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Coronavirus: Greece bans public gatherings ahead of 1973 uprising anniversary
Greek police on Sunday announced a ban on public gatherings of four or more people as hospitals were overwhelmed with coronavirus cases, ahead of the annual anniversary of a 1973 anti-junta uprising.For more coronavirus news, :Coronavirus: Italy daily COVID-19 cases and deaths fall slightlyCoronavirus: Ukraine’s health minister tests...
Coronavirus: North Dakota becomes 35th US state to require masks
North Dakota has become the 35th US state to require face coverings be worn in public, as governors across the country grapple with a surge in coronavirus infections that threatens to swamp their health care systems.North Dakota joined 38 other states this month in reporting record daily jumps in new cases, 17 others with record deaths and 25...
Coronavirus: Brazil registers 38,307 new COVID-19 cases, 921 deaths
Brazil on Saturday registered 38,307 new cases of the coronavirus, the Health Ministry said, bringing the total to 5,848,959.Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus section.Deaths rose by 921 to 165,658.Read More:Coronavirus: Ukraine’s health minister tests positive for COVID-19 as cases riseCoronavirus: India celebrates Diwali...
Coronavirus: Ukraine’s health minister tests positive for COVID-19 as cases rise
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said on Saturday he had tested positive for COVID-19, shortly after announcing the country had posted a record number of new cases in a single day.“This is a war, every day the virus takes the lives of Ukrainians,” Stepanov told a televised briefing at which he said 12,524 new cases had been registered in...
Coronavirus death toll exceeds 1.3mn globally
A swathe of new restrictions to curtail a second wave of coronavirus infections were announced or came into force from Austria to Greece, Italy to Portugal yesterday as the global death toll climbed above 1.3mn.The coronavirus causes the Covid-19 respiratory disease.More than 53mn have been infected worldwide by Covid-19, which is running rampant...
Scots sink Serbia to reach Euro 2020
Scotland’s long major tournament exile is over after a penalty shoot-out win over Serbia in Belgrade secured their place at Euro 2020 on Thursday, while minnows North Macedonia will make their finals debut following a tense play-off win in Georgia.Hungary and Slovakia also won to secure spots at the tournament which was postponed earlier...
Ukraine says Iran not sharing information, responding to requests on downing of plane
Ukraine has said Iran is dragging its feet on investigating the downing of a Ukrainian airliner near Tehran in January by not sharing information and not responding to requests for cooperation.For all the latest headlines follow our :Iran says it ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukrainian plane due to human errorDowned Ukraine plane...
Iran, Ukraine eye broadening bilateral trade – economic ties
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Hryhoriy Arshynov, restorer of Jewish cemeteries across Ukraine
Damaged during the Holocaust, the magnificent 17th-century Maharsha synagogue was used as a warehouse under Soviet rule and endured decades of neglect. …read more Source:: The Jerusalem...
North Macedonia qualify for Euro 2020
North Macedonia will go to a major tournament for the first time in their history after a Goran Pandev goal gave the Balkan nation a 1-0 win away to Georgia in their Euro 2020 qualifying play-off final yesterday. Pandev scored the only goal of the game in the 56th minute in Tbilisi, allowing the country who sit 65th in FIFA’s world rankings...