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U.S. Begins Trials for Coronavirus Vaccine Created by Afeyan’s Firm

 (Panarmenian)- The United States National Institutes of Health is starting clinical trials for a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus, co-developed by NIH and Moderna Inc, Fortune reports. Moderna Therapeutics, a Cambridge, ...
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Serj Tankian Calls on New Zealand to Recognize the Armenian Genocide

 Serj Tankian (Armradio)- The frontman of Grammy award-winning rock band System of a Down is calling on New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters to recognize the Armenian Genocide in WW1. “It’s important for people to be aware of the ...
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BBC Tracks the History of Ethiopia’s “Lost Armenian Community”

 St George Armenian Apostolic Holy Church (Armradio)- BBC’s Ismail Einashe has traveled to Ethiopia to find out about the Armenian community. His search for the last Armenians of Ethiopia began in Piassa, the bustling commercial center of ...
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Coronavirus: Vaccine Created by Noubar Afeyan’s Company Shipped For Trials

 COVID-19 vaccine (Panorama, Time),- Moderna Therapeutics, a biotech company based in Cambridge, Mass., has shipped the first batches of its COVID-19 vaccine. Moderna Therapeutics' co-founder and director is American entrepreneur of Armenian ...
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World’s Oldest Surviving Sword Discovered in the Armenian Monastery of Venice

 (Armradio, Daily Mail)- One of the oldest swords has been found in a museum on the Saint Lazarus Island, Venice. The ultra-rare sword, which is around 5,000 years old and doesn’t resemble most ancient weapons in the world, was made around the ...
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Rep. Judy Chu calls for $10 million in U.S. aid to Artsakh

 Rep. Judy Chu (Armradio)- Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) has called for $10 million in U.S. aid to Artsakh and pushed back against State Department efforts to end life-saving Artsakh demining assistance, in powerful testimony offered before the House ...
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Serj Tankian To Headline New Zealand Parliament Event On Armenian Genocide

 Serj Tankian, frontman of the band System of a Down, in concert at Firenze Rocks Festival. WELLINGTON: Serj Tankian, the lead singer of Grammy Award-winning American band System of a Down, will address how the Armenian Genocide has personally ...
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Iran’s Vice-President Diagnosed with Coronavirus

 Iran’s vice-president Masoumeh Ebtekar (The Independent)- Iran’s vice-president has been diagnosed with coronavirus, state media have reported, as the country struggles to continue to spread the disease. Masoumeh Ebtekar is among 254 people ...
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How an Armenian Scientist Created an International Company Using a Toy

 Dr. George Ambartsoumian (Asbarez)– In 1999, Dr. George Ambartsoumian founded GA International, a company that provides exceptional identification solutions for industries including biopharma, biotechnology, medical, biobanking, healthcare, ...
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Ara Shahverdyan, Robert Beglaryan Elected Members of Iranian Parliament

  Parliament (Majles) of Iran "Armenpress". Two Iranian-Armenians, Ara Shahverdyan and Robert Beglaryan have been elected members of the parliament (Majles) of Iran, Raffi Pirumian, head of the campaign office of Ara Shahverdyan told. “4 ...
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