French billionaire Olivier Dassault was killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash, a police source said, with President Emmanuel Macron paying tribute to the 69-year old conservative politician.Dassault was the eldest son of late French billionaire industrialist Serge Dassault, whose namesake Dassault Aviation, builds the Rafale war planes and owns Le Figaro newspaper.

-Olivier Dassault loved France. Captain of industry, lawmaker, local elected official, reserve commander in the air force: during his life, he never ceased to serve our country, to value its assets. His sudden death is a great loss. Thoughts on his family and loved ones- Macron said on Twitter.
The private helicopter crashed on Sunday afternoon in Normandy, where he has a holiday home, according to a police source. The pilot was also killed.
A lawmaker for the conservative Les Republicains party since 2002, Dassault was considered the 361st richest man in the world alongside his two brothers and sister, with wealth of about 6 billion euros ($7.15 billion) mostly inherited from his father, according to the 2020 Forbes rich list.He stepped down from his role on the board of Dassault due to his political role to avoid any conflict of interest.
Olivier, seen as the favourite of founder Marcel, was once considered favoured to succeed Serge at the head of the family holding, but that role went to former Dassault Aviation CEO Charles Edelstenne.
-Great sadness at the news of the sudden passing of Olivier Dassault- Valerie Pecresse, a conservative politician who is president of the Paris region, said on Twitter.
-A businessman, but also a renowned photographer, he had a passion for politics in his blood, rooted in his department of Oise. My warm thoughts to his family.-

He was considered the 361st richest man in the world alongside his two brothers and sister

Oliver was the eldest son of late French billionaire industrialist Serge Dassault, whose namesake Dassault Aviation, builds the Rafale war planes and owns Le Figaro newspaper

French billionaire politician Olivier Dassault killed in helicopter crash

A far-right proposal to ban facial coverings in Switzerland won a narrow victory in a binding referendum on Sunday instigated by the same group that organised a 2009 ban on new minarets.The measure to amend the Swiss constitution passed by a 51.2-48.8% margin, provisional official results showed.
The proposal under the Swiss system of direct democracy does not mention Islam directly and also aims to stop violent street protesters from wearing masks, yet local politicians, media and campaigners have dubbed it the burqa ban.
-In Switzerland, our tradition is that you show your face. That is a sign of our basic freedoms- Walter Wobmann, chairman of the referendum committee and a member of parliament for the Swiss People’s Party, had said before the vote.
Facial covering is “a symbol for this extreme, political Islam which has become increasingly prominent in Europe and which has no place in Switzerland,” he said.
Muslim groups condemned the vote and said they would challenge it.
-Today’s decision opens old wounds, further expands the principle of legal inequality, and sends a clear signal of exclusion to the Muslim minority- the Central Council of Muslims in Switzerland said.It promised legal challenges to laws implementing the ban and a fundraising drive to help women who are fined.
-Anchoring dress codes in the constitution is not a liberation struggle for women but a step back into the past- the Federation of Islamic Organisations in Switzerland said, adding Swiss values of neutrality, tolerance and peacemaking had suffered in the debate.
France banned wearing a full face veil in public in 2011 and Denmark, Austria, the Netherlands and Bulgaria have full or partial bans on wearing face coverings in public.
Two Swiss cantons already have local bans on face coverings, although almost no one in Switzerland wears a burqa and only around 30 women wear the niqab, the University of Lucerne estimates. Muslims make up 5% of the Swiss population of 8.6 million people, most with roots in Turkey, Bosnia and Kosovo.
The government had urged people to vote against a ban.

Muslim groups condemned the vote and said they would challenge it

A poster of the initiative committee against wearing the burqa (Verhuellungsverbot) reading "Stop extremism! Veil ban - Yes" is seen in Zurich Switzerland February 15, 2021.

Swiss agree to outlaw facial coverings in 'burqa ban' vote

Millions of children returned to school in England on Monday for the first time in two months, with the government beginning to ease coronavirus restrictions as a mass vaccination drive ramps up.

