tass--2020-12-04--Azerbaijan sees rise in COVID cases reaching 138,000

BAKU , December 4 .
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As many as 4,267 novel coronavirus cases were confirmed in Azerbaijan over the past day , the coronavirus response headquarters under the Azerbaijani government said on Friday .
The overall number of coronavirus cases in Azerbaijan has reached 138,000 , or 1.38 % of the population .
Forty-one coronavirus-related deaths were reported during the day , with the overall number of coronavirus-related fatalities standing at 1,551 .
A total of 83,800 coronavirus patients have recovered , with 2,566 recoveries reported in the past day .
As many as 52,649 patients are undergoing treatment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus infection have been made in the country , including some 16,000 in the past day .
The first coronavirus case was confirmed in Azerbaijan on February 28 .
The morbidity rate began to go up in mid-August , with a dramatic growth being reported from October 9 .
In view of the worsening epidemic situation , with the morbidity rates exceeding those in the spring , the country ’ s authorities have imposed a number of restrictions effective from October 19 .
Thus , operation of metro in the capital city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were closed for vacations , and up to 70 % of employees of government institutions were switched to work from home .
A nationwide quarantine has been extended until December 28 .

BAKU, December 4. /TASS/. As many as 4,267 novel coronavirus cases were confirmed in Azerbaijan over the past day, the coronavirus response headquarters under the Azerbaijani government said on Friday.
The overall number of coronavirus cases in Azerbaijan has reached 138,000, or 1.38% of the population. Forty-one coronavirus-related deaths were reported during the day, with the overall number of coronavirus-related fatalities standing at 1,551.
A total of 83,800 coronavirus patients have recovered, with 2,566 recoveries reported in the past day. As many as 52,649 patients are undergoing treatment. More than 1.8 million tests for the coronavirus infection have been made in the country, including some 16,000 in the past day.
The first coronavirus case was confirmed in Azerbaijan on February 28. The morbidity rate began to go up in mid-August, with a dramatic growth being reported from October 9.
In view of the worsening epidemic situation, with the morbidity rates exceeding those in the spring, the country’s authorities have imposed a number of restrictions effective from October 19. Thus, operation of metro in the capital city of Baku was suspended, educational establishments were closed for vacations, and up to 70% of employees of government institutions were switched to work from home. A nationwide quarantine has been extended until December 28.


tass--2020-12-05--Coronavirus situation in Russia assessed as stable - health minister

KALININGRAD , December 5 .
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The coronavirus situation in Russia can be assessed as stable , but preventive @ @ @ @ @ its spread , Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told reporters during his working trip to @ @ @ @ @ As of now , the situation remains quite stable .
We do not see any @ @ @ @ @ moderate , '' Murashko said .

KALININGRAD, December 5. /TASS/. The coronavirus situation in Russia can be assessed as stable, but preventive measures are compulsory to curb its spread, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told reporters during his working trip to Kaliningrad on Saturday.
"As of now, the situation remains quite stable. We do not see any considerable growth, it is moderate," Murashko said.
The minister pointed out that Russia focuses on changing coronavirus situations in specific regions and takes local measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. An important part is vaccination which should be started. Health workers and teachers are the first to be inoculated, he said.
"Firstly, we must ensure that the medical staff and teachers are able to work. And the next stage is at-risk groups, or those with a high risk of complications and hospitalizations," he said.
"It is the preventive way that is effective. Of course, it takes a while to develop immunity. During that period, we need to carry on with mobilization activities which the healthcare service does, or outpatient treatment. The government has supported the idea to extend and to provide medicines for a month, for January, at the expense of the federal money until the situation is tense," he said.
"Therefore, the availability of medical care and drugs are those things that stabilize [the situation]," he concluded hoping that this package of measures would result in a drop in cases.


tass--2020-12-05--Cost price of Sputnik V vaccine totals about $26 for two doses

MOSCOW , December 5 .
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Russia ’ s Health Ministry has fixed the maximum cost price of the @ @ @ @ @ 1,942 rubles for two doses ( about $ 26.20 ) , Alexei Kuznetsov , an @ @ @ @ @ , told reporters on Saturday .
`` Russia ’ s Health Ministry has registered the @ @ @ @ @ producer for the vaccine to prevent novel coronavirus infection - Sputnik V , which was @ @ @ @ @ Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology .
It is 1,942 rubles for two doses , @ @ @ @ @ added that the price of a box with five two-dose sets was fixed at 9,710 @ @ @ @ @ ) .
`` Vaccination of Russian citizens will be free of charge and absolutely voluntary @ @ @ @ @ Earlier , the Russian government added the vaccine on the list of vital and essential @ @

MOSCOW, December 5. /TASS/. Russia’s Health Ministry has fixed the maximum cost price of the coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V at 1,942 rubles for two doses (about $26.20), Alexei Kuznetsov, an aide to the health minister, told reporters on Saturday.
"Russia’s Health Ministry has registered the maximum cost price of a producer for the vaccine to prevent novel coronavirus infection - Sputnik V, which was developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology. It is 1,942 rubles for two doses," he said.
Kuznetsov added that the price of a box with five two-dose sets was fixed at 9,710 rubles (about $131).
"Vaccination of Russian citizens will be free of charge and absolutely voluntary," he noted.
Earlier, the Russian government added the vaccine on the list of vital and essential medicines.


tass--2020-12-05--Russian lawmakers to monitor Venezuelan election

MOSCOW , December 5 .
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Delegations from Russia ’ s Federation Council ( the upper house of parliament ) and State Duma ( the lower house of parliament ) will monitor Venezuela ’ s parliamentary election scheduled for December 6 , Chairman of the Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Konstantin Kosachev said .
According to him , the Federation Council ’ s delegation will visit Venezuela at the invitation of the country ’ s National Electoral Council .
`` The Federation Council ’ s delegation consists of three senators , including your humble servant , '' said Kosachev @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to Chairman of the State Duma Foreign Affairs Committee Leonid Slutsky , the Duma ’ s delegation , led by Deputy Speaker Igor Ananskikh , will include members of all parliamentary factions .
The Venezuelan election will take place amid a social and economic crisis and political tensions .
On January 23 , 2019 , Venezuelan opposition leader and parliament speaker Juan Guaido declared himself interim president and announced the start of an operation to oust President Nicolas Maduro .
More than 50 countries , including the United States and most European @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , Maduro , supported by the country ’ s armed forces , managed to maintain power .

MOSCOW, December 5. /TASS/. Delegations from Russia’s Federation Council (the upper house of parliament) and State Duma (the lower house of parliament) will monitor Venezuela’s parliamentary election scheduled for December 6, Chairman of the Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Konstantin Kosachev said.
According to him, the Federation Council’s delegation will visit Venezuela at the invitation of the country’s National Electoral Council. "The Federation Council’s delegation consists of three senators, including your humble servant," said Kosachev, who will head the delegation.
According to Chairman of the State Duma Foreign Affairs Committee Leonid Slutsky, the Duma’s delegation, led by Deputy Speaker Igor Ananskikh, will include members of all parliamentary factions.
The Venezuelan election will take place amid a social and economic crisis and political tensions. On January 23, 2019, Venezuelan opposition leader and parliament speaker Juan Guaido declared himself interim president and announced the start of an operation to oust President Nicolas Maduro. More than 50 countries, including the United States and most European and South American countries, recognized Guaido. However, Maduro, supported by the country’s armed forces, managed to maintain power.


tass--2020-12-05--Lavrov, Azerbaijani top diplomat discuss implementation of Karabakh statement

MOSCOW , December 5 .
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Russian top diplomat Sergey Lavrov and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov have held a telephone conversation to discuss the implementation of a trilateral statement on Nagorno-Karabakh , the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday .
`` The parties discussed progress in the implementation of the November 9 statement adopted by the leaders of Russia , Azerbaijan and Armenia , including the parties ’ cooperation with Russian peacekeepers , as well as pressing matters on the bilateral agenda and certain international issues , '' the ministry pointed out .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The conflict over the disputed territory , 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 .
On November 9 , Russian President Vladimir Putin , Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint @ @ @ @ @ @ @ starting from November 10 .
The Russian leader said that Azerbaijan and Armenia would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region .
In addition , the Agdam , Kalbajar and Lachin districts were handed back over to Azerbaijan .

MOSCOW, December 5. /TASS/. Russian top diplomat Sergey Lavrov and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov have held a telephone conversation to discuss the implementation of a trilateral statement on Nagorno-Karabakh, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
"The parties discussed progress in the implementation of the November 9 statement adopted by the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, including the parties’ cooperation with Russian peacekeepers, as well as pressing matters on the bilateral agenda and certain international issues," the ministry pointed out.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The conflict over the disputed territory, 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.
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 that Azerbaijan and Armenia would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region. In addition, the Agdam, Kalbajar and Lachin districts were handed back over to Azerbaijan.


tass--2020-12-05--Rodchenkov Act may serve as tool to politicize sports, Russian lawmaker says

MOSCOW , December 5 .
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The so-called Rodchenkov Act signed by US President Donald Trump may become a @ @ @ @ @ Chairman of the Russian State Duma ( the lower house of parliament ) Foreign Affairs @ @ @ @ @ on Saturday .
The Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act gives US officials the power to prosecute individuals @ @ @ @ @ events involving American athletes .
`` The Rodchenkov Act is another example of the United @ @ @ @ @ Russia will never accept such an approach , '' Slutsky pointed out .
According to @ @ @ @ @ reasons to believe that Washington may use the Rodchenkov Act as a manipulation tool to @ @ @ @ @ `` Definitely , it is a step on the way to destroying the international sports @ @ @ @ @ .
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on November 19 that the United States @ @ @ @ @ mostly political reasons when making decisions based on the Rodchenkov Act .

