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Armenian Catholicos Karekin II wearing a face mask to protect against coronavirus, left, blesses a believer after the Christmas Mass in the Saint Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral in Yerevan, Armenia, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Armenia's prime minister, who is under harsh criticism from the country's dominant Orthodox Christian church in connection with the recent war with Azerbaijan, stayed away from Christmas services on Wednesday. Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, in accordance with the Julian calendar. (Grigor Yepremyan/PAN Photo via AP)
Beleaguered Armenian PM stays away from church on Christmas

Jan. 06, 2021 08:46 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2020, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House to a crowd of supporters, in Washington. Trump announced in October that he and his wife, first lady Melania Trump, tested positive for the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
Macron is the latest world leader to catch COVID-19

Dec. 17, 2020 06:18 AM EST

An Armenian soldier drives a self-propelled artillery unit during the withdrawal of Armenian troops from the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. A Russia-brokered cease-fire to halt six weeks of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh stipulated that Armenia turn over control of some areas it holds outside the separatist territory's borders to Azerbaijan. Armenians are forced to leave their homes before the region is handed over to control by Azerbaijani forces. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Armenia raises Nagorno-Karabakh conflict troop toll to 2,425

By Avet Demourian Nov. 18, 2020 02:07 PM EST

An Armenian wounded soldier receives treatment in a military hospital near the frontline in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Armenia and Azerbaijan have accused each other of violating the new U.S.-brokered cease-fire aimed to halt the fighting over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh. (AP Photo)
Armenia, Azerbaijan keep fighting despite cease-fire deal

By Avet Demourian Oct. 27, 2020 04:34 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 17, 2020, file photo, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro who is infected with COVID-19, wears a protective face mask as he flashes thumbs-up at supporters during a Brazilian flag retreat ceremony outside his official residence Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil. Bolsonaro announced his illness in July and used it to publicly extol hydroxychloroquine, the unproven malaria drug that he’d been promoting as a treatment for COVID-19 and was taking himself. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
Trump joins growing list of virus-infected world leaders

By Cara Anna Oct. 02, 2020 03:28 AM EDT

Armenian TV stations see politics in police checking masks

By Avet Demourian Jul. 03, 2020 03:58 PM EDT
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenian police showed up Friday at the offices of two independent television stations critical of the government to check into their...

In this photo taken on May 6, 2020, Olena Zelenska, wife of Ukrainian's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, looks on during a TV address in Kyiv, Ukraine. Olena was hospitalized with double-sided pneumonia after getting infected with the new coronavirus. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
Ukraine president's wife hospitalized with virus

Jun. 16, 2020 08:36 AM EDT