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      Eurovision 2018: All finalists known
      May11

      Eurovision 2018: All finalists known

      The second Semi-Final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest has come to an end and ten more countries have qualified for Saturday’s Grand Final. The following ten countries have qualified for the Grand Final (in order of announcement): Serbia: Nova Deca by Sanja Ilić & Balkanika Moldova: My Lucky Day by DoReDoS Hungary: Viszlát Nyár by...

      Lavrov: Russia ready for consultations with Ukraine on gas transit
      May10

      Lavrov: Russia ready for consultations with Ukraine on gas transit

      …read more Source: NEWS.am

      Beeline to support Armenia Art Fair
      May10

      Beeline to support Armenia Art Fair

      ArmInfo. Beeline will support holding of the first Armenia Art Fair annual exhibition set for May 12-14 at Yerevan Expo Center. The event is aimed at creating centralized art market in Yerevan, boosting exchange of ideas and business ties with other countries. The general sponsor of the exhibition is Beeline Armenia. The first round table will be...

      International community called to strongly condemn Armenia’s occupation policy against Azerbaijan
      May10

      International community called to strongly condemn Armenia’s occupation policy against Azerbaijan

      The world’s leading states and the international community should strongly condemn Armenia’s occupation policy against Azerbaijan, Ukrainian political scientist Vadim Savenko told Day.az on May 9. …read more Source:...

      Latvia’s Russians mark 73 years since Soviet victory
      May10

      Latvia’s Russians mark 73 years since Soviet victory

      More than 100,000 Latvians fought in World War Two. (AFP pic) RIGA: Latvians of Russian descent gathered in the capital Riga on Wednesday in tribute to fallen Red Army soldiers 73 years since the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany ended World War Two on the eastern front. Around 20,000 Russian-Latvians laid flowers at the foot of the controversial...

      Afghanistan to export agro products to Russia, Kazakhstan via Uzbekistan
      May10

      Afghanistan to export agro products to Russia, Kazakhstan via Uzbekistan

      KABUL (TCA) — At a meeting organized on May 8 in Kabul for assessing Afghan agricultural products’ export to regional countries, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock said that Afghan traders can use cold storage and packaging facilities in Termez city in Uzbekistan until Afghanistan establishes its own,...

      Putin reviews Russia’s ‘invincible weapons’ on Red square
      May09

      Putin reviews Russia’s ‘invincible weapons’ on Red square

      MOSCOW: Russia’s Vladimir Putin watched advanced jets carrying a hypersonic missile he has touted as invincible scream over Red Square on Wednesday, days after the start of his fourth presidential term. Part of an annual event marking the Soviet Union’s World War Two victory over the Nazis, Putin looked on as thousands of troops...

      Revolution sweeps Armenian opposition leader into power
      May08

      Revolution sweeps Armenian opposition leader into power

      YEREVAN: Opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan was elected Armenia’s prime minister on Tuesday, capping a peaceful revolution driven by weeks of mass protests against corruption and cronyism in the ex-Soviet republic. Moscow, which has a military base in Armenia, is wary of an uncontrolled change of power which would pull the country out of its...

      Ukraine interested in competitiveness of Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor
      May08

      Ukraine interested in competitiveness of Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor

      The Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor (TITR) opens up additional opportunities to attract freight traffic from the Asian region and realize the transit potential of Ukraine, Head of the Ukrainian Railways PJS Evgeny Kravtsov said in Baku on May 8. …read more Source:...

      Countries in Europe and Central Asia can provide better opportunities  for citizens by leveraging blockchain technologies
      May08

      Countries in Europe and Central Asia can provide better opportunities for citizens by leveraging blockchain technologies

      With economic growth in Europe and Central Asia having peaked, following 2.7% growth in 2017 and a projection of 2.3% for 2018, countries in the region should take advantage of new digital technologies to innovate and improve their services, says a new World Bank report, Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain: Europe and Central Asia Economic Update....