The resumption of classroom teaching was the first step on a path which the government hopes will see life return to normal by late June, after a wrenching crisis that has seen Britain endure one of the world's worst death tolls from Covid-19.
Also on Monday, hundreds of thousands of care home residents in England were able to start getting indoor visits from a designated friend or relative, and two friends can now meet each other outdoors.
Lisa Tyler, 41, from Northamptonshire in central England, said having her daughters aged six and 10 back in class would be "the biggest relief in the world".
Trying to manage supervision of schoolwork and her job as a university administrator had been hard, particularly on her youngest, she told AFP.
-If you don't do it she's going to fall behind. You have to sit with her all the time- she added.
-I can't wait for her to go back to school. Trying to just manage that, it's been a nightmare. And she just needs to go back.-

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: -The reopening of schools marks a truly national effort to beat this virus.-
He said that while "only a small relaxation of the rules", the reopening will bring "joy and relief" to families after months of restrictions since England entered its third lockdown on January 5, following a winter surge in infections.
The next easing is due on March 29, when outdoor gatherings will be allowed for up to six people or two households, and outdoor sports such as tennis, basketball and golf can resume.
Throughout the latest lockdown, schools have remained open to children of key workers and the most vulnerable.
But all other youngsters have been at home, causing a headache for working parents, and fears about the long-term effects on children's learning and mental health.
Pupils aged five to 11 went to the classroom Monday, with a staggered return over the coming week for secondary school students aged 11 to 18.
Returning students face regular testing to curb the spread of infection, while older children will have to wear face masks in class until at least April.
The easing comes as around 23 million people in Britain have received at least a first vaccination jab, helping to bring down case numbers and ease pressure on hospitals.

Professor Calum Semple, a member of the government's Covid scientific advisory panel, said it was "inevitable" that infection rates would rise again as schools go back.

But he said the more important metric was the numbers of people being admitted to hospital and intensive care, which have fallen sharply as the vaccination programme now spreads to people aged in their 50s and above.
Schools are "absolutely" safe for children as even older pupils are far less likely to contract the disease or transmit it than adults, Semple added.
Different plans for school returns have been unveiled across the other nations of the UK -- Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland -- where devolved governments have powers over education and health policy.
Julie Williams, 49, from Essendon in southeast England, said she and her husband had struggled to prioritise care for their three sons as they both work for the state-run National Health Service.
-The job throughout the pandemic has got busier and worse. So it's been quite tricky for us- she said.
Her youngest son, who is 10, has continued to go to school as the child of a key worker, but felt that months of not seeing his friends was hard.
-I think there's that social interaction they are missing- Williams said.

Also on Monday, hundreds of thousands of care home residents in England were able to start getting indoor visits from a designated friend or relative, and two friends can now meet each other outdoors

Throughout the latest lockdown, schools have remained open to children of key workers and the most vulnerable

England's children go back to school after virus lockdown

On the occasion of the Month of Roma Women’s Activism, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&amp;H) will support the campaign of Roma women’s network “Success”.

Every year from 8 March to 8 April, the Roma women’s network “Success” marks the Month of Roma Women’s Activism. The network brings together a group of seven Roma organizations dedicated to improving the legal, social and economic status of Roma women and children.
This year’s slogan is: “It is my right, not a privilege”. The aim of the campaign is to raise awareness of citizens about the importance of Roma culture and identity as well the authorities’ obligation to protect and fulfill the rights of Roma as the largest and most marginalized national minority in B&amp;H. 
Despite the progress achieved, Roma women in B&amp;H and the Western Balkans experience double discrimination: as members of the Roma minority and as women.
-Roma women still face widespread marginalization and exclusion from decision-making processes – at home, in the community, as well as at the political level. They can be leaders of social change, but they have to be given the opportunity. There is a need to create equal opportunities that allow Roma women and girls to achieve their full potential- said Kathleen Kavalec, Head of the OSCE Mission to B&amp;H. -For this reason, I welcome this campaign and call on everyone to join our efforts to reject stereotypes and prejudice and to support the inclusion of Roma as equal members of society.-The OSCE Mission to B&amp;H remains committed to working with national minorities and authorities in B&amp;H to ensure increased national minority inclusion and greater realization of their human rights.

This year’s slogan is: “It is my right, not a privilege”

Every year from 8 March to 8 April, the Roma women’s network “Success” marks the Month of Roma Women’s Activism

OSCE Mission to B&H supports the Month of Roma Women’s Activism

In the past 24 hours, 1,718 samples were registered with the Public Health Institute of the Federation of B&amp;H, of which 304 were positive for SARS-CoV-2.

