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Belarus activist resists authorities’ push to leave country

In this Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020 file photo, Maria Kolesnikova, one of Belarus’ opposition leaders, gestures during a rally in Minsk, Belarus. Maria Kolesnikova, a leading opposition activist and several other members of an opposition council in Belarus went missing Monday Sept. 7, 2020, and their colleagues feared they were detained as part of the

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5 Quick Stress Relievers for Teenagers

Stressed Teenager Let us quickly get to the review section and explore the world of zero stress! No matter wherever you go or whatever you do, stress remains a constant part of life. There literally exists no special person on earth who does not encounter stress and anxiety. A little bit of stress is always

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Jamal Khashoggi killers avoid execution as widely criticised Saudi Arabia trial wraps up

Photo: Credit Reuters Five people have been spared execution by a Saudi Arabian court over the murder of journalist and regime critic Jamal Khashoggi, after his family said they did not seek the death penalty. The 59-year-old columnist for The Washington Post was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Turkey in 2018 after writing articles

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Macron is doing his best to win Lebanon back for colonial France

Lebanese President, Michel Aoun (R) hosts a dinner in honour of visiting French President Emmanuel Macron (L) at Baabda Presidential Palace in Beirut, Lebanon on 1 September 2020. [Lebanese Presidency / Handout – Anadolu Agency] By Motasem A Dalloul French President Emanuel Macron was the first international or regional leader to visit Beirut following the

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Assange’s legal fight to avoid U.S. espionage trial resumes in London

WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Britain January 13, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson LONDON (Reuters) – Julian Assange resumed his battle in a London court on Monday to avoid extradition to the United States to face criminal charges over the activities of his WikiLeaks website, after months of delay due to the

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1 dead and 7 injured in late-night stabbing attacks in U.K.

Photo/Somali Times/Hurst Street Birmingham A man was killed and seven people injured in late-night stabbings in a busy nightlife area of the central England city of Birmingham, police said Sunday. Police said they were searching for a lone suspect in what appeared to be random attacks. Chief Superintendent Steve Graham of West Midlands Police said

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Birmingham police declare major incident after multiple stabbings in city centre

Police were called to one stabbing, and then additional incidents were reported afterwards (Image: SnapperSK) By Chris Kitching & Sam Rkaina Multiple people have been stabbed in Birmingham city centre, with police declaring a major incident. Witnesses reported seeing a woman with serious injuries, and two people who had been “stabbed in the neck”. Small

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Africa’s best and worst places to use phone data

A woman talking on phone. Shutterstock What you need to know: In Sudan, Algeria, Reunion, Ghana, Western Sahara, Morocco and Mayotte, citizens pay Sh68, Sh70, Sh77, Sh101, Sh106, Sh106 and Sh116, respectively. South Africa, which has the highest upper middle class population in Africa, falls short in the rankings, appearing at position 148 as a

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Deposed president evacuated from Mali for medical treatment

In this June 30, 2020, file photo, Mali’s then President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita poses for a group photograph during the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Keita, the Malian president ousted in a military coup in August, was hospitalized late Tuesday, Sept. 1, at a private clinic, intensifying fears about the 75-year-old’s health after being

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UK government suspends military training to Belarus dictatorship after outcry

A heavily-police protest in Belarus(Reuters) By Jon Stone Campaigners say UK should not have been training dictatorship’s forces in the first place The British government has suspended the provision of military training to Belarus’ army, amid accusations that the UK has been “strengthening and legitimising” the country’s dictatorship. The Independent reported last month that UK

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