Germany’s Hamburg votes against hosting 2024 Olympics November 30, 2015 - 10:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Hamburg has withdrawn from the race to host the 2024 Olympics after falling short in a public referendum. Just shy of 52% of voters rejected the proposal, meaning the German city will pull out of the race with immediate effect, the Guardian reports. Officials announced the verdict on their Twitter feed, @2024Hamburg, declaring: “A crucial day is coming to an end – 48.3% ‘Yes’ votes in Hamburg are not enough to stay in the bidding process for the Games 2024.” Hamburg’s decision leaves four cities – Rome, Paris, Budapest and Los Angeles – in the running, with the victors set to be declared in September 2017. Hamburg is the second German city whose public have rejected proposals to host a Games, with Munich having voted against a plan to bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics.  Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
