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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decided to close the US Consulate General in Vladivostok and suspend the work of the Consulate General in Yekaterinburg, TASS reports, citing the press service of the State Department.

At least eight people were killed by an oxygen machine explosion at a hospital in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, Anadolu news agency reported on Saturday, December 19.

Large networks of Israeli clinics have opened an entry for vaccination against COVID-19.

The US has introduced new restrictions on access to technology in relation to the largest Chinese semiconductor manufacturer Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC).

Growth forecast for 2021 was revised from 4 % to 4.2 %.

According to experts, Russia should revise the policy of import substitution, support the service sector, and create a national institution to attract investment.

The US Presidential Assistant for National Security Robert O'Brien interrupted his official trip to European countries due to a massive cyberattack on American government agencies.

The mayor's office of Paris must pay a 90 thousand euros fine for the fact that in 2018 almost twice as many women were appointed to leadership positions as men.

The explosion near the building of the local department of the Federal Security Service of Russia was made by a suicide bomber.

The German Chancellor urges citizens to do everything possible by limiting contact with each other to prevent the spread of the coronavirus from growing.

On December 7, the entrepreneur’s fortune grew by 1.6 billion US dollars, and now it is 144.7 billion.

Tight quarantine after Christmas plans to introduce the German government, headed by Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Indian authorities say the mysterious disease that struck several hundred residents of the city of Eluru in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh is not associated with the coronavirus pandemic.

The European Commission has once again made a statement that Russia and China are interfering in the democratic processes in the European Union.

According to a Russian expert, Ivanka will find it difficult to apply for a serious post in politics due to the lack of sufficient political experience and points.