Washington [US], November 27 (ANI): It's the time of the year in the United States when the Christmas shopping season begins informally. It's "Black Friday". But for many businesses, especially brick-and-mortar retailers, the Friday is indeed black as they are less likely to see heavy footfa
New Delhi [India], November 26 (ANI): More than 200 Pakistan nationals stranded in India due to COVID-19 restrictions were repatriated on Thursday, Pakistan High Commission in India said.
Tbilisi [Georgia], November 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Georgian government will introduce new nationwide restrictions starting Saturday; operation of restaurants, public transport, shopping malls, markets and fitness halls will be suspended in particular, the respo
Zagreb [Croatia], November 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Croatia has introduced a new set of coronavirus-related restrictions, including a ban on public gatherings, amid a deteriorating epidemiological situation in the country, the interior ministry reported on Sunday.
Berlin [Germany], November 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Police in the German capital of Berlin have detained at least 365 people during a day of protests against the restrictive measures currently in force to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease, law enforcement officials said on Wednesday.
Seoul [South Korea], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Seoul metropolitan area and the southern city of Gwangju have adopted regulations to enforce stricter social distancing amid a spike in the number of coronavirus cases, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Wednesday.
Berlin [Germany], November 18 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 1,000 protesters have gathered near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin to participate in an illegal protest rally against the law that underpins COVID-19 restrictions, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Wednesday.
California [US], November 17 (ANI/Sputnik): California has decided to pull an "emergency brake" on loosening the coronavirus-related restrictions and is currently assessing imposing curfews amid a surge of cases across the state, Governor Gavin Newsom said at a press conference.
Washington [US], November 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The US state of New Mexico has re-imposed the strictest public health restrictions in response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham said in a statement on Monday.
Rome [Italy], November 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The Italian government announced on Saturday it has issued a new decree increasing aid to families and businesses stricken by the latest anti-COVID-19 restrictions.
New Delhi [India], November 7 (ANI): Over 1.06 lakh polling booths were used in this year's Bihar election, which is an increase of about 63 per cent compared to the number of booths in 2015 assembly polls, Election Commission said on Saturday, noting that the increase was necessitated due t