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Armenian population fears possible regular rise in gas prices

February 12, 2011 - 17:09 AMT  20:09 GMT
While the population is expecting the regular rise in prices for natural gas, Armenian government assures it continues negotiating with Russia to prevent upsurge of energy resources tariffs. The results are expected to be announced in late February.

Valentine’s Day: lovers celebrate, church opposes

February 12, 2011 - 14:21 AMT  20:09 GMT
Saint Valentine’s Day, although not an Armenian national holiday, takes root in Armenia. The romantic tradition to present ‘heart’ gifts is gaining popularity among young people, although majority of them do not have any idea of who Valentine was and why the holiday is celebrated.
Twitter instead of cobble-stone. Can Armenia face a Twitter resolution?

Twitter instead of cobble-stone. Can Armenia face a Twitter resolution?

February 12, 2011 - 12:44 AMT  20:09 GMT
The recent events in Tunisia and Egypt have shown that social networks can have tremendous role in organization of political processes. Thanks to social networks, even under total media control by the authorities, the opposition forces managed to coordinate their protest actions and take millions of people to the streets to oust the rulers.

Abortion at home – a dangerous tendency among Armenian women

February 11, 2011 - 12:02 AMT  20:09 GMT
The National Security Strategy of Armenia describes low birth rate as one of the threats to the country’s national security.

IT field registers growth, government financing remains unchanged

February 6, 2011 - 17:13 AMT  20:09 GMT
Armenian IT field registered 15% growth in 2010. The turnover in the field totaled $150mln against $129.9mln last year. The field employs 5 thousand specialists, with 197 companies operating. At that, government financing of the IT field totaled AMD 80mln (as in 2010), what is 60% less than in 2009, when AMD 200mln was assigned.

Robert Hovhannisyan wins Armenian Chess Championship

February 3, 2011 - 18:42 AMT  20:09 GMT
Chess: Levon Aronian finished 3rd at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk Aan Zee. Hikaru Nakamura of the United States won the tournament with 9 points, followed by Viswanathan Anand of India. Gabriel Sargissian came 5th in tournament B, which was won by Luke McShane (England).
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