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Noubar Afeyan’s Moderna to Test Coronavirus Vaccine on 30,000 People in Final-stage Trial

 (Armradio)- A vaccine against COVID-19 developed by US biotech firm Moderna will enter the third and final stage of its clinical trial in July with 30,000 participants, the manufacturer has announced. Moderna, co-founded and chaired by Noubar ...
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Alexis Ohanian Resigns From Reddit Board, Asks To Fill His Seat With A Black Candidate

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Colorado House of Representatives Passes Bill on Holocaust and Armenian Genocide Education

 The Colorado House of Representatives has unanimously passed House Bill 1336 – Holocaust and Genocide Studies in Public Schools – which requires Holocaust and Armenian Genocide education as a condition for High School graduation in Colorado, ...
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Turkey’s First Armenian Museum Opens in the Village of Vakif

 The Church of the Virgin Mary and the museum in Vakifli (Armradio)- Turkey’s first Armenian museum has opened in Vakif (Vakifli), Turkey’s only Armenian village in Samandag district of Hatay, Akunq.net reports. “We could not ...
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Denver Genocide Memorial Part of Mass Vandalism at Colorado State Capitol

 Colorado State Capitol Khachkar memorial to the Armenian Genocide was vandalized during protests in Denver Armenians of Colorado “devastated.” Said, “If necessary, we will rebuild our sacred monument again and again, while defending human ...
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Rakel Dink Receives Death Threats

 Hrant Dink's wife Rakel Dink (Armradio)- Hrant Dink Foundation reports that on 27-28 May 2020 it received a written death threat via email. The Foundation has notified the Sisli Police Headquarters and the Istanbul Governorship in writing. “...
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Saro Mardiryan Elected Deputy Mayor of Alfortville

 Saro Mardiryan (Massis Post) – Saro Mardiryan, President of the Diocesan Assembly of the Armenian Apostolic Church in France, and Chairman of the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party France was elected on Sunday May 24 as Deputy Mayor of Alfortvill...
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Czech Senate Resolution Condemns Crimes During Both World Wars, Armenian Genocide

 Czech Senate (Armenpress)- The Senate of the Parliament of Czech Republic on May 20 unanimously adopted a resolution introduced by Senate Vice President Milan Stech which was dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII and the condemnation ...
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Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Shows Promising Early Results

 (Armradio)- Moderna Inc’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine, the first to be tested in the United States, produced protective antibodies in a small group of healthy volunteers, according to very early data released by the biotech company on May ...
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Seerpoohi Elias: Armenian Woman and the First Chief Justice of New Zealand

 Seerpoohi Elias   (Armedia)- “If it were not for the Armenian identity in the family I would not have had such accomplishments,” said Seerpoohi Elias, the first female Chief Justice of New Zealand. Seerpoohi Elias, known in New ...
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