MOSCOW, December 5. /TASS/. The so-called Rodchenkov Act signed by US President Donald Trump may become a tool to politicize sports, Chairman of the Russian State Duma (the lower house of parliament) Foreign Affairs Committee Leonid Slutsky told TASS on Saturday.
The Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act gives US officials the power to prosecute individuals for doping violations at sports events involving American athletes.
"The Rodchenkov Act is another example of the United States’ exterritorial legislation. Russia will never accept such an approach," Slutsky pointed out. According to him, "there are reasons to believe that Washington may use the Rodchenkov Act as a manipulation tool to politicize international sports." "Definitely, it is a step on the way to destroying the international sports movement," Slutsky emphasized.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on November 19 that the United States would undoubtedly be guided by mostly political reasons when making decisions based on the Rodchenkov Act.


tass--2020-12-05--Coronavirus vaccination for at-risk groups kicks off in Moscow

MOSCOW , December 5 .
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Coronavirus vaccination for at-risk groups has kicked off in Moscow , the city @ @ @ @ @ said in a statement on Saturday .
`` Coronavirus vaccination began today at 70 city @ @ @ @ @ from major at-risk groups , who contact large numbers of people at work .
Those @ @ @ @ @ social workers , '' the statement reads .
Applications are being received on mos.ru from @ @ @ @ @ 60 , registered with the city ’ s public health centers .
However , people @ @ @ @ @ ’ t be able to get the shot , and those with acute respiratory infections @ @ @ @ @ weeks after recovering from it .
In addition , volunteers involved in post-registration vaccine trials @ @ @ @ @ though those who got a placebo during trials will be provided with an opportunity to @ @ @ @ @ are over .

MOSCOW, December 5. /TASS/. Coronavirus vaccination for at-risk groups has kicked off in Moscow, the city’s coronavirus monitoring center said in a statement on Saturday.
"Coronavirus vaccination began today at 70 city public health centers for those from major at-risk groups, who contact large numbers of people at work. Those include medical, educational and social workers," the statement reads.
Applications are being received on mos.ru from people aged between 18 and 60, registered with the city’s public health centers.
However, people with certain chronic diseases won’t be able to get the shot, and those with acute respiratory infections will have to wait two weeks after recovering from it. In addition, volunteers involved in post-registration vaccine trials can’t be vaccinated though those who got a placebo during trials will be provided with an opportunity to receive the vaccine once trials are over.


tass--2020-12-05--Russia’s coronavirus reproduction rate rises to 1.03 - TASS analysis

MOSCOW , December 5 .
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The coronavirus reproduction in Russia has risen to 1.03 , according to a TASS analysis based on data from the national anti-coronavirus crisis center .
The coronavirus reproduction rate is below 1 in one of the country ’ s top ten regions with the highest number of coronavirus patients : the rate has fallen to 0.99 in the Krasnoyarsk region .
The rate is 1.02 in Moscow , 1 in St. Petersburg and the Irkutsk region , 1.01 in the Khanty-Mansiysk autonomous region and the Sverdlovsk region , 1.03 in the Rostov region @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 1.09 in the Voronezh region , and 1.12 in the Moscow region .
The coronavirus reproduction rate indicates the average number of people one sick person can infect .
It is one of the criteria to be considered when it comes to removing restrictions introduced in the spring to prevent the infection from spreading .
The country ’ s authorities particularly take the coronavirus reproduction rate into account when making decisions on resuming international flights .
According to the Russian sanitary watchdog , it is possible to reopen the country ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ countries ’ coronavirus reproduction rates remain at or below 1 for a week .

MOSCOW, December 5. /TASS/. The coronavirus reproduction in Russia has risen to 1.03, according to a TASS analysis based on data from the national anti-coronavirus crisis center.
The coronavirus reproduction rate is below 1 in one of the country’s top ten regions with the highest number of coronavirus patients: the rate has fallen to 0.99 in the Krasnoyarsk region.
The rate is 1.02 in Moscow, 1 in St. Petersburg and the Irkutsk region, 1.01 in the Khanty-Mansiysk autonomous region and the Sverdlovsk region, 1.03 in the Rostov region, 1.05 in the Nizhny Novgorod region, 1.09 in the Voronezh region, and 1.12 in the Moscow region.
The coronavirus reproduction rate indicates the average number of people one sick person can infect. It is one of the criteria to be considered when it comes to removing restrictions introduced in the spring to prevent the infection from spreading. The country’s authorities particularly take the coronavirus reproduction rate into account when making decisions on resuming international flights. According to the Russian sanitary watchdog, it is possible to reopen the country’s border to foreign nationals in case their countries’ coronavirus reproduction rates remain at or below 1 for a week.


tass--2020-12-05--Russia’s coronavirus cases hit all-time high of 28,782 - crisis center

MOSCOW , December 5 .
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As many as 28,782 coronavirus cases were recorded in Russia in the past day , the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic , the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Saturday .
The case tally has reached 2,431,731 .
The coronavirus growth rate is the lowest in the Chukotka autonomous region ( 0.5 % ) , the Khanty-Mansiysk autonomous region , Dagestan and the Mari El region ( 0.6 % ) .
In particular , 3,726 coronavirus cases were recorded in St. Petersburg in the past day , 1,246 in the Moscow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region , 473 in the Karelia region , 399 in the Arkhangelsk region .
There are currently 472,651 active coronavirus cases in Russia .
The number of coronavirus recoveries in Russia rose by 27,644 to 1,916,396 in the past day , the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Saturday .
According to data from the crisis center , 78.8 % of coronavirus patients have recovered in the country .
In particular , 3,117 recoveries were recorded in St. Petersburg in the past 24 hours , 795 in the Moscow region , 570 in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region and 474 in the Nizhny Novgorod region .
As many as 508 coronavirus deaths were recorded in Russia in the past 24 hours , down from 569 the day before , the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Saturday .
The coronavirus death toll has climbed to 42,684 .
The daily number of deaths has been above 500 for five days .
According to data from the crisis center , 1.76 % of coronavirus patients have died in Russia .
In particular , 58 deaths were recorded in St. Petersburg in the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 24 in the Rostov region and 16 in the Perm region .

MOSCOW, December 5. /TASS/. As many as 28,782 coronavirus cases were recorded in Russia in the past day, the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Saturday. The case tally has reached 2,431,731.
The coronavirus growth rate is the lowest in the Chukotka autonomous region (0.5%), the Khanty-Mansiysk autonomous region, Dagestan and the Mari El region (0.6%). In particular, 3,726 coronavirus cases were recorded in St. Petersburg in the past day, 1,246 in the Moscow region, 495 in the Nizhny Novgorod region, 473 in the Karelia region, 399 in the Arkhangelsk region. There are currently 472,651 active coronavirus cases in Russia.
The number of coronavirus recoveries in Russia rose by 27,644 to 1,916,396 in the past day, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Saturday. According to data from the crisis center, 78.8% of coronavirus patients have recovered in the country.
In particular, 3,117 recoveries were recorded in St. Petersburg in the past 24 hours, 795 in the Moscow region, 570 in the Sakha region, 500 in the Leningrad region and 474 in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
Coronavirus deaths
As many as 508 coronavirus deaths were recorded in Russia in the past 24 hours, down from 569 the day before, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Saturday. The coronavirus death toll has climbed to 42,684.
The daily number of deaths has been above 500 for five days.
According to data from the crisis center, 1.76% of coronavirus patients have died in Russia.
In particular, 58 deaths were recorded in St. Petersburg in the past day, 31 in the Moscow region, 24 in the Rostov region and 16 in the Perm region.


tass--2020-12-05--Over 528,000 people remain under medical observation over coronavirus in Russia - watchdog

MOSCOW , December 5 .
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More than 528,000 people in Russia remain under medical observation over the coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing said in a statement on Saturday .
@ @ @ @ @ people remain under medical observation in Russia , '' the statement reads .
According to @ @ @ @ @ 78.7 mln coronavirus tests have been conducted in the country so far with 550,000 tests @ @ @ @ @ 24 hours .

