Author: Kajoyan Gevork

ABS CBN News
Nov 10 2013

Donaire stops Darchinyan in round 9

ABS-CBNnews.com
Posted at 11/10/2013 12:30 PM | Updated as of 11/10/2013 4:21 PM

MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE 3) Former world champion Nonito `The
Filipino Flash’ Donaire overcame a slow start to once again defeat
Armenian fighter Vic `The Raging Bull’ Darchinyan in their highly
anticipated rematch Saturday in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Donaire defeated Darchinyan when they first fought in July 2007 at the
flyweight division, knocking out the then-unbeaten Armenian in the
fifth round in a bout that announced his entrance to boxing stardom.

In a 10-round match that served as the featherweight debut for both
men, it was the 37-year-old Darchinyan who seized control in the
middle rounds as he was the busier fighter. At the end of the fifth
round, he staggered Donaire with a flurry of punches in the final
seconds, and the Filipino boxer had to be saved by the bell.

Darchinyan was still the busier fighter in the sixth until the eighth
round, and his work started to show as Donaire began the ninth round
with blood flowing out of his nose. But Donaire finally turned on the
aggression in that round, staggering Darchinyan with a huge left hook
that sent him to his knees.

The Armenian beat the 10-count but was clearly on wobbly legs. Donaire
landed more power shots, eventually pushing Darchinyan to the corner
where he unloaded several more blows that prompted the referee to
finally stop the fight.

Donaire was awarded a technical knockout victory at the 2:06 mark of
the ninth round.

He immediately dedicated the victory to his native Philippines, where
more than 10,000 are feared dead in the wake of Super Typhoon Yolanda
(international name: Haiyan).

“First and foremost, prayers to people in the Philippines who were hit
by the typhoon,” he said. “Please have your prayers for people in the
Philippines.”

`I tried to work on a different style, which is going back,’ said
Donaire, adding that he was advised by his corner to `box and be
smart.’ `But part of my body still memorized the fighting style, which
worked in the end.’

It was Donaire’s first fight since losing to Rigondeaux in April, and
he admitted that he battled some moments of self-doubt especially when
Darchinyan connected on some heavy punches.

`When he hit me in the cheek, I felt like he broke my cheek, and I
thought, ‘Is this it for me? I’m losing the fight. Should I keep
going?” said Donaire, who raised his firstborn son, Jarel, when he
was announced the winner.

`But I put my heart into it, and you know what, I will never ever quit.’

It was a slow start for both men, although they briefly opened up in
the second round when Donaire staggered Darchinyan inside the final
minute, only to see Darchinyan respond with shots of his own.

Darchinyan, however, landed the flashier shots in the middle rounds,
and was able to neutralize Donaire’s vaunted left hook – the punch
that had knocked him out in the first fight – using a high guard.

It was a sorry loss for Darchinyan, who had been leading on two cards
at the time of the stoppage, while the other card was a draw. Once
Donaire was able to pierce his guard, the end came quickly for
Darchinyan, who suffered his sixth professional loss to drop to 39-6-1
with 28 knockouts.

Donaire, meanwhile, improved his record to 32 wins against two losses,
and announced after the fight that he intends to seek a rematch
against Cuban boxer Guillermo Rigondeaux, who dominated him when they
fought in April and handed him his first loss in 11 years.

Garry Kasparov seeking Latvian citizenship

17:40 05/11/2013 » SOCIETY

Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov is seeking Latvian
citizenship, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty reported.

Reports say Kasparov has sent a letter to all Latvian parliamentary
factions asking to be awarded citizenship.

He writes that Latvian citizenship will allow him to be involved in
political activities in Russia and elsewhere “without any
restrictions.”

Kasparov says he wants to retain his Russian citizenship, however.

Source: Panorama.am

Dustr Marianna Company stops yoghurt production for indefinite time

12:51 09/11/2013 » DAILY PRESS

It is almost one week that Dustr Marianna Company’s yoghurts are not
on sale in Yerevan shops and supermarkets.

