The Olympic torch relay has started in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, which will pass through all 47 prefectures and will end in Tokyo, where the opening of the Summer Olympic Games is scheduled for July 23, BBC Russian Service reports. The first torchbearers are the players of the Japanese women’s national football team, and more than …

As of 11:00 on March 25, a total of 187.441 cases of COVID has been confirmed, of which 16.927 have been cured and 3.416 died. 13.427 patients are currently under treatment. A total of 822.634 tests has been performed. Thus, 5.228 tests were performed yesterday, of which 1.257 new cases of coronavirus disease have been …

The specialists of the International Demining Center of the RF Ministry of Defense continue the work of demining, detection, and neutralization of explosive devices in Nagorno Karabakh, the official website of the Russian Defense Ministry reports. During the last day, an area of ​​14 hectares and 4 km of road were demined, 5 explosive objects …

The 100% owner of one of the largest Internet providers in Georgia, “Caucasus Online”, is now the Azerbaijani holding “NEQSOL”, more specifically, businessman Nasib Hasanov, Aliq.ge reports. The Georgian National Communications Commission, however, considers Hasanov to be the illegal owner. 49% of “Caucasus Online” was acquired by the Azerbaijani company in 2019. The transfer was …

In the post-war trimester from December 2020 to February this year, a total of 332 births were registered in Artsakh. Liana Mirzoyan, head of the Civil Registry Office of the Artsakh Ministry of Justice, told Armenpress about this. According to her, 390 marriages and 33 divorces were registered in Artsakh during the same period. The …

George Segal, the Oscar-nominated actor whose credits range from Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Where’s Poppa? to Just Shoot Me! and The Goldbergs, died today in Santa Rosa, CA, of complications from bypass surgery. He was 87. His wife, Sonia Segal confirmed the news. “The family is devastated to announce that this morning George Segal passed away due to complications from bypass …

The spread of coronavirus infection is now increasing in many European countries, and WHO predicts an increase in the number of cases in the next few weeks. The statement came from Hans Kluge, director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, in an interview with TASS . “Unfortunately, the spread of infection …

As a result of 118 tests performed on March 23 in Artsakh, 7 cases of COVID were confirmed, the Ministry of Health of Artsakh informs adding that as of March 24, 20 infected people are receiving inpatient treatment for COVID, and those with light forms are treated at home on an outpatient basis. “During this …

As of 11:00 on March 24, a total of 186.184 cases of COVID has been confirmed, of which 169.985 have been cured and 3398 died. 12.436 patients are currently under treatment. A total of 817.406 tests has been performed so far. Thus, 5.330 tests were performed yesterday, from which 1.164 new cases were confirmed. Since …

The search operations carried out today to find and evacuate the bodies of the killed servicemen in  Hadrut did not yield results, NKR State Service of Emergency Situations reports. There will be no searches tomorrow. The work will resume in the coming days.