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Attacks in a number of Iraqi cities killed at least four people, according to Anadolu Ajansi on 24 February. In addition to those killed, six people were injured in varying degrees of severity and are currently receiving all necessary assistance. The attacks took place in the capital, the city of Baghdad, as well as in a number of southern provinces of the country, which may indicate that the crimes are linked to protests taking place in the country. We remind that demonstrations have continued in Iraq since the beginning of October 2019. The citizens of the c...

Three matches of the National Football Championship were cancelled due to the threat of coronavirus spread in Italy. On February 23, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told journalists at a press conference, his words quoted the portal Football Italia. Conte specified that three matches of the championship of Italy in the top division which were to take place in regions Veneto and Lombardy on February 23 were cancelled. All matches have been postponed indefinitely due to the threat of coronavirus spread. Inter Sampdoria, Verona Cagliari and Atalanta Sassuol...

The idea of holding online meetings in Kazakhstan was supported by the Minister of Information and Public Development of the Republic Dauren Abayev on February 17 at a meeting with the public, the agency Kazinform reports. At a meeting with civil activists in Almaty, the Minister presented a bill on the procedure for organizing and holding peaceful assemblies. One of the participants of the meeting proposed to take into account the development of social networks and to consolidate the possibility of c...

The Magadan authorities sent to China a humanitarian cargo of medical respiratory and protective suits TERGON, the correspondent was informed by the news agency in the press service of the city administration. Read also: China in the fight against coronavirus: the authorities are taking unprecedented measures In the name of Mayor Magadan Yuri Grishan came a letter from the authorities of the Chinese sister city Shuanyashan, asking for help with coronavirus: We need protective clothes, medical masks, if there is an opportunity for your city to donate these funds to our immediate needs. Magadan City Hall responded to the call for assistance, and more than 2,000 masks and 200 suits were purchased with the help of the Social Partnership Fund. Masks, protective clothes we 'll send to China. The total weight of the package is more than 10 kg, said Yuri Grishan. According to the news agency, China is taking a set of measures to prevent the infection of a healthy population with coronaviru...

The expert study Pensions at a Glance 2019 of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) states that by 2060 the population of Latvia between the ages of 20 and 64 will decrease by 40%, writes the portal nra.lv. Overall, in 36 OECD countries, the share of this population group will decrease by 10%. Experts note that the high rate of decline in the share of the working-age population poses a threat to the functioning of Latvia's pension system. The report noted that in the age group over 65 years, 32.7% had a risk of poverty and their income level did not exceed 50% of the average. By the 75 of the year, the risk of poverty was rising to 40%. ...