Composer Suren Zakaryan has passed away. This was reported by the Composers’ Union of Armenia. “We are saddened to announce the death of a member of the Composers’ Union of Armenia, composer Suren Zakaryan. Further details on funeral services will be announced later,” the statement said.

As of 11:00 on March 20, a total of 183.127 cases of COVID has been confirmed, of which 167.977 recovered and 3.332 died. 10.963 patients are currently under treatment. A total of 799.637 tests has been performed. Thus, 5.959 tests were performed yesterday, out of which 1.071 new cases of COVID were confirmed. Since yesterday, …

Tanzania’s soft-spoken Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday was sworn in as the East African country’s first female president after the sudden death of John Magufuli from an illness shrouded in mystery. “I, Samia Suluhu Hassan, promise to be honest and obey and protect the constitution of Tanzania,” said Hassan, dressed in a black …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is going to pay a visit to Azerbaijan in the near future. This was reported by local media, citing Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli. Pakdemirli made such a statement yesterday during his visit to the occupied territories of Artsakh. The Minister also noted that Turkey will also support Azerbaijan …

Today, at the intersection of Karmir Shuka-Shekher communities in Martuni region, the Azerbaijani side handed over to the Armenian side the remains of 15 (preliminary data) servicemen killed during the hostilities and found in Varanda (Fizuli) region, NKR State Service of Emergency Situations reports. Their identities will be clear after a forensic examination. Since November …

The Oscars ceremony in April will be an intimate, in-person gathering, held without Zoom and limited to nominees, presenters, and their guests, the producers said on Thursday. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the show to hand out the highest honors in the movie industry will be held both at the Union Station in Downtown Los …

EMA’s safety committee, PRAC, concluded its preliminary review of a signal of blood clots in people vaccinated with Vaxzevria (previously COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca)  at its extraordinary meeting of 18 March 2021. The Committee confirmed that: the benefits of the vaccine in combating the still widespread threat of COVID-19 (which itself results in clotting problems and maybe fatal) continue …

As of March 19, at 11:00, a total of 182․056 cases of COVID has been confirmed, of which 167.518 – recovered, 3.320 – fatal. 10.367 patients are currently under treatment. A total of 793.678 tests have been performed. Thus, 4.725 tests were performed yesterday, from which 891 new cases of COVID have been confirmed. Since …

The humanitarian demining staff of the Russian peacekeeping troops continues to work to clear the territory of Artsakh from explosive objects, the website of the Russian Defense Ministry reports. During the day, Russian sappers neutralized 12 artillery shells with a caliber of 152 mm in Martakert. In total, since November 23, 2020, 1.690 hectares of …

Today, on March 18, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili demonstratively took the AstraZeneca vaccine on live TV. Georgia received its first batch of coronavirus vaccines on March 13, when 43,200 doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford arrived in Tbilisi. On March 15, the vaccination process has been launched across the country. After taking the AstraZeneca jab, Zurabishvili noted that …