Debate over the murder of TV journalist Tigran Naghdalyan
turned into a political flashpoint this week, following
remarks from an attorney representing slain Prime Minister
Vazgen Sarksyan claiming a link between Naghdalyan's
murder and the ongoing court trial related to the October
27, 1999 Parliament assassinations.
The other night I'm at this "Mexican" restaurant
called Cactus.
It's actually a chain out of Moscow and this one started
out managed by a guy from Bulgaria and the cook is Armenian,
so you make the judgment on the authenticity. But the
tequila is honest, so I've become a regular.
Few in Armenia know the titanic effort required for
the 10 seconds information they get when they dial 186
for the weather report. Seven hundred and 50 people
work throughout Armenia day and night to get the information
from 40 meteorological stations, 100 observation points,
one upper-air station and from seven satellites.
After many years of research and tests Armenian scientists
at the Institute of Fine Organic Chemistry have developed
a compound they believe will become an anti-tumor and
anti-infection medicine.
The National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater of Armenia
opened the new stage of the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre earlier
this month, performing "Norma" by Vincenzo
Bellini.
Three male and two female players of Armenian heritage
entered the Australian Open. One, Andre Agassi (US),
remained. Yesterday he beat Wayne Ferreira 6-2, 6-2,
6-3 and reached the final.
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2003) Figure Skating (European Championships)
Commuters in Yerevan faced long queues for buses
this week, as Armenia suffered a propane shortage
brought on by a broken gas pipeline in Russia.
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