tass--2020-11-15--Russian, Azerbaijani foreign ministers discuss Karabakh peacekeeping contingent

MOSCOW , November 15 .
/TASS/ .
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov discussed in a phone conversation on Sunday the deployment of a Russian peacekeeping contingent to Nagorno-Karabakh , the Russian Foreign Ministry said .
`` As a follow-up to the contacts between [ Russian and Azerbaijani ] Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev the ministers considered in detail the implementation of the November 9 joint statement of the leaders of Azerbaijan , Armenia and the Russian Federation on a ceasefire and halting all military actions in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone , '' the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to coordinating practical steps of the parties to the joint statement in the context of deploying a peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Armed Forces and streamlining its work `` on the ground . ''
Lavrov also informed his Azerbaijani counterpart about key aspects of an effort on setting up the inter-agency humanitarian response center in Nagorno-Karabakh .
The two ministers confirmed the need for an active involvement of international organizations , including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , the United Nations Development Program , UNESCO and the International Committee of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facilitate post-conflict restoration , solve humanitarian tasks and preserve religious and cultural heritage in the region . ''
On November 9 , Russian President Vladimir Putin , Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10 .
The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region .
Besides , Baku and Yerevan must exchange prisoners and the bodies of those killed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vladimir Putin signed a decree on creating an inter-agency humanitarian response center for Nagorno-Karabakh .
It will include representatives of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense , Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters , the Foreign Ministry , the Federal Security Service as well as representatives of other interested federal bodies of the executive power .
The center ’ s tasks will include facilitating the process of returning refugees , cooperation with the state bodies of Azerbaijan and Armenia on restoring the civilian infrastructure and creating conditions for @ @ @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, November 15. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov discussed in a phone conversation on Sunday the deployment of a Russian peacekeeping contingent to Nagorno-Karabakh, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"As a follow-up to the contacts between [Russian and Azerbaijani] Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev the ministers considered in detail the implementation of the November 9 joint statement of the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia and the Russian Federation on a ceasefire and halting all military actions in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone," the ministry stated.
Special attention was paid to coordinating practical steps of the parties to the joint statement in the context of deploying a peacekeeping contingent of the Russian Armed Forces and streamlining its work "on the ground."
Lavrov also informed his Azerbaijani counterpart about key aspects of an effort on setting up the inter-agency humanitarian response center in Nagorno-Karabakh. The two ministers confirmed the need for an active involvement of international organizations, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Development Program, UNESCO and the International Committee of the Red Cross, "in order to facilitate post-conflict restoration, solve humanitarian tasks and preserve religious and cultural heritage in the region."
On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10. The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region. Besides, Baku and Yerevan must exchange prisoners and the bodies of those killed.
On November 13, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on creating an inter-agency humanitarian response center for Nagorno-Karabakh. It will include representatives of the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, the Foreign Ministry, the Federal Security Service as well as representatives of other interested federal bodies of the executive power.
The center’s tasks will include facilitating the process of returning refugees, cooperation with the state bodies of Azerbaijan and Armenia on restoring the civilian infrastructure and creating conditions for a normal life in Nagorno-Karabakh.


tass--2020-11-15--Russia starts setting up humanitarian response center in Stepanakert

MOSCOW , November 15 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s Defense Ministry has started setting up an inter-agency humanitarian response center in Stepanakert , the capital of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic , the Russian National Defense Management Center said on Sunday .
`` The establishment of the inter-agency humanitarian response center will be fully completed by November 20 , 2020 .
Since this date the center will start fulfilling the entire range of humanitarian response tasks assigned to it , '' the center said .
The center 's grouping will be reinforced by a task force of Russia ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and hardware of the Federal Security Service ’ s Border Service and representatives of other federal bodies of the executive power .
Besides , Russian peacekeepers started escorting through the Lachinsky corridor buses with refugees , who are returning to Nagorno-Karabakh .
Since November 14 , as part of a Russian peacekeeping contingent in Stepanakert a task force of the center has been deployed , which will ensure security during the refugees ’ return to Nagorno-Karabakh .
On November 14 , it escorted nine buses ( 250 people ) through the Lachinsky corridor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) will be escorted on Sunday .
On November 9 , Russian President Vladimir Putin , Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10 .
The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region .
Besides , Baku and Yerevan must exchange prisoners and the bodies of those killed .
Under the agreements , the Agdamsky district will be returned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kelbadjarsky district by November 15 and the Lachinsky district by December 1 .

MOSCOW, November 15. /TASS/. Russia’s Defense Ministry has started setting up an inter-agency humanitarian response center in Stepanakert, the capital of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh republic, the Russian National Defense Management Center said on Sunday.
"The establishment of the inter-agency humanitarian response center will be fully completed by November 20, 2020. Since this date the center will start fulfilling the entire range of humanitarian response tasks assigned to it," the center said.
The center's grouping will be reinforced by a task force of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry as well as the forces and hardware of the Federal Security Service’s Border Service and representatives of other federal bodies of the executive power.
Besides, Russian peacekeepers started escorting through the Lachinsky corridor buses with refugees, who are returning to Nagorno-Karabakh.
Since November 14, as part of a Russian peacekeeping contingent in Stepanakert a task force of the center has been deployed, which will ensure security during the refugees’ return to Nagorno-Karabakh. On November 14, it escorted nine buses (250 people) through the Lachinsky corridor and another 19 buses (475 people) will be escorted on Sunday.
On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10. The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region. Besides, Baku and Yerevan must exchange prisoners and the bodies of those killed.
Under the agreements, the Agdamsky district will be returned to Azerbaijan by November 20, the Kelbadjarsky district by November 15 and the Lachinsky district by December 1.


tass--2020-11-15--Azerbaijan greenlights Armenia’s delayed troop withdrawal from Kalbajar district

BAKU , November 15 .
/TASS/ .
Baku agreed to let Yerevan delay the withdrawal of its troops from the Kalbajar District in Karabakh until November 25 , Azerbaijani Presidential Aide Hikmet Hajiyev told reporters on Sunday .
`` Armenia ’ s authorities submitted a request through the Russian side .
The request on allowing the delay is linked to insufficient carrying capacity of the only road leading from the Kalbajar District to Armenia , '' Hajiyev said .
Azerbaijan agreed to this delay due to humanitarian reasons , he noted .
`` The process of withdrawing Armenian forces and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fully under control .
The road leading from there to Armenia is rather narrow and it is very busy , '' Hajiyev said .
The process of withdrawing Armenian forces and citizens along this road has led to a serious traffic jam .
`` However , the pullout of Armenian forces from the Agdamsky and Lachinsky districts will be carried out in accordance with the schedule approved by the Azerbaijani , Russian and Armenian leaders , '' he stressed .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 with intense battles @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On November 9 , Russian President Vladimir Putin , Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10 .
The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region .
Besides , Baku and Yerevan must exchange prisoners and the bodies of those killed .
Under the agreements , the Agdamsky district will be returned to Azerbaijan by November 20 , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lachinsky district by December 1 .
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

BAKU, November 15. /TASS/. Baku agreed to let Yerevan delay the withdrawal of its troops from the Kalbajar District in Karabakh until November 25, Azerbaijani Presidential Aide Hikmet Hajiyev told reporters on Sunday.
"Armenia’s authorities submitted a request through the Russian side. The request on allowing the delay is linked to insufficient carrying capacity of the only road leading from the Kalbajar District to Armenia," Hajiyev said.
Azerbaijan agreed to this delay due to humanitarian reasons, he noted.
"The process of withdrawing Armenian forces and civilians, leaving Kalbajar, will be fully under control. The road leading from there to Armenia is rather narrow and it is very busy," Hajiyev said.
The process of withdrawing Armenian forces and citizens along this road has led to a serious traffic jam.
"However, the pullout of Armenian forces from the Agdamsky and Lachinsky districts will be carried out in accordance with the schedule approved by the Azerbaijani, Russian and Armenian leaders," he stressed.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 with intense battles in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10. The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region. Besides, Baku and Yerevan must exchange prisoners and the bodies of those killed.
Under the agreements, the Agdamsky district will be returned to Azerbaijan by November 20, the Kelbadjarsky district by November 15 and the Lachinsky district by December 1.
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-11-15--Moldovan police clash with opposition in town near Transnistria

CHISINAU , November 15 .
/TASS/ .
Moldovan police clashed with the opposition supporters in Varnita , a town near @ @ @ @ @ on Sunday .
A group of participants of the Transnistria conflict and some MPs tried @ @ @ @ @ prevent access to the polling stations for Moldovan citizens from the left bank of the @ @ @ @ @ ) .

