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Sex Ed a Taboo in Armenia: If Taught at All, It’s by Phys Ed Teachers, Some 80 Years Old

15:45 | 02.27.2015

The highest number of HIV cases was reported in Yerevan, the capital: 667 cases, which constitute 34.2% of all registered cases.

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Tonsillectomy Gone Horribly Wrong: Ministry of Health Absolves Physicians of Medical Malpractice

16:10 | 02.26.2015

Everyone wants to wash their hands of any responsibility regarding what happened to little 6 year-old Hasmik.

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Armenia: My Illusion

13:14 | 02.27.2015

For a Turk, going to Armenia seems a crazy idea. It’s not like going anywhere else with a Turkish passport.

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Baghdad-Yerevan-Erbil: A Commercial or Political Route?

19:52 | 02.26.2015

Armenia’s General Civil Aviation Department reports that the Iraqi Airways flight, linking Baghdad and Yerevan with a quick stopover in Erbil, will ...

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Armenian Mining Exec – International Investors Interested in Gegharkounik Gold Fields

10:00 | 02.26.2015

Armenia’s Ministry of Nature Protection has given the green light for International Gold to conduct geological studies around the Tzarasar goldfield ...

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Gyumri Murders: Differences in 1999 and 2015 Cases Involving Russian Soldiers

14:57 | 02.25.2015

Hetq searched the court archives to compare the case materials regarding the January 12, 2015 murder of seven members of the Gyumri Avetisyan family, ...

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Number of Registered Drug Users in Armenia Surpasses 5,000

14:12 | 02.25.2015

There are 60 intravenous drug users registered at the Lori Provincial Neuro-Psychiatric Dispensary in the northern Armenian town of Vanadzor.

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A Family Affair: Business Interests of President of Armenia’s National Assembly

12:32 | 02.24.2015

Naturally, Galust Sahakyan knows the companies issuing dividends to his wife. It’s another question whether it’s in his best interest to divulge ...

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Italian Researcher: Armenian and Azerbaijani Migrants in Turkey Both Want to Make Money

09:42 | 02.23.2015

Most Armenians, on the other hand, do not plan to live the rest of their lives in Turkey. They cannot picture themselves as part of Turkish society. ...

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Armenia’s Latest Staged Show - Yet Another Anti-Corruption Drive

21:24 | 02.20.2015

Things aren't really as bad as they might seem. We can consider all of Armenia’s issues with corruption solved with the formation of the Anti-Corruption ...

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February 18, 2015

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