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Vaccination against COVID-19 in Ukraine starts on Wednesday, February 24
The COVID-19 vaccination process in Ukraine will begin on Wednesday, February 24, Health Minister Maxim Stepanov said during a press briefing in Kiev on Wednesday. "The process of vaccination against COVID-19 begins today. The first vaccines went to...
Estonia celebrates Independence Day
On February 24, the Republic of Estonia celebrates its national holiday – Independence Day. Estonia declared statehood on February 24, 1918 and adopted the Declaration of Independence. This day has been officially celebrated since August 20, 1991 a...
Japan regions push to end state of emergency as COVID-19 cases fall
Regional Japanese governments have requested emergency pandemic measures be lifted ahead of the March 7 scheduled end as new COVID-19 cases trend lower, the country’s economy minister said, adding the government will seek expert views before agreeing...
Wife of Mexican drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ held in jail on U.S. charges of helping him run cartel
A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, to be detained on charges she conspired with her husband to run a multibillion dollar drug enterprise while he was behind bars. The arr...
Australian lawmakers expected to pass amendments to Facebook, Google law
Australian lawmakers are expected to approve amendments to landmark legislation to force Facebook and Alphabet’s Google to pay media companies for news_copy content, despite opposition from some minor political parties. The government introduced ame...
Biden, Trudeau pledge to counter China, climate change, in warm first ‘meeting’
U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought on Tuesday to turn the page on the Trump era, stressing the countries’ deep ties and pledging to work together to counteract Chinese influence and address climate change. “Th...
Myanmar faces more protests as Indonesian diplomatic efforts falter
Myanmar was set for more street protests on Wednesday against military rule while Indonesia’s efforts steer a path out of the crisis with the help of other Southeast Asian countries appeared to falter with a proposed diplomatic visit scrapped. This ...
Clashes near the President’s Office: 17 people were detained, a criminal case was opened
During a rally in support of convicted activist Sergei Sternenko, 17 people were detained on Bankova Street. On the fact of clashes near the Office of the President, law enforcement officers opened a criminal case. This was reported by the police in...
Protests in support of Sternenko in Kiev entered an acute phase: there are victims and detainees
From time to time, clashes break out between the protesters in support of the convicted activist Sergei Sternenko and the police; citizens tried to break through the security forces' shield and get to the President's Office. Demonstrators threw snow...
The United States is deeply troubled by the arrest of opposition leader Nika Melia
The spokesperson for the United States Departmen of State said that The USA is deeply troubled by the situation in Georgia. Department of State's official Tweeter page shared the information. The spokesperson Price said: "The United States is dee...