CHISINAU, November 15. /TASS/. Moldovan police clashed with the opposition supporters in Varnita, a town near the unrecognized Transnistria republic, on Sunday.
A group of participants of the Transnistria conflict and some MPs tried to block the road to prevent access to the polling stations for Moldovan citizens from the left bank of the Dniester River (unrecognized Transnistria).


tass--2020-11-15--India to start trials of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine next week

NEW DELHI , November 15 .
/TASS/ .
The first batch of Russia ’ s Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 is expected to reach a medical college in the Indian town of Kanpur by next week to carry out phase 2 and phase 3 of clinical trials on humans , college principal R B Kamal told reporters , according to PTI news agency .
Human clinical trials of the vaccine will start from next week , the principal of the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Medical College said .
`` As many as 180 volunteers have registered for the trials .
Head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the dosage of the vaccine to be administered .
One dose will be administered and the condition of volunteers will be monitored to determine whether they need further doses or not , '' Kamal was quoted by the news agency as saying .
The data will be analyzed to determine whether the vaccine is a success or not .
Earlier this week , a batch of the Russian vaccine was delivered to Dr. Reddy 's Laboratories Ltd in India ’ s Hyderabad .
In October , the Russian Direct Investment Fund ( RDIF @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Laboratories Ltd ( Dr. Reddy 's ) were approved by the Controller General of India ( DCGI ) to conduct phase 2 and 3 clinical trials of Sputnik V vaccine in India .
It was specified that the country will carry out randomized controlled multicenter trials , which will include safety and immunogenicity tests .
On August 11 , Russia registered the world ’ s first vaccine against the novel coronavirus .
The vaccine , dubbed Sputnik V , was developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trials were successfully completed in June-July .
The vaccine was developed on a platform that had been used for a number of other vaccines .
Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund ( RDIF ) Kirill Dmitriev stated earlier that Russia had already received requests from 20 countries to supply 1 bln doses of the vaccine .

NEW DELHI, November 15. /TASS/. The first batch of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 is expected to reach a medical college in the Indian town of Kanpur by next week to carry out phase 2 and phase 3 of clinical trials on humans, college principal R B Kamal told reporters, according to PTI news agency.
Human clinical trials of the vaccine will start from next week, the principal of the Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Medical College said. "As many as 180 volunteers have registered for the trials. Head of the research Saurabh Agarwal will determine the dosage of the vaccine to be administered. One dose will be administered and the condition of volunteers will be monitored to determine whether they need further doses or not," Kamal was quoted by the news agency as saying.
The data will be analyzed to determine whether the vaccine is a success or not.
Earlier this week, a batch of the Russian vaccine was delivered to Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd in India’s Hyderabad.
In October, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd (Dr. Reddy's) were approved by the Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct phase 2 and 3 clinical trials of Sputnik V vaccine in India. It was specified that the country will carry out randomized controlled multicenter trials, which will include safety and immunogenicity tests.
On August 11, Russia registered the world’s first vaccine against the novel coronavirus. The vaccine, dubbed Sputnik V, was developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Health Ministry, and its clinical trials were successfully completed in June-July. The vaccine was developed on a platform that had been used for a number of other vaccines. Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev stated earlier that Russia had already received requests from 20 countries to supply 1 bln doses of the vaccine.


tass--2020-11-15--Several dozen protesters detained in downtown Minsk

MINSK , November 15 .
/TASS/ .
Several dozen people were detained near Pushkinskaya metro station in Minsk where opposition @ @ @ @ @ tribute to a Minsk citizen , Roman Bondarenko , who died on November 12 , @ @ @ @ @ A large number of security forces and special equipment have been concentrated near the metro @ @ @ @ @ protesters from approaching a `` people ’ s memorial '' set up on the site @ @ @ @ @ Taraykovsky was killed early on August 11 .
The opposition gathered at noon to hold @ @ @ @ @ station and then go along Orlovskaya Street to Chervyakova Street , dubbed the `` square @ @ @ @ @ November 11 , Bondarenko clashed with several people dressed in civilian clothes .
Shortly after @ @ @ @ @ rushed to a hospital from the central police department in Minsk .
Police claimed that @ @ @ @ @ the fight .
Late on November 12 the man died .

MINSK, November 15. /TASS/. Several dozen people were detained near Pushkinskaya metro station in Minsk where opposition activists are gathering to pay tribute to a Minsk citizen, Roman Bondarenko, who died on November 12, a TASS correspondent reported.
A large number of security forces and special equipment have been concentrated near the metro station. They are preventing protesters from approaching a "people’s memorial" set up on the site where another Minsk citizen Alexander Taraykovsky was killed early on August 11.
The opposition gathered at noon to hold a march near Pushkinskaya metro station and then go along Orlovskaya Street to Chervyakova Street, dubbed the "square of change." On November 11, Bondarenko clashed with several people dressed in civilian clothes. Shortly after he was detained and then rushed to a hospital from the central police department in Minsk. Police claimed that he had sustained injuries during the fight. Late on November 12 the man died.


tass--2020-11-15--Over 150,000 COVID-19 cases confirmed in Russia this week

MOSCOW , November 15 .
/TASS/ .
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Russia this week for the first time since the start of the pandemic exceeded 150,000 , according to TASS estimates based on the federal anti-coronavirus crisis center 's data .
On November 9-15 , 151,491 COVID-19 cases were reported versus 137,553 a week earlier .
Over the past seven days , 10.1 % more cases were registered in the country compared with the previous week .
The death toll was the highest since the start of the pandemic .
This week , 2,649 deaths were reported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the average mortality rate remained at 1.72 % .
According to TASS estimates , in the past seven days more than 100,000 patients were discharged from hospitals .
On November 9-15 , the crisis center reported about 115,566 recoveries while on November 2-8 this number reached 98,746 .
However , the share of recoveries grew insignificantly from 74.6 % to 74.8 % .
The number of the so-called active cases of patients who are currently undergoing treatment rose by 33,276 to 452,654 .
Their share slightly dropped from 23.6 % last Sunday to @ @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, November 15. /TASS/. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Russia this week for the first time since the start of the pandemic exceeded 150,000, according to TASS estimates based on the federal anti-coronavirus crisis center's data.
On November 9-15, 151,491 COVID-19 cases were reported versus 137,553 a week earlier. Over the past seven days, 10.1% more cases were registered in the country compared with the previous week.
The death toll was the highest since the start of the pandemic. This week, 2,649 deaths were reported versus 2,302 last week. However, the average mortality rate remained at 1.72%.
According to TASS estimates, in the past seven days more than 100,000 patients were discharged from hospitals. On November 9-15, the crisis center reported about 115,566 recoveries while on November 2-8 this number reached 98,746. However, the share of recoveries grew insignificantly from 74.6% to 74.8%.
The number of the so-called active cases of patients who are currently undergoing treatment rose by 33,276 to 452,654. Their share slightly dropped from 23.6% last Sunday to 23.5% this Sunday.


tass--2020-11-15--Moscow sees new high of nearly 42,000 coronavirus cases this week

MOSCOW , November 15 .
/TASS/ .
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Moscow this week rose by 41,945 @ @ @ @ @ the start of the pandemic , according to TASS estimates based on the anti-coronavirus crisis @ @ @ @ @ The previous record high of 41,134 cases was registered on May 4-10 .
Over the @ @ @ @ @ capital , 498 patients died from the coronavirus , a record high for Moscow .
@ @ @ @ @ of 490 deaths was registered on May 18-24 .
Meanwhile , the mortality rate of @ @ @ @ @ the city keeps decreasing : from 1.56 % last Sunday against 1.53 % this Sunday @ @ @ @ @ people diagnosed with the coronavirus have recovered in Moscow .
The share of recoveries dropped @ @ @ @ @ % over the past week .
The number of active cases or patients who are @ @ @ @ @ .
Over the past seven days , it grew by 13,747 to a total of @ @

MOSCOW, November 15. /TASS/. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Moscow this week rose by 41,945, a new high since the start of the pandemic, according to TASS estimates based on the anti-coronavirus crisis center’s data.
The previous record high of 41,134 cases was registered on May 4-10.
Over the past seven days in the capital, 498 patients died from the coronavirus, a record high for Moscow. The previous record high figure of 490 deaths was registered on May 18-24.
Meanwhile, the mortality rate of the new coronavirus infection in the city keeps decreasing: from 1.56% last Sunday against 1.53% this Sunday.
A total of 27,700 people diagnosed with the coronavirus have recovered in Moscow. The share of recoveries dropped from 72.59% to 72.05% over the past week.
The number of active cases or patients who are undergoing treatment now is rising. Over the past seven days, it grew by 13,747 to a total of 134,814.


tass--2020-11-15--Russia reports over 22,500 new coronavirus cases

MOSCOW , November 15 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s coronavirus case tally grew by 22,572 in the past day to 1,925,825 , the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Sunday .
A day earlier , 22,702 COVID-19 cases were reported , a new high during the pandemic .
The lowest growth rates in the past day were recorded in Dagestan , the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region ( 0.6 % ) , the republics of Mariy El republic , Kalmykia , Tatarstan and the Chukotka Autonomous Region ( 0.7 % ) .
Moscow reported 6,271 coronavirus cases and another 1,944 coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Another 812 COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the Moscow Region , 412 in the Nizhny Novgorod Region and 358 in Karelia .
Currently , 452,654 people are ill in Russia .
Russia ’ s coronavirus recoveries grew by 14,456 in the past day to 1,439,985 .
According to the crisis center , the share of recoveries dropped from 74.9 % to 74.8 % .
Over the past day , 4,266 patients were discharged in Moscow , 937 in St. Petersburg , 451 in the Moscow Region , 336 in the Sverdlovsk Region and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s coronavirus death toll rose by 352 in the past day to 33,186 .
The average mortality rate dropped to 1.72 % from 1.73 % on Saturday .
In the past day , 75 patients died in Moscow , 41 in St. Petersburg , 14 in the Rostov Region , 13 in the Nizhny Novgorod Region and 12 in the Moscow Region .

