Archive for December, 2008

Wedding Event in Karabakh Marries 700 Armenian Couples

On Oct. 16, 2008, 700 Armenian couples were married in Artsakh. The ceremonies took place in St. Ghazanchetsots church in Shushi and Gandzasar monastery.  The weddings were followed by a dinner, issuing of certificates and wedding gifts in Stepanakerts republican stadium. The main sponsor of the vent was Armenian-Russian businessman Levon Ayrapetyan. The couples were [...]

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HIV Cases on the Rise in Armenia

HIV Cases on the Rise in Armenia

On the eve of Dec. 1, 2008, World AIDS Day, an estimated 118 people in Armenia have been diagnosed with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS in 2008, raising the total number of HIV cases to 656 since 1988, according to Samvel Grigorian, head of the Armenian Health Ministry’s Center for the Prevention of Aids [...]

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Holiday Gift Guide: Nabaztag

Holiday Gift Guide: Nabaztag

Photo by pandemia If you’re looking to get something special for the ones you love this holiday season, you might want to consider a unique gift like the Nabaztag. Yes, you read that correctly. The Nabaztag, “rabbit” in Armenian is a Wi-Fi enabled device that although looks like a rabbit, has abilities far beyond eating [...]

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