Currently, there are 7,117 cases positive for SARS-CoV-2.
In the past 24 hours, 25 new deaths were reported to the Public Health Institute of the Federation of B&amp;H.
As of today, the number of deaths in the Federation of B&amp;H is 2,819.
Three new cases of infection have been registered in the Brčko District. One woman died.
In the last 24 hours, 495 samples were tested at the Institute of Public Health of Republic of Srpska, and a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was confirmed in 86 people.
Twelve deaths have been reported to the Republic of Srpska Institute of Public Health in the last 24 hours.
So far, a total of 2,297 people have died in the RS.
In the RS, 4,452 people are currently under health supervision.

As of today, the number of deaths in the Federation of B&H is 2,819

In the past 24 hours, 25 new deaths were reported to the Public Health Institute of the Federation of B&H

COVID-19 confirmed in 393 people in B&H, with 38 deaths

According to the 2013 census of population, households and dwellings in Bosnia and Herzegovina, out of a total of 3,531,159 inhabitants, there were 1,798,889 or 51 percent of women, 1,131,227 in the Federation of B&amp;H, 625,396 in the Republic of Srpska and 42,266 in the Brčko District.

There are 789,717 (44 percent) of women living in urban areas, and 1,009,172 (56 percent) women living in other types of settlements.
Out of a total of 406,898 employed women in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2013, 315,056 or 77 percent worked in seven sectors: 76,460 in wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, 61,273 in manufacturing, 43,960 in health and social work activities, 41,584 in education, 36,501 in public administration and defense, compulsory social security, 32,215 in agriculture, forestry and fishing and 23,063 in accommodation and food service sectors.
According to occupation, most B&amp;H women worked as - service occupations and salespersons 102,758, experts 81,341, technicians and professional associates 62,950, office workers and related occupations 43,287 and simple occupations 38,032. Out of the total number of employed women, 10,290 women worked in the positions of managers, the Agency for Statistics of B&amp;H announced.

There are 44 percent of women living in urban areas, and 56 percent women living in other types of settlements

According to occupation, most B&H women worked as - service occupations

Most B&H women work in service sectors

The velvety leader of the SDA, Bakir Izetbegović, is very lively these days. He insidiously pushed party servants Šefik Džaferović and Bisera Turković that on the&nbsp; "Bosnian doorstep", as former Reis Mustafa Cerić calls the vaccine ceremony which happened at the Sarajevo International Airport, outside the institutions, spread the red carpet to genocide denier, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić, <a href="https://dnevni.ba/2021/03/05/bakir-izetbegovic-nesmotreno-priznao-da-ima-prste-u-izboru-lagumdzije-na-celo-vstv-a/">writes the portal Dnevni. ba</a>.Incompetent officials, blinded by idolatry to the leader and by almsgiving, drew the wrath of the mad public, from whose lynching they were slyly transparently defended by the party leader with vain claims that the cunning Vučić did not play with Bosniak vassals but only retaliated for the medical help which was sent to Sandžak with a nice gesture of donating vaccines.Then, disgustingly and, for who knows how many times, he attacked so-called civil parties, suggesting that they should not try to attack the SDA but that they should rather try to break into the yard of "enemies of the state", which are the leaders of HDZ B&amp;H and SNSD, Dragan Čović and Milorad Dodik.

However, in his unprepared media offensive in the regime media, SDA leader Bakir Izetbegović recklessly exposed a frightening fact. Namely, he inexplicably confessed that the SDA had influence in appointing a new head of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, as well as the Central Election Commission. - Why be afraid of what the SDA and its president are doing? The SDA has always known how to find a way to oppose, even when it had two against one against itself, and we often have that now. Because, you see the changes in the Central Election Commission and the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, they prove that we know how to find a way for things to move forward, Izetbegović exposed what was known in public. Of course, the Sarajevo minder kept silent about Izetbegović's outburst, and if Čović and Dodik had confessed such an insolent interference, they would have been torn apart for days in the media, it is stated in the analysis of the Dnevni.ba portal. All the strong civic intelligentsia was literally dumbfounded by the revelations of the national Bosniak chief. The leader of the SDA is again in a position to throw a life jacket in the waters of justice to the chosen ones, such as Osmica, but also to let others go down the water, like federal Prime Minister Fadil Novalić. Izetbegović severely compromised the new president of HJPC, Halil Lagumdžija.

