Some 15,065 COVID -19 tests were performed yesterday, 2,603 new cases were confirmed; 37 people died. As of October 21 Total number of tests performed in Armenia- 1,940,194 Confirmed positive cases – 288,906 Deaths – 5,902 Recovered – 257,352 Patients currently receiving treatment – 24,409

Facebook is planning to change its company name next week to reflect its focus on building the metaverse, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter, theverge.com reported. The coming name change, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to talk about at the company’s annual Connect conference on October 28th, but could unveil sooner, …

The State Revenue Committee has published information on taxes paid by the 1,000 largest taxpayers in January-September 2021. In 2021, over the period of nine months, more than 871 billion drams (about USD 1.8 billion) were paid in taxes and customs duties by the 1,000 largest companies. The amount of payments made to the tax …

Scientists in Britain are monitoring a new version of the Delta variant, called Delta Plus, that has begun to spread in England and could be slightly more contagious. The new variation, officially designated as AY. 4.2, accounted for 6 per cent of all COVID-19 cases that were genetically sequenced during the week of Sept. 27, according to …

PSRC Chairman Garegin Baghramyan told journalists today that water rates may increase from January to become 200 drams (about $0.4) per cubic meter from today’s 180 drams. “We are discussing a proposal to have a 10-year stable pricing policy,” he said “I would like to remind you that the base price won by the 2016 …

A delegation headed by Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan is on a two-day visit to Moscow for the intergovernmental trilateral commission of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Grigoryan told reporters yesterday that the reopening of transport routes in the region is on the agenda. “Some ideas have been formed about the railway, there is a …

A meeting between Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Joe Biden of the United States is possible in ‘one format or another’ by the end of the year, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. Speaking at a news conference, Peskov said that Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov and US Under Secretary of State for …

On the instructions of the Human Rights Defender, the Defender’s representatives, including the staff doctor, visited the persons who returned from captivity in Azerbaijan yesterday, the ombudsman’s office said, adding that their health condition will be examined and other necessary actions will be taken.

A Gazel minibus travelling to Yerevan from Gyumri rolled over on the highway, near the village of Kakaghadzor, today at around 07:00 a.m. on its way to Yerevan, killing five of its passengers and leaving 14 others wounded, a Police spokesman told Factor.am. According to early reports, the passengers of the minibus were harvest workers. …