Public health takes priority over other matters amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said on Wednesday. Speaking via a video conference at the opening of the new 52-bed Bicentennial Hospital in Ituzaingo, some […]
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Yemen’s government-controlled provinces increased to 1,763 on Wednesday after three new cases were added. The Yemeni Health Ministry said in a brief press statement that during the past […]
Ukrainian banks received 23.8 billion Hryvnia (855.5 million U.S. dollars) of net profit during the first half of this year, a drop of 23 percent year on year, the National Bank of Ukraine said Wednesday. […]
The Russian Armed Forces showed high combat capabilities during a recent snap check held amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday. “The snap check proved that there is no decrease in the […]
New car registration in Britain rose in July for the first time this year as dealerships reopened and pent-up demand fueled market, according to a report released Wednesday. Some 174,887 cars were registered in July, […]
The schools should be first to open and last to close in future lockdowns, as children’s education should be prioritized over other sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic, said England’s children’s commissioner Wednesday. Anne Longfield, the […]
A House of Commons MP who represents a Scottish constituency at Westminster was Wednesday named as the new leader of the Scottish Conservatives. Douglas Ross was the only candidate for the vacant political job following […]
Armenia on Wednesday announced the extension of the country’s state of emergency for another month. Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan said at a briefing in Yerevan that the state of emergency will be prolonged by […]
A Russian Su-27 fighter jet was scrambled over the Black Sea on Wednesday to intercept two U.S. reconnaissance planes, the Russian Defense Ministry said. “On August 5, Russian airspace control systems detected two air targets […]
Russia registered 5,204 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 866,627, the country’s COVID-19 response center said in a statement Wednesday. Meanwhile, 139 new deaths were reported, taking the nationwide […]
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