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Oil slides amid new Covid variant

Oil slides amid new Covid variant

Oil prices fell over 2% to a three-week low on Monday, extending last week's steep losses on the back of a firmer U.S. dollar and concerns that new coronavirus-related restrictions in Asia, especially China, could slow a global recovery in fuel demand

New protests against compulsory vaccination take place in Rome

New protests against compulsory vaccination take place in Rome

In Rome, at Piazza del Popolo, new protests are taking place against sanitary passes for access to various institutions. Several hundred people gathered for the demonstration. Since July 22, when the Italian authorities announced the …

Azerbaijan’s coronavirus data over past 24 hours

Azerbaijan’s coronavirus data over past 24 hours

Over the past 24 hours, 633 cases of COVID-19 infection were registered in Azerbaijan. 174 people recovered, one died, Trend News Agency reports with a reference to the Operational Headquarters under the Cabinet of Ministers. In …

Uzbekistan produces first batches of Sputnik V vaccine

Uzbekistan produces first batches of Sputnik V vaccine

The Uzbek enterprise Jurabek Laboratories produced the first batches of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) informs. "RDIF and one of the leading pharmaceutical manufacturers of Uzbekistan - …

Foreigners required vaccination passport to enter Azerbaijan

Foreigners required vaccination passport to enter Azerbaijan

From now on, when entering Azerbaijan, foreigners and stateless persons over 18 years old will have to present at the border a passport confirming the full course of vaccination against COVID-19. The government of the republic made such …

Azerbaijan publishes statistics on vaccinated against Covid-19

Azerbaijan publishes statistics on vaccinated against Covid-19

Over the past 24 hours, 55,286 people got jabs against coronavirus in Azerbaijan, Trend News Agency reports with a reference to the Headquarters under the government of the republic. In 24 hours, the first dose of the vaccine was …

Singapore is almost ready to live with COVID-19

Singapore is almost ready to live with COVID-19

Singapore is on the verge of becoming Asia's first major country to fully vaccinate the majority of its population against COVID-19, stepping closer -- at least in theory -- to exiting the pandemic

OPEC crisis and future of Saudi-UAE alliance

OPEC crisis and future of Saudi-UAE alliance

The coronavirus pandemic hit the global oil industry hard. As countries imposed severe restrictions on domestic and international travel and transportation, the global oil demand drastically declined and oil prices collapsed, …

European economy rebounding faster than expected

European economy rebounding faster than expected

The European economy is forecast to rebound faster than previously expected, as activity in the first quarter of the year exceeded expectations and the improved health situation prompted a swifter easing of pandemic control restrictions in the second quarter

Japan prepares state of emergency for Olympics

Japan prepares state of emergency for Olympics

Japan is considering banning all spectators from the Olympics, several sources told Reuters on Wednesday, with authorities expected to declare a state of emergency for Tokyo to contain coronavirus infections 16 days before the Games begin

Can Georgia vaccinate its way out of recession?

Can Georgia vaccinate its way out of recession?

Georgians are finally allowed to show their faces al fresco after eight months of mandatory masks. The nightly curfew will be lifted by the end of this month, and the pandemic-ravaged economy has begun displaying a heartbeat. But full recovery is a distant hope