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  • Snow in sight, temps to climb in parts of Armenia
    16:58 25/01/2023
    Snow in sight, temps to climb in parts of Armenia
    No precipitation is expected in Armenia on 25-27 January, the national weather service reports. Snow is forecast for some parts of the country over the weekend. Strong winds of up to 20 m/s are...
  • Giant iceberg the size of London breaks off Antarctica
    11:00 25/01/2023
    Giant iceberg the size of London breaks off Antarctica
    An iceberg the size of Greater London has calved from an Antarctic ice shelf but is not linked to the climate crisis, according to the British Antarctic Survey.
  • Snow expected over the weekend
    17:00 24/01/2023
    Snow expected over the weekend
    No precipitation is expected in Armenia on 24-27 January, the national weather service reports. Snow is forecast for most parts of the country over the weekend. Temperatures are set to surge by 8-10C...
  • Artsakh shuts down gas fueling stations
    14:35 24/01/2023
    Artsakh shuts down gas fueling stations
    Natural gas fueling stations in Stepanakert and the regions of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) will be closed from Tuesday 24 January amid Azerbaijan’s disruption of the gas supply from Armenia to...
  • Two dead after fire breaks out at Armenian church in Istanbul
    11:45 24/01/2023
    Two dead after fire breaks out at Armenian church in Istanbul
    Two people were killed and another two were hospitalized after a fire broke out in the lodging section of the Surp Prgich Armenian Catholic Church in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district Monday night, the...
  • No snow in sight, temps to rise
    17:00 23/01/2023
    No snow in sight, temps to rise
    No snow is expected in Armenia on 23-28 January, the national weather service reports. Temperatures are set to surge by 8-10C in Lori, Tavush, Syunik Provinces and Artsakh later this week. No...
  • Google lays off high performers and earners
    16:45 23/01/2023
    Google lays off high performers and earners
    Google's move to lay off 6.4% of staff on Friday didn’t come as a shock to most employees, but it stunned some of the individuals who were cut, The Information reported.
  • Massive power outage hits Pakistan
    12:00 23/01/2023
    Massive power outage hits Pakistan
    Tens of millions of people in Pakistan were left without electricity on Monday, the power ministry said, reporting a second "major breakdown" of the national grid during the last three months.
  • UK's National Grid to pay customers to cut energy use
    11:03 23/01/2023
    UK's National Grid to pay customers to cut energy use
    Britain's National Grid said it would pay customers to use less power on Monday evening and that it had asked for three coal-powered generators to be warmed up in case they are needed as the country...
  • Light snow in sight for parts of Armenia
    17:00 21/01/2023
    Light snow in sight for parts of Armenia
    Light snow is expected in some parts of Armenia’s Lori and Tavush Provinces over the weekend. No precipitation is forecast for January 23-26. Daytime temperatures are set to drop by 4-6C in Lori,...
  • UK's Sunak fined for failing to wear seatbelt
    14:40 21/01/2023
    UK's Sunak fined for failing to wear seatbelt
    UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been fined by police for failing to wear a seatbelt while riding in a car, CNN reports.
  • ICRC helps transfer six more patients from Artsakh to Armenia
    13:15 21/01/2023
    ICRC helps transfer six more patients from Artsakh to Armenia
    The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has facilitated the transfer of six more severely ill patients from Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) to Armenia amid the ongoing Azerbaijani blockade,...
  • Fire breaks out in Yerevan apartment building
    12:02 21/01/2023
    Fire breaks out in Yerevan apartment building
    A fire broke out in a residential building in Yerevan, Armenia, last night. The fire erupted in an apartment on the eight floor of the building located at 2/2 Ulnetsi Street in the Armenian capital,...
  • What life is like in Artsakh amid blackouts
    11:35 21/01/2023
    What life is like in Artsakh amid blackouts
    Azerbaijan has been keeping the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Armenians under siege since December 12. A coupon system has been unveiled in the country to ration basic foodstuffs. People are facing...
  • Armenian Church honors Patriarchs Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria
    11:15 21/01/2023
    Armenian Church honors Patriarchs Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria
    The Armenian Apostolic Church commemorates Patriarchs St. Athanasius and St. Cyril of Alexandria on Saturday 21 January, Qahana.am reports. Patriarchs St. Athanasius and St. Cyril are among the most...
  • No snow in sight, temps to drop
    17:00 20/01/2023
    No snow in sight, temps to drop
    No snow is expected in Armenia on 20-25 January, the national weather service reports. Temperatures are set to drop by 6-8C in Lori, Tavush, Syunik Provinces and Artsakh over the weekend, falling by...
  • Azerbaijan partially restores gas supply to Artsakh
    14:57 20/01/2023
    Azerbaijan partially restores gas supply to Artsakh
    Azerbaijan has partially restored the natural gas supply to Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), the Artsakh InfoCenter said.
  • Former Kazakh president undergoes successful heart surgery
    13:22 20/01/2023
    Former Kazakh president undergoes successful heart surgery
    Former Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has undergone a successful heart surgery and his life is not in danger, Reuters reported on Friday, citing his spokesman Aidos Ukibay.
  • 6 dead, including suspect, after shooting in Georgia
    12:15 20/01/2023
    6 dead, including suspect, after shooting in Georgia
    Six people are dead, including a police officer, after a shooter opened fire from an apartment balcony and then killed themselves in a Georgia city on Friday, Global News reported, citing Georgian...
  • Police looking into Rishi Sunak's failure to wear seatbelt
    11:22 20/01/2023
    Police looking into Rishi Sunak's failure to wear seatbelt
    Police are looking into  U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s admission that he failed to wear a seatbelt while filming a video for his Instagram account in the back of a moving vehicle – an apparent...
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