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António Guterres, UN Secretary General
The world community has not been able to cope with the coronavirus pandemic; The number of people infected with COVID-19 is growing in Ukraine. Korrespondent.net highlights yesterday’s major events.
The world does not control the coronavirus: UN Secretary General
Humanity failed the test for the coronavirus pandemic. At the moment, the number of victims is close to one million. This was stated by the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, speaking at a Security Council meeting on the coronavirus on the sidelines of the high-level week of the General Assembly. For Guterres, this situation is evidence of a lack of global preparedness, interaction, unity and solidarity.
Zelensky announced the second wave of coronavirus in Ukraine
In Ukraine, there is a second wave of COVID-19 coronavirus disease. This was stated by President Vladimir Zelensky. He recalled that now all over the world, and Ukraine is no exception, there is an exacerbation and the number of cases is growing. He also stressed that every day about three thousand infected by coronavirus are detected in Ukraine.
In Ukraine, the unemployed were counted in IItrimester
The unemployment rate in April-June relative to the entire working-age population aged 15-70 years increased from 8.6% to 9.9%, or 1.7 million people. The number of unemployed officially granted from March 12 to August 20 increased 67% compared to the same period in 2019, to 431,800 people.
Ukraine and Slovakia signed an agreement on the restoration of Uzhgorod airport
Ukraine and Slovakia signed a bilateral agreement to restore the operation of the Uzhgorod International Airport. Transcarpathia will be connected with other regions of the country and abroad.
Minsk declared Ukraine’s “lack of independence”
The Belarusian Foreign Ministry accused Ukraine of a lack of independence in foreign policy decision-making, and Kiev is allegedly not even trying to hide it. We are talking about the statement of the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmitry Kuleba, who in the end said that Ukraine does not recognize Lukashenko as a legitimate president.
Clashes with the police near the Olympic College in Kiev
In Kiev, on the street. Mateyuka, 4, students, along with teachers, tried to enter the facilities of the Olympic College. Ivan Poddubny, however, were prevented by the police. The school community opposes its incorporation and transfer of the property complex to the National University of Physical Education and Sports.
NBU explained the decline in the hryvnia
Increased demand for currency from importers in September caused some weakening of the hryvnia, but now there is no serious pressure on the national currency, the press service of the NBU reported. At the same time, the regulator noted that in order to smooth out fluctuations, the NBU resumed interventions to sell foreign exchange.
Israel has tightened anti-epidemiological restrictions
Israel has been in total quarantine for two weeks since September 25, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. On Tuesday, the daily number of new infections was 6,950, the highest since the start of the pandemic. According to the American University of Johns Hopkins University, there are 204,690 cases of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in Israel, which is almost 9 million.
The size of the Nobel Prize in 2020 – increased
The amount of the Nobel prizes in 2020 will be increased to SEK 10 million (approximately one million US dollars) each. During the last eight years, the income of the Nobel Foundation has increased, so that the income for which five Nobel prizes are paid annually has increased.
Climate change destroy some of the world heritage sites
Extreme weather accidents, rising sea levels and other problems related to climate change threaten the destruction of priceless cultural sites, warns a study by scientists from the United Kingdom, Kenya and the United States, published on the Azania portal.
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