Tag Archives: Asia Pacific

Opposition in Belarus urges the EU not to recognize the elections for the summit

MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus’s presidential challenger Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on Wednesday accused European Union leaders of not recognizing what she called fraudulent election results, saying longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko had lost all legitimacy. Belarussian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya speaks in a video message at an unknown location in Lithuania, in this …

Read More »

China evacuates 100,000 if floods threaten the heritage site

Floodwaters reach the feet of the Leshan Giant Buddha after heavy rainfall, in Leshan, Sichuan Province, China August 18, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Floods in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China forced authorities to evacuate more than 100,000 people on Tuesday, threatening a …

Read More »