26 July 2021  Skopje – North Macedonia recorded 10 new cases out of 2,473 COVID-19 tests over the past 24 hours. Seven new cases were registered in Skopje, one in Prilep, one in Tetovo and one in Struga. Sixteen coronavirus patients recovered and two patients from Gostivar (67) and Tetovo (62) passed away in the same period, the Ministry of Health said on Monday. Skopje – Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi met Monday with Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Benedetto Della Vedova, who is paying an official visit to North Macedonia. Skopje – Deputy PM for European Affairs Nikola Dimitrov held on Monday a meeting with Serbia’s new Ambassador to North Macedonia Nevena Jovanović. Zagreb — The investigation into the bus crash on the A3 motorway at Slavonski Brod in eastern Croatia is ongoing and the driver will be remanded in custody for causing the accident, national chief of police Nikola Milina said on Monday. Geneva – Recent floods in places like China and Germany, as well as other notable extreme weather events dominated the start of the meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Monday. Copenhagen – People vaccinated with two different Covid-19 vaccines are to be offered a third dose in Denmark. Beijing – China‘s relationship with the United States is in a “stalemate” and facing “serious difficulties,” one of Beijing’s top officials told the US deputy secretary of state during a visit on Monday. Beirut – Following consultations with the various parliamentary blocs on Monday, Lebanese President Michel Aoun designated a new premier to deal with the country’s economic hardships, the presidential palace said.