Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million as crisis deepens in India, Brazil and France
Health
April 17, 2021
Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million as crisis deepens in India, Brazil and France
The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide…
Kyiv mayor reports over 1,100 new COVID-19 cases, 51 fatalities
Health
April 17, 2021
Kyiv mayor reports over 1,100 new COVID-19 cases, 51 fatalities
Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko has said the number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the city rose by 1,112 in…
French mosque subsidy dropped in ‘foreign meddling’ row
Turkey
April 17, 2021
French mosque subsidy dropped in ‘foreign meddling’ row
A controversial plan to use public money for building a mosque in Strasbourg stalled on Friday after the Turkish backers…
Erdoğan defends minister after spat with Greece
Turkey
April 17, 2021
Erdoğan defends minister after spat with Greece
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday robustly defended his foreign minister after he traded barbs in an unusually public…
Some 14,984 new cases of COVID-19 recorded, 9,736 people recover per day in Ukraine – Stepanov
Health
April 17, 2021
Some 14,984 new cases of COVID-19 recorded, 9,736 people recover per day in Ukraine – Stepanov
As of Saturday morning, 14,984 new cases of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 were recorded in Ukraine, 9,736 people recovered, while…
Syriacs in Turkey today: Prison for sharing bread
Turkey
April 17, 2021
Syriacs in Turkey today: Prison for sharing bread
A Turkish court sentenced a Syriac priest to two years, one month in prison on terrorism-related charges on April 7.…
Ukraine expects delivery of 4.9 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines in April-May – Stepanov
Health
March 31, 2021
Ukraine expects delivery of 4.9 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines in April-May – Stepanov
Ukraine expects 4.9 million doses of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine to be delivered in April-May, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said at…
Navalny goes on hunger strike in penal colony
World
March 31, 2021
Navalny goes on hunger strike in penal colony
Opposition activist Alexei Navalny said he is going on a hunger strike in the penal colony in the Vladimir region,…
President of Ukraine had a phone conversation with the President of Estonia
Ukraine
March 31, 2021
President of Ukraine had a phone conversation with the President of Estonia
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a phone conversation with President of the Republic of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid. The parties…
Belarus police detain and fine at least 16 journalists over protest coverage, ties to foreign news outlets
Media Freedom
March 31, 2021
Belarus police detain and fine at least 16 journalists over protest coverage, ties to foreign news outlets
Belarusian authorities should immediately release journalist Andrzej Poczobut, and stop detaining and fining members of the press, the Committee to…