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Armenia extends state of emergency over coronavirus until Sept. 11
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Some 31% of home and 36% of corporate users in Armenia encountered local threats in first half of 2020, Kaspersky Lab says
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Armenia Extends the State of Emergency Because of Coronavirus Until September 11
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Pashinyan says Armenia may beat Covid-19 in autumn (video)
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Man dies of bubonic plague in Mongolia
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