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An Italian coffee shop owner is in hot water after being fined 1,000 euros ($1,050) for failing to display the cost of a 2 euro ($2.12) espresso, CNN reports. The owner of the Ditta Artigianale cafe in Florence has been punished by police after a customer reported him at the end of April for not advertising his prices as legal...

Canada says it will ban two of China's biggest telecoms equipment makers from working on its 5G phone networks, BBC News reports. The restrictions against Huawei and ZTE were announced by the country's industry minister on Thursday. Francois-Philippe Champagne says the move will improve Canada's mobile internet services and "...

May 20, 2022 - 12:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Spanish Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto on Thursday, May 19 confirmed that it won’t be long before unvaccinated non-EU/Schengen nationals will be allowed to travel to Spain for non-essential reasons such as tourism, visiting friends or family or spending time in a second home in Spain, Th...

A case of a human contracting monkeypox was detected in Australia’s New South Wales, TASS reported on Friday, citing the regional Ministry of Health. According to medics, the first carrier of monkeypox in the country was a 40-year-old male who recently returned from Europe. The agency specified that he turned to a general prac...

Teams of computer programmers have taken part in a Robot Dog Olympics to develop innovative tech solutions for the British Army, BBC News reports. Around 40 coders from across the country assembled at Ministry of Defence (MoD) Abbey Wood in Bristol. They were challenged to programme the robotic dogs to perform tasks including...

Pollution led to more than 2.3 million premature deaths in India in 2019, BBC News reports, citing a new Lancet study. Nearly 1.6 million deaths were due to air pollution alone, and more than 500,000 were caused by water pollution. The latest Lancet Commission on pollution and health report blamed pollution for nine million -...

May 18, 2022 - 14:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday, May 18 that the military alliance stands ready to seize a historic moment and move quickly on allowing Finland and Sweden to join its ranks, after the two countries submitted their membership requests, NBC Chicago reports. The off...

May 18, 2022 - 10:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The war with Russia is entering “a protracted phase”, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has said, as Moscow’s troops are now trying to take full control of the east and south of the country, Al Jazeera reports. “Russia is preparing for a long-term military operation,” Rezniko...

Lionel Messi will reportedly acquire 35 percent of shares in Inter Miami and then join the MLS franchise when his contract with Paris Saint-Germain comes to an end in 2023, Marca said. The Argentina international parted ways with Barcelona last summer after the Blaugrana failed to renew his contract due to their well-documente...

Head coach of Armenia’s boxing team Karen Aghamalyan has unveiled its lineup for the EUBC European Men's Elite Boxing Championships. The competition will be held in Yerevan, Armenia from 21 to 31 May and the event will confirm the 13 new European champions. Armenian boxers are set to compete in all 13 weight categories, the M...