A couple of analysts from Sarajevo recognize Bakir's victim, Fadil Novalić, who is tried in the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina while the same state court rejected, or is about to do so, almost all indictments against ISA director Osman Mehmedagić. They see Bakir Izetbegović's duplicitous, dirty game in everything. - Osman Mehmedagić Osmica was blocked, and Novalić was left stranded by the lynching of the people and long-term lawsuits. On Izetbegović's phone calls he (Novalić) did not want to answer, and with this he consciously ended his painful political career. Many SDA teenagers have set their mind to take over one of the most powerful positions in the country, the chair of the Federation Prime Minister, and the best chances to take over the position has the new favorite of the Izetbegović family, architect and nicknamed by the opposition as the "new bot" Faruk Kapidžić, and these are the answers that conspiracy theorists offer. SDA leader Bakir Izetbegovic have not stopped until he regained influence and power in the domestic judiciary. He smiles contentedly, because Ranko Debevec and Halil Lagumdžija are supposedly his great support. State Prosecutor Gordana Tadić remains his nightmare. Because of her, he sweats at night for months. Izetbegović has been exposing the state prosecutor to a cruel, even life-threatening, campaign since the beginning of the year. - I am convinced that the arrest of Prime Minister Novalić, humiliation and detention, will&nbsp; in the end prove to be completely unjustified. I call on the Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H to urgently go public with the evidence against Novalić and not to hide behind the phrases about "the need for secrecy in order to protect the investigation." I am sure that there is no evidence, that there will not be any, and that it is a continuation of the attack on Bosniak champions, which began with the appointment of Gordana Tadić to the position of Chief Prosecutor of the Prosecutor's Office of B&amp;H and by filing of a series of indictments against RB&amp;H Army Generals, said SDA president Bakir Izetbegović last year. He even qualified Tadić as a "pro-Serb prosecutor", which the state prosecutor saw as putting a target on her forehead. - It is a direct pressure on the work of the Prosecutor's Office and endangering my safety and the safety of my family, which was already endangered. My security has been further deteriorated, and I must say that I have multinational members in my immediate and extended family. It is a threat and pressure and a desire for someone else to come to the position of chief prosecutor. I don't know who would suit Mr. Bakir Izetbegović better, said Chief Prosecutor Tadić. After Izetbegović's embarrassment, the reactions of Halil Lagumdžija and Željko Bakalar can be expected. The Bosniak national leader definitely threw mud on their cheeks, concludes Dnevni.ba.

The leader of the SDA is again in a position to throw a life jacket in the waters of justice to the chosen ones, such as Osmica, but also to let others go down the water, like federal Prime Minister Fadil Novalić

Izetbegović confessed that he had influence in the election of Lagumdžija as the head of the HJPC and that he keeps Debevac at the head of the Court of B&H

The presidents of several parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Fahrudin Radončić, Bakir Izetbegović and Elmedin Konaković, signed a Statement on the Status of Returnees in the Republic of Srpska (RS) entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in particular in Srebrenica. In addition to them, the statement was also signed by the member of the Presidency of B&amp;H Šefik Džaferović , and the Prime Minister of the Federation of B&amp;H, Fadil Novalić. The aim of this statement is to find policies that could represent a concrete answer after the recent events in B&amp;H entity of RS, and especially attempts to completely eliminate Bosniaks, Croats and other non-Serb citizens from political life.
- Aware of the difficult situation of returnees living in the Bosnian entity of RS, as well as the latest developments after the local elections in Srebrenica, bearing in mind that the Bosniak population is almost completely biologically and politically eliminated from the Bosnian entity of RS, knowing that complete elimination od Bosniaks and the Islamic Community from the territory of the Bosnian entity of RS has not been abandoned, through hindering cultural, spiritual and economic development, aware of constant pressure and discrimination in all spheres of life in that part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is in stark contrast to Euro-Atlantic integration of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a secular state and society of common values and human rights, we confirm that the text that follows in 10 points is our joint statement - it is written at the beginning of the statement.

