27 December 2021 Skopje – After the Parliament verified the resignation of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev on Thursday last week, a deadline of 10 days started to run within which President Stevo Pendarovski should entrust the government-formation mandate. The President told a TV interview the same day he expects to hand over a mandate on Tuesday or Wednesday this week. Skopje – President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Stevo Pendarovski, spoke over a video-link with Army troops deployed in peacekeeping missions KFOR in Kosovo, ALTHEA in Bosnia-Herzegovina, European Union Training Mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM-RCA) and UNIFIL in Lebanon. Skopje – Health Minister Venko Filipche says no additional restrictions are needed neither due to the COVID-19 Omicron variant nor any other variants. Skopje – Health Minister Venko Filipche said Monday there is only one registered case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant in the country, while adding that the epidemiological situation remains stable and additional analyses would be made in the course of next week. Skopje – Archbishop Stefan, Head of the Macedonian Orthodox Church – Ohrid Archbishopric sent his wishes for a speedy recovery to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who tested positive for COVID-19. Skopje – Minister of Interior Oliver Spasovski has resigned from the post SDSM vice-president. Skopje – During the last three months, UNICEF, the Bureau for Education Development and Smart Up supported eleven webinars to strengthen teachers, educators and education practitioners’ capacities to apply innovative teaching methods with focus on digital tools and digital learning. Over 23,000 participants attended the sessions delivered through the Eduino learning platform, UNICEF said in a press release. Skopje – The Cinematheque of North Macedonia will screen on Monday the German drama ‘Lessons of a Dream’ directed by Sebastian Grobler, as part of a film night organized by the Goethe-Institut Skopje. Brussels – The NATO-Russia Council could meet in January for the first time in two and a half years, representatives said on Saturday, although Moscow has yet to commit. Berlin – Germany winger Leroy Sane wants to win the Champions League for the first time and has attributed his strong showings over the past months to the full support from Bayern Munich’s leadership. Vienna – International talks about the future of Iran’s nuclear programmes are set to continue on Monday, after participants took a break over the Christmas period. Mexico City – More than 60 areas in the Brazilian state of Bahia were hit by floods on Sunday after weeks of heavy rainfall, according to the local governor. Bangkok – A court in Myanmar has postponed its verdicts in two cases against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to January 10, according to sources with knowledge of the proceedings.