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Israel confirms coronavirus in man who returned from Italy
Israel confirmed on Thursday that a man who had recently returned from Italy tested positive for coronavirus and said it was barring entry to non-Israelis who had visited Italy in the past two weeks, Reuters reports. The man had flown …
Russia's tour operators urged to avoid Italy, South Korea, Iran over coronavirus
Russia’s Federal Tourism Agency recommended national tour operators suspend tours to Italy, South Korea and Iran until the outbreaks of coronavirus there are brought under control. The move came a day after Russia said it …
Coronavirus spreading across the world: infection reaches every continent
The novel coronavirus continues to spread across the world - now present in 37 countries. As of now, every continent except Antarctica has reported coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, South Korea has the most coronavirus cases outside of …
Europa League match to be played behind closed doors
Inter Milan have confirmed that its Europa League match against Ludogorets will be played behind closed doors as authorities try to contain the novel coronavirus. The Italian government is moving toward having other matches played …
Coronavirus scares off investors outside of China
Equities drop as investors rush into safer assets
Zakharova: Foreign Ministry will protect Russian biathletes in Italy
Russian Foreign Ministry is working on protection of Russian biathletes from psychological pressure in connection with searches at the hotel hosting Russian national team at the World Cup in Italy, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria …
Italian police search surging Russian biathlete Loginov HOURS before race
Alexander Loginov, who broke a 12-year losing streak for Russian male biathletes by winning gold at the IBU World Championships, has been subjected to a search by Italian police hours before a Saturday event. The search warrant served …
Two killed as train derails near Milan - media
A high-speed train derailed near the northern Italian city of Lodi this morning, interrupting traffic on the line between Milan and Bologna, police said. At least two carriages overturned at around 5.35am this morning as the train …
Zelfira Tregulova: Tretyakov Gallery to organoze Tahir Salahov exhibition in Venice
Director General of the State Tretyakov Gallery Zelfira Tregulova, speaking to the correspondent of Vestnik Kavkaza, said that next year the museum plans to organize an exhibition of famous artist Tahir Salakhov …
Versace renounces use of kangaroo leather
The Italian fashion house Versace will no longer use kangaroo leather in its products, according to media reports. The decision was taken some time ago, affecting the fashion brand’s 2019 collection, but only came to light …
Italy: Car rams into crowd, killing several German tourists
A car plowed into a group of 17 young tourists overnight near a popular ski resort town in northern Italy on Sunday, killing at least six people, DW reports. Italian police said they believed those killed were German …
Pope Francis apologizes for slapping woman's hand on New Year
Pope Francis apologized for having angrily slapped a woman’s arm when she had grabbed hold of his hand and yanked him toward her, saying he had lost his patience and set a “bad example”. Pope Francis had a sharp …
Italy PM accuses opposition of “insidious” political behavior
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte appointed two ministers who will replace the minister of education Lorenzo Fioramonti, News.am reports. He also divided the ministry into two parts: Lucia Azzolina will head the new ministry …
10 traditional winter festivals in Europe
Across Europe festivities and parades full of spirits and demons, dances and drinks bring cheer – and sometimes mayhem – to the winter months
South Caucasus countries named in top 5 wine importers in Russia
Georgia and Abkhazia are among the top 5 wine importers in Russia, in total these two small South Caucasus countries outrun Spain, which exported almost a fifth of the total volume of wine imported to Russia in 2018 (43.7 million …
Lavrov holds meeting with Italian PM Conte
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Rome. Lavrov conveyed to the Italian premier best wishes from Russian President Vladimir Putin. …
Unprecedented environmental campaign in honor of Imadaddin Nasimi starts in Azerbaijan
The environmental campaign has started in Azerbaijan to mark the 650th birth anniversary of great Azerbaijani poet Imadaddin Nasimi. On the initiative of Azerbaijan’s First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva, 650,000 trees to be …
EU worried about France, Italy budgets
Eight European Union member states risk breaching the bloc's tough fiscal rules next year
Europe does not welcome migrants
EU Court slams the Eastern states while migrant crisis in Greece and Italy escalates