MOSCOW, November 15. /TASS/. Russia’s coronavirus case tally grew by 22,572 in the past day to 1,925,825, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Sunday. A day earlier, 22,702 COVID-19 cases were reported, a new high during the pandemic.
The lowest growth rates in the past day were recorded in Dagestan, the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region (0.6%), the republics of Mariy El republic, Kalmykia, Tatarstan and the Chukotka Autonomous Region (0.7%).
Moscow reported 6,271 coronavirus cases and another 1,944 coronavirus cases were recorded in St. Petersburg. Another 812 COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the Moscow Region, 412 in the Nizhny Novgorod Region and 358 in Karelia.
Currently, 452,654 people are ill in Russia.
Russia’s coronavirus recoveries grew by 14,456 in the past day to 1,439,985. According to the crisis center, the share of recoveries dropped from 74.9% to 74.8%.
Over the past day, 4,266 patients were discharged in Moscow, 937 in St. Petersburg, 451 in the Moscow Region, 336 in the Sverdlovsk Region and 323 in the Krasnoyarsk Region.
Russia’s coronavirus death toll rose by 352 in the past day to 33,186. The average mortality rate dropped to 1.72% from 1.73% on Saturday.
In the past day, 75 patients died in Moscow, 41 in St. Petersburg, 14 in the Rostov Region, 13 in the Nizhny Novgorod Region and 12 in the Moscow Region.


tass--2020-11-15--Over 68.5 mln COVID-19 tests carried out in Russia

MOSCOW , November 15 .
/TASS/ .
More than 68.5 mln tests for the novel coronavirus have been carried out @ @ @ @ @ watchdog said on Sunday .
`` Over 68.5 mln tests for the coronavirus have been @ @ @ @ @ , '' the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing reported @ @ @ @ @ , 627,000 tests were carried out .
According to the sanitary watchdog , 453,200 people @ @ @ @ @ Russia .

MOSCOW, November 15. /TASS/. More than 68.5 mln tests for the novel coronavirus have been carried out in Russia, the sanitary watchdog said on Sunday.
"Over 68.5 mln tests for the coronavirus have been conducted in the Russian Federation," the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing reported. In the past day, 627,000 tests were carried out.
According to the sanitary watchdog, 453,200 people remain under medical supervision in Russia.


tass--2020-11-15--Voting begins in Moldova’s presidential runoff

CHISINAU , November 15 .
/TASS/ .
The runoff presidential election kicked off in Moldova on Sunday .
Some 2,004 polling stations opened in the republic and another 139 ballot stations in 26 countries .
In Russia , home to the majority of Moldovan migrants , 17 polling stations will be opened .
The voting will be held in Moscow and the Moscow Region , St. Petersburg , Kostroma , Kursk , Lipetsk , Ryazan , Sochi , Surgut and Tula .
More than 2,600 observers were accredited by Moldova ’ s Central Election Commission , including from the Commonwealth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Security and Cooperation in Europe , the European Union , as well as Russia , the United States and other countries .
Over 6,000 police will ensure order during the election .
They will be on duty outside the polling stations .
The voting takes place during a challenging epidemiological situation .
Voters will be given face masks free of charge and their temperature will be measured .
All polling stations will be equipped with sanitizers .
The ballot stations in Moldova will be closed at 21:00 ( 22:00 Moscow Time ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an hour after the voting ends .
The winner will be a candidate who secures the majority of votes .
On November 1 , Moldova held the first round of presidential elections .
According to the Central Election Commission , incumbent President Igor Dodon won 32.6 % of votes ( 439,000 ) and leader of the pro-European opposition Party of Action and Solidarity Maia Sandu won 36.1 % ( 487,000 ) .
The two candidates faced each other at the 2016 election , when Dodon was ahead of Sandu by 4.2 percentage @ @ @ @ @

CHISINAU, November 15. /TASS/. The runoff presidential election kicked off in Moldova on Sunday.
The voting began at 07:00 local time (08:00 Moscow Time).
Some 2,004 polling stations opened in the republic and another 139 ballot stations in 26 countries. In Russia, home to the majority of Moldovan migrants, 17 polling stations will be opened. The voting will be held in Moscow and the Moscow Region, St. Petersburg, Kostroma, Kursk, Lipetsk, Ryazan, Sochi, Surgut and Tula.
More than 2,600 observers were accredited by Moldova’s Central Election Commission, including from the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the European Union, as well as Russia, the United States and other countries.
Over 6,000 police will ensure order during the election. They will be on duty outside the polling stations.
The voting takes place during a challenging epidemiological situation. Voters will be given face masks free of charge and their temperature will be measured. All polling stations will be equipped with sanitizers.
The ballot stations in Moldova will be closed at 21:00 (22:00 Moscow Time). The first preliminary results will be announced in an hour after the voting ends. The winner will be a candidate who secures the majority of votes.
On November 1, Moldova held the first round of presidential elections. According to the Central Election Commission, incumbent President Igor Dodon won 32.6% of votes (439,000) and leader of the pro-European opposition Party of Action and Solidarity Maia Sandu won 36.1% (487,000). The two candidates faced each other at the 2016 election, when Dodon was ahead of Sandu by 4.2 percentage points in the runoff.


tass--2020-11-15--Russian aircraft delivering peacekeepers, armored vehicles to Armenia

MOSCOW , November 15 .
/TASS/ .
Two An-124 transport aircraft delivered about 30 peacekeepers and armored vehicles from Ulyanovsk @ @ @ @ @ Defense Ministry told reporters on Sunday '' Two An-124 Ruslan aircraft of the Russian military @ @ @ @ @ and personnel of units of the 15th peacekeeping brigade to the Yerevan airport , '' @ @ @ @ @ aircraft repositioned about 30 servicemen , 10 BTR-82A armored personnel carriers and logistic means , @ @ @ @ @ Following unloading , inspection and preparation of vehicles , arrived units of the 15th peacekeeping @ @ @ @ @ march in military columns to the staging area ( Goris city ) , '' it @ @ @ @ @ transferred to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone in accordance with agreements set forth on November 9 @ @ @ @ @ Russia , Armenia and Azerbaijan on complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh .

MOSCOW, November 15. /TASS/. Two An-124 transport aircraft delivered about 30 peacekeepers and armored vehicles from Ulyanovsk to Yerevan, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Sunday
"Two An-124 Ruslan aircraft of the Russian military transport aviation brought armored vehicles and personnel of units of the 15th peacekeeping brigade to the Yerevan airport," the Ministry says.
An-124 aircraft repositioned about 30 servicemen, 10 BTR-82A armored personnel carriers and logistic means, the Ministry noted. "Following unloading, inspection and preparation of vehicles, arrived units of the 15th peacekeeping brigade will complete a 300-kilometer march in military columns to the staging area (Goris city)," it added.
Russian peacekeepers are transferred to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone in accordance with agreements set forth on November 9 in the joint declaration of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan on complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh.


tass--2020-11-17--Slovak prime minister urges to fight coronavirus like ‘communists’

PRAGUE , November 17 .
/TASS/ .
Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic has compared the coronavirus pandemic with the Communist Party ’ s rule in the country between February 1948 and late 1989 .
`` We need to fight the coronavirus like earlier the communists , '' Matovic said late on Monday after the crisis center ’ s meeting on combating the coronavirus infection in the republic .
`` These were also the aliens , who spoiled our life and did not let us breathe freely .
Now we have an alien here , the coronavirus , '' the Slovak @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made the statement ahead of Freedom and Democracy Day , a public holiday in Slovakia and the Czech Republic .
On November 17 , 1989 security forces of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic cracked down on the demonstration of students in Prague .
This event triggered the so-called Velvet Revolution , which in December that year led to a change of the political regime in then Czechoslovakia .
The Slovak parliament passed a law earlier this month labeling the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia ( existed in 1921-1990 ) and its regional branch , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 1948 ) , a criminal organization .
According to the latest data , Slovakia ’ s coronavirus caseload exceeded 87,000 .
Some 526 citizens died of complications caused by the coronavirus in the past eight months and a half .

