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Armenia’s Haik Martirosyan Defeats World No. 1 Ranked Chess Player Magnus Carlsen in Budapest

Armenia’s leading grandmaster Haik Martirosyan has beaten world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in a classical game at the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot in Budapest, the Chess Federation...

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Armenian Mother, Shot Saving Her Children’s Lives From an Azerbaijani Soldier in Her Own Home, Undergoes Third Surgery

Armenian mother Ani Avetisyan, who was shot by an Azerbaijani soldier while protecting her...

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Mélinée Manouchian, The Armenian Genocide Survivor Turned French Resistance Legend Who Entered the Panthéon With Her Husband Missak

Today we honor Mélinée Manouchian, Armenian Genocide survivor, heroine of the French Resistance, and...

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Renowned Choreographer Norayr Mehrabyan, Who Built Armenian Dance Groups From Beirut to Los Angeles, Passes Away at 85

Norayr Mehrabyan, People's Artist of Armenia and founder of the Barekamutyun State Dance Ensemble...

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Homes of Two Armenian Families Destroyed in 7.5-Magnitude Venezuela Earthquake; Several Armenians Injured and Missing

The homes of two Armenian families have been destroyed and several Armenians left injured or missing following the powerful earthquake that struck Venezuela, according...

Armenia Reports 8% Economic Growth in Early 2026, Hits Record High in Registered Jobs in May as Foreign Trade Dips Slightly

Armenia's economy grew by 8% in the first five months of 2026, driven by strong performance in construction, industry and services. In May, the...

ON THIS DAY in 1908, Artem Alikhanian, the Father of Armenian Physics Whose 1971 Particle Accelerator Design Beat CERN’s LEP by Years, Was Born

118 years ago today, on June 24, 1908, Artem Alikhanian, the Gandzak-born Armenian physicist, the co-founder of experimental nuclear physics in the USSR, a...