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Bundestag Vice-President Demands Including Armenian Genocide Theme in German Educational Programs

 Green Party member and Vice President of the Bundestag Claudia Roth ARMENPRESS - Vice President of the German Bundestag Claudia Roth and member of Committee on Foreign Affairs Cem Özdemir issued a joint statement on the occasion of the 105th ...
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2020 Aurora Humanitarians Announced

 On April 24, 2020, on the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative hosted an online discussion to honor those who perished a century ago and celebrate modern heroes, including those fighting the global outbreak of ...
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France Committed to Fighting Against Armenian Genocide Denial – Macron

 French President Emmanuel Macron has sent a letter to Armenian President Armen Sarkissian on the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron conveyed his brotherly and friendly wishes to President Sarkissian, and the ...
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Armenian-American Community to Provide 1.5 Million Meals to Americans In Need on April 24

 (Asbarez) – The Armenian community organizations in charge of organizing the Southern California area Armenian Genocide commemorations, the United Armenian Council of Los Angeles (UACLA), the Unified Young...
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Vrej Agajanian Selected as New Mayor of Glendale

 (Mynewsla.com, Armradio)- Glendale Councilman Vrej Agajanian was selected by the City Council Monday to be the city’s mayor. Each year, the Glendale council selects one of its members to serve as mayor. Duties include presiding at council ...
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Sarkis Tatigian, Longest Serving Civil Servant in the US Defense Department, Dies Aged 96

 Sarkis Tatigian Sarkis Tatigian, who began his U.S. Navy career at the age of 19 during World War II, passed away earlier this week, leaving behind a nearly 78-year legacy of service to the Department of Defense, Naval Sea Systems ...
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Phase 2 of Coronavirus Vaccine Human Trials May Begin in Spring, Moderna Chairman Says

 (CNBC)- The first human trial of a vaccine to prevent the coronavirus could advance to the next step this spring, Moderna Chairman Noubar Afeyan said Thursday.  “It’s difficult to put a specific date on things just because it’s a very ...
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French Armenian Politician Patrick Devedjian Dies After Contracting Corona Virus

 French Armenian Politician Patrick Devedjian (Combined Sources)- Former French minister and president of the Council of the Hauts-de-Seine, Patrick Devedjian, today died of the coronavirus in a Parisian hospital. He had announced on Twitter on ...
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The Armenian Relief Society Mobilizes Global Emergency Relief

 We are in the midst of an international emergency that is affecting all of us locally, along with significant and immediate consequences on our diaspora, our communities, and our homeland. The Armenian Relief Society Central Executive Board (CEB) ...
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Aurora Initiative Will Provide 10 Medical Ventilators for Armenian Hospitals

 Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Co-Founders Noubar Afeyan, Vartan Gregorian, Ruben Vardanyan Yerevan/Mediamax/. Aurora Humanitarian Initiative will provide 10 lung ventilation devices for Armenian hospitals using the funds raised via #AraratChalle...
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