News for 21 May 2010
Voice of Diaspora
21 May 2010 [18:50]
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Analytics
21 May 2010 [14:35]
Weird / Interesting
21 May 2010 [19:55]
The prospect of making cold calls for a week as a salesperson is more unappealing than giving up sex for a month, a survey showed.
21 May 2010 [19:34]
Footage of men performing the miracle of walking on water has become a huge internet hit – but is not the biblical-style event it seems.
21 May 2010 [19:12]
As cop cars go, this pedal-powered panda is more suited to ‘gran theft auto’ than high-speed pursuit.
21 May 2010 [18:35]
A naked woman stopped traffic near the Houses of Parliament yesterday, by clambering on to a black cab for a five-minute ‘yoga protest’.
21 May 2010 [18:05]
French artist Stephanie Kilgast, 24, creates miniature food models that are 1:12th of their original scale.
21 May 2010 [17:30]
A British policeman has won an international award for his database of UFO sightings by UK police officers.
21 May 2010 [15:07]
"Beetroot juice boosts stamina by making muscles more fuel-efficient," reported the Daily Mail.
21 May 2010 [14:45]
A famous ghost picture mystery has been resolved after 15 years – thanks to an eagle-eyed pensioner.
21 May 2010 [14:21]
A bizarre creature is said to have been dragged from a lake in Canada.
21 May 2010 [13:41]
Howard Wong is no ordinary child – he’s the young rocker taking the
internet by storm with his astonishing performances on the drums.
Politics
21 May 2010 [19:40]
If the second Karabakh war begins, Armenia will be defeated, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense said.
21 May 2010 [19:26]
21 May 2010 [19:19]
Azerbaijan is negotiating with 27 countries to conclude agreements on military cooperation.
21 May 2010 [19:05]
Azerbaijani political expert Zardusht Alizade says the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict depends on what degree the conflicting parties trust each other. He was commenting on possible use of “2+3+2” formula in the conflict resolution.
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President of Dagestan Magomedsalam Magomedov will be on an official visit to Azerbaijan on May 24-25.
21 May 2010 [15:45]
The parliamentary delegation led by Deputy Speaker of the Azerbaijani Parliament will pay a four-day visit to Copenhagen May 24.
21 May 2010 [15:31]
Ali Huseynov, chairman of Azerbaijan parliamentary committee on legal policy and state building, is visiting Bulgaria.
21 May 2010 [14:58]
Day.Az interview with editor-in-chief of Russia-based Kommersant newspaper, member of the Central Council of the All-Russia Congress of Azerbaijanis Azer Mursaliyev.
21 May 2010 [14:13]
21 May 2010 [13:57]
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt Ahmed Aboul Gheit will pay an official visit to Azerbaijan on May 24-25.
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Business
21 May 2010 [16:49]
SOCAR Georgiagaz Company presented a project to supply Georgian city Poty with gas.
21 May 2010 [15:52]
21 May 2010 [15:15]
The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) has participated for the first time in the 4th Annual Global Refining Summit 2010 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
21 May 2010 [14:40]
A conference “Azerbaijan – country of investments” has ended in Frankfurt within the annual Global Business Week.
21 May 2010 [14:06]
Universal exhibition EXPO-2010 in China is held under the motto "Better City - Better Life".
21 May 2010 [13:04]
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Photo Galleries
21 May 2010 [19:46]
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21 May 2010 [12:53]
BP Plc announced on May 10 it had incurred $350 million in costs so far from the huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as fears mounted of a prolonged and growing environmental and economic disaster.
Society
21 May 2010 [18:44]
SOCAR-Georgia started reconstructing the house of Mirza Fatali Akhundzadeh, a celebrated Azerbaijani author, playwright, philosopher, and founder of modern literary criticism, who lived most part of his life in Tbilisi, Georgia.
21 May 2010 [18:28]
The Health Ministry of Azerbaijan spread information about the measures taken in the flooded areas.
21 May 2010 [18:12]
An international seminar on utilization of world electronic information resources has today started in Azerbaijan's capital.
21 May 2010 [17:54]
An international conference entitled “Scientific and technological innovations: national experience and international cooperation” was held here on Thursday.
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There is no need for a full suspension of lessons at schools in the areas of disaster, Education Minister Misir Mardanov said.
21 May 2010 [13:34]
Chief of Japanese “Fuji Optical” Company Mr. Akio Kanai arrived in Azerbaijan to help people with poor eyesight.
21 May 2010 [13:12]
21 May 2010 [12:39]
Floods that have inundated the villages of Sabirabad, Saatly, Hajigabul regions of Azerbaijan now threaten country’s Shamakhi region.
21 May 2010 [12:31]
A scientific conference on the “Egypt's culture in the context of world civilizations” held here on Thursday.
21 May 2010 [12:19]
A new building of the Egyptian Cultural Center has opened in Azerbaijan's capital.
21 May 2010 [12:12]
21 May 2010 [11:50]
There is no split and leakage in the Mingachevir Reservoir, chairman of the Azernergy Company Etibar Piriverdiyev told journalists.
21 May 2010 [11:43]
21 May 2010 [11:35]
The project developed by the world-renowned Atkins company is recognized as one of the best projects of modern city planning.
21 May 2010 [11:16]
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21 May 2010 [09:58]
President of Azerbaijani National NGOs Forum Rauf Zeyni met Czech Ambassador to the country Radek Matula.
21 May 2010 [09:19]
21 May 2010 [09:13]
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev inaugruated newly constructed and rebuilt pedestrian underpasses and overpasses in the capital on May 20.
Sports
21 May 2010 [16:07]
21 May 2010 [15:39]
The 18-strong Azerbaijani judo team will compete in the European Cup, due to start Saturday in the Poland.
21 May 2010 [15:23]
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21 May 2010 [11:23]
Azerbaijan's capital will host an international women`s Baku Fencing Open-2010 tournament on Saturday.
21 May 2010 [10:45]
Azerbaijani Neftchi FC's youth team will compete in the Ciociaria World Cup-4 tournament kicking off in Italy next Tuesday.
21 May 2010 [09:30]
Arts & Entertainment
21 May 2010 [16:14]
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21 May 2010 [09:36]
As we all know, Azerbaijani star Safura will not be alone on the stage in her performance at the second semi-final on May 27th. She will be accompanied by a young handsome and brilliant dancer whose name is Denis Khrystyuk.