MOSCOW, December 5. /TASS/. More than 528,000 people in Russia remain under medical observation over the coronavirus, the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing said in a statement on Saturday.
"As many as 528,491 people remain under medical observation in Russia," the statement reads.
According to the watchdog, more than 78.7 mln coronavirus tests have been conducted in the country so far with 550,000 tests carried out in the past 24 hours.


tass--2020-12-05--Moscow’s coronavirus recoveries rise by 6,584

MOSCOW , December 5 .
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As many as 6,584 coronavirus recoveries were recorded in Moscow in the past @ @ @ @ @ s coronavirus monitoring center said in a statement on Saturday .
`` As many as @ @ @ @ @ past 24 hours .
The total number of recoveries has reached 485,308 , '' the @ @ @ @ @ patients aged between 18 and 55 are invited to donate blood plasma , provided they @ @ @ @ @ illnesses and test negative for HIV , Hepatitis B and C. The city ’ s @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus can also become social volunteers to help those who are being treated at @ @ @ @ @ highest number of cases nationwide .
The city has so far recorded over 632,057 coronavirus @ @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, December 5. /TASS/. As many as 6,584 coronavirus recoveries were recorded in Moscow in the past day, the city’s coronavirus monitoring center said in a statement on Saturday.
"As many as 6,584 patients recovered in the past 24 hours. The total number of recoveries has reached 485,308,"the statement reads.
Recovered coronavirus patients aged between 18 and 55 are invited to donate blood plasma, provided they don’t have chronic illnesses and test negative for HIV, Hepatitis B and C. The city’s residents who have recovered from the coronavirus can also become social volunteers to help those who are being treated at home.
Moscow has the highest number of cases nationwide. The city has so far recorded over 632,057 coronavirus cases and 9,203 deaths.


tass--2020-12-05--Court rejects Trump’s lawsuit to declare him winner in Nevada - TV

NEW YORK , December 5 .
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The Nevada district court rejected a Republican party lawsuit demanding to recognize incumbent US Presdient Donald Trump ’ s victory in the state , which has six electoral votes , CNN reported citing Judge James Russell .
The TV channel quoted the judge as saying that the `` contestant did not prove under any standard of proof '' the accusations against the Biden-Harris campaign , including paying to voters .
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told Fox News on Monday that Trump ’ s campaign office would present its evidence of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McEnany , witnesses were to be questioned on Wednesday and Thursday .
According to CNN , the Trump campaign has lost all but one lawsuit challenging the election results .
The US presidential election was held on November 3 .
Major US media outlets project that the Democratic contender Joe Biden has presumptively won the presidential election , securing over 270 electoral votes .
Incumbent US President Donald Trump is challenging the current outcome , claiming irregularities in the ballot processing in key swing states , and has filed lawsuits to fight his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the US General Services Administration acknowledged Biden ’ s win , formally informing him that they are ready to transfer the budget funds required to begin the transition process in the run-up to his inauguration .
The inauguration ceremony is scheduled for January 20 .

NEW YORK, December 5. /TASS/. The Nevada district court rejected a Republican party lawsuit demanding to recognize incumbent US Presdient Donald Trump’s victory in the state, which has six electoral votes, CNN reported citing Judge James Russell.
The TV channel quoted the judge as saying that the "contestant did not prove under any standard of proof" the accusations against the Biden-Harris campaign, including paying to voters.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told Fox News on Monday that Trump’s campaign office would present its evidence of electoral violations in Nevada. According to McEnany, witnesses were to be questioned on Wednesday and Thursday.
According to CNN, the Trump campaign has lost all but one lawsuit challenging the election results.
The US presidential election was held on November 3. Major US media outlets project that the Democratic contender Joe Biden has presumptively won the presidential election, securing over 270 electoral votes. Incumbent US President Donald Trump is challenging the current outcome, claiming irregularities in the ballot processing in key swing states, and has filed lawsuits to fight his case in court.
Last week, the US General Services Administration acknowledged Biden’s win, formally informing him that they are ready to transfer the budget funds required to begin the transition process in the run-up to his inauguration. The inauguration ceremony is scheduled for January 20.


tass--2020-12-06--US documents an average of 2,000 COVID-19 deaths a day in the past week - TV

NEW YORK , December 6 .
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The US has documented an average of over 2,000 COVID-19 deaths a @ @ @ @ @ , NBC informed , citing its own calculations .
According to the TV channel , @ @ @ @ @ has reached 2,125 in the past seven days .
Last time this figure surpassed 2,000 @ @ @ @ @ number of daily cases in the past seven days has reached 182,296 .
On Wednesday @ @ @ @ @ 200,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time .
According to the US-based Johns Hopkins @ @ @ @ @ recorded over 14.42 mln COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic , and 279,629 @ @ @ @ @ US ranks first in the world on the amount of COVID-19 cases and deaths .

NEW YORK, December 6. /TASS/. The US has documented an average of over 2,000 COVID-19 deaths a day for the past week, NBC informed, citing its own calculations.
According to the TV channel, the averaged daily death toll has reached 2,125 in the past seven days. Last time this figure surpassed 2,000 in April. The average number of daily cases in the past seven days has reached 182,296. On Wednesday, the US recorded over 200,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time.
According to the US-based Johns Hopkins University, the US has recorded over 14.42 mln COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, and 279,629 people have died. The US ranks first in the world on the amount of COVID-19 cases and deaths.


tass--2020-12-06--Ukraine’s envoy to Contact Group threatens Russia with sanctions

KIEV , December 6 .
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Former Ukrainian President and head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Contact Group for settlement in Donbass Leonid Kravchuk threatened Russia with new sanctions over the situation in the region .
In an interview with Ukraine-24 TV channel on Saturday night , he admitted that a year after the Normandy Four summit in Paris , no significant progress has been reached during the negotiations in Minsk , so Kiev will be forced to change tactics .
Kravchuk stated that the main achievement over the past year has been the agreement on additional ceasefire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ July 27 .
`` There have been no other concrete steps towards peace .
We talk for hours about different things , but we have not made any concrete decisions lately , '' he said .
`` My opinion is this : if by the end of the year , nothing happens , then I think the beginning of the new year will be the beginning of our new understanding of the situation , '' Kravchuk said .
According to him , new sanctions against Russia may be discussed .
`` These sanctions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system , '' he continued .
`` We will ask for it and demand it .
We will demand other sanctions as well . ''
On the outcomes of the Normandy Four summit held in Paris on December 9 , 2019 , the leaders named a comprehensive ceasefire , disengagement of forces and equipment , an `` all for all '' prisoner swap , agreeing to place new crossing points on the line of contact among emergency measures aimed to achieve Donbass regulation .
Heads of France , Germany , Ukraine and Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ procedure of local self-government in separate areas of the Donetsk and Lugansk Regions and including the Steinmeier Formula approved by the Normandy Four and the Contact Group in the Ukrainian law .
As of now , according to DPR and LPR representatives , Ukraine has not adhered to any of its obligations undertaken on the outcomes of the summit .
The Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements signed on February 12 , 2015 is the basis for all Donbass peace negotiations .
The Minsk Agreements include such measures as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , amnesty , reestablishment of economic ties , along with a deep constitutional reform in Ukraine , which should lead to the Donetsk and Lugansk Regions acquiring special status within Ukraine .
However , so far , this plan remains unimplemented , due to the Ukrainian side refusing to comply with the political points of the agreement , citing unregulated security issues .

KIEV, December 6. /TASS/. Former Ukrainian President and head of the Ukrainian delegation to the Contact Group for settlement in Donbass Leonid Kravchuk threatened Russia with new sanctions over the situation in the region. In an interview with Ukraine-24 TV channel on Saturday night, he admitted that a year after the Normandy Four summit in Paris, no significant progress has been reached during the negotiations in Minsk, so Kiev will be forced to change tactics.
Kravchuk stated that the main achievement over the past year has been the agreement on additional ceasefire control measures that entered into force on July 27. "There have been no other concrete steps towards peace. We talk for hours about different things, but we have not made any concrete decisions lately," he said.
"My opinion is this: if by the end of the year, nothing happens, then I think the beginning of the new year will be the beginning of our new understanding of the situation," Kravchuk said. According to him, new sanctions against Russia may be discussed. "These sanctions may be related to the international payment system," he continued. "We will ask for it and demand it. We will demand other sanctions as well."
On the outcomes of the Normandy Four summit held in Paris on December 9, 2019, the leaders named a comprehensive ceasefire, disengagement of forces and equipment, an "all for all" prisoner swap, agreeing to place new crossing points on the line of contact among emergency measures aimed to achieve Donbass regulation. Heads of France, Germany, Ukraine and Russia spoke in support of enshrining the special procedure of local self-government in separate areas of the Donetsk and Lugansk Regions and including the Steinmeier Formula approved by the Normandy Four and the Contact Group in the Ukrainian law. As of now, according to DPR and LPR representatives, Ukraine has not adhered to any of its obligations undertaken on the outcomes of the summit.
The Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements signed on February 12, 2015 is the basis for all Donbass peace negotiations. The Minsk Agreements include such measures as ceasefire, disengagement of forces and equipment, amnesty, reestablishment of economic ties, along with a deep constitutional reform in Ukraine, which should lead to the Donetsk and Lugansk Regions acquiring special status within Ukraine. However, so far, this plan remains unimplemented, due to the Ukrainian side refusing to comply with the political points of the agreement, citing unregulated security issues.


tass--2020-12-06--Russian diplomat blasts US call for moratorium on Nord Stream 2 as ‘political aggression’

MOSCOW , December 6 .
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Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that the call of the US Embassy in Berlin to declare a moratorium on the construction of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is an act of political aggression .
`` No matter when or where it is , no matter what agreements legitimize it , a Russian pipeline has caused the same reaction of the US for decades - political aggression and unlawful resistance , '' she wrote on Saturday on Facebook .
Zakharova mentioned the statement of Acting US Ambassador to Germany Robin Quinville , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2 is `` a political tool that the Kremlin is using to bypass Ukraine and divide Europe . ''
The Russian diplomat reminded that on March 5 , 2014 , the Washington Times published an article dubbed `` Reagan administration warned Russian pipeline through Ukraine would weaken West . ''
`` The article says : `` In a memo to the White House in July 1981 , advisers in the Ronald Reagan administration urged opposition to a new pipeline from Russia ’ s oil-and gas-rich regions to Europe , warning that it would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' '' the diplomat said .
`` So there is a dichotomy .
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MOSCOW, December 6. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that the call of the US Embassy in Berlin to declare a moratorium on the construction of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is an act of political aggression.
"No matter when or where it is, no matter what agreements legitimize it, a Russian pipeline has caused the same reaction of the US for decades - political aggression and unlawful resistance," she wrote on Saturday on Facebook.
Zakharova mentioned the statement of Acting US Ambassador to Germany Robin Quinville, in which she said that Nord Stream 2 is "a political tool that the Kremlin is using to bypass Ukraine and divide Europe." The Russian diplomat reminded that on March 5, 2014, the Washington Times published an article dubbed "Reagan administration warned Russian pipeline through Ukraine would weaken West."
"The article says: "In a memo to the White House in July 1981, advisers in the Ronald Reagan administration urged opposition to a new pipeline from Russia’s oil-and gas-rich regions to Europe, warning that it would weaken the West’s bargaining hand,"" the diplomat said. "So there is a dichotomy.".


