Новости за 17.10.2018

Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited a charity exhibition referred to as “The Breath of Syrian-Armenian Culture in Yerevan,” dedicated to the 2800th anniversary of Yerevan.

European Council President Donald Tusk has said he has 'no optimism' that a Brexit deal will be reached ahead of the EU summit to be launched tonight in Brussels,

If we sum up the main results of the summit, first of all, we should mention the increase of Armenia's popularity as a country. This is important both from the point of view of the country's reputation in the international arena and from the tourist flow growth.

"None of us has ever read anything like this before," said Appiah, announcing the win at a dinner at the Guildhall in London.

US leads the ranking with 85.6 points, is followed by Singapore – 83.5 points, Germany – 82.8, Switzerland – 82.6 and Japan – 82.5.

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, head of National Intelligence Service (MIT) Hakan Fidan and Presidential Spokesman İbrahim Kalın as well as U.S. Special Representative for Syria James Jeffrey also attended the meeting.

Higher rates can impact consumers by increasing borrowing costs, which have already ticked higher. Auto loan rates are at a nine-year high, and 30-year fixed mortgage rates recently climbed to their highest level in seven years.

One Palestinian man was killed, according to Gaza health officials, and three Palestinians were injured in earlier airstrikes on militant targets in Rafah, in southern Gaza.

Uruguay was the first country to legalise recreational marijuana, although Portugal and the Netherlands have decriminalised the drug.

The man is currently under arrest.

Neither Nauert nor the White House replied to a request for comment.