PRAGUE, November 17. /TASS/. Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic has compared the coronavirus pandemic with the Communist Party’s rule in the country between February 1948 and late 1989.
"We need to fight the coronavirus like earlier the communists," Matovic said late on Monday after the crisis center’s meeting on combating the coronavirus infection in the republic.
"These were also the aliens, who spoiled our life and did not let us breathe freely. Now we have an alien here, the coronavirus," the Slovak prime minister said.
The prime minister made the statement ahead of Freedom and Democracy Day, a public holiday in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. On November 17, 1989 security forces of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic cracked down on the demonstration of students in Prague. This event triggered the so-called Velvet Revolution, which in December that year led to a change of the political regime in then Czechoslovakia.
The Slovak parliament passed a law earlier this month labeling the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (existed in 1921-1990) and its regional branch, the Communist Party of Slovakia (set up in 1948), a criminal organization.
According to the latest data, Slovakia’s coronavirus caseload exceeded 87,000. Some 526 citizens died of complications caused by the coronavirus in the past eight months and a half.


tass--2020-11-17--Baku to demand Armenia’s compensation for burnt houses in Kalbajar

BAKU , November 17 .
/TASS/ .
Baku plans to demand Armenia ’ s compensation for damage to the property during the handover of the Kalbajar district , Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said during his visit to the town of Jabrayil .
`` We are in the center of Jabrayil .
Not a single undamaged building , not a single one !
Only a military unit was built and the rest of the infrastructure - houses , buildings and schools - were destroyed , '' Aliyev said , pledging that Armenia `` would answer for all that in international courts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ invited and the damage has been calculated , we will demand compensation , '' the Azerbaijani president said , stressing that Armenia would answer for `` the burnt houses and schools in Kalbajar and the cut wood . ''
The Kalbajar district is the first of three territories , which will be switched under Baku ’ s control in accordance with a joint statement of the leaders of Russia , Azerbaijan and Armenia , which put an end to the escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh .
The district should be fully handed over to Azerbaijan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will assume control of the Agdamsky district and the Lachinsky district by November 20 and December 1 , respectively .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 with intense battles in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
On November 9 , Russian President Vladimir Putin , Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10 .
The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Besides , Baku and Yerevan must exchange prisoners and the bodies of those killed .
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

BAKU, November 17. /TASS/. Baku plans to demand Armenia’s compensation for damage to the property during the handover of the Kalbajar district, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said during his visit to the town of Jabrayil.
"We are in the center of Jabrayil. Not a single undamaged building, not a single one! Only a military unit was built and the rest of the infrastructure - houses, buildings and schools - were destroyed," Aliyev said, pledging that Armenia "would answer for all that in international courts."
"International experts will be invited and the damage has been calculated, we will demand compensation," the Azerbaijani president said, stressing that Armenia would answer for "the burnt houses and schools in Kalbajar and the cut wood."
The Kalbajar district is the first of three territories, which will be switched under Baku’s control in accordance with a joint statement of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, which put an end to the escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh. The district should be fully handed over to Azerbaijan by November 25. Besides, Baku will assume control of the Agdamsky district and the Lachinsky district by November 20 and December 1, respectively.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 with intense battles in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10. The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region. Besides, Baku and Yerevan must exchange prisoners and the bodies of those killed.
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-11-17--Current coronavirus mutations make second wave unlikely, Russian expert says

MOSCOW , November 17 .
/TASS/ .
The second wave of the coronavirus spread may not occur as current mutations don ’ t complicate the infection course , Deputy Director of Russia ’ s Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing Alexander Gorelov told Rossiya-24 TV channel .
`` I believe that there won ’ t be [ the second wave of the coronavirus - TASS ] because fortunately , current mutations don ’ t last and don ’ t complicate the course of the infection process , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the new contamination by the coronavirus is possible in case of the new type of the virus .
He gave as an example the mutation of SARS-CoV-2 , the genome of which changed 15 % to the genetic structure of its predecessor , SARS-CoV-1 .
Meanwhile , Gorelov did not rule out the second wave of the coronavirus in theory .
`` We are not done with the first wave , and the second wave is possible , theoretically , '' the expert said .
In late December 2019 , Chinese officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , in central China .
Since then , cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe , including Russia .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic .
According to the latest statistics , nearly 54.4 mln people have been infected worldwide and more than 1.3 mln deaths have been reported .
To date , 1,948,603 coronavirus cases have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest data indicates 33,489 fatalities nationwide .
Earlier , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation .

MOSCOW, November 17. /TASS/. The second wave of the coronavirus spread may not occur as current mutations don’t complicate the infection course, Deputy Director of Russia’s Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing Alexander Gorelov told Rossiya-24 TV channel.
"I believe that there won’t be [the second wave of the coronavirus - TASS] because fortunately, current mutations don’t last and don’t complicate the course of the infection process," Gorelov said.
According to the expert, the new contamination by the coronavirus is possible in case of the new type of the virus. He gave as an example the mutation of SARS-CoV-2, the genome of which changed 15% to the genetic structure of its predecessor, SARS-CoV-1.
Meanwhile, Gorelov did not rule out the second wave of the coronavirus in theory. "We are not done with the first wave, and the second wave is possible, theoretically," the expert said.
In late December 2019, Chinese officials informed the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe, including Russia.
On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. According to the latest statistics, nearly 54.4 mln people have been infected worldwide and more than 1.3 mln deaths have been reported.
To date, 1,948,603 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 1,453,849 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 33,489 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-11-17--Russia opposes attempts to infringe on veto right at UN Security Council - diplomat

THE UNITED NATIONS , November 17 .
/TASS/ .
Moscow opposes any ideas that lead to infringing on the prerogatives of the UN Security Council ’ s permanent member-states , including the veto right , Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Anna Evstigneyeva told the UN General Assembly ’ s meeting .
`` For us any ideas are unacceptable that lead to infringing on the prerogatives of the current permanent members of the Security Council , including the veto right , '' Evstigneyeva said .
`` We should remember that this institute is an important factor encouraging the Council @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decisions .
Using the veto or a threat to use it on numerous occasions prevented the UN from associating with dubious ventures . ''
The diplomat also noted that Moscow wants the Security Council to become more representative , namely by developing states of Africa , Asia and Latin America .
`` We seek to repair historic injustice against Africa as the number of its seats in the Council neither corresponds to the continent ’ s modern role in international affairs nor the total number of African states , '' she said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ should not impact its ability to effectively and swiftly respond to emerging challenges , '' Evstigneyeva said .
`` In this context we call for keeping the compact character of the Security Council ’ s composition .
Its best possible number should not exceed slightly more than twenty members .

THE UNITED NATIONS, November 17. /TASS/. Moscow opposes any ideas that lead to infringing on the prerogatives of the UN Security Council’s permanent member-states, including the veto right, Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Anna Evstigneyeva told the UN General Assembly’s meeting.
"For us any ideas are unacceptable that lead to infringing on the prerogatives of the current permanent members of the Security Council, including the veto right," Evstigneyeva said. "We should remember that this institute is an important factor encouraging the Council’s members to search for balanced decisions. Using the veto or a threat to use it on numerous occasions prevented the UN from associating with dubious ventures."
The diplomat also noted that Moscow wants the Security Council to become more representative, namely by developing states of Africa, Asia and Latin America. "We seek to repair historic injustice against Africa as the number of its seats in the Council neither corresponds to the continent’s modern role in international affairs nor the total number of African states," she said.
"The efforts on expanding the Council should not impact its ability to effectively and swiftly respond to emerging challenges," Evstigneyeva said. "In this context we call for keeping the compact character of the Security Council’s composition. Its best possible number should not exceed slightly more than twenty members.


tass--2020-11-17--Moscow’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 7,900

MOSCOW , November 17 .
/TASS/ .
The death toll from the coronavirus in Moscow rose by 74 in the past day , the city ’ s crisis center for control and monitoring the situation with the infection ’ s spread reported on Tuesday .
`` In Moscow , 74 patients died , all of them had a confirmed `` pneumonia '' diagnosis and a positive test for the coronavirus infection , '' the crisis center said .
Since the start of the pandemic , a total of 7,933 people have died from the coronavirus in the Russian capital .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ cases of infection have been registered in Moscow and some 371,900 patients have recovered .
In late December 2019 , Chinese officials informed the World Health Organization ( WHO ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , in central China .
Since then , cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe , including Russia .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic .
According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people have been infected worldwide and more than 1.3 mln deaths have been reported .
To date , 1,948,603 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia , with 1,453,849 patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest data indicates 33,489 fatalities nationwide .
Earlier , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation .

MOSCOW, November 17. /TASS/. The death toll from the coronavirus in Moscow rose by 74 in the past day, the city’s crisis center for control and monitoring the situation with the infection’s spread reported on Tuesday.
"In Moscow, 74 patients died, all of them had a confirmed "pneumonia" diagnosis and a positive test for the coronavirus infection," the crisis center said.
Since the start of the pandemic, a total of 7,933 people have died from the coronavirus in the Russian capital. As of November 16, nearly 516,600 cases of infection have been registered in Moscow and some 371,900 patients have recovered.
In late December 2019, Chinese officials informed the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe, including Russia.
On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. According to the latest statistics, nearly 54.4 mln people have been infected worldwide and more than 1.3 mln deaths have been reported.
To date, 1,948,603 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 1,453,849 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 33,489 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-11-17--Armenian president sacks foreign minister, commander of police troops

`` On the basis of the prime minister ’ s proposal and in accordance with the article of the Constitution @ @ @ @ @ the Structure and Activity of the Government '' Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan will be @ @ @ @ @ decree published on the president ’ s website .
On Monday , the president signed @ @ @ @ @ of the Police Troops and Acting Deputy Chief of Police Gurgen Dallakyan .
The president @ @ @ @ @ Dallakyan , who assumed office in June 2020 .
The dismissals are related to a @ @ @ @ @ , which kicked off after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed the November 9 agreement on @ @ @ @ @ Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone .
Mnatsakanyan had led Armenia ’ s Foreign Ministry since May 2018 @

YEREVAN, November 17. /TASS/. Armenian President Armen Sarksyan signed a decree on Monday to sack Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan.
"On the basis of the prime minister’s proposal and in accordance with the article of the Constitution and the law "On the Structure and Activity of the Government" Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan will be dismissed," says the decree published on the president’s website.
On Monday, the president signed another decree on dismissing Commander of the Police Troops and Acting Deputy Chief of Police Gurgen Dallakyan. The president appointed Hayk Babayan to replace Dallakyan, who assumed office in June 2020.
The dismissals are related to a political crisis in the country, which kicked off after Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed the November 9 agreement on ending combat actions in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. Mnatsakanyan had led Armenia’s Foreign Ministry since May 2018.


tass--2020-11-16--Armenian president says power is to go over to government of national accord

YEREVAN , November 16 .
/TASS/ .
Power in Armenia in the current crisis situation is to be transferred to a government of national accord , Armenian President Armen Sarkissian said in an address to the nation on Monday .
`` The government must be objective about its potential and waste no time to issue a roadmap of constitutional processes that are to result in a possibility of early parliamentary elections .
Before that , power in the country must go over to a highly-qualified government of national accord , '' he stressed .
Since November 10 , Armenia has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opposition parties demanding resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan .
The opposition claims that the trilateral statement on cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh he signed is actually a capitulation .
Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on November 9 signed a joint statement on complete cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh .
Armenian defense ministry officials and General Staff officers have said the country ’ s armed forces would obey by the agreements and called on people to refrain from action that might destabilize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced the launch of political consultations to discuss the current situation .

YEREVAN, November 16. /TASS/. Power in Armenia in the current crisis situation is to be transferred to a government of national accord, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian said in an address to the nation on Monday.
"The government must be objective about its potential and waste no time to issue a roadmap of constitutional processes that are to result in a possibility of early parliamentary elections. Before that, power in the country must go over to a highly-qualified government of national accord," he stressed.
Since November 10, Armenia has been rocked by protests organized by 17 opposition parties demanding resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The opposition claims that the trilateral statement on cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh he signed is actually a capitulation.
Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on November 9 signed a joint statement on complete cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Armenian defense ministry officials and General Staff officers have said the country’s armed forces would obey by the agreements and called on people to refrain from action that might destabilize the situation in the country. Sarkissian announced the launch of political consultations to discuss the current situation.


tass--2020-11-16--Russian ambassador to Moldova says plans to discuss cooperation with president elect

CHISINAU , November 16 .
/TASS/ .
Russian Ambassador to Moldova Oleg Vasnetsov said on Monday he plans to discuss issues of bilateral cooperation with Moldova ’ s President Elect Maia Sandu .
`` Our country is ready to continue mutually beneficial cooperation with Moldova .
It has already been said by the Russian leaders .
We hope for the constructive development of bilateral relations .
It will be in the interests of Russia ’ s and Moldova ’ s peoples .
And during my upcoming contact with Mrs Sandu , I plan to discuss parameters of such cooperation , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Rossiya-24 television channel after Moldova ’ s Central Election Commission had finished to count votes at Sunday ’ s runoff presidential polls .
He recalled that Sandu , who had won the runoff election , had been congratulated by many world leaders , including Russian President Vladimir Putin , who had sent a congratulatory telegram .
`` I will hand it over to Maia Sandu soon , '' the Russian diplomat said .
Sandu told TASS earlier she planned to meet with the Russian diplomat later this week .
Moldova held the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to preliminary data from the Central Election Commission , Sandu won 57.7 % of vote whereas incumbent President Igor Dodon scored 42.2 % Sandu has already said as a president she is interested in good relations with Moscow .
She noted the fact that many Moldovan nationals were working in Russia and they needed good conditions of their sojourn in Russia .
She also said that she planned to tackle the problem of Moldovan exports to Russia and sign an agreement on retirement benefits .
Apart from that , in her words @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needed to settle the Transnistrian conflict .

CHISINAU, November 16. /TASS/. Russian Ambassador to Moldova Oleg Vasnetsov said on Monday he plans to discuss issues of bilateral cooperation with Moldova’s President Elect Maia Sandu.
"Our country is ready to continue mutually beneficial cooperation with Moldova. It has already been said by the Russian leaders. We hope for the constructive development of bilateral relations. It will be in the interests of Russia’s and Moldova’s peoples. And during my upcoming contact with Mrs Sandu, I plan to discuss parameters of such cooperation," he said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 television channel after Moldova’s Central Election Commission had finished to count votes at Sunday’s runoff presidential polls.
He recalled that Sandu, who had won the runoff election, had been congratulated by many world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, who had sent a congratulatory telegram. "I will hand it over to Maia Sandu soon," the Russian diplomat said.
Sandu told TASS earlier she planned to meet with the Russian diplomat later this week.
Moldova held the runoff presidential election on November 15. According to preliminary data from the Central Election Commission, Sandu won 57.7% of vote whereas incumbent President Igor Dodon scored 42.2%
Sandu has already said as a president she is interested in good relations with Moscow. She noted the fact that many Moldovan nationals were working in Russia and they needed good conditions of their sojourn in Russia. She also said that she planned to tackle the problem of Moldovan exports to Russia and sign an agreement on retirement benefits. Apart from that, in her words, a serious, systemic dialogue was needed to settle the Transnistrian conflict.


tass--2020-11-16--Not a single case of reinfection with COVID-19 confirmed in Russia - expert

MOSCOW , November 16 .
/TASS/ .
Not a single case of reinfection with the novel coronavirus has been confirmed in Russia , Alexander Gorelov , a deputy director of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology , said on Monday .
`` By now , documented cases of reinfection are very rare .
There is not a single such case in Russia , '' he said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 television channel .
According to Gorelov , reinfection with the novel coronavirus is possible in cases of primary of secondary immunodeficiency stemming from immunosuppressive therapy against hemato-oncological or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be lacking .
The expert noted however that reinfection with the coronavirus is possible in case the virus genome mutates to an extent that a new type of the infection emerges .
`` In this case , humankind will face , and I hope it will never happen , the second catch-up wave , '' he added .
Earlier , Alexander Chepunov of the Federal Research Center for Fundamental and Translational Medicine said that reinfection with the novel coronavirus could happen in six months after the first one , with the run of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the primary infection .
However , in his words , it is too early to make definite conclusions due to the scarcity of such cases .

MOSCOW, November 16. /TASS/. Not a single case of reinfection with the novel coronavirus has been confirmed in Russia, Alexander Gorelov, a deputy director of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, said on Monday.
"By now, documented cases of reinfection are very rare. There is not a single such case in Russia," he said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 television channel.
According to Gorelov, reinfection with the novel coronavirus is possible in cases of primary of secondary immunodeficiency stemming from immunosuppressive therapy against hemato-oncological or rheumatologic diseases when the antibody response may be lacking.
The expert noted however that reinfection with the coronavirus is possible in case the virus genome mutates to an extent that a new type of the infection emerges. "In this case, humankind will face, and I hope it will never happen, the second catch-up wave," he added.
Earlier, Alexander Chepunov of the Federal Research Center for Fundamental and Translational Medicine said that reinfection with the novel coronavirus could happen in six months after the first one, with the run of the disease after reinfection not differing from the primary infection. However, in his words, it is too early to make definite conclusions due to the scarcity of such cases.


tass--2020-11-16--Number of COVID-19 cases across globe up by over 528,000 in past day - WHO

GENEVA , November 16 .
/TASS/ .
More than 528,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the past day , with the overall number of such cases exceeding 54.3 million , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) said in its daily bulletin on Monday .
As of 16:59 Moscow time on November 16 , as many as 54,301,156 novel coronavirus cases and 1,316,994 coronavirus-associated deaths were registered across the globe .
The number of confirmed cases grew by 528,905 in the past 24 hours and the number of fatalities increased by 7,858 .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data from the countries .
North and South America account for 43 % of the COVID-19 daily tally ( 230,670 ) .
Next are Europe ( 213,619 cases ) , and Southeast Asia ( 41,383 cases ) .
The biggest number of coronavirus cases was reported from the United States ( 10,796,432 ) , India ( 8,845,127 ) , Brazil ( 5,848,959 ) , Russia ( 1,948,603 ) , France ( 1,945,468 ) , Spain ( 1,458,591 ) , the United Kingdom ( 1,369,322 ) , Argentina ( 1,304,846 ) , Colombia ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Mexico ( 1,003,253 ) , and Peru ( 934,899 ) .