tass--2020-12-06--Russian envoy says UN News portal misinterpreted CND decision about cannabis safety

VIENNA , December 6 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov wrote @ @ @ @ @ the news portal of the United Nations released fake news that cannabis was no longer @ @ @ @ @ Bad expectations came true .
Even ‘ UN News ’ misinterpreted the decision of CND @ @ @ @ @ no longer considered to be a risky drug .
This assertion doesn ’ t correspond @ @ @ @ @ UN Secretariat disseminated incompetent and misleading assessment , '' Ulyanov tweeted .
The Russian permanent @ @ @ @ @ Twitter that `` UN assessment of CND decision to reschedule cannabis in 1961 convention is @ @ @ @ @ no confusion : cannabis is strictly controlled under Schedule I alongside coca leaf and opium @ @ @ @ @ illegal and a violation of international law .
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VIENNA, December 6. /TASS/. Russia’s Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov wrote on Twitter on Saturday that the news portal of the United Nations released fake news that cannabis was no longer a risky drug.
"Bad expectations came true. Even ‘UN News’ misinterpreted the decision of CND and claimed that cannabis is no longer considered to be a risky drug. This assertion doesn’t correspond to reality. Regretful that UN Secretariat disseminated incompetent and misleading assessment," Ulyanov tweeted.
The Russian permanent mission in Vienna wrote on Twitter that "UN assessment of CND decision to reschedule cannabis in 1961 convention is wrong-headed. There should be no confusion: cannabis is strictly controlled under Schedule I alongside coca leaf and opium. Recreational cannabis use remains illegal and a violation of international law.".


tass--2020-12-06--WHO reports over 645,000 new daily cases of COVID-19

GENEVA , December 6 .
/TASS/ .
More than 645,000 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus have been recorded globally in the past day , pushing a total number of infections to 65.25 million , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) said in its daily bulletin on Saturday .
According to the WHO updates , the coronavirus-related deaths increased by over 12,000 to exceed 1.51 million .
As of 17.02 Moscow time on December 5 , as many as 65,257,767 coronavirus cases and 1,513,179 coronavirus-related deaths were registered across the globe .
The number of confirmed cases grew by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the number of fatalities increased by 12,242 .
The WHO statistics are based only on officially confirmed data provided by countries .
South and North America account for more than 49 % of single-day COVID-19 cases submitted to the WHO in the past 24 hours ( 315,772 ) .
Europe goes second ( 232,575 cases ) followed by South East Asia ( 48,082 ) .
Most COVID-19 cases are recorded in the United States ( 13,978,171 ) , followed by India ( 9,608,211 ) , Brazil ( 6,487,084 ) , Russia ( 2,431,731 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the UK ( 1,690,436 ) , Italy ( 1,688,939 ) , Spain ( 1,684,647 ) , Argentina ( 1,447,732 ) , Colombia ( 1,343,322 ) , Germany ( 1,153,555 ) and Mexico ( 1,144,643 ) .

GENEVA, December 6. /TASS/. More than 645,000 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus have been recorded globally in the past day, pushing a total number of infections to 65.25 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Saturday.
According to the WHO updates, the coronavirus-related deaths increased by over 12,000 to exceed 1.51 million.
As of 17.02 Moscow time on December 5, as many as 65,257,767 coronavirus cases and 1,513,179 coronavirus-related deaths were registered across the globe. The number of confirmed cases grew by 645,231 in the past 24 hours and the number of fatalities increased by 12,242.
The WHO statistics are based only on officially confirmed data provided by countries.
South and North America account for more than 49% of single-day COVID-19 cases submitted to the WHO in the past 24 hours (315,772). Europe goes second (232,575 cases) followed by South East Asia (48,082).
Most COVID-19 cases are recorded in the United States (13,978,171), followed by India (9,608,211), Brazil (6,487,084), Russia (2,431,731), France (2,228,980), the UK (1,690,436), Italy (1,688,939), Spain (1,684,647), Argentina (1,447,732), Colombia (1,343,322), Germany (1,153,555) and Mexico (1,144,643).


tass--2020-12-06--Over 1,300 refugees return to Nagorno-Karabakh in past day

MOSCOW , December 6 .
/TASS/ .
Russian peacekeepers escorted buses with 1,318 refugees returning to Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenia , the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday .
`` Buses have taken 1,318 people from Yerevan to Stepanakert today .
The buses were escorted on their route by patrols of the Russian peacekeeping contingent and military police , '' the Russian Defense Ministry said .
The security of busses across the contact line was also ensured by Russian service members .
A total of over 33,000 residents of Nagorno-Karabakh returned to their domiciles since the start of the peacekeeping operation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .

MOSCOW, December 6. /TASS/. Russian peacekeepers escorted buses with 1,318 refugees returning to Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenia, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
"Buses have taken 1,318 people from Yerevan to Stepanakert today. The buses were escorted on their route by patrols of the Russian peacekeeping contingent and military police," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The security of busses across the contact line was also ensured by Russian service members.
A total of over 33,000 residents of Nagorno-Karabakh returned to their domiciles since the start of the peacekeeping operation.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. 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.
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.


tass--2020-12-06--Moscow's death toll from confirmed COVID-19 cases rises by 72 to 9,349

MOSCOW , December 6 .
/TASS/ .
The death toll from confirmed coronavirus cases has risen by 72 in Moscow @ @ @ @ @ , the Russian capital ’ s anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Saturday .
`` @ @ @ @ @ in Moscow .
Their diagnoses of pneumonia were confirmed and they tested positive for coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ .
The death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 has risen to 9,349 in Moscow @ @ @ @ @ , more than 640,000 COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Moscow so far and over @ @ @ @ @ the disease .
According to the latest statistics , nearly 65.9 million people have been @ @ @ @ @ more than 1.5 million deaths have been reported .
To date , 2,431,731 coronavirus cases @ @ @ @ @ , with 1,916,396 patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest data @ @ @ @ @ Earlier , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated @ @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, December 6. /TASS/. The death toll from confirmed coronavirus cases has risen by 72 in Moscow over the past 24 hours, the Russian capital’s anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Saturday.
"Seventy-two patients have passed away in Moscow. Their diagnoses of pneumonia were confirmed and they tested positive for coronavirus," the center informed.
The death toll from confirmed cases of COVID-19 has risen to 9,349 in Moscow. As of December 5, more than 640,000 COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Moscow so far and over 485,300 patients have recovered from the disease.
According to the latest statistics, nearly 65.9 million people have been infected with coronavirus worldwide and more than 1.5 million deaths have been reported.
To date, 2,431,731 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 1,916,396 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 42,684 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-12-05--Russia’s NTV channel asks Turkish ambassador to help in release of its camera crew

MOSCOW , December 5 .
/TASS/ .
Vadim Takmenev , the Russian NTV broadcaster ’ s deputy chief producer and TV host , has asked Turkey ’ s Ambassador in Moscow Mehmet Samsar to help in release of the channel ’ s camera crew .
`` I hope that we will be heard at least at Turkey ’ s embassy in Moscow .
Dear Mr .
Ambassador , could you answer just one question : if our journalists , being in the line of duty , did break certain rules , your country ’ s authorities could have immediately deported @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let it be even for life .
But on what grounds do your country ’ s authorities keep them behind bars without a chance to get in contact with someone ? ''
Takmenev said in the Central Television program on Saturday The Russian Foreign Ministry said that on December 3 , the Russian journalists Alexei Petrushko and Ivan Malyshkin , who were in Istanbul , could not be contacted .
The ministry pointed out that the last contact with them was on Thursday , when the Russian reporters said that they had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by them somewhere .
Earlier , the broadcaster said that their employees stopped getting in touch after they informed the editorial office about their detention by police officers near Istanbul .

