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The Colombian government has decided to expel from the country two Russian diplomats suspected of intelligence activities. Information about this was received from the US and UK special services.

In New York, a health worker was found to have a severe allergic reaction after being administered a coronavirus vaccine produced by the American company Pfizer.

The first cases of coronavirus infection were recorded in Antarctica.

Zamira Hajiyeva attracted the attention of the British authorities after spending £ 16 million in a London department store.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the increase in the number of infected, the Turkish authorities decided to ban entertainment programs in state hotels for the New Year.

A nationwide quarantine in connection with the coronavirus pandemic will be introduced in Italy on holidays from December 24 to January 6. This decision was announced on Friday, December 18, by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Izvestia TV channel reports.

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.