GENEVA, November 16. /TASS/. More than 528,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the past day, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 54.3 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Monday.
As of 16:59 Moscow time on November 16, as many as 54,301,156 novel coronavirus cases and 1,316,994 coronavirus-associated deaths were registered across the globe. The number of confirmed cases grew by 528,905 in the past 24 hours and the number of fatalities increased by 7,858.
The WHO statistics is based on officially confirmed data from the countries.
North and South America account for 43% of the COVID-19 daily tally (230,670). Next are Europe (213,619 cases), and Southeast Asia (41,383 cases).
The biggest number of coronavirus cases was reported from the United States (10,796,432), India (8,845,127), Brazil (5,848,959), Russia (1,948,603), France (1,945,468), Spain (1,458,591), the United Kingdom (1,369,322), Argentina (1,304,846), Colombia (1,191,004), Italy (1,178,529), Mexico (1,003,253), and Peru (934,899).


tass--2020-11-16--Team of Moscow medics heads to Urals city to help in battle against coronavirus

MOSCOW , November 16./TASS/ .
A team of medics from Moscow clinics has headed to Yekaterinburg , Russia ’ s Urals , to provide consultative and practical assistance to local specialists treating COVID-19 patients , the press service of the Moscow Healthcare Department said on Monday .
The team is led by operating surgeon Sergei Andreyev , who earlier headed teams of medics to the Trans-Baikal Region , Udmurtia and Kamchatka .
The team brings together infection disease doctors , intensivists , radiologists and lung specialists .
`` All specialists are very experienced in treating coronavirus patients , '' the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their experience and best practices .
`` Much attention will be paid to epidemiological safety of direct care , the experience of distribution of patient flows , dividing the green and red zones in in-patient clinics and organizing the activity of sanitary inspection rooms , '' it said .
Moscow medics will also help their Yekaterinburg colleagues in organizing aid to coronavirus patients undergoing treatment at home and will hold lectures and seminars .
Medics from Moscow , the Russian region hardest hit by coronavirus , have been sharing their experience with regions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , North Ossetia-Alania , Ingushetia , Udmurtia , Dagestan , the Trans-Baikal Region , as well as the Vladimir and Pskov regions , Kamchatka , the Khanty-Mansi Region and more .
On Sunday , a delegation of medics from Yakutia arrived in Moscow to undergo training at the city ’ s clinics for coronavirus patients .
To date , 1,948 , 603 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia , with 1,453,849 patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest data indicates 33,489 fatalities nationwide .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation .

MOSCOW, November 16./TASS/. A team of medics from Moscow clinics has headed to Yekaterinburg, Russia’s Urals, to provide consultative and practical assistance to local specialists treating COVID-19 patients, the press service of the Moscow Healthcare Department said on Monday.
The team is led by operating surgeon Sergei Andreyev, who earlier headed teams of medics to the Trans-Baikal Region, Udmurtia and Kamchatka. The team brings together infection disease doctors, intensivists, radiologists and lung specialists. "All specialists are very experienced in treating coronavirus patients," the department stressed.
Moscow specialists will share their experience and best practices. "Much attention will be paid to epidemiological safety of direct care, the experience of distribution of patient flows, dividing the green and red zones in in-patient clinics and organizing the activity of sanitary inspection rooms," it said.
Moscow medics will also help their Yekaterinburg colleagues in organizing aid to coronavirus patients undergoing treatment at home and will hold lectures and seminars.
Medics from Moscow, the Russian region hardest hit by coronavirus, have been sharing their experience with regions since May. They have already been to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, North Ossetia-Alania, Ingushetia, Udmurtia, Dagestan, the Trans-Baikal Region, as well as the Vladimir and Pskov regions, Kamchatka, the Khanty-Mansi Region and more.
On Sunday, a delegation of medics from Yakutia arrived in Moscow to undergo training at the city’s clinics for coronavirus patients.
To date, 1,948, 603 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 1,453,849 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 33,489 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-11-16--Lavrov calls on UNESCO not to ignore discrimination of Russian language in Ukraine

MOSCOW , November 16 .
/TASS/ .
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called on UNESCO not to ignore the discrimination of the Russian language in Ukraine and in the Baltic countries .
`` The Organization can not stay aloof in situations when its high principles and ideals are flagrantly violated .
In particular , it is about such reprovable situations as the removal of the Russian language from the educational space in Ukraine and Latvia , as well as curbs on free speech and pressure on the Russian mass media in the Baltic republics and a number of Western @ @ @ @ @ @ @ article on UNESCO ’ s 75th anniversary .
The minister also called on the international community and UNESCO to take effective measures to restore world heritage sites in Syria .
Russia , according to Lavrov , is ready to offer all-round assistance .
The Russian top diplomat stressed that the reduction of the level of politicization of UNESCO was in the common interests of its member nations .
`` It is necessary to remove from the agenda issues of territorial integrity and sovereignty that are beyond its competence , as well as to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries within this world forum , '' he emphasized .
`` It is also regrettable that attempts to promote politically motivated and time-serving projects in the spirit of the notorious rule-based order that come into conflict with the traditional principles of consensus , inclusivity and dialogue never cease within UNESCO . ''

MOSCOW, November 16. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called on UNESCO not to ignore the discrimination of the Russian language in Ukraine and in the Baltic countries.
"The Organization cannot stay aloof in situations when its high principles and ideals are flagrantly violated. In particular, it is about such reprovable situations as the removal of the Russian language from the educational space in Ukraine and Latvia, as well as curbs on free speech and pressure on the Russian mass media in the Baltic republics and a number of Western states," he said in an article on UNESCO’s 75th anniversary.
The minister also called on the international community and UNESCO to take effective measures to restore world heritage sites in Syria. Russia, according to Lavrov, is ready to offer all-round assistance.
The Russian top diplomat stressed that the reduction of the level of politicization of UNESCO was in the common interests of its member nations. "It is necessary to remove from the agenda issues of territorial integrity and sovereignty that are beyond its competence, as well as to exclude the very possibility of score-settling between countries within this world forum," he emphasized. "It is also regrettable that attempts to promote politically motivated and time-serving projects in the spirit of the notorious rule-based order that come into conflict with the traditional principles of consensus, inclusivity and dialogue never cease within UNESCO."


tass--2020-11-16--Turkish army shelling border communities in northern Syria

TASS , November 16 .
The Turkish army artillery is shelling Syrian communities located to the west of the border @ @ @ @ @ the Raqqa Province , the Kurdish Firat News Agency reported Monday .
According to the @ @ @ @ @ under heavy fire , leading to destruction and injuries ; the numbers are being specified @ @ @ @ @ communities were shelled near the town of Ain Issa located along the strategic Aleppo-Hasakah highway @ @ @ @ @ reports of injuries among civilians from these towns and villages .
On October 9 , @ @ @ @ @ Peace Spring in northern Syria with the aim to create a 30-km buffer zone where @ @ @ @ @ Turkey .
Kurds withdrew their units from these areas but carry out armed sallies from @ @ @ @ @ March 2018 , Turkish troops occupied the Afrin Region populated by Kurds and located 65 @ @ @ @ @

TASS, November 16. The Turkish army artillery is shelling Syrian communities located to the west of the border town of Tell Abyad in the Raqqa Province, the Kurdish Firat News Agency reported Monday. According to the agency, two villages came under heavy fire, leading to destruction and injuries; the numbers are being specified.
Earlier, more residential communities were shelled near the town of Ain Issa located along the strategic Aleppo-Hasakah highway. There have been no reports of injuries among civilians from these towns and villages.
On October 9, 2019, Turkey announced Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria with the aim to create a 30-km buffer zone where Syrian refugees would return from Turkey. Kurds withdrew their units from these areas but carry out armed sallies from time to time. In March 2018, Turkish troops occupied the Afrin Region populated by Kurds and located 65 km away from Aleppo.


tass--2020-11-16--Lavrov extends condolences over death of ‘wise diplomat’ Walid Muallem

MOSCOW , November 16./TASS/ .
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov extended condolences on Monday to the leadership and people of @ @ @ @ @ his Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem .
`` I learned with great sadness the news about @ @ @ @ @ Walid Muallem .
He will be remembered in Moscow as a wise diplomat , efficiently @ @ @ @ @ entrusted to him during the difficult for the country crisis years , and making a @ @ @ @ @ of bilateral Russian-Syrian relations , '' reads the message handed over to the Syrian side @ @ @ @ @ the SANA news agency reported about the death of Walid Muallem without elaborating on its @ @ @ @ @ Walid Muallem passed away at the age of 79 , SANA said .
He worked @ @ @ @ @ since 1964 .
The diplomat formed part of diplomatic missions to Tanzania , Saudi Arabia @ @ @ @ @ .
He also served as ambassador to Romania and the US .
Muallem was appointed @ @ @ @ @ .