MOSCOW, December 5. /TASS/. Vadim Takmenev, the Russian NTV broadcaster’s deputy chief producer and TV host, has asked Turkey’s Ambassador in Moscow Mehmet Samsar to help in release of the channel’s camera crew.
"I hope that we will be heard at least at Turkey’s embassy in Moscow. Dear Mr. Ambassador, could you answer just one question: if our journalists, being in the line of duty, did break certain rules, your country’s authorities could have immediately deported them, deprived them of visas, let it be even for life. But on what grounds do your country’s authorities keep them behind bars without a chance to get in contact with someone?" Takmenev said in the Central Television program on Saturday
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that on December 3, the Russian journalists Alexei Petrushko and Ivan Malyshkin, who were in Istanbul, could not be contacted. The ministry pointed out that the last contact with them was on Thursday, when the Russian reporters said that they had been detained by unknown people and were taken by them somewhere. Earlier, the broadcaster said that their employees stopped getting in touch after they informed the editorial office about their detention by police officers near Istanbul.


tass--2020-12-05--UK Royal Navy says about "significant Russian presence" close to British waters

LONDON , December 5 .
/TASS/ .
The UK Royal Navy has claimed that British warships have been monitoring `` significant Russian presence '' close to UK waters , the Royal Navy said on Saturday .
`` The Royal Navy has monitored nine Russian vessels around the UK in recent weeks .
Every move made by the Russians - a surfaced submarine , destroyer , corvette , patrol ship and their supporting tugs and supply ships - was watched closely by eight RN ships from the English Channel and the Celtic Sea to waters close to the west coast of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last two weeks , '' the statement says .
`` Even with the pressures of Covid , we remain at short notice to respond to threats both in home waters and around the world .
Despite the increase in Russian activity , both on the surface and underwater , we are always ready to respond , '' First Sea Lord , Admiral Tony Radakin , said .
The statement points out that the frigates HMS Northumberland and HMS Lancaster , three warships HMS Tyne , HMS Richmond and HMS Kent as well as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the operation .
They watched the movements of the Vice-Admiral Kulakov , an Udaloy-class destroyer , patrol ship Vasiliy Bykov and two support ships , the B-262 submarine Stary Oskol , and the corvette Boikiy .
According to the statement , the Royal Navy warships were joined by French Navy ships .

LONDON, December 5. /TASS/. The UK Royal Navy has claimed that British warships have been monitoring "significant Russian presence" close to UK waters, the Royal Navy said on Saturday.
"The Royal Navy has monitored nine Russian vessels around the UK in recent weeks. Every move made by the Russians - a surfaced submarine, destroyer, corvette, patrol ship and their supporting tugs and supply ships - was watched closely by eight RN ships from the English Channel and the Celtic Sea to waters close to the west coast of Scotland in a concerted operation over the last two weeks," the statement says.
"Even with the pressures of Covid, we remain at short notice to respond to threats both in home waters and around the world. Despite the increase in Russian activity, both on the surface and underwater, we are always ready to respond," First Sea Lord, Admiral Tony Radakin, said.
The statement points out that the frigates HMS Northumberland and HMS Lancaster, three warships HMS Tyne, HMS Richmond and HMS Kent as well as the patrol ship HMS Severn took part in the operation. They watched the movements of the Vice-Admiral Kulakov, an Udaloy-class destroyer, patrol ship Vasiliy Bykov and two support ships, the B-262 submarine Stary Oskol, and the corvette Boikiy. According to the statement, the Royal Navy warships were joined by French Navy ships.


tass--2020-12-05--Armenian opposition issues ultimatum for Pashinyan, demanding his resignation by Tuesday

YEREVAN , December 5 .
/TASS/ .
Armenian political opposition , which held a march and a rally in downtown Yerevan on Saturday , ended their protest outside Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ’ s residence where they issued an ultimatum , demanding that he step down by Tuesday , December 8 , a TASS correspondent reported from the scene .
`` We demand that Pashinyan resign by 12.00 ( 11.00 Moscow time ) Tuesday .
Unless he steps down , we will start protests throughout the country , '' said Ishkhan Saghatelyan , a representative of the Dashnaktsutyun party .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement signed by Pashinyan along with the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan , Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev , which stopped fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh , was actually a capitulation .
In addition , Pashinyan ’ s opponents put on him the blame for the country ’ s economic and social problems .
Pashinyan stated earlier that after the Karabakh city of Shusha was seized by Azerbaijani forces , there was no point in fighting for Armenia , because since that moment Yerevan would not have been able to turn the tide in armed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for an early parliamentary election , and urged to hand over the power to the government of national accord before the election .

YEREVAN, December 5. /TASS/. Armenian political opposition, which held a march and a rally in downtown Yerevan on Saturday, ended their protest outside Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s residence where they issued an ultimatum, demanding that he step down by Tuesday, December 8, a TASS correspondent reported from the scene.
"We demand that Pashinyan resign by 12.00 (11.00 Moscow time) Tuesday. Unless he steps down, we will start protests throughout the country," said Ishkhan Saghatelyan, a representative of the Dashnaktsutyun party.
Opposition politicians claim that the November 9 statement signed by Pashinyan along with the presidents of Russia and Azerbaijan, Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev, which stopped fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, was actually a capitulation. In addition, Pashinyan’s opponents put on him the blame for the country’s economic and social problems.
Pashinyan stated earlier that after the Karabakh city of Shusha was seized by Azerbaijani forces, there was no point in fighting for Armenia, because since that moment Yerevan would not have been able to turn the tide in armed confrontation. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian called for an early parliamentary election, and urged to hand over the power to the government of national accord before the election.


tass--2020-12-05--Russian industry ministry commissions additional production lines for antibiotics

KALININGRAD , December 5 .
/TASS/ .
Russia has commissioned additional production lines for antibiotics to eliminate the shortage of @ @ @ @ @ Mikhail Murashko told reporters during his working trip to Kaliningrad on Saturday .
`` The @ @ @ @ @ has commissioned additional production lines .
The Health Ministry has approved 17 venues for antibiotics @ @ @ @ @ shortage is being eliminated as of today , '' Murashko said .
A number of @ @ @ @ @ about the shortage of antibiotics in pharmacies .

KALININGRAD, December 5. /TASS/. Russia has commissioned additional production lines for antibiotics to eliminate the shortage of those drugs, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told reporters during his working trip to Kaliningrad on Saturday.
"The Ministry for Industry and Trade has commissioned additional production lines. The Health Ministry has approved 17 venues for antibiotics production. Therefore, the shortage is being eliminated as of today," Murashko said.
A number of Russian regions had earlier reported about the shortage of antibiotics in pharmacies.


tass--2020-12-05--Putin: Arctic nature extremely vulnerable, environmental risks should be minimized

NOVO-OGARYOVO , December 5 .
/TASS/ .
Nature of the Arctic zone is extremely vulnerable , so any economic activity in the northern areas should be so organized that environmental risks are minimized there , Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with volunteers held as a video conference on Saturday .
A participant in the video conference , who lives the northern Arkhangelsk Region , told about a program to save and rehabilitate wildlife , which populations suffer from climate change and industrial facilities among other impacts .
Commenting on her speech , the president recalled that Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 70 % of its territory lies in northern latitudes .
According to Putin , `` everything that happens in the North is of particular interest and of particular value . ''
`` Here is our future , including from the point of view of extraction of the mineral resources , which our country will need in the long run .
[ Mikhail ] Lomonosov [ the outstanding Russian scholar of the 18th century - TASS ] once said that Russia ’ s power would grow with Siberia , '' the president recalled .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s power will be definitely growing with the Arctic and northern regions .
At the same time , the nature of the Arctic is extremely , highly vulnerable , '' he emphasized .
Putin believes that economic activities in the Arctic should be adjusted to specific features of such territories .
`` They must adjust in such a way that environmental risks are minimized , '' he explained .
Putin pointed out that Russia is a member of the Arctic Council that promotes the environmental agenda among other issues .
`` No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ activity , including your efforts , '' the president said .
`` You were right saying that your work might not have a concrete impact on the population , but perhaps , your work will affect the attitudes of the state and of big businesses that are developing those areas , and the problem as it is . ''
According to the Russian leader , it could change the situation for the better .
Putin mentioned that `` there very , too many problems , related to the environment , climate change and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We , alongside you , will be focusing our attention on that and we will be fighting together so that we can hand down to the next generations exactly the same Arctic as we received it from our ancestors , '' he promised .
`` It is a vitally important thing .
`` .

NOVO-OGARYOVO, December 5. /TASS/. Nature of the Arctic zone is extremely vulnerable, so any economic activity in the northern areas should be so organized that environmental risks are minimized there, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with volunteers held as a video conference on Saturday.
A participant in the video conference, who lives the northern Arkhangelsk Region, told about a program to save and rehabilitate wildlife, which populations suffer from climate change and industrial facilities among other impacts. Commenting on her speech, the president recalled that Russian is a northern country, as over 70% of its territory lies in northern latitudes.
According to Putin, "everything that happens in the North is of particular interest and of particular value."
"Here is our future, including from the point of view of extraction of the mineral resources, which our country will need in the long run. [Mikhail] Lomonosov [the outstanding Russian scholar of the 18th century - TASS] once said that Russia’s power would grow with Siberia," the president recalled.
"In the next decade, Russia’s power will be definitely growing with the Arctic and northern regions. At the same time, the nature of the Arctic is extremely, highly vulnerable," he emphasized.
Putin believes that economic activities in the Arctic should be adjusted to specific features of such territories.
"They must adjust in such a way that environmental risks are minimized," he explained.
Putin pointed out that Russia is a member of the Arctic Council that promotes the environmental agenda among other issues.
"No doubt that we will be supporting this activity, including your efforts," the president said. "You were right saying that your work might not have a concrete impact on the population, but perhaps, your work will affect the attitudes of the state and of big businesses that are developing those areas, and the problem as it is."
According to the Russian leader, it could change the situation for the better.
Putin mentioned that "there very, too many problems, related to the environment, climate change and economic activity" in the Arctic.
"We, alongside you, will be focusing our attention on that and we will be fighting together so that we can hand down to the next generations exactly the same Arctic as we received it from our ancestors," he promised. "It is a vitally important thing.".


tass--2020-12-05--Health minister rates Russia’s coronavirus situation as stable

KALININGRAD , December 5 .
/TASS/ .
The coronavirus situation in Russia can be assessed as stable , but preventive measures are compulsory to curb its spread , Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told reporters during his working trip to Kaliningrad on Saturday .
`` As of now , the situation remains quite stable .
We do not see any considerable growth , it is moderate , '' Murashko said .
The minister pointed out that Russia focuses on changing coronavirus situations in specific regions and takes local measures to curb the spread of coronavirus .
An important part is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workers and teachers are the first to be inoculated , he said .
`` Firstly , we must ensure that the medical staff and teachers are able to work .
And the next stage is at-risk groups , or those with a high risk of complications and hospitalizations , '' he said .
`` It is the preventive way that is effective .
Of course , it takes a while to develop immunity .
During that period , we need to carry on with mobilization activities which the healthcare service does , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the idea to extend and to provide medicines for a month , for January , at the expense of the federal money until the situation is tense , '' he said .
`` Therefore , the availability of medical care and drugs are those things that stabilize [ the situation ] , '' he concluded hoping that this package of measures would result in a drop in cases .

