Month: April 2025

Azerbaijani state commission’s work plan for 2025 approved

More than 2,000 people in Myanmar have been killed following a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that affected areas as far as Thailand and China, the BBC reports.

Myanmar’s military government has declared a week of national mourning, with a moment of silence to be held later on Tuesday at 12:51 local, the exact time the quake struck on Friday.

In neighboring Thailand, 20 people are known to have died, and thousands have been evacuated from cracked buildings in Bangkok.

Rescuers in both countries are still continuing their search for survivors, though hopes are fading as the critical window – the first 72 hours after a quake – has passed.

The UN says the earthquake has compounded “an already dire crisis” in Myanmar, which is in the midst of a four-year civil war. Despite the destruction, reports suggest the country’s military leaders are still carrying out air strikes against pro-democracy rebel groups.

At the Catholic University of America, Armenian Ambassador to the US Lilit Makunts participated in the lecture devoted to the relations of Christians and Muslims in Medieval Armenia within the scope of “Grace and Paul Shahinian Armenian Christian Art and Culture” lecture series.

The keynote speaker of the lecture was Dr. Sergio La Porta, Interim Dean, Kremen School of Education and Human Development, Senior Advisor for Strategic Planning and Initiatives, and Professor of Armenian Studies California State University, Fresno .

The Associate Vice President of the Catholic University of America William Roth and the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United States Lilit Makunts delivered opening remarks.