MOSCOW, November 16./TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov extended condolences on Monday to the leadership and people of Syria over the death of his Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem.
"I learned with great sadness the news about the death of my counterpart Walid Muallem. He will be remembered in Moscow as a wise diplomat, efficiently solving the foreign policy tasks entrusted to him during the difficult for the country crisis years, and making a major contribution to the development of bilateral Russian-Syrian relations," reads the message handed over to the Syrian side.
Earlier on Monday, the SANA news agency reported about the death of Walid Muallem without elaborating on its cause.
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem passed away at the age of 79, SANA said. He worked at the Syrian Foreign Ministry since 1964. The diplomat formed part of diplomatic missions to Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the UK. He also served as ambassador to Romania and the US. Muallem was appointed Syrian foreign minister in 2006.


tass--2020-11-16--Chisinau residents calm as presidential election results emerge

CHISINAU , November 16 .
/TASS/ .
Leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity Maia Sandu ’ s convincing presidential election victory over incumbent President Igor Dodon has not resulted in any unrest .
No demonstrations , protests or celebrations were seen in the streets of Chisinau on Monday , the next day after the run-off .
Dodon has already congratulated his rival on preliminary victory and urged his supporters not to take to the streets for protests .
Amid these developments , nothing suggested that such protests could erupt in the streets of Chisinau .
Some liveliness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ headquarters mostly at night when the Central Election Commission ’ s data showed that her victory was largely secured .
Around twenty people with flowers and state flags gathered to celebrate their candidate ’ s victory .
However , working atmosphere dominates her headquarters now .
During her afternoon briefing , Sandu vowed to protect rights of ethnic minorities as the Moldovan president , particularly guaranteeing the freedom to speak their native language .
She switched to Russian for this part of her speech .
Moreover , the presumptive president-elect shared plans to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in pragmatic dialogue with all countries , including Russia and the United States .
In turn , Dodon told reporters that his campaign had recorded an unprecedented number of violations and pledged to challenge Sandu ’ s victory in court .
Meanwhile , Russia-led Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ) observers , according to mission head Viktor Guminsky , believe that the violations were not systemic and could not affect the overall result .
However , he clarified that he meant the cases and the voting stations that were directly observed by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Moldova held the run-off of the presidential elections on November 15 .
According to preliminary results of the Central Election Commission , Sandu won the presidency with 57.7 % of the votes , while Dodon only got 42.2 % .
Sandu ’ s lead was secured with ballots of 200,000 Moldovan migrants in Western countries .
The current legislation outlines that the Central Election Commission and the Constitutional Court must approve the election results .
Following this step , the president should be inaugurated within 45 days since the election date but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s term expires .
Dodon ’ s term in the office ends on December 23 .

CHISINAU, November 16. /TASS/. Leader of the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity Maia Sandu’s convincing presidential election victory over incumbent President Igor Dodon has not resulted in any unrest. No demonstrations, protests or celebrations were seen in the streets of Chisinau on Monday, the next day after the run-off.
Dodon has already congratulated his rival on preliminary victory and urged his supporters not to take to the streets for protests. Amid these developments, nothing suggested that such protests could erupt in the streets of Chisinau.
Some liveliness was registered near Sandu’s campaign headquarters mostly at night when the Central Election Commission’s data showed that her victory was largely secured. Around twenty people with flowers and state flags gathered to celebrate their candidate’s victory. However, working atmosphere dominates her headquarters now.
During her afternoon briefing, Sandu vowed to protect rights of ethnic minorities as the Moldovan president, particularly guaranteeing the freedom to speak their native language. She switched to Russian for this part of her speech. Moreover, the presumptive president-elect shared plans to advance a balanced foreign policy and engage in pragmatic dialogue with all countries, including Russia and the United States.
In turn, Dodon told reporters that his campaign had recorded an unprecedented number of violations and pledged to challenge Sandu’s victory in court. Meanwhile, Russia-led Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) observers, according to mission head Viktor Guminsky, believe that the violations were not systemic and could not affect the overall result. However, he clarified that he meant the cases and the voting stations that were directly observed by the monitors in conditions of specific limitations.
Moldova elections
Moldova held the run-off of the presidential elections on November 15. According to preliminary results of the Central Election Commission, Sandu won the presidency with 57.7% of the votes, while Dodon only got 42.2%. Sandu’s lead was secured with ballots of 200,000 Moldovan migrants in Western countries.
The current legislation outlines that the Central Election Commission and the Constitutional Court must approve the election results. Following this step, the president should be inaugurated within 45 days since the election date but no earlier than the current leader’s term expires. Dodon’s term in the office ends on December 23.


tass--2020-11-16--Baku works towards having Shusha, Khodaafarin Bridges added to World Heritage List

BAKU , November 16./TASS/ .
Azerbaijan has embarked on an activity to have the city of Shusha and Khodaafarin Bridges on UNESCO ’ s World Heritage List , Acting Minister of Culture Anar Karimov told journalists on Monday .
Shusha and the medieval arch bridges are located on the territory that has passed under the control of Baku after an escalation of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh .
According to the minister , contacts have already been established with international and local experts who have been invited to visit Shusha .
`` They will visit the historical center of the city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dossier of the candidate will be put together and presented to UNESCO , '' Anar Kerimov said .
According to the minister , the same work is carried out regarding the bridges , with a dossier being put together .
`` First of all , Khodaafarin Bridges must be put on the Tentative List of UNESCO .
After that , we will try together with the Islamic Republic of Iran to see them put on the World Heritage List .
Together , since these bridges are located in the border area , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian President Vladimir Putin , President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a full ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh .
As the Russian leader said , Azerbaijani and Armenian forces will maintain the positions that they have held , while Russian peacekeepers will be deployed to the region .

BAKU, November 16./TASS/. Azerbaijan has embarked on an activity to have the city of Shusha and Khodaafarin Bridges on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, Acting Minister of Culture Anar Karimov told journalists on Monday.
Shusha and the medieval arch bridges are located on the territory that has passed under the control of Baku after an escalation of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh.
According to the minister, contacts have already been established with international and local experts who have been invited to visit Shusha. "They will visit the historical center of the city to inspect it, after which a dossier of the candidate will be put together and presented to UNESCO," Anar Kerimov said.
According to the minister, the same work is carried out regarding the bridges, with a dossier being put together. "First of all, Khodaafarin Bridges must be put on the Tentative List of UNESCO. After that, we will try together with the Islamic Republic of Iran to see them put on the World Heritage List. Together, since these bridges are located in the border area," he explained.
On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a full ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh. As the Russian leader said, Azerbaijani and Armenian forces will maintain the positions that they have held, while Russian peacekeepers will be deployed to the region.


tass--2020-11-16--Nearly 70 teachers in Moscow diagnosed with COVID-19 every day over fortnight

First day back to school in the new reality of coronavirus MOSCOW , November 16 .
/TASS/ .
Nearly 70 @ @ @ @ @ been diagnosed with COVID-19 a day in the recent two weeks , Anton Molev , @ @ @ @ @ Department of Education and Science , said on Monday .
`` We are in contact @ @ @ @ @ On average , in the recent two weeks , from November 1 to November 15 @ @ @ @ @ information about 180 employees , including 67 teachers , catching the infection daily , '' @ @ @ @ @ the expediency of shifting schoolchildren to remote learning .
Moscow schoolchildren of the sixth to @ @ @ @ @ online since October 19 whereas younger children continue to go to school .

First day back to school in the new reality of coronavirus
MOSCOW, November 16. /TASS/. Nearly 70 school teachers in Moscow have been diagnosed with COVID-19 a day in the recent two weeks, Anton Molev, deputy head of the Moscow Department of Education and Science, said on Monday.
"We are in contact with the healthcare system. On average, in the recent two weeks, from November 1 to November 15, we have been receiving information about 180 employees, including 67 teachers, catching the infection daily," he said, commenting on the expediency of shifting schoolchildren to remote learning.
Moscow schoolchildren of the sixth to eleventh grades have been studying online since October 19 whereas younger children continue to go to school.


tass--2020-11-16--Putin, Netanyahu discuss supplies of anti-COVID vaccine, situation in Middle East

MOSCOW , November 16 .
/TASS/ .
Issues of combating the novel coronavirus infection , including possible organization of the @ @ @ @ @ vaccine in Israel , were in focus of a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir @ @ @ @ @ Benjamin Netanyahu , the Kremlin press service said on Monday .
`` The conversation centered @ @ @ @ @ , '' it said .
`` The sides exchanged views on preventive and restrictive measures @ @ @ @ @ '' `` The sides discussed issues of bilateral cooperation between the agencies and organizations concerned @ @ @ @ @ for cooperation on the Russian vaccine , including its possible supplies to and organization of @ @ @ @ @ the Kremlin stressed .
Putin and Netanyahu also discussed the situation in the Middle East @ @ @ @ @ to continue contacts at various levels , '' the Kremlin said , adding that the @ @ @ @ @ Israeli side .