KALININGRAD, December 5. /TASS/. The coronavirus situation in Russia can be assessed as stable, but preventive measures are compulsory to curb its spread, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko told reporters during his working trip to Kaliningrad on Saturday.
"As of now, the situation remains quite stable. We do not see any considerable growth, it is moderate," Murashko said.
The minister pointed out that Russia focuses on changing coronavirus situations in specific regions and takes local measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. An important part is vaccination which should be started. Health workers and teachers are the first to be inoculated, he said.
"Firstly, we must ensure that the medical staff and teachers are able to work. And the next stage is at-risk groups, or those with a high risk of complications and hospitalizations," he said.
"It is the preventive way that is effective. Of course, it takes a while to develop immunity. During that period, we need to carry on with mobilization activities which the healthcare service does, or outpatient treatment. The government has supported the idea to extend and to provide medicines for a month, for January, at the expense of the federal money until the situation is tense," he said.
"Therefore, the availability of medical care and drugs are those things that stabilize [the situation]," he concluded hoping that this package of measures would result in a drop in cases.


tass--2020-12-05--Sputnik V vaccine’s price tag totals about $26 for two doses

MOSCOW , December 5 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s Health Ministry has fixed the maximum cost price of the @ @ @ @ @ 1,942 rubles for two doses ( about $ 26.20 ) , Alexei Kuznetsov , an @ @ @ @ @ , told reporters on Saturday .
`` Russia ’ s Health Ministry has registered the @ @ @ @ @ producer for the vaccine to prevent novel coronavirus infection - Sputnik V , which was @ @ @ @ @ Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology .
It is 1,942 rubles for two doses , @ @ @ @ @ added that the price of a box with five two-dose sets was fixed at 9,710 @ @ @ @ @ ) .
`` Vaccination of Russian citizens will be free of charge and absolutely voluntary @ @ @ @ @ Earlier , the Russian government added the vaccine on the list of vital and essential @ @

MOSCOW, December 5. /TASS/. Russia’s Health Ministry has fixed the maximum cost price of the coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V at 1,942 rubles for two doses (about $26.20), Alexei Kuznetsov, an aide to the health minister, told reporters on Saturday.
"Russia’s Health Ministry has registered the maximum cost price of a producer for the vaccine to prevent novel coronavirus infection - Sputnik V, which was developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology. It is 1,942 rubles for two doses," he said.
Kuznetsov added that the price of a box with five two-dose sets was fixed at 9,710 rubles (about $131).
"Vaccination of Russian citizens will be free of charge and absolutely voluntary," he noted.
Earlier, the Russian government added the vaccine on the list of vital and essential medicines.


tass--2020-12-06--Russian journalists covering protests held in Belarus, human rights activists say

MINSK , December 6 .
/TASS/ .
Belarusian police detained several journalists working for Russian media outlets , including RIA @ @ @ @ @ were covering unauthorized rallies on Sunday , the Belarusian Association of Journalists reported .
According @ @ @ @ @ of BelaPAN Marina Harevich and Sergey Lyudkevich were also detained in Grodno , in western @ @ @ @ @ journalists of RIA Novosti and Interfax-Zapad , who were held at the protests in Minsk @ @ @ @ @ We were taken to the Zavodskoye district office of the Internal Affairs and were released @ @ @ @ @ '' a journalist said .
The Vesna unregistered human rights center reported on its website @ @ @ @ @ had been detained at protests in Belarus .

MINSK, December 6. /TASS/. Belarusian police detained several journalists working for Russian media outlets, including RIA Novosti and Interfax-Zapad, who were covering unauthorized rallies on Sunday, the Belarusian Association of Journalists reported.
According to the NGO, reporters of BelaPAN Marina Harevich and Sergey Lyudkevich were also detained in Grodno, in western Belarus.
Shortly after, journalists of RIA Novosti and Interfax-Zapad, who were held at the protests in Minsk, walked free. "We were taken to the Zavodskoye district office of the Internal Affairs and were released after a document check," a journalist said.
The Vesna unregistered human rights center reported on its website that more than 40 people had been detained at protests in Belarus.


tass--2020-12-06--US position on Kuril Islands fuels revanchist mood, Russian foreign ministry says

MOSCOW , December 6 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s Foreign Ministry has slammed the US Department of State ’ @ @ @ @ @ in the Kuril Islands to name Japan as their place of birth , stressing that @ @ @ @ @ mood .
`` Do we need another evidence that the United States is a revisionist @ @ @ @ @ decision , the Kuril Islands were handed over to the Soviet Union .
Today , @ @ @ @ @ calling in question the outcome of World War II and is encouraging revanchism ( political @ @ @ @ @ reverse territorial losses incurred by a country ) , '' the ministry stated on its @ @ @ @ @ Know your borders and ‘ red lines , '' it stressed .
Earlier , Japan @ @ @ @ @ citing the rules for the green card lottery published on the State Department ’ s @ @ @ @ @ the Kuril Islands should say their place of birth is Japan , while the natives @ @ @ @ @ they were hail from Russia .

MOSCOW, December 6. /TASS/. Russia’s Foreign Ministry has slammed the US Department of State’s demand for Russians living in the Kuril Islands to name Japan as their place of birth, stressing that Washington encourages revanchism and revisionist mood.
"Do we need another evidence that the United States is a revisionist power? Under the 1945 decision, the Kuril Islands were handed over to the Soviet Union. Today, the Department of State is calling in question the outcome of World War II and is encouraging revanchism (political manifestation of the will to reverse territorial losses incurred by a country)," the ministry stated on its official Telegram channel. "Know your borders and ‘red lines," it stressed.
Earlier, Japan’s Hokkaido Simbun reported citing the rules for the green card lottery published on the State Department’s website that Russians born in the Kuril Islands should say their place of birth is Japan, while the natives of Sakhalin should write that they were hail from Russia.


tass--2020-12-06--Police detain African con artist who ‘cloned’ money in Moscow

MOSCOW , December 6 .
/TASS/ .
Police detained a swindler who allegedly `` cloned '' money and gave his victims fake cash , Russian Interior Ministry Spokeswoman Irina Volk told TASS on Sunday .
`` The 45-year-old native of a Central African country was engaged in the so-called ‘ money cloning ’ using a tried-and-true scheme .
In order to perform his ritual , he used a potential victim 's bill , his own banknote of the same denomination , paper blanks and a chemical solution .
Discreetly putting the two bills together , the swindler cast a spell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he called magic .
Then he showed the client that the sum had allegedly doubled , '' the spokeswoman said .
When people started to believe in the magic that they saw with their own eyes , they gave him a large sum of money .
The `` magician '' was arrested in his Moscow apartment while attempting to steal 22 mln rubles ( about $ 300,000 ) from another client .
A criminal case against the man has been launched under Articles 30 and 159 of the Russian Criminal Code ( `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are carrying out the activities in order to identify possible accomplices and all episodes of the crime .

MOSCOW, December 6. /TASS/. Police detained a swindler who allegedly "cloned" money and gave his victims fake cash, Russian Interior Ministry Spokeswoman Irina Volk told TASS on Sunday.
"The 45-year-old native of a Central African country was engaged in the so-called ‘money cloning’ using a tried-and-true scheme. In order to perform his ritual, he used a potential victim's bill, his own banknote of the same denomination, paper blanks and a chemical solution. Discreetly putting the two bills together, the swindler cast a spell and doused them with liquid, which he called magic. Then he showed the client that the sum had allegedly doubled," the spokeswoman said.
When people started to believe in the magic that they saw with their own eyes, they gave him a large sum of money. The "magician" was arrested in his Moscow apartment while attempting to steal 22 mln rubles (about $300,000) from another client.
A criminal case against the man has been launched under Articles 30 and 159 of the Russian Criminal Code ("an attempted fraud"). Police are carrying out the activities in order to identify possible accomplices and all episodes of the crime.


tass--2020-12-06--Russia sees new high of 29,039 daily coronavirus cases

MOSCOW , December 6 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s coronavirus cases rose by 29,039 in the past day , @ @ @ @ @ start of the pandemic , the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Sunday .
The @ @ @ @ @ 28,782 cases was registered on Saturday .
The total case tally has reached 2,469,770 in @ @ @ @ @ rates were registered in the past day in the Chukotka Autonomous Region ( 0.2 % @ @ @ @ @ Region , the Republic of Dagestan ( 0.6 % ) , the Republics of Mari @ @ @ @ @ Autonomous Region , the Orenburg Region and the Republic of Kalmykia ( 0.7 % ) @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 cases in the past day .
Some 3,753 new cases were confirmed in St. @ @ @ @ @ Moscow Region , 880 in the Pskov Region , 484 in the Nizhny Novgorod Region @ @ @ @ @ of Karelia .
Currently , 479,891 people are undergoing treatment in Russia .

