Daily Archives: June 10, 2014

Subway Strike Suspended in Sao Paulo, May Hit Rio

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A paralyzing subway strike has been suspended, though union officials warn that if their demands for higher pay aren’t met, they will call workers off the job again Thursday — the day Sao Paulo hosts the opening match of Brazil’s World Cup.

Union members voted Monday night to temporarily suspend the strike they began last week, but also decided they would take a new vote Wednesday to determine whether to resume the work stoppage Thursday.

Meanwhile, a union representing subway workers in Rio de Janeiro said members would vote Tuesday evening on whether to strike.

The actions are a severe threat for World Cup fans because the subways in both cities are being counted on as the main way for spectators to get to the stadiums.

Union officials in Sao Paulo met with the state government Monday afternoon but the parties could not agree on the size of a raise for subway workers, who went on strike Thursday and threw already congested traffic into chaos in the city of 11 million.

 

World’s oldest man dies at age 111

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A 111-year-old New Yorker who had been certified as the oldest man in the world has died.

Alexander Imich died Sunday morning at a senior residence in Manhattan, his niece, Karen Bogen, confirmed to CNN.

Imich was certified as the oldest man in the world this April by the Gerontology Research Group of Torrance, California.

Imich was born in Poland on February 4, 1903, according to a longtime friend in New York, Michael Mannion.

His wife, who was a prolific artist and therapist in New York, died in 1986, according to Bogen.

They had no children.

Mannion told CNN that when Imich learned he was the oldest man in the world, he “enjoyed the attention.”

A 116-year-old Japanese woman, Misao Okawa, is the world’s oldest living person, according to the Gerontology Research Group. The title of world’s oldest man now goes to Sakari Momoi, also of Japan, who was born just a day after Imich in 1903, the group said.

 

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Garegin Melkonyan was relieved of the office of Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia

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կառավարությունBy Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan’s decision, Garegin Melkonyan was relieved of the office of Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia and was appointed to serve as First Deputy Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia.

Garegin Melkonyan

Date and Place of Birth
April 8, 1975, Yerevan

Education
1992-1997, Yerevan State University, Faculty of Oriental Studies

Work Experience
1996-1997, Ministry of Trade, Services and Tourism, Chief Specialist
1997-1999, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Head of International Agreements Division
1999, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Head of Export Infrastructure Department
2000-2001, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Head of Department of Tourism
2001-2002, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Head of Foreign Economic Policy Department
2002-2005, Ministry of Trade and Economic Development, Head of Foreign Economic Policy Department
2005-2011, Armenia’s Trade Representative to the European Union
2011 -2014, Deputy Minister of Economy
As of June 10, 2014, First Deputy Minister of Economy

Other Details
Anania Shirakatsi medal awarded under a presidential decree, attended a number of educational programs abroad

Marital Status
Married, with two sons

U.S. Embassy Expands English Access to Remote Areas of Armenia

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 On June 10, the U. S. Embassy in Armenia, together with Children of Armenia Fund (COAF), launched a new English learning initiative that will expand English learning resources in remote areas of Armenia.  The Expanding English Access – Reaching Remote Regions with New Technologies project was initiated and is funded by the U.S. Department of State and implemented in partnership with COAF.   The project will reach language-learners in Armenia’s remote regions, where resources for learning English are either limited or non-existent.  The program is intended for post-high school youth in regional towns via the Internet and selected regional libraries and schools.  The recruitment focused on the 17-35 year-old demographic, a group that does not generally have access to classroom resources or instruction if not attending university or private classes.  The curriculum is composed of two streams – social and business English. It includes two online classes twice a week and one face-to-face communicative English class with a local teacher once a week. The pilot phase includes approximately 150 participants from Armavir, Gavar, Yeghegnadzor and Goris.

25 students swept away after Indian dam’s sluices release flood of water downstream without warning

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Rescuers searching a Himalayan river for dozens of Indian students, who were swept away when a dam released a rush of water, have retrieved four bodies.

The 25 students from the southern city of Hyderabad had been taking photographs on the banks of the Beas River on Sunday when they were engulfed by the water from the Larji hydropower station near the mountain resort town of Manali in Himachal Pradesh.

They had been on a 10-day field trip with around 48 students, some of whom managed to scramble to safety.

Police in Manali said four bodies were recovered Monday morning after the search resumed at dawn. They said a shortage of boats and divers was hampering the operation.

 

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McCartney Postpones Some US Tour Dates to Recover

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Paul McCartney is rescheduling U.S. tour dates as he continues to recover from a virus he received treatment for last month.

The former Beatles singer announced Monday tour stops scheduled for mid-June will be postponed to October. He was supposed to kick off the U.S. leg of his tour Saturday. Instead his first show will be July 5 in Albany, New York.

McCartney says he’s taking his doctor’s advice and will take more time to rest. Last month he cancelled his “Out There Japan Tour 2014” because of his illness.

U.S. tickets for the seven original June dates will be honored at the new dates. The tour wraps up Oct. 28 in Louisville, Kentucky.

McCartney turns 72 next week.

 

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