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Levon Aronian wins Tata Steel Chess Tournament

Levon Aronian wins Tata Steel Chess Tournament

15:47 AMT  11:47 GMT
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian tied the game vs. Azerbaijan’s Teymour Radjabov in Tata Steel round 13 to win the tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Aronian is leading the tournament with 9 points, followed by Radjabov (8 points). The remaining matches are under way.
Thousands of cars cruise Moscow in opposition protest
Thousands of cars cruise Moscow in opposition protest Opposition activist Alexei Navalny said the traveling protest action was a "wonderful advertisement" for Feb 4 rally.
Man injured in Armenian Church construction in Moscow
Man injured in Armenian Church construction in Moscow The man, who suffered severe injuries in a collapse of a wall, was taken to the hospital: an investigation is under way.
Facebook goes public with $10bn shares
Facebook goes public with $10bn shares As one of the biggest share sales seen on Wall Street, it would dwarf the $1.9bn raised by Google when it went public in 2004.
Kim Kardashian breaks into tears: I fell out of love
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EU rejects Germany’s call for budget commissioner to control Greece The European Commission said that “executive tasks must remain the full responsibility of the Greek government.”
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Libya urges security conference to tackle proliferation of weapons

Libya urges security conference to tackle proliferation of weapons

18:38 AMT
Libyan PM: there's still a real threat from some of the armed remnants of the former regime who escaped outside the country.
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Aram I, WCC general secretary discuss world challenges to priesthood

Aram I, WCC general secretary discuss world challenges to priesthood

January 28
Catholicos of Great House of Cilicia Aram I met with Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches.
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Defense Minister: no justification for soldiers’ deaths

Defense Minister: no justification for soldiers’ deaths

January 28
Seyran Ohanyan says that Armenian armed forces general staff keeps grappling with the issue of tragic incidents in the army.
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Paskaleva: the world doesn’t know the truth about Karabakh

Paskaleva: the world doesn’t know the truth about Karabakh

January 27
“People living in other countries have no idea about the core of the conflict and can believe in any cooked-up story,” Paskaleva said.
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EU suspends paying development funds to Latvia

EU suspends paying development funds to Latvia

January 28
Latvia's Finance Ministry said the commission has given it three months to work out an action plan to remove the shortcomings.
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Levon Aronian to face Boris Gelfand at Tata Steel round 12

Levon Aronian to face Boris Gelfand at Tata Steel round 12

January 28
With 7 points Magnus Carlsen climbed to the 2nd place followed by Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan).
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Christina Aguilera, Stevie Wonder perform at Etta James funeral

Christina Aguilera, Stevie Wonder perform at Etta James funeral

15:17 AMT
Etta James died January 20 at the age of 73 of complications due to leukemia at a hospital in Riverside, California.
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Users organize TwitterBlackout to protest censorship

Users organize TwitterBlackout to protest censorship

January 28
Under the new policy, a tweet breaking a law in one country can be taken down there and still be seen elsewhere.