#COVID19: France imposes new bans

At midnight France is shutting down all restaurants, cafes, cinemas, theatres and “non-essential” retail shops, as the coronavirus continues to spread, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced. Grocery stores, pharmacies, and similar public services will remain open. The restrictions are entering force from March 15 onwards till further notice. #France is to shut all "non-essential"…

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Putin opens ways to stay

President Vladimir Putin signed the package of constitutional reforms he had proposed, including a clause giving him an option to run for more terms. Putin asks court if he can amend constitution to run again for president https://t.co/NbwrkPaPLn pic.twitter.com/D2EfPArWfB — Reuters (@Reuters) March 14, 2020 The Kremlin has published the 68-page law proposal for the…

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Everest closed for climbers

The “roof of the world” Mount Everest has been banned for climbers for the rest of the expedition season because of the coronavirus outbreak, announced Nepal government after the meeting on the issue of COVID19 precaution measures. #BREAKING Nepal suspends all Everest expeditions due to #coronavirus: government pic.twitter.com/bR1nVfsynf — AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 13,…

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Russian COVID19 express text

Russian company has developed an express coronavirus test device that provides result in 15 minutes, the National Technical Initiative announced March 11. The new method undergoes final tests and new device might be presented to the public this autumn. The device uses the isothermal polymerase chain reaction. To perform the analysis, a mucous sample from…

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Ukraine tourists vandalised Vatican fresco

A video was published in the “Italy for Me” community of the Facebook social network in which the user showed the names of tourists from Ukraine scratched on a Raphael fresco in the Vatican, the RIA Novosti news agency reports. The incident caused an outrage in social media, demanding the investigation into the this appalling…

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Release of 5K Taliban prisoners

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani issued a decree promising to release 1,500 prisoners belonging to Taliban as a goodwill gesture to get intra-Afghan negotiations started. (Image: social media) Afghanistan's President Ghani signs decree to release 1,500 Taliban fighters https://t.co/2oeOcTcXF0 pic.twitter.com/yIj6cXrM7h — Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) March 11, 2020 A recent peace deal signed between the United…

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COVID19: chocolate Easter eggs

A baker has created coronavirus-themed Easter eggs, hoping to bring positivity to people as Covid-19 hits France. French chocolatier Jean-Francois Pre found inspirtion in the novel virus 3D model.The ironic creator has sold dozens to customers in western France’s Finistere region over the last week – and he does it, he says, because “it makes…

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€10M worth Romanian traffic gang arrest

An unprecedented law enforcement operation involving five countries has resulted in the takedown of one of the most active networks of cargo thieves operating across Europe. Composed of over 100 members, this organised crime group is believed to have committed over 150 acts of cargo theft for a total estimated damage worth in excess of…

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