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Armenia’s Cancer Crisis, Varouj Vartanian

Armenia’s Cancer Crisis

Armenia faces a cancer crisis driven by lifestyle factors and systemic issues in the healthcare system. Despite advancements, cancer rates have tripled since 1999, highlighting the urgent need for improved screening, treatment access and government funding.

Chasing Scents

Chasing Scents

Harutyun Tonyan, a 16 year old from Artsakh, dreams of one day going to France, the perfume capital of the world to pursue his passion of becoming a perfumer. Until then, he is experimenting and trying to understand the true essence of the scents around him.

The Forks on the Road to the Academic City

The Forks on the Road to the Academic City

The proposed Academic City aspires to reform the higher education system and boost the quality and competitiveness of research in the country. However, the ambitious project has come under scrutiny not just for leaving the fate of existing universities and their buildings unclear, but also with respect to its conceptualization, planning as well as the cost and effectiveness of its realization.

Armash: The Armenian Village With a Connection to the Universe

Armash: The Armenian Village With a Connection to the Universe

This spring in Armash was not like any other the residents of the village had lived or even imagined, an international crew of six analog astronauts set up camp in the nearby rocky terrain. And though, to the disappointment of many, no one flew to Mars from the research station in Armash, the experimental mission did however leave a footprint in the life of the village. Ani Gevorgyan’s photo story is about the new found connection of one community with the universe.

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