MOSCOW, December 6. /TASS/. Russia’s coronavirus cases rose by 29,039 in the past day, a new high since the start of the pandemic, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Sunday.
The previous highest daily number of 28,782 cases was registered on Saturday.
The total case tally has reached 2,469,770 in Russia.
The lowest growth rates were registered in the past day in the Chukotka Autonomous Region (0.2%), the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region, the Republic of Dagestan (0.6%), the Republics of Mari El, Kabardino-Balkaria, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region, the Orenburg Region and the Republic of Kalmykia (0.7%).
Moscow reported 7,512 new COVID-19 cases in the past day. Some 3,753 new cases were confirmed in St. Petersburg, 1,295 in the Moscow Region, 880 in the Pskov Region, 484 in the Nizhny Novgorod Region and 469 in the Republic of Karelia.
Currently, 479,891 people are undergoing treatment in Russia.


tass--2020-12-06--Russia’s emergencies ministry sends bomb disposal experts to Nagorno-Karabakh

MOSCOW , December 6 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s Emergencies Ministry is increasing its task force carrying out a @ @ @ @ @ is sending bomb disposal experts , canine teams and psychologists , the Emergencies Ministry told @ @ @ @ @ On December 6 , an Il-76 aircraft of Russia ’ s Emergencies Ministry took off @ @ @ @ @ of rescuers .
The joint group was formed of canine teams , bomb disposal experts @ @ @ @ @ center , communications personnel , specialists of the Noginsk rescue center and also psychologists , @ @ @ @ @ The plane is bringing equipment and three passenger buses for carrying out the Russian rescuers @ @ @ @ @ The rescuers had passed tests for the coronavirus infection before their departure .
Stepanakert hosts @ @ @ @ @ deployment of Russia ’ s Emergencies Ministry , which is continuing to provide humanitarian assistance @ @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, December 6. /TASS/. Russia’s Emergencies Ministry is increasing its task force carrying out a humanitarian mission in Nagorno-Karabakh and is sending bomb disposal experts, canine teams and psychologists, the Emergencies Ministry told TASS on Sunday.
"On December 6, an Il-76 aircraft of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry took off from Moscow with another group of rescuers. The joint group was formed of canine teams, bomb disposal experts and mine-rescuers of the Leader center, communications personnel, specialists of the Noginsk rescue center and also psychologists," a spokesperson said.
The plane is bringing equipment and three passenger buses for carrying out the Russian rescuers’ mission in Nagorno-Karabakh. The rescuers had passed tests for the coronavirus infection before their departure.
Stepanakert hosts a camp for a long-term deployment of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry, which is continuing to provide humanitarian assistance in the war-stricken areas.


tass--2020-12-06--Russian military medics begin to provide aid to Stepanakert population - defense ministry

MOSCOW , December 6 .
/TASS/ .
Russian military medics have begun to provide aid to the local population of Stepanakert , the Russian Defense Ministry informed on Sunday .
`` During the day , Russian military medics have provided aid to about 40 local residents , '' the ministry informed , adding that general practitioners , surgeons and other medical specialists are working on site .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .
According to the Russian Defense Ministry , units of the 15th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade form the bulk of the peacekeeping force .
Russian observation posts have been set up along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin Corridor connecting Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh .
The peacekeeping operation command is located in Stepanakert .
Round-the-clock @ @ @ @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, December 6. /TASS/. Russian military medics have begun to provide aid to the local population of Stepanakert, the Russian Defense Ministry informed on Sunday.
"During the day, Russian military medics have provided aid to about 40 local residents," the ministry informed, adding that general practitioners, surgeons and other medical specialists are working on site.
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.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, units of the 15th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade form the bulk of the peacekeeping force. Russian observation posts have been set up along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and along the Lachin Corridor connecting Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. The peacekeeping operation command is located in Stepanakert. Round-the-clock monitoring of the situation is organized.


tass--2020-12-07--Flight from Moscow detained upon arrival in New York

NEW YORK , December 7 .
/TASS/ .
Aeroflot flight SU102 Moscow - New York was detained on Sunday upon arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport , all passengers and their luggage were examined with dogs .
At the moment , three hours after arrival , passengers are still not allowed to leave the airport .
Aeroflot told TASS that the return flight from New York to Moscow , which was scheduled for 18:30 New York time ( 02:30 Moscow time ) , has now been postponed to 21:00 ( 5:00 Moscow time ) .
They did not comment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A source at the Russian Consulate General in New York told TASS , that Russian diplomats are following the development of the situation with the screening of passengers on the Aeroflot flight SU102 Moscow - New York .
`` The police have a protocol , they follow this protocol .
We are closely monitoring the situation , '' the source said .
Earlier on Sunday , Fox News reported on its website that passengers on the Moscow-New York flight had been evacuated at John F. Kennedy Airport due to an alleged threat of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ airport wrote on Twitter that in connection with the incident , passengers may be subject to additional checks , and additional security forces are deployed at the airport .

NEW YORK, December 7. /TASS/. Aeroflot flight SU102 Moscow - New York was detained on Sunday upon arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport, all passengers and their luggage were examined with dogs. At the moment, three hours after arrival, passengers are still not allowed to leave the airport.
Aeroflot told TASS that the return flight from New York to Moscow, which was scheduled for 18:30 New York time (02:30 Moscow time), has now been postponed to 21:00 (5:00 Moscow time). They did not comment on the reason for the delay.
A source at the Russian Consulate General in New York told TASS, that Russian diplomats are following the development of the situation with the screening of passengers on the Aeroflot flight SU102 Moscow - New York. "The police have a protocol, they follow this protocol. We are closely monitoring the situation," the source said.
Earlier on Sunday, Fox News reported on its website that passengers on the Moscow-New York flight had been evacuated at John F. Kennedy Airport due to an alleged threat of an explosive device on board.
The airport wrote on Twitter that in connection with the incident, passengers may be subject to additional checks, and additional security forces are deployed at the airport.


tass--2020-12-07--EU Foreign Ministers to approve sanctions mechanism for violations of human rights

BRUSSELS , December 7 .
/TASS/ .
Foreign ministers of the EU countries will approve at a meeting in Brussels on Monday a mechanism of sanctions for violations of human rights in third countries , which , according to the European Union , will not be a copy of the US Magnitsky Act .
In addition , the agenda of the last meeting of the EU Council at the level of EU foreign ministers this year includes a discussion of relations with the United States , Turkey , Venezuela , Georgia , as well as issues of developing the EU @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a preparation for the foreign policy discussion at the EU Heads of State and Government Summit on December 10-11 .
A European source said earlier that the sanctions , in their essence , will not differ from the currently effective community restrictive measures in the field of human rights violations against individual states , for example , Belarus , Myanmar , Iran .
The new regime includes creation of a black list , all people on which will be prohibited from entering the territory of the European Union , and their financial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
On December 2 , the ambassadors of the EU states agreed on this sanctions regime .
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced development in the EU of a European analogue of the Magnitsky Act in September .
Speaking at the European Parliament on September 15 , the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell proposed linking these sanctions with the name of Alexey Navalny , but this idea did not receive support .

BRUSSELS, December 7. /TASS/. Foreign ministers of the EU countries will approve at a meeting in Brussels on Monday a mechanism of sanctions for violations of human rights in third countries, which, according to the European Union, will not be a copy of the US Magnitsky Act. In addition, the agenda of the last meeting of the EU Council at the level of EU foreign ministers this year includes a discussion of relations with the United States, Turkey, Venezuela, Georgia, as well as issues of developing the EU's strategic autonomy.
This meeting will be a preparation for the foreign policy discussion at the EU Heads of State and Government Summit on December 10-11.
A European source said earlier that the sanctions, in their essence, will not differ from the currently effective community restrictive measures in the field of human rights violations against individual states, for example, Belarus, Myanmar, Iran. The new regime includes creation of a black list, all people on which will be prohibited from entering the territory of the European Union, and their financial assets in the EU would be frozen.
On December 2, the ambassadors of the EU states agreed on this sanctions regime. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced development in the EU of a European analogue of the Magnitsky Act in September. Speaking at the European Parliament on September 15, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell proposed linking these sanctions with the name of Alexey Navalny, but this idea did not receive support.


tass--2020-12-07--Lavrov plans talks with Armenian Foreign Minister about Nagorno-Karabakh

MOSCOW , December 7 .
/TASS/ .
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold talks on Monday with his Armenian counterpart Ara Ayvazyan , who has arrived in the Russian capital on a two-day working visit .
The upcoming talks will be Lavrov 's second face-to-face meeting with the new Armenian Foreign Minister over the past month .
Their previous negotiations took place on November 21 during the visit of the Russian interdepartmental delegation to Yerevan .
The ministers are expected to discuss international and regional issues , as well as the entire range of bilateral ties .
However , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the implementation of the statement by the leaders of Russia , Azerbaijan , and Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh from November 9 .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The conflict over the disputed territory , 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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost control of them .
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 that Azerbaijan and Armenia would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region .
In addition , the Agdam , Kalbajar and Lachin districts were handed back over to Azerbaijan .

