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Armenia’s Aronian Becomes The Winner Of The Goldmoney Asian Rapid Tournament

 (Zartonk Media)- Armenian Chess Grandmaster Levon Aronian defeats Russia’s Vladislav Artemiev, becoming the winner of the Goldmoney Asian Rapid tournament, reports ChessBase.   Aronian won the first set on Saturday and scored back-to-back ...
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His Holiness Aram I Asks Pope Francis To Contribute To The Release Of Armenian POWs

 (Armradio)- His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, has spoken about the consequences of Artsakh War, especially the return of Armenian captives, with His Holiness Pope Francis. The conversation was held on the sidelines of ...
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Pope Francis Holds Meeting with His Holiness Aram I, Other Christian Leaders of Lebanon

 Pope Francis with Lebanon’s Christian leaders Pope Francis and Lebanon’s Christian leaders began a summit on Thursday to discuss how religion can help the country overcome its worst crisis since its civil war ended in 1990, Reuters ...
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State of New Jersey Recognizes Artsakh, Condemns Turkish-Azerbaijani Aggression

 New Jersey became the 10th U.S. state to recognize Artsakh today, reports the Armenian National Committee of America – Eastern Region (ANCA-ER). The New Jersey State Senate unanimously passed SCR. 71, spearheaded by State Senator Joseph ...
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Levon Aronian Defeats World Champion Magus Carlsen, Taking The Lead At The Goldmoney Asian Rapid Tournament

 Levon Aronian defeats World Champion Magnus Carlsen, winning the preliminaries of the Goldmoney Asian Rapid tournament after scoring two wins and three draws on Monday to get a 10½/15 score, reports ChessBase.   Eight out of the ...
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Boston Globe’s Anush Elbakyan Wins Two Emmy Awards

 (Armradio)- Boston Globe’s Anush Elbakyan received two Emmy awards at the 44th Boston/New England Emmy Awards Virtual Ceremony on June 26. She received one of the awards for “The virus’s tale,” an inside story of how coronavirus ...
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Museum of The Bible Launches Online Exhibition On Churches of Artsakh

 The Museum of the Bible in Washington hosted ՛՛Ancient Faith: The Churches of Nagorno Karabakh՛՛ event celebrating the launch of a new online exhibition documenting the sacred sites of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). In his opening ...
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International Union of Socialist Youth Recognizes Independence of the Republic of Artsakh

 (Armradio)- From June 18-19, the biennial International Union of Socialist Youth (IUSY( World Congress took place in a hybrid format that included a digital component for the first time. Delegations from around 60 organizations including the ...
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Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Grants Eight Short-Term Scholarships for Research On Nagorno-Karabakh

 The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation launched a new scholarship category in January 2021, the “Short Term Research Grants for the Study of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh).” The goal is to encourage researchers to ...
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ANCA Testimony Stresses Need for Expanded US Aid for Artsakh and Armenia in The Aftermath Of Azerbaijan/Turkey Attacks

 ANCA Government Affairs director Tereza Yerimyan shared with appropriators the increased need for aid to Artsakh and provided thorough background information regarding the recent attacks. “Artsakh and Armenia are in need of strong bilateral ...
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