MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday he would be ready to hand over power in a referendum, in an apparent bid to pacify mass protests and strikes, the biggest challenge for his 26-year-old son years in the office. He made the offer, which he insisted would not …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Investors face a classic ‘dictatorial dilemma’ in Belarus – hold on to securities that take advantage of the status quo in a brutal regime, or sell them and close their bonds – but whichever way they go, for largely dependent on Vladimir Putin’s Russia. PHOTO PHOTO: Russian …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Thursday it saw no evidence that coronavirus was spread through food or packaging and urged people not to be afraid of the virus entering the food chain. PHOTO PHOTO: Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks …
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MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian leadership has released thousands of