Zhoghovurd’s correspondent talked to one of the company’s employees,
who, wishing to be anonymous, said that the company stopped yoghurt
production for indefinite time.

Source: Panorama.am

INSOLITE
20 heures de TF1 hier soir : Un Arménien du nom de Tony a vécu plus de
70 ans sous une fausse identité !

Il s’appelait Garabédian. Il se faisait appeler Tony cet Arménien
aurait vécu toute sa vie sous une fausse identité, celle d’Auguste
Ducros. Ce n’est qu’à sa mort que les gendarmes se sont rendus compte
de ce gigantesque mensonge presque unique dans les archives. Le
reportage du journal de 20 heurs de TF1 hier soir a révélé quelques
pages de cette affaire avec une enquête qui s’est dirigé vers les
archives de l’association ARAM de Marseille pour la consultation des
registres de réfugiés arméniens dans le cadre de l’enquête, à
Dieulefit (Drôme) ou Tony est mort en 2010 et l’intervention du
Procureur de la République de Valence qui a diligenté une enquête sur
ce cas d’usurpation d’identité unique dans l’histoire. Suzanne, une
femme qui a vécu 8 ans à ses côtés, affirme que ce dernier était issu
d’une famille arménienne. Qui était-il ? Très peu de choses ont filtré
de l’enquête qui continue. On sait juste que le vrai Auguste Ducros
est mort en 1980. Ce n’est qu’à la mort de l’usurpateur en 2010 que
l’enquête de police a déclenché une enquête. En 1942 Tony travaille
rue de Rivoli dans un grand hôtel parisien. Mais l’homme n’a aucune
trace auprès de l’administration, pas d’impôts, pas de mutuelle. Le
passé de Tony Garabédian cache-t-il un lourd secret ?

Christian Artin dont la liste recense plus d’une soixantaine de
Garabédian dans ses archives, s’interroge. Garabédian aurait été
photographié durant la seconde guerre mondiale avec une tenue de la
milice. Mais mystère encore une fois, sur l’une de ces photographies,
la plaque d’immatriculation de la moto de Tony en tenue de la milice
semble fausse. Pour Christophe Naudin, un spécialiste de l’usurpation
d’identité, le cas de Tony qui s’est fait passer pour un autre durant
plus de 70 ans est un cas unique.

Tony a emporté avec lui ses secrets. Donnant du fil à retordre aux
enquêteurs qui avouent que ce dossier est un cas unique.

Krikor Amirzayan

dimanche 10 novembre 2013,
Krikor Amirzayan ©armenews.com
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AZERBAÏDJAN
Une garnison blindée azérie transférée à Barda, base arrière de ses
troupes frontalières avec le Haut Karabagh

L’Azerbaïdjan ferait-elle un pas de plus dans sa préparation de la
guerre face à l’Arménie ? Toujours est-il que Zakir Hasanov le nouveau
ministre azéri de la Défense a ordonné le déplacement d’une garnison
de blindés et d’engins motorisés de se déplacer d’une base du centre
de l’Azerbaïdjan vers la ville de Bara proche de la frontière
arménienne du Haut Karabagh. La garnison de Barda est la base arrière
des troupes azéries qui se dirigent vers le front près des lignes de
Mardakert et d’Akna. Cette information communiquée par le site azéri
Haqqin.az semble assez inquiétante et confirme une pression militaire
de Bakou vers ses frontières en direction du Haut Karabagh et de
l’Arménie.

Krikor Amirzayan

dimanche 10 novembre 2013,
Krikor Amirzayan ©armenews.com

Trend, Azerbaijan
Nov 8 2013

Baku will consider famous Italian singer’s appeal

by Saba Agayeva, Trend News Agency, Baku, Azerbaijan

Nov. 08–Baku will consider famous Italian singer Al Bano’s appeal to
remove his name from the list of undesirable individuals.

Famous Italian singer Al Bano was included in the list of undesirable
individuals of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry for his illegal visit
to the territories occupied by Armenia.

