8 November 2021 Skopje – North Macedonia registered 156 new COVID-19 infections after 1,309 tests were conducted in labs across the country in the past 24 hours. In the same time period, 10 deaths and 326 recoveries were registered, the Ministry of Health said on Monday. Skopje – VMRO-DPMNE MP Aleksandar Nikolovski said Monday his party has filed a motion for no-confidence vote against the government together with lawmakers from Alliance for Albanians, Alternativa, Besa and Levica. Skopje – Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi has scheduled the session on the Government no-confidence vote for 11 a.m. on Thursday. Skopje – Hungry for power, they are ready to let the country go down the drain and the people to suffer, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev wrote Monday in a Facebook post after VMRO-DPMNE, Alliance for Albanians, Alternativa, Levica and Besa filed to Parliament a motion for government no-confidence vote. Skopje – Alliance of Albanians leader Ziadin Sela said Monday the earlier statement of Alternativa MP Skender Rexhepi that his signature on the list aimed to topple the Government would stand only if Levica did not feature on it was not a reason to claim that the new parliamentary majority has failed. Skopje – Until yesterday, Hristijan Mickoski claimed to have a new parliamentary majority but today he let MP Aleksandar Nikolovski speak about the initiative that may have vanished into thin air, said SDSM on Monday. Skopje – Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Goran Milevski pointed out that there are no signatures from LDP, and there won’t be any, on the list of lawmakers for a new parliamentary majority comprised of VMRO-DPMNE, Alternativa, Alliance of Albanians, Levica and Besa. Skopje – The recent local elections and current political developments were in the focus of Monday’s meeting between Besa leader Bilal Kasami and party’s secretary-general Arjanit Hoxha with French Ambassador Cyrille Baumgartner. Skopje – Nils Schmid, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) parliamentary group’s spokesperson for foreign affairs in the German Bundestag, has urged Prime Minister Zoran Zaev to reconsider his resignation while expecting close cooperation between the two parties and the possible new leader, Deutsche Welle reports. Skopje – The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights called in a press release on Monday on the Public Prosecutor’s Office to take action, in line with its legal competences and responsibilities, regarding extreme forms of hate speech caused by latest political developments in North Macedonia. Skopje – Danela Arsovska, who was elected as the new mayor of the capital Skopje in the October local elections, arrived Monday at the City of Skopje’s offices to take over from outgoing mayor Petre Shilegov. Skopje — The country’s hospitality industry prices have gone up since last month. The price index in the Food category increased by 0.5%, Alcoholic beverages by 0.3%, Non-alcoholic beverages by 0.6% and Accommodations by 0.1%, according to latest figures released by the State Statistical Office. Shtip – The United States have been committed for over two decades in supporting North Macedonia to modernize and develop its Army, for the purpose of being more capable and inter-operational with U.S. and NATO forces. Training of the Light Infantry Battalion Group by U.S. instructors represents a significant turning point in defense relations between the United States and North Macedonia, said U.S. Ambassador Kate Byrnes at the event launching the training in the Shtip-based army barracks, in the attendance of Defense Minister Radmila Shekerinska on Monday. Tetovo – The Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office said Monday its Tetovo branch is still working on the case of the fire at the modular hospital that occurred on September 8th in Tetovo that claimed 14 lives. Athens – The choice not to rush the ratification of the memoranda turns out to be the right choice, because they are a mechanism to control proper implementation of the Prespa Agreement, Greek Government spokesperson Ioannis Ikonomou told Monday’s press briefing in response to a reporter’s question over recent developments in the country and VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski’s statement on the use of the name North Macedonia, MIA reports from Athens. Athens – Greece on Saturday introduced new measures making COVID-19 documents mandatory nearly everywhere in Greece. They are scanned via a special app, but the app doesn’t recognize certificates issued by third countries. According to MIA’s Athens correspondent, this has caused problems over the weekend for tourists from North Macedonia, Serbia, Singapore, the US and other countries that aren’t part of the European Union. Brussels – The European Policy Centre (EPC), one of the most influential think tanks in Brussels, voices concern over the EU’s weak commitment to the enlargement policy and the inherent risks thereof, MIA reports from Brussels. Rome – Around 45 million people across the globe are currently threatened by famine, with the situation especially dire in Afghanistan, the United Nations said on Monday. Paris – The Catholic Church in France is prepared to sell property, liquidate reserves and, if necessary, take on debt to pay damages to people who suffered abuse at the hands of religious officials, church leaders said on Monday. Barcelona – Barcelona icon Xavi Hernandez was on Monday presented as the ailing club’s new coach, signing a contract until 2024 in the Nou Camp stadium filled with thousands of fans.