MOSCOW, December 7. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold talks on Monday with his Armenian counterpart Ara Ayvazyan, who has arrived in the Russian capital on a two-day working visit.
The upcoming talks will be Lavrov's second face-to-face meeting with the new Armenian Foreign Minister over the past month. Their previous negotiations took place on November 21 during the visit of the Russian interdepartmental delegation to Yerevan.
The ministers are expected to discuss international and regional issues, as well as the entire range of bilateral ties. However, the key topic of the talks will be the implementation of the statement by the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh from November 9.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The conflict over the disputed territory, 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.
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 that Azerbaijan and Armenia would maintain the positions that they had held and Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region. In addition, the Agdam, Kalbajar and Lachin districts were handed back over to Azerbaijan.


tass--2020-12-06--76 more coronavirus patients die in Moscow in past day

MOSCOW , December 6 .
/TASS/ .
Seventy-six more coronavirus patients died in Moscow during the past day , with @ @ @ @ @ exceeding 9,420 , the city ’ s anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Sunday .
`` @ @ @ @ @ pneumonia have died in Moscow , '' it said , adding the overall number of @ @ @ @ @ reached 9,425 .
The center once again warned that in case of any symptoms of @ @ @ @ @ necessary to stay at home , call a doctor and not indulge in self-treatment .
@ @ @ @ @ Russian regions in terms of confirmed coronavirus cases .
As of today , Moscow has @ @ @ @ @ and 490,844 recoveries .
To date , 2,469,770 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia @ @ @ @ @ recovered from the disease .
Earlier , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline @ @ @ @ @ on the coronavirus situation .

MOSCOW, December 6. /TASS/. Seventy-six more coronavirus patients died in Moscow during the past day, with the overall number of fatalities exceeding 9,420, the city’s anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Sunday.
"Seventy-six coronavirus-positive patients diagnosed with pneumonia have died in Moscow," it said, adding the overall number of coronavirus-related deaths in Moscow has reached 9,425.
The center once again warned that in case of any symptoms of a respiratory disease it is necessary to stay at home, call a doctor and not indulge in self-treatment.
Moscow tops the list of Russian regions in terms of confirmed coronavirus cases. As of today, Moscow has reported 647,562 confirmed coronavirus cases and 490,844 recoveries.
To date, 2,469,770 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 1,937,738 patients having recovered from the disease. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-12-06--US’ Rodchenkov Act meant to make up for sports failures - Russian diplomat

ULAN-UDE , December 6 .
/TASS/ .
The so-called Rodchenkov Act is obviously meant to make up for the US ’ failures in sports , Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday .
Sport , in her words , is part of international relations .
Moreover , it is a source of national pride and a subject of business interests .
`` How can they explain that being the leaders , which they have been trumpeting around the world of , they have no wins in their traditional sports disciplines ?
This fact should be explained somehow .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ : they dwell about awful Russia , about global conspiracy , doping networks enmeshing everyone .
This act , as a matter of fact , has exposed their real interests , '' she said in an interview with the Fetison program on the Zvezda television channel .
`` Why has this problem emerged ?
I think because the United States has got accustomed in the recent decades to dominate in many spheres .
Sport is an image of a country .
Sport is the quintessence of achievements in a number of spheres .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ can no longer compete under common rules .
It runs counter to their internal ideology , '' she said , adding that the United States obviously hates to `` recognize its defeat or failure . ''
`` This is how it al works with them .
So , they simply either withdraw from the existing rules and norms , or rewrite them as they like , or invent another virtual reality and compel the others accept it as a real one , '' Zakharova noted .
The so-called Rodchenkov Act , which was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunday and named after Russian doping whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov , empowers the United States to prosecute individuals for violating anti-doping rules around the world .
It will be applicable to any competitions held in compliance with the rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency ( WADA ) where Americans take part .
However , professional North American leagues such as the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) and the National Hockey League ( NHL ) won ’ t be targeted by this law because they are not regulated by the WADA Code .

ULAN-UDE, December 6. /TASS/. The so-called Rodchenkov Act is obviously meant to make up for the US’ failures in sports, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday.
Sport, in her words, is part of international relations. Moreover, it is a source of national pride and a subject of business interests. "How can they explain that being the leaders, which they have been trumpeting around the world of, they have no wins in their traditional sports disciplines? This fact should be explained somehow. And it can be quite easily explained: they dwell about awful Russia, about global conspiracy, doping networks enmeshing everyone. This act, as a matter of fact, has exposed their real interests," she said in an interview with the Fetison program on the Zvezda television channel.
"Why has this problem emerged? I think because the United States has got accustomed in the recent decades to dominate in many spheres. Sport is an image of a country. Sport is the quintessence of achievements in a number of spheres. And they cannot admit that they can no longer compete under common rules. It runs counter to their internal ideology," she said, adding that the United States obviously hates to "recognize its defeat or failure."
"This is how it al works with them. So, they simply either withdraw from the existing rules and norms, or rewrite them as they like, or invent another virtual reality and compel the others accept it as a real one," Zakharova noted.
The so-called Rodchenkov Act, which was signed by US President Donald Trump on Sunday and named after Russian doping whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov, empowers the United States to prosecute individuals for violating anti-doping rules around the world. It will be applicable to any competitions held in compliance with the rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) where Americans take part. However, professional North American leagues such as the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Hockey League (NHL) won’t be targeted by this law because they are not regulated by the WADA Code.


tass--2020-12-06--SpaceX launches Dragon resupply spacecraft to ISS

NEW YORK , December 6 .
/TASS/ .
The US SpaceX ’ s Dragon resupply spacecraft was launched on Sunday and is heading for the International Space Station , according to live broadcast on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) website .
The spacecraft was launch on a Falcon 9 carrier rocket at 11:17 a.m. EST on Sunday from NASA ’ s Kennedy Space Center in Florida .
This is SpaceX ’ s 21st cargo mission to the ISS .
This time , an upgraded Dragon capable of taking 20 % more payload is being used .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ new airlock , food supplies , and other cargo .
The Dragon is scheduled to dock to the ISS at 13:30 a.m. EST ( 21:30 Moscow time ) on December 7 .
It will stay docked for about a month to return to Earth with results of scientific research and other cargo .
On November 17 , SpaceX ’ s Crew Dragon manned spacecraft with four astronauts aboard , namely NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins , Victor Glover , and Shannon Walker , as well as Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ( JAXA ) mission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ International Space Station .
They jointed the crew of Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov , and NASA astronaut Kathleen Rubins , who have been on a space mission since October 14 , 2020 .

NEW YORK, December 6. /TASS/. The US SpaceX’s Dragon resupply spacecraft was launched on Sunday and is heading for the International Space Station, according to live broadcast on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) website.
The spacecraft was launch on a Falcon 9 carrier rocket at 11:17 a.m. EST on Sunday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This is SpaceX’s 21st cargo mission to the ISS. This time, an upgraded Dragon capable of taking 20% more payload is being used. It will deliver science investigations, a new airlock, food supplies, and other cargo.
The Dragon is scheduled to dock to the ISS at 13:30 a.m. EST (21:30 Moscow time) on December 7. It will stay docked for about a month to return to Earth with results of scientific research and other cargo.
On November 17, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon manned spacecraft with four astronauts aboard, namely NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, as well as Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) mission specialist Soichi Noguchi, docked with the International Space Station. They jointed the crew of Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, and NASA astronaut Kathleen Rubins, who have been on a space mission since October 14, 2020.


tass--2020-12-06--Number of COVID-2019 cases across globe up by over 605,000 in past day

GENEVA , December 6 .
/TASS/ .
More than 605,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the past day , with the overall number of such cases exceeding 65.87 million , the World Health Organization ( WHO ) said in its daily bulletin on Sunday .
As of 16:48 Moscow time on December 6 as many as 65,870,030 novel coronavirus cases and 1,523,583 coronavirus-associated deaths were registered across the globe .
The number of confirmed cases grew by 605,211 in the past 24 hours and the number of fatalities increased by 10,264 .
The highest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) was reported on November 14 and the highest daily death toll ( 12,432 ) was reported on April 17 .
The WHO statistics is based on officially confirmed data from the countries .
North and South America account for more than 50 % of the COVID-19 daily tally ( 308,218 cases ) .
Next are Europe ( 203,298 cases ) , and Southeast Asia ( 47,679 cases ) .
The biggest number of coronavirus cases was reported from the United States ( 14,191,298 ) , India ( 9,644,222 ) , Brazil ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , France ( 2,241,830 ) , Italy ( 1,709,991 ) , the United Kingdom ( 1,705,975 ) , Spain ( 1,648,647 ) , Argentina ( 1,454,631 ) , Colombia ( 1,352,607 ) , Germany ( 1,171,322 ) , and Mexico ( 1,156,770 ) .

GENEVA, December 6. /TASS/. More than 605,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the past day, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 65.87 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Sunday.
As of 16:48 Moscow time on December 6 as many as 65,870,030 novel coronavirus cases and 1,523,583 coronavirus-associated deaths were registered across the globe. The number of confirmed cases grew by 605,211 in the past 24 hours and the number of fatalities increased by 10,264.
The highest daily tally of coronavirus cases (667,164) was reported on November 14 and the highest daily death toll (12,432) was reported on April 17.
The WHO statistics is based on officially confirmed data from the countries.
North and South America account for more than 50% of the COVID-19 daily tally (308,218 cases). Next are Europe (203,298 cases), and Southeast Asia (47,679 cases).
The biggest number of coronavirus cases was reported from the United States (14,191,298), India (9,644,222), Brazil (6,533,968), Russia (2,460,770), France (2,241,830), Italy (1,709,991), the United Kingdom (1,705,975), Spain (1,648,647), Argentina (1,454,631), Colombia (1,352,607), Germany (1,171,322), and Mexico (1,156,770).