Economic recovery around the world could come faster if any COVID-19 vaccine is made available to all as a public good, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday, Trend reports citing Reuters.

Turkey reported 1,153 new COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths in the past 24 hours, while more patients recovered, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said Thursday, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah.

A Turkish military plane carrying humanitarian aid for Beirut took off from capital Ankara, the Defense Ministry announced, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah.

Uzbekistan, along with Kazakhstan, is a key partner of Poland in the region of Central Asia, Press Office Director of Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Andrzej Fafara told Trend in an interview.

Open Society Foundations are a menace to European nations and encourage governments to operate in secrecy, violate human rights and conduct public spending outside of the public eyes, Peter M. Tase, the US expert on European and Latin American Politics, told Trend.

Nearly 220,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide on August 4, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 18.14 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Tuesday, Trend reports citing TASS.

Turkish health minister on Tuesday warned of an increase in daily new COVID-19 cases as the figure exceeded 1,000 for the first time in weeks, Trend reports citing Xinhua.

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry has conveyed condolences to Lebanon regarding the massive explosion that hit its capital city Beirut yesterday.

An Indian citizen living in Armenia has reported racist attacks he has received from Armenian nationalists.

International organizations have provided a humanitarian aid in the form of personal protective equipment and materials for disinfection works for a total amount of KGS 9 million (117,121 US dollar), Trend reports citing Kabar.

Albanian President Ilir Meta on Monday approved an implementation protocol for a military cooperation agreement with Turkey, Trend reports citing Daily Sabah.

The recent events which took place on July 12-16 on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border has revealed another flaw in Armenia's immoral and destructive policy.

Georgia reported two new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) bringing the total number of infected persons to 1,179, Trend reports with reference to the National Center for Diseases Control.

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will simplify business creation in Turkmenistan through its project, William Tompson Head of Eurasia Division at Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) told Trend.

The prices for tours to Turkey have sharply grown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Azerbaijani tourism expert Fariz Hajiyev told Trend.

Iran's Health Ministry Spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Sunday that some 208 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 17,190, Trend reports via IRNA.

The fact that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan purged the officials in the Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs, fired 13 people, including high-ranking officials, clearly testifies that there are big problems in the activity of the Armenian diaspora.

Vice Minister of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Abishev has been detained, Trend reports citing Kazinform.

Addressing Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly in a message, László Kövér the Hungarian National Assembly speaker expressed hope for the development of mutual cooperation between Iran and Hungary in the fields of culture, education, and science, Trend reports via Mehr.

Uzbekistan, along with Kazakhstan, is a key partner of Poland in the region of Central Asia, Press Office Director of Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Andrzej Fafara told Trend in an interview.

The government relaxed restrictions on the working hours of restaurants, cafes and similar establishments on Tuesday, Trend reports with reference to Daily Sabah.

The further strengthening of the OSCE and its comprehensive approach to security is inextricably linked to full respect for and implementation of the fundamental principles and commitments enshrined in the Helsinki Final Act, said the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Prime Minister and Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania, Edi Rama, on the day marking the 45th anniversary of the landmark document, Trend reports with reference to OSCE.

for importing essential goods and commodities to local population, Trend reports via Mehr News Agency.

The Council of the European Union (EU) has updated the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be gradually lifted and the list still includes Georgia, Trend reports via Georgian media.

The Government of Georgia has launched a large-scale study on the management of COVID-19 and the impact of the pandemic with the help of international partners, Trend reports via Press Service of the Government Administration.