Seventy-five year
old Sergey Babayan is unable to leave his room, where
he is attended by his sister, Seda.
Hostel Hostages: Elderly and infirmed
refugees live last days in miserable conditions
By Vahan Ishkhanyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
When it's raining, 82-year old Piruz turns her bed to
avoid the raindrops in her fourth floor refugee hostel
on Artsakh Street in Yerevan. Let it rain on other things,
she figures, but there's no sleeping in a wet bed.
The price of bread in Armenia has increased sharply
since the beginning of summer, creating hardships for
some whose measure of existence is often equated with
the cost of the daily staple.
Art of the Departed: Gyumri museum
houses rare, if creepy, death masks
By Viorica Vladica
ArmeniaNow Correspondent
Not many tourists to Armenia rush to see Gyumri, a city
that was known as the capital of craftsmen but was destroyed
by the monstrous 1988 earthquake. Still, there might
be a good reason to stop by for at least a couple of
hours.
Neighbors near Lusine Manukyan hardly notice when an
ambulance comes into the yard. Emergency service has
been called several times for her and each time the
same diagnosis:
President Robert Kocharyan learned some things about wear
and tear during a tour of a tire-making plant this week.
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