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Saudi Arabia reopens Mecca Medina holy sites after coronavirus closure

News.Az - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 07:50
Saudi Arabia reopened two of the most holy religious sites in Islam AlHaram Mosque in Mecca and AlMasjid al Nabawy in Medina after they were closed for sterilization to halt the spread of the new coronavirus state TV AlEkhbariya reported on Friday
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Azerbaijans consul general meets governor of US State of Idaho

News.Az - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 07:33
During his visit to the State of Idaho Consul General of Azerbaijan Nasimi Aghayev met with the Governor of Idaho Brad Little on March 5 2020
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Twitter broadens ban on dehumanizing comments

News.Az - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 07:20
As coronavirus fears continued to mount on Thursday Twitter expanded its ban on dehumanizing language to include disease AFP reported
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Azerbaijan says occupying Armenia bears full responsibility for border crime

News.Az - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 07:08
Armed Forces of Armenia flagrantly violated the ceasefire on the AzerbaijaniArmenian state border on March 5 the press service of Azerbaijans Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated Trend reports
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Armenia continues violating ceasefire with Azerbaijan

News.Az - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 06:53
Over the past 24 hours Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 27 times the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on March 6
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US announces 83bn in coronavirus funding as cases surge

News.Az - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 06:36
US lawmakers passed an emergency 83 billion spending bill to combat the coronavirus on Thursday as the number of cases surged in the countrys northwest and deaths reached 12 AFP reported
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UN hopes for cessation of hostilities after Idlib deal

News.Az - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 06:21
UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres hopes the latest deal between Turkey and Russia will end hostilities in northwestern Syria to protect civilians his spokesman said Thursday Anadolu Agency reported
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Death toll from coronavirus in mainland China reaches 3042

News.Az - Fri, 06/03/2020 - 06:04
The number of people who have died from novel coronavirus in mainland China has risen to 3042 a total of 80552 have been infected and more than 53700 have recovered the National Health Commission said on Friday Spuntik reported
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65 years pass since Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh died

News.Az - Thu, 05/03/2020 - 21:46
Today is the remembrance day of one of the founders of the first democratic republic in the East Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh APA reports
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Azerbaijani soldier dies as a result of provocation of Armenian Armed Forces

News.Az - Thu, 05/03/2020 - 20:40
The enemys provocations against our positions on the Gazakh section of the AzerbaijaniArmenian state border continue APA reports quoting the press service of the State Border Guard Service
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US will be able to test 400000 people for coronavirus by weeks end

News.Az - Thu, 05/03/2020 - 19:57
US health officials said on Thursday they expect to be able to get enough coronavirus tests to public laboratories this week to test about 400000 people and acknowledged the challenge for doctors seeking to get patients screened for the disease Reuters reports
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Azerbaijani Georgian defense ministers meet in Baku

News.Az - Thu, 05/03/2020 - 19:36
Azerbaijans Minister of Defense Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has met with a delegation led by Georgian Minister of Defense Irakli Garibashvili
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Putin Erdogan agree on security corridor for Syrias Idlib Lavrov

News.Az - Thu, 05/03/2020 - 18:54
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Thursday to set up a security corridor for Syrias Idlib province Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters in Moscow
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Azerbaijani President approves funding for construction of road in Goranboy district

News.Az - Thu, 05/03/2020 - 18:18
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has signed an Order regarding measures to construct AlirzaliKhan GarvandSafikurdTap Garagoyunlu road in Goranboy district
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UNESCO Coronavirus deprives nearly 300 million students of their schooling

News.Az - Thu, 05/03/2020 - 17:46
Almost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at home on Thursday as authorities closed schools in more than a dozen countries in an attempt to contain the spread of the new coronavirus UNESCO said Reuters
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OPEC states agree to cut oil production by 15 million barrels

News.Az - Thu, 05/03/2020 - 17:36
At the 178th meeting of the OPEC Council of Ministers in Vienna the cartel member countries agreed to reduce oil production by 15 million barrels
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President Ilham Aliyev received Georgian defense minister

News.Az - Thu, 05/03/2020 - 17:02
The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received Minister of Defense of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili APA reports citing the Presidential press service
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Nakhchivan hosts Sports Festival

News.Az - Thu, 05/03/2020 - 16:27
The Sports Festival has got underway at the Saat Meydani Clock Tower Square Tourism and Recreation Center in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic AzerTag reports
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Azerbaijani MFA congratulates newly appointed Ukrainian FM

News.Az - Thu, 05/03/2020 - 16:13
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan has congratulated newly appointed Ukrainian Foreign Minister the Ministry twitted
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Virus hit to aviation may top 100 bn industry group

News.Az - Thu, 05/03/2020 - 14:25
Airlines could lose up to 113 billion in revenues this year due to the coronavirus equivalent to the damage experienced by the industry during the financial crisis a trade body warned Thursday AFP reported
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