The murders of three soldiers in Vanadzor
last week may be linked to bribery and payment
for privilege among conscripts. The widely
practiced (but officially denied) means
of survival in the Armenian Army is one
of many conditions that make conscription
a horror for thousands of young Armenian
men.
The government announced on Thursday largely
symbolic changes in its plans to introduce
mandatory social security accounts for Armenia's
citizens which prompted religiously motivated
objections from the Armenian Apostolic Church.
When classes begin in September, there'll be fewer elementary
schools, but better conditions for pupil, according
to a plan to improve the education system in Armenia.
While the UK broke temperature records
with 38 C (100.4 F), Summer in the City was a hotter
tune in Yerevan. The Opera House thermometer registered
as high as 48 (118.4).
On August 10, temperatures in high elevations
were said to have reached 55 (131). The Ministry of
Healthcare advised residents to eat more fruit and easily
digestible foods.
By Friday, things had "cooled down"
to 30 (86).
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