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the first region to be returned to azerbaijan will be kalbajar, on sunday.man cost is becoming clear. this is a road near stepanakert, the largest town in nagorno—karabakh. it was the site of armenia's last stand a week ago. and there are scores of bodies and destroyed vehicles on the ground. armenia now says at least 2,300 of its soldiers died during the six weeks of fighting. azerbaijan has declined to publish its casualty figures. for armenia, this loss is not just about lives, but territory. in kalbajar, just outside nagorno—karabakh, the villagers are packing up their things to leave before the land is handed to azerbaijan on sunday. some chose to burn and destroy their homes, rather than let them be taken over by their enemy. 27 years ago, it was the other way around — armenians driving out azerbaijanis from kalbajar after they'd won the war. having negotiated this week's peace deal, russia already has troops on the ground, overseeing its implementation. several thousand have been deployed to keep the warring sides apart and to maintain a land corridor
the first region to be returned to azerbaijan will be kalbajar, on sunday.man cost is becoming clear. this is a road near stepanakert, the largest town in nagorno—karabakh. it was the site of armenia's last stand a week ago. and there are scores of bodies and destroyed vehicles on the ground. armenia now says at least 2,300 of its soldiers died during the six weeks of fighting. azerbaijan has declined to publish its casualty figures. for armenia, this loss is not just about lives, but...
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under the terms of a russian—backed accord, armenia was due to withdraw from the district of kalbajardline had been extended for ten days for humanitarian reasons. some residents have set fire to their homes rather than surrender them to azeris. 0ur correspondent jonah fisher is in armenia's capital, yerevan. under the terms of the peace agreement signed between the presidents of armenia, azerbaijan and russia last week, armenia was supposed to pull out of the district of kalbajar today, this is a district alongside nagorno—karabakh district alongside nagorno—kara bakh that district alongside nagorno—karabakh that armenia agreed to withdraw from as part of this agreement. it has not happened, and according to azerbaijan the reason that is the case is because armenia made an approach through russia who have been acting as a mediator during this conflict, and asked to be given more time, they said that they haven't had enough time for the ethnic armenia population who live there to fully get their belongings out, and with only one road linking kalbajar with armenia, it is simply not pos
under the terms of a russian—backed accord, armenia was due to withdraw from the district of kalbajardline had been extended for ten days for humanitarian reasons. some residents have set fire to their homes rather than surrender them to azeris. 0ur correspondent jonah fisher is in armenia's capital, yerevan. under the terms of the peace agreement signed between the presidents of armenia, azerbaijan and russia last week, armenia was supposed to pull out of the district of kalbajar today, this...
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in kalbajar, just outside nagorno—karabakh, the villagers are packing up their things to leave beforehomes, rather than let them be taken over by their enemy. 27 years ago, it was the other way around — armenians driving out azerbaijanis from kalbajar after they'd won the war. having negotiated this week's peace deal, russia already has troops on the ground, overseeing its implementation. several thousand have been deployed to keep the warring sides apart and to maintain a land corridor between armenia and what's left of its nagorno—karabakh enclave. this war has been a victory not just for azerbaijan, but for russia, too. jonah fisher, bbc news, yerevan. egyptian officials have announced the discovery of more than 100 ancient coffins dating back more than 2,500 years. it's the latest stunning find from the famed saqqara necropolis and went on display on saturday. tanya dendrinos has more. in the shadows of the ancient pyramids, a discovery to help unlock more of the secrets of an ancient civilisation we've long been fascinated by. today, we're announcing the discovery of more than 10
in kalbajar, just outside nagorno—karabakh, the villagers are packing up their things to leave beforehomes, rather than let them be taken over by their enemy. 27 years ago, it was the other way around — armenians driving out azerbaijanis from kalbajar after they'd won the war. having negotiated this week's peace deal, russia already has troops on the ground, overseeing its implementation. several thousand have been deployed to keep the warring sides apart and to maintain a land corridor...
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the handover of kalbajar was delayed by ten days to give ethnic armenians more time to move out.anitary products free. there is now a legal duty on authorities to ensure items such as tampons and sanitary pads are available without charge to "anyone who needs them". the period products bill was introduced by a member of the scottish parliament monica lennon — she's been campaigning to end period poverty since 2016. the bill was passed on tuesday. the result of the vote on the period products bill by monica lennon stop the motion is agreed and the period products bill is past. applause .it applause . it seems amazing that should bea . it seems amazing that should be a world first. our news reporter tanya dendrinos has been looking into this story. it is a fantastic step forward for scotland. they have been campaigning for a long time and so they should. basically anyone who needs access to sanitary products will now have a legal right to obtain them. free of charge. this is affecting most women, something that we have to sadly go through but a lot of women do experience this conce
the handover of kalbajar was delayed by ten days to give ethnic armenians more time to move out.anitary products free. there is now a legal duty on authorities to ensure items such as tampons and sanitary pads are available without charge to "anyone who needs them". the period products bill was introduced by a member of the scottish parliament monica lennon — she's been campaigning to end period poverty since 2016. the bill was passed on tuesday. the result of the vote on the period...
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the handover of kalbajar was delayed by ten days to give ethnic armenians more time to move out.n americans usually travel home to be with loved ones. but with over a million coronavirus cases in the past week, public health officials are strongly recommending they stay away this year. not everyone is heeding the warnings — for three straight days over the weekend around a million people passed through american airports. that's around half the people who made journeys last year — but it's still the highest numbers we've seen travelling since the start of the pandemic. let's speak to laura rosello, professor of epidemiology at the dalla lana school of public health, at the university of toronto. she has analysed how thanksgiving in canada last month affected coronavirus infection rates there. what is your experience in the united states? our experience is that they were indeed knock—on effects from gatherings that happened over thanksgiving weekend in canada, and so cases thanksgiving weekend in canada, and so cases were thanksgiving weekend in canada, and so cases were rising and
the handover of kalbajar was delayed by ten days to give ethnic armenians more time to move out.n americans usually travel home to be with loved ones. but with over a million coronavirus cases in the past week, public health officials are strongly recommending they stay away this year. not everyone is heeding the warnings — for three straight days over the weekend around a million people passed through american airports. that's around half the people who made journeys last year — but it's...