MOSCOW, November 16. /TASS/. Issues of combating the novel coronavirus infection, including possible organization of the production of the Russian anti-coronavirus vaccine in Israel, were in focus of a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Kremlin press service said on Monday.
"The conversation centered round combating the coronavirus infection," it said. "The sides exchanged views on preventive and restrictive measures taken in both countries."
"The sides discussed issues of bilateral cooperation between the agencies and organizations concerned, in particular, prospects for cooperation on the Russian vaccine, including its possible supplies to and organization of production in Israel," the Kremlin stressed.
Putin and Netanyahu also discussed the situation in the Middle East.
"It was agreed to continue contacts at various levels," the Kremlin said, adding that the call was initiated by the Israeli side.


tass--2020-11-16--Armenian opposition leaders summoned to National Security Service ahead of rally

`` Tsarukyan , Vanetsyan and others have been summoned to the National Security Service so that they could not take part in the rally .
Pashinyan , you must step down , '' he said .
YEREVAN , November 16 .
/TASS/ .
Leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party Gagik Tsarukyan and leard of the Motherland Party Artur Vanetsyan were summoned to the National Security Service ahead of Monday ’ s rally in central Yerevan demanding resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan , Gegam Manukyan of the opposition party Dashnaktsutyun told the raly .
The opposition rally is being held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with some 2,000 people taking part .
The participants demand Pashinyan ’ s resignation claiming that the trilateral statement on the cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh he signed is a capitulation .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 and this past July .
On November 9 , Russian President @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10 .
Under the document , the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides are to maintain the positions that they held and Russian peacekeepers are to be deployed to the region .
Later , Pashinyan said that following the fall of Shusha further fighting was pointless for the Armenian side as it would be unable to reverse the situation .

"Tsarukyan, Vanetsyan and others have been summoned to the National Security Service so that they could not take part in the rally. Pashinyan, you must step down," he said.
YEREVAN, November 16. /TASS/. Leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party Gagik Tsarukyan and leard of the Motherland Party Artur Vanetsyan were summoned to the National Security Service ahead of Monday’s rally in central Yerevan demanding resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Gegam Manukyan of the opposition party Dashnaktsutyun told the raly.
The opposition rally is being held on Freedom Square in central Yerevan, with some 2,000 people taking part. The participants demand Pashinyan’s resignation claiming that the trilateral statement on the cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh he signed is a capitulation.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July.
On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10. Under the document, the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides are to maintain the positions that they held and Russian peacekeepers are to be deployed to the region.
Later, Pashinyan said that following the fall of Shusha further fighting was pointless for the Armenian side as it would be unable to reverse the situation.


tass--2020-11-16--Thirty tank cars go off rails in Russian Vladimir Region killing one

VLADIMIR , November 16./TASS/ .
A man injured when 30 tank cars with fuel oil went off the rails in @ @ @ @ @ died as he was being rushed to hospital , the chief physician of the central @ @ @ @ @ s city of Kovrov , Anton Zinchenko , told TASS on Monday .
`` The @ @ @ @ @ car on the way to the hospital , '' he said .
Earlier reports said @ @ @ @ @ .
The emergencies ministry received information about a freight train derailing in the Vladimir Region @ @ @ @ @ Monday .
The freight train of 54 fuel oil tank cars was traveling from the @ @ @ @ @ Leningrad Region .
Fuel oil spilled from six tank cars , the press service of @ @ @ @ @ of the Ministry for Emergency Situations said .
The incident did not trigger fire , @ @ @

VLADIMIR, November 16./TASS/. A man injured when 30 tank cars with fuel oil went off the rails in Russia’s Vladimir Region died as he was being rushed to hospital, the chief physician of the central clinic in the region’s city of Kovrov, Anton Zinchenko, told TASS on Monday.
"The man died in the ambulance car on the way to the hospital," he said. Earlier reports said he was in critical condition.
The emergencies ministry received information about a freight train derailing in the Vladimir Region at 14:42 Moscow time on Monday. The freight train of 54 fuel oil tank cars was traveling from the Nizhny Novgorod Region to the Leningrad Region. Fuel oil spilled from six tank cars, the press service of the region’s office of the Ministry for Emergency Situations said. The incident did not trigger fire, it added.


tass--2020-11-16--Mail.ru Group enters cloud gaming market

MOSCOW , November 16 .
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Gaming division of Mail.ru Group ( MY.GAMES brand ) is launching a public beta test of a cloud gaming service allows to run high-quality games on low-end computers .
In the future , the company plans to integrate the service into the VKontakte social network , according MY.GAMES website .
The service is available on the MY.GAMES Store platform , users will be able to run both the platform 's products and games from the libraries of other digital stores in the cloud , including Steam and Epic Games Store , provided that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ player .
The service will be available throughout Russia during the beta testing .
`` However , the most optimal experience will only be available to players within a radius of 1500-2000 km from the MY.GAMES Cloud server centers , located in Moscow and St. Petersburg .
In 2021 , the service will expand to cover more areas and platforms - during the beta , the service will only be available on Windows , but versions for Mac OS , Android , iOS , and SmartTV are also expected to launch in 2021 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be able to play in the cloud via the social network VK.com , through their internet browser , '' the company said .
`` We see great potential in cloud gaming technology , especially in a country like Russia , where its well-developed internet infrastructure provides a high-quality gaming experience at an affordable price .
We are happy to welcome international publishers partners , for whom the launch of such a service can provide the opportunity to reach a new audience .
At MY.GAMES we have access to the latest cutting-edge technology , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ streaming with minimal latency , '' MY.GAMES CEO Vasily Maguryan said .
According to NewZoo data , the global cloud gaming market could grow more than 8-fold by 2023 to $ 4.8 bln .
Russia is a young player on the market , the first such solutions for players began to actively appear only in 2019 .

MOSCOW, November 16. /TASS/. Gaming division of Mail.ru Group (MY.GAMES brand) is launching a public beta test of a cloud gaming service allows to run high-quality games on low-end computers. In the future, the company plans to integrate the service into the VKontakte social network, according MY.GAMES website.
The service is available on the MY.GAMES Store platform, users will be able to run both the platform's products and games from the libraries of other digital stores in the cloud, including Steam and Epic Games Store, provided that they have already been purchased by the player.
The service will be available throughout Russia during the beta testing. "However, the most optimal experience will only be available to players within a radius of 1500-2000 km from the MY.GAMES Cloud server centers, located in Moscow and St. Petersburg. In 2021, the service will expand to cover more areas and platforms - during the beta, the service will only be available on Windows, but versions for Mac OS, Android, iOS, and SmartTV are also expected to launch in 2021. In the future, users will be able to play in the cloud via the social network VK.com, through their internet browser," the company said.
"We see great potential in cloud gaming technology, especially in a country like Russia, where its well-developed internet infrastructure provides a high-quality gaming experience at an affordable price. We are happy to welcome international publishers partners, for whom the launch of such a service can provide the opportunity to reach a new audience. At MY.GAMES we have access to the latest cutting-edge technology, letting us provide up to 4K quality streaming with minimal latency," MY.GAMES CEO Vasily Maguryan said.
According to NewZoo data, the global cloud gaming market could grow more than 8-fold by 2023 to $4.8 bln. Russia is a young player on the market, the first such solutions for players began to actively appear only in 2019.


tass--2020-11-16--Moscow’s unemployment up seven-fold amid pandemic, reaches peak in September

MOSCOW , November 16 .
/TASS/ .
Unemployment in Moscow soared seven-fold during the coronavirus pandemic , reaching its peak level in September , head of the city ’ s Department of Labor and Social Protection Evgeny Struzhak said on Monday , adding that there are around 186,000 unemployed in the capital now .
`` The situation on the labor market changed dramatically during the pandemic .
Unemployment climbed seven-fold in Moscow , reaching its peak in September , with 223,000 unemployed .
< … > In Moscow the situation on the labor market is quite positive as many companies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the number of ] vacancies is higher than the level of [ the number of ] unemployed people as there are around 260,000 vacancies , '' he said at a meeting of the economic and social policy commission of the Moscow City Council .
The level of registered unemployment in the city has exceeded 3 % , he noted .
In 2019 , it equaled 0.37 % .
A representative of the Moscow department ’ s press service told TASS that the level of unemployment in September exceeded last year ’ s level @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is lower standing at 2.5 % .
Around 184,400 citizens are officially registered as unemployed now .

MOSCOW, November 16. /TASS/. Unemployment in Moscow soared seven-fold during the coronavirus pandemic, reaching its peak level in September, head of the city’s Department of Labor and Social Protection Evgeny Struzhak said on Monday, adding that there are around 186,000 unemployed in the capital now.
"The situation on the labor market changed dramatically during the pandemic. Unemployment climbed seven-fold in Moscow, reaching its peak in September, with 223,000 unemployed. <…> In Moscow the situation on the labor market is quite positive as many companies offer vacancies: the level of [the number of] vacancies is higher than the level of [the number of] unemployed people as there are around 260,000 vacancies," he said at a meeting of the economic and social policy commission of the Moscow City Council.
The level of registered unemployment in the city has exceeded 3%, he noted. In 2019, it equaled 0.37%.
A representative of the Moscow department’s press service told TASS that the level of unemployment in September exceeded last year’s level seven-fold, whereas now the unemployment level is lower standing at 2.5%. Around 184,400 citizens are officially registered as unemployed now.