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The penalty for weddings in Uzbekistan that do not meet the established requirements will be ten basic calculated values (BRV), or 2.23 million sum ($234). The relevant law was signed by the President of the Republic Shawkat Mirziyoyev. The fine for owners of wedding houses, cafes and restaurants will be 30 BRV or 6.69 million sum ($703). In case of repeated violation of the requirements of 50 BRV, or 11.15 million sum ($1,172). According to the news agency, in January Uzbekistan launched a hotline for weddings in accordance with new requirements. The Law on t...

The best performances will be shown online by the famous New York theatre Metropolitan Opera, which closed until the end of March due to coronavirus, reported on the website of the theater. The performances will be broadcast daily in HD mode at 19:30 local time (at 2:30 next day Moscow time). Broadcasts are completely free, they can be viewed on the website or in the mobile application of the theater. The program has the best performances that have taken place on the stage of the Metropolitan in 14 recent years. The shows began on Monday with an opera by Georges Bizet Carmen, the main party in it was performed by Latvian singer Elina Garancha. On March 18, opera lovers will hear and see Traviata Giuseppe Verdi with Anna Netrebko and Dmitry Khvorostovsky, recorded in 2015. On March 21, the theatres will meet Anna Netrebko again in Gaetano Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermour in the 2009 recording. And on March 22 fans of opera will be able to enjoy the performance Eugene Onegin 200...

According to information posted on the official website of the Bundesliga, the matches of the championship of Germany are suspended until at least April 2 due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. We remind that earlier such decision was made by management of the championships of Spain, Italy, France and England. There are currently 5,795 infected in Germany. A number of 11 cases have also been recorded.

190 new cases of coronavirus infection were reported in Malaysia. This is reported on March 15 by The Star newspaper, referring to the Ministry of Health of the country. Most of the new cases of coronavirus infection involved a massive religious event held in one of the country's mosques. Malaysia's health minister, Adham Baba, said the religious event took place at the Jamiq Petaling Mosque from 27 February to 1 March. Over the days, up to 16,000 people have visited the mosque. It is assumed that the number of people infected with coronavirus during this religious event may be significantly higher than already identified. Adham Baba asked the faithful who were present at the mosque on the days in question to contact the local offices of the Ministry of Health as soon as possible for further instructions. To date, 428 cases of coronavirus have been detected in Malaysia. Earlier, the news agency reported that the Malaysian authorities had imposed a ban on arrivals from South Kor...

A U.S. retaliatory strike against Iran is possible after an attack on the Al-Taji Coalition military base (Salah al-Din Province, Iraq), Reuters reported on March 12. U.S. Defense Minister Mark Esper made a statement commenting on the March 11 missile attack on Al-Taji, which killed three members of the United States-led coalition. I spoke to President [US Donald