/2020Van Gogh, Gauguin letter about brothel visits sells for 210,000 eurosA letter penned by artists Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, which details their visits to brothels, has been sold at auction for €210,600 ($236,632; £188,538), BBC News reports.
12:42 17/06/2020Columbus statue removed from Tower Grove Park in St. LouisThe statue of Christopher Columbus has been removed from Tower Grove Park in the U.S. city of St. Louis after a growing call to remove public statues of historical figures with ties to slavery. The...
10:16 17/06/2020WHO welcomes preliminary results about dexamethasone use in treating critically ill COVID-19 patientsThe World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the initial clinical trial results from the United Kingdom that show dexamethasone, a corticosteroid, can be lifesaving for patients who are critically...
10:01 17/06/2020Media Advocate: Authorities use police as a tool to silence journalistsMedia Advocate initiative issued a statement on the police actions against reporters in front of the Armenian National Security Service headquarters on Tuesday.
12:04 16/06/2020Georgia reports no new coronavirus cases for first time since FebruaryGeorgia has reported no new cases of the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours for the first time since February.
14:35 15/06/2020Four deer born at Yerevan Zoo this yearThe Yerevan Zoo has welcomed Alisa, a European deer. In total, four deer have been born at the zoo this year – dappled deer Bambi and European deer Felin, Anahit and Alisa Ten cubs have been born to...
18:23 13/06/2020Prosecutors question Italy's PM over coronavirus responseItaly's public prosecutors have questioned Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, along with Health Minister Roberto Speranza and Interior Minister Luciana Lamorghese, over the government's response to the...
10:46 13/06/2020Global coronavirus cases exceed 7.6 millionConfirmed COVID-19 cases have exceeded 7.6 million globally, with over 425,000 fatalities and more than 3.6 million recoveries, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University.
14:59 12/06/2020Noubar Afeyan’s Moderna set to test coronavirus vaccine with 30,000 volunteersA vaccine against COVID-19 developed by US biotech firm Moderna will enter the third and final stage of its clinical trial in July with 30,000 participants, the manufacturer has announced.
11:35 12/06/2020COVID-19 may push millions more children into child labour, UN warnsMillions more children risk being pushed into child labour as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, which could lead to the first rise in child labour after 20 years of progress, according to a new brief...
17:35 11/06/2020Tornado spotted over Gavar townA tornado was spotted in the skies over Gavar town in Armenia’s Gegharkunik region. The image was shot by one of the town residents and shared on Facebook by the Director of MES Meteorological...
13:11 11/06/2020COVID-19 economic impact will be 'unprecedented and long-lasting', OECD warnsThe OECD warned on Wednesday that the shock to the economy and living standards caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is "unprecedented and will have long-lasting effects" as it forecasts a global...
17:47 10/06/2020Potential Chinese COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in animal testsPotential COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Chinese researchers showed promise in trials in monkeys, triggering antibodies and raising no safety issues, researchers said, and a human trial with...
16:53 10/06/2020Expert urges Armenian authorities to 'quickly and effectively' address Iran-related issuePanorama.am spoke with Vardan Voskanyan, an expert on Iran and the head of the YSU Chair of Iranian Studies, about the recent rally in front of the Armenian Embassy in Iran, its possible...