Baku / 23.03.20/Turan: The Formula 1 races, which were supposed to be held in Baku on June 5-7, are postponed for another date because of the Corona Virus. This was stated in a statement by the Baku City Circuit operating company conducting these races.
For how long the races have been postponed, is not reported. However, it follows from the text of the message that the races can be held during this year.
All tickets purchased on FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX 2020 will be considered valid when the new date of the races becomes known, the message says. -02D-
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Afgan Sadigov, the head of the Azerbaijani website Azel TV, has been on a hunger strike for 45 days while imprisoned in Georgia. Today, his wife, Sevinc Sadigova, visited him in the prison hospital. "Afgan is getting worse and worse. He was brought to the meeting in a wheelchair. He is severely emaciated: his blood sugar is low, he has kidney problems, lethargy, dizziness, and nausea. Nevertheless, he continues his hunger strike, demanding the termination of the fabricated criminal case against him, even if it costs him his life," Sadigova said. According to her, Afgan refuses to eat and only drinks 300 grams of water during the day.
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday congratulated Maia Sandu on her historic reelection as the President of Moldova, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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