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The reopening of kindergartens and primary schools on Friday, January 8 or Monday, January 11, followed at a later date by middle and high schools is the most probable scenario for the return of students and teachers to the classroom.

The final decision is expected on Monday.

By the end of 2020, the losses of global airlines due to the coronavirus pandemic may amount to about $160 billion. The president of Boeing for Russia and the CIS Sergey Kravchenko expressed his opinion in an interview with the TV channel "Russia 24".

"I think airlines will lose money. This year they will lose about $160 billion," he said.

Education Minister Sorin Cimpeanu declared on Monday for AGERPRES that the "zero emergency" represents the possibility of "prioritized opening" of schools and the construction of the budget for education for 2021. "Emergencies range from early education to university education, from equity to performance.

Important Roman towns often grew up near such campsites

They realized that they had not gone on vacation together and decided to do it on the spot

EU regulators approved on Wednesday a state grant of 120 million euros ($146.48 million) for Greece's national carrier Aegean Airlines to help the airline with damage suffered during the coronavirus crisis.

A considerable section of the food service industry, from neighborhood kebab shops to luxurious restaurants and hotels, are gearing up to prepare special Christmas and New Year's meals for home delivery in a bid to claw back some of this year's losses.

Some 1.5 million self-employed professionals, freelancers and farmers have until January 31 to choose their social security contribution category, ranging from 210 to 566 euros per month, for payments toward their pension and healthcare.

Education Minister Niki Kerameus said on Monday that the plan is for schools to open on January 8, immediately after the holidays.

"We are proceeding based on the suggestions of the experts. We will ask them to indicate their recommendation based on the epidemiological data, a week earlier," she said on Monday, speaking to Mega TV.

The head of Europe's aviation safety agency, EASA, has told the BBC he is "certain" Boeing's 737 Max is now safe to fly.

Executive Director Patrick Ky said his organisation had "left no stone unturned" in its review of the aircraft and its analysis of design changes made by the manufacturer.

The plane was grounded in March 2019.