You can read all 10 points of the statement below: 1. In the future political activity of pro-Bosnian parties in the Bosnian entity of RS, everyone should overcome all party interests and put the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the forefront, and especially its citizens who are returnees to the Bosnian entity of RS.
2. By joint action, politically strengthen the position of the integration forces in this part of Bosnia and Herzegovina and make life easier for returnees.
3. Develop a comprehensive program for the survival and sustainable development of Bosniaks and Croats in the part of Bosnia and Herzegovina that is currently part of the administrative unit of the Bosnian entity of RS within 60 days.
4. When forming the budget of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina and both entities, cantons and municipalities, request an annual allocation for support to returnees in the amount of 0.2% to 2%.
5. Provide unconditional institutional health care to returnees to the B&amp;H entity of RS in the Federation of B&amp;H.
6. Develop a study and make a plan to open Bosnian school centers in the Bosnian entity of RS, so that returnee children do not suffer discrimination in learning their language and national subject group.
7. Insist on bringing lawsuits in all fields against institutions and individuals that violate basic human rights and discriminate on any grounds.
8. Insist on the adoption of the Law on Restitution at the level of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina and on the signing of the Agreement between the Islamic Community and the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, because the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina as the largest religious community has not signed an agreement with the state.
9. Within 60 days, we will make and adopt a special comprehensive plan for the revitalization of Srebrenica "Srebrenica 2030", which will be selflessly supported by all state institutions, political parties, non-governmental organizations and the general public. The plan must include a 10-year projection of political, economic and cultural activities in Srebrenica with clearly stated goals and a way of measuring the achieved results.
10. We will insist on the adoption of a new statute for Srebrenica, which would ensure equality in representative and executive power, ie that Srebrenica has a special status within the RS and B&amp;H and that it should be declared a region of special European importance.

<h2>Nikšić did not sign the statement</h2>

This statement was not signed by the president of the SDP, Nermin Nikšić, because, as he said, the statement seems to him to have been written only to blindfold these people once again and to deliberately deceive them once again.

The aim of this statement is to find policies that could be a concrete answer after the recent events in the B&H entity RS

Read the statement signed by the presidents of the Bosnia parties

The first oak trees to be used in the reconstruction of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris were selected on Friday from a forest west of the capital. 

A total of 1,000 oaks are due to be hacked down by the end of March to rebuild the spire and roof of the cathedral, which was ravaged by fire in April 2019. 
Oaks from every region of France are being used to rebuild the cherished national monument -- around half from state land and the rest from private donations.
The ministers of agriculture and culture attended a ceremony to select the official first tree, a 20-metre (65 feet) oak in the forest of Berce near Le Mans, some 200 kilometres from Paris. 
-This is a project that concerns the whole of France- said General Jean-Louis Georgelin, who chairs the body in charge of restoring Notre-Dame. 
-It will ensure the security of the cathedral for eight centuries, ten centuries.-The trees will be cut up and stored for 12 to 18 months to prepare them for use in the reconstruction phase which is set to begin in autumn 2022, allowing for a planned reopening of the cathedral in April 2024.&nbsp;

A total of 1,000 oaks are due to be hacked down by the end of March

Oaks from every region of France are being used to rebuild the cherished national monument

France selects first oaks to rebuild Notre Dame

On the occasion of the announcement from the top of the SDA that they are preparing to partially fill the Government of the Federation of B&amp;H with two new ministers from the SDA, and this decision they are treating as reconstruction, SBB calls on the SDA leadership to finally unblock the appointment of a new government.
If there is enough parliamentary support for the announced "reconstruction", then the new FB&amp;H Government can and should be appointed and in that way to finally implement the 2018 election results.
SBB is very interested in leaving positions in the Government of FB&amp;H. The future partners of SDA-DF-HDZ will thus enable SBB to finally get out of the hostage position of remaining in the FB&amp;H Government, where we were brought against our will, defending the constitutional action of the Government and preventing anyone's ethnic or one-party domination.

If there is enough parliamentary support for the announced "reconstruction", then the new FB&H Government can and should be appointed and in that way to finally implement the 2018 election results

SBB: Instead of technical reconstruction,we should elect a new FB&H Government

Members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina talked today in Sarajevo with the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor, who is in a working visit to B&amp;H, about the coronavirus pandemic, migration, B&amp;H's path to the European Union and the Brdo summit -Brioni that should be held in Slovenia.

The Chairman of the Presidency of B&amp;H, Milorad Dodik, assessed that the meeting was successful and that important issues were discussed.
At the press conference after the meeting, he said that the bilateral relations between B&amp;H and Slovenia are good and that there are no big open issues. He added that Slovenia is an important partner of B&amp;H in terms of the process of enlargement of the European Union and support for our path.
-I am grateful to the President for bringing us one important piece of news, and that is that Slovenia has decided to donate 4,800 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to Bosnia and Herzegovina, in support of such difficult times. We appreciate the efforts made by the President and the Government of Slovenia because we know that all countries are exposed to problems related to vaccines, and the assistance provided in that regard is very important to us- said Chairman Dodik.
He explained that the vaccines will be distributed according to the criteria that have been valid so far for the whole of B&amp;H - RS, the Federation of B&amp;H, and the Brčko District.
According to him, most of today's conversation was about how to fight the pandemic.
Dodik stated that the pandemic caused many economic difficulties, not only in B&amp;H but also in Slovenia, in all countries of Western Europe and around the world.
Another important issue discussed today is the issue of migration.
Dodik says that they informed the President of Slovenia about the fact that migrants use B&amp;H as a transit country and that a significant number of them stay here because "the lines of entry for Western Europe are getting hotter and harder for them".
He stressed that B&amp;H has collateral damage from that. According to him, people stay here, they do not want to stay, "they are becoming more and more belligerent in terms of going further, and the EU does not allow the arrival of new migrants on its territory."
The Brdo-Brioni summit was also discussed, for which there is an announcement and expectations that it will be held at the end of this month in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Dodik says he will put on the agenda all the issues discussed today, and within that one of the most important issues is EU enlargement and the prospects of that enlargement for B&amp;H, "in which there is a consensus that European integration is an acceptable thing for B&amp;H."

Chairman Milorad Dodik assessed that the meeting was successful and that important issues were discussed

Dodik stated that the pandemic caused many economic difficulties, not only in B&H but also in Slovenia, in all countries of Western Europe and around the world

Slovenia has decided to donate 4,800 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to B&H

A delegation of the Ministry of Defense and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, led by Defense Minister Sifet Podžić, continued the implementation of the official visit program to the Republic of Turkey through a series of activities in Ankara and Istanbul.

On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, Minister Podžić, accompanied by other members of the delegation, visited the Ground Military Academy of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Turkey in Ankara, where he met with officials of this educational institution, as well as with our cadets.
Today, the MoD and AFB&amp;H delegation also visited the National Defense University and the Air Force Academy of the Republic of Turkey in Istanbul, where Minister Podžić met with our cadets and members of the AFB&amp;H who are studying in these institutions.
On that occasion, Podžić emphasized the importance of quality military education and specialist training for strengthening the overall capacities of the AFB&amp;H.
-The fact that you provided us with the largest number of places for our cadets to study abroad and cover all the costs of military training, confirms the friendly attitude of the Republic of Turkey towards the Armed Forces of B&amp;H, and thus the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for which I am extremely grateful- said Podžić.
Currently, there are 92 people in training in the Republic of Turkey, of which 75 are cadets of the AFB&amp;H and 17 members of the AFB&amp;H who attend various types of courses, command and staff schools and other types of specialist training.
The Minister of Defense of B&amp;H demanded from our cadets a high degree of responsibility and professionalism during training, as a sign of gratitude for this type of assistance, stating that with "their quality military education we not only strengthen personal and professional capacities of AFB&amp;H personal gain ".

Currently, there are 92 people in training of which 75 are cadets and 17 are members of the AFB&H

Podžić emphasized the importance of quality military education and specialist training for strengthening the overall capacities of the AFB&H

Podžić visits cadets and members of AFB&H who are undergoing training in Turkey

FB&amp;H Assistant Minister of Health Goran Čerkez pointed out today that the epidemiological situation in FB&amp;H is dramatic and that we must all get serious not to get into the situation in which Italy and Spain were last year.