Al Bano addressed to the Azerbaijani embassy in Italy with the request
to remove his name from this list, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
spokesman Elman Abdullayev told Trend on Thursday.

“The Azerbaijani side will consider his appeal,” Abdullayev said.

In his letter, the singer regrets for including his name in a list of
undesirable individuals. Al Bano added that he was not informed about
the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict.

Al Bano expresses deep respect and sympathy for Azerbaijan.

In his letter, the singer also said that his visit did not pursue any
political goals. Al Bano also stressed that he is a singer and it
would be an honor for him to visit Azerbaijan again and perform his
music to beautiful people of Azerbaijan. He expressed hope that the
Azerbaijani side will give him this opportunity.

“As you know, this is a very sensitive issue for Azerbaijan,”
Abdullayev said. “When we published a list of undesirable individuals,
we stated that if these individuals express regret in connection with
their visit to the occupied territory and show respect for our
country, Baku will consider the issue of removing their names from the
list.”

According to Abdullayev, the decision about removing Al Bano’s name
from the list will be posted on the foreign ministry’s website.

Armenia nuclear plant’s dry spent fuel storage facility to be operated
until 2020

November 09, 2013 | 11:11

YEREVAN. – The dry spent fuel storage (DSFS) facility of theArmenia’s
Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) will be operated until 2020.

As the Armenian Government’s State Nuclear Safety Regulatory Committee
informs, the government has granted a proper license for the operation
of the fuel storage facility until 2020, `EcoLur’ NGO reports.

The storage facility is classified as NUHOMS-56 located on the
Armenian NPP site. NUHOMS-56 is placed into horizontal storage
modules. The DSFS consists of eleven horizontally placed concrete
modules for the storage of 616 spent fuel assemblies.

In 2005, and based on a proposal from the government, the National
Assembly of Armenia passed a decision to extend the dry spent fuel
storage. Now, it will enable to store 1,890 fuel assemblies for at
least fifty years.

News from Armenia – NEWS.am

Armenian minister denies rumors on taking bribes – newspaper

November 09, 2013 | 08:10

YEREVAN. – The Cabinet of Armeniaheld a regular session, Chorrord
Inknishkhanutyun (CI) daily reports.

`Following the session CI asked this question to MES [i.e., Minister
of Emergency Situations] Armen Yeritsyan: `Rumors were circulating in
the press that your employees are asking for money from the Armenian
citizens and the legal entities that do not observe the safety rules.
Do you know about this?’

Yeritsyan denied the news and said: `We already have given
information; the inspectorates are doing their job. Our employees fine
those facilities that do not perform their tasks.’

`To CI’s remark that the matter refers to taking bribes, Yeritsyan
said in anger: `So, the person who makes such a statement is a
criminal. He is obligated to apply the law enforcement without letting
me know,” Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun quotes.

News from Armenia – NEWS.am

Transport fare rise to spur social rebellion – NGO chief

13:13 – 09.11.13

The head of a consumer NGO has expressed concerns of the Yerevan
municipality’s renewed proposal for raising the transport fares.

Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Armen Poghosyan, the president of
the Armenian Consumers’ Association, said the move is sure to spur
massive protests.

`A social rebellion is predictable, but I cannot say what it will
finish with,’ he noted.

Poghosyan said he believes an attempt is being made to scare people
with a higher fares than expected to later facilitate the enforcement
of the plan.

Armenian News – Tert.am

Suren Sargsyan: Police batons are the only resource left to the
Armenian authorities

ArmInfo’s interview with Suren Sargsyan, Artsakh War veteran, member
of the Council of Field Commanders

by Ashot Safaryan

Saturday, November 9, 01:19

Mr. Sargsyan, please tell about the results of your meetings with
political parties. What kind of actions do they plan to settle the
problems in the country?

Today, Artsakh War veterans have quite different and bigger mission.
It is no longer just fight for improvement of the living conditions of
the people. Our country has faced a crisis. The authorities do not
enjoy legitimacy and public trust. In the wake of the current
social-economic and foreign policy, we have faced the threat of
economic collapse and gradual isolation. September 3 in Moscow,
October 25 in Minsk and the `either…or’ policy forced upon us from
outside is the best evidence of the failed policy of the incumbent
authorities. This is what made us launch a stronger fight. Therefore,
we decided to meet with the political forces that still have influence
in the country’s political life, namely, Prosperous Armenia, Armenian
National Congress, Heritage and others. All they share our views
regarding the current situation in the country and the ways to get out
of it. We had quite efficient meetings with those political forces
and received quite interesting and constructive approaches. Our
action plan will be developed and made public shortly.

We witnessed the fight of political parties during the past elections
cycle. We witnessed protests of civic activists against odious
initiatives of the authorities. Do you have anything new to offer?

I do not want to offend anyone, but the groups protesting against
increasing transport fare, construction of the supermarket in the area
of the Indoor Market or the elite building on Komitas Ave or other
initiatives of the Government were guided by the authorities. It is
at least silly to demand anything regarding the Indoor Market from
Samvel Aleksanyan. It is the Culture Ministry, the city authorities,
and the president that are responsible for the Indoor Market. They
permitted oligarch Aleksanyan to destroy historical monuments. We
think it is necessary to fight the source and not the consequences of
problems. We launched meetings with our comrades in the regions to
this end. We will publish our program soon.

What is the content of your program?

We have not invented the bicycle, of course. What we want to create is
something like the national guards in the United States. These armed
groups will be protecting the country’s Constitution. I think it is
necessary to amend the Constitution to create such armed groups in all
the regions of Armenia. These armed groups will work to prevent
election rigging, for instance. In addition, we mull transition to the
parliamentary system of government and election reform. We are ready
to study any radical reform that may deprive the authorities of their
monopoly.

What will you do if the authorities refuse to initiate the needed
constitutional amendments? They will not cook their own goose, will
they?

We are discussing these and other issues with the political parties.
Afterwards we will work out draft constitutional reforms. It is not
ruled out that a decision will be taken not to change the Constitution
if it is found out that the reason of the problems is not the Basic
Law of the country. We will gather in Liberty Square, thoroughly
discuss our further actions and present our demands to 26, Baghramyan
Street. Moreover, if the authorities have any other options, we are
ready to listen to them.

What are the current resources of the authorities to maintain the
`status quo’? How long can they keep the situation under control?

I think they have no special resources. The only guarantee of the
authorities’ viability is the police force and the use of force
against the displeased citizens. In the meantime, one should
understand that the police armed with batons are also our compatriots
and some time they may join us. This time we won’t let anyone shed our
citizens’ blood, we will prevent re-occurrence of the March 2008
tragedy. But if they try to bring buses with armed groups to suppress
the public protest, these buses will be blown up, you can be sure of
that. Certainly, we want no armed conflict with the authorities, we
just want make them work in the different, legal way.

What can you say about the opposition’s role? How successfully does it
cope with its task – to be the counterweight to the incumbent
authorities?

Over the past few years the authorities were able to weaken their
opponents by means of various intrigues. But the opposition is weak if
the parties act all by themselves. So, we should join our efforts and
it is hard to overestimate the role of the Artsakh war veterans here.
It is necessary to create a competitive political system, a system of
checks and balances, and ensure the sustainable development of the
country. Actually, our format of interaction between the veterans and
the political forces is aimed at creating that competitive
environment. All fields – economic relations, foreign and domestic
policies – need the system of checks and balances.

Experience suggests that the authorities retreat under the strong
pressure of the masses. Is the Council of Field Commanders ready for
radical actions, especially given that the ruling parties’
representatives take no part in your discussions and may display a
defiant position?

We will do our best to achieve all the goals peacefully, by means of a
civilized dialogue. If the authorities fail to understand that and if
they toughen their stance, we will have only one option of actions.
There are thousands of us, veterans that have passed the path of war,
and we know that we have no backing space.

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