At the press conference after the meeting on the current epidemiological situation and the possibilities of procuring vaccines at the headquarters of the FB&amp;H Government in Sarajevo, Čerkez stated that we cannot connect the current situation with the vaccination.
-This is best seen in the example of Serbia, which is among the leading countries in terms of vaccination, and is experiencing even the fourth wave of the epidemic- Čerkez added.
He emphasized that the state level in B&amp;H has failed in the procurement of vaccines and that at today's meeting it was decided to form a commission for the procurement of vaccines for FB&amp;H.
-There must be no hesitation in introducing measures to combat the spread of the infection, because every day of delay leads to a situation where we will not have a free space for people in hospitals- Čerkez underlined.
He called on all citizens, and especially caterers, to respect the measures in force and that no events to celebrate March 8 are acceptable.

He called on all citizens, and especially caterers, to respect the measures in force and that no events to celebrate March 8 are acceptable

Čerkez stated that we cannot connect the current situation with the vaccination

Čerkez: Dramatic epidemiological situation, we should not hesitate with measures

The Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ALMBiH) checked the quality of vaccines against Covid-19: Sputnik V and Astra Zeneca vaccines and determined that the tested samples of these vaccines correspond to the declared quality in terms of tested parameters.

Considering the above, the conditions have been met for the mentioned vaccines to be used in the process of immunization of the population, the Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices of B&amp;H announced.
At the same time, the Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices of B&amp;H today approved the import of the vaccine manufactured by Astra Zeneca (Covid-19 Vaccine AZ / SKBio), which is provided for Bosnia and Herzegovina through the COVAX mechanism, the statement said.

The conditions have been met for the mentioned vaccines to be used in the process of immunization of the population

Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices of B&H today approved the import of the vaccine manufactured by Astra Zeneca  which is provided for Bosnia and Herzegovina through the COVAX mechanism

B&H Medicines Agency: Sputnik V and AstraZeneca vaccines can be used

In the past 24 hours, 2,299 samples were registered with the Public Health Institute of the Federation of B&amp;H, of which 423 were positive for SARS-CoV-2.

New cases of coronavirus have been registered in all cantons in the Federation of B&amp;H.
A total of 462,555 samples have been tested so far, and SARS-CoV-2 has been confirmed in 87,769 individuals.
As of today, 78,324 patients have recovered in the Federation of B&amp;H. In the past 24 hours, 213 patients recovered. Currently, 6,673 cases positive for SARS-CoV-2 are active.
In the past 24 hours, 20 new deaths were reported to the Public Health Institute of the Federation of B&amp;H.
As of today, the number of deaths in the Federation of B&amp;H is 2772, according to the FB&amp;H Public Health Institute.
In the last 24 hours at the Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Srpska, the University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska, the University Hospital in Foča and the hospitals of St. Vračevi in Bijeljina and Sv. Apostle Luke in Doboj tested 668 laboratory samples, and coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was confirmed in 176 people.
In the last 24 hours, seven deaths were reported to the Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Srpska, in which the presence of coronavirus was confirmed.
So far, 44,286 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Republic of Srpska, and a total of 2,277 people have died in whom a positive test has been confirmed.
In Republic of Srpska, 36,488 people have recovered so far, and a total of 204,619 people have been tested.
Another 22 new cases out of 57 tested were registered in the Brčko District. Three people recovered and one person died.

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The Czech capital Prague and the Labour Ministry said there had been cyber attacks on their email systems but although the mayor of Prague said it was a large attack, he added the damage caused was limited.

-There has been a massive cyber attack on public service systems. The city’s servers survived the attack. An outage was made to install a safety patch to the emailing system- Mayor Zdenek Hrib said late on Thursday on Twitter.
On Friday morning, he said that the city’s emails were working and that there was no need to recover data from backup systems.
Labor Minister Jana Malacova told Seznam Zpravy news website that her ministry was attacked too, without giving further details.
The National Cyber and Information Agency (NUKIB) said it was providing assistance to the attacked institutions. There was no indication yet who carried out the cyber attacks.
-NUKIB, together with other partners, including the organised crime unit of the police, is helping the targeted institutions to solve the situation and to minimize the damage- the agency said in a statement.
It said that it would not comment further on the scale of the incident or specify which organisations were attacked.
The attacks followed several attempts to hack state organisations in the Czech Republic over the past year, including Prague airport or hospitals.
The Labour Ministry plays a key part in helping people affected by the coronavirus pandemic, as it distributes billions of crowns worth of aid.

The National Cyber and Information Agency (NUKIB) said it was providing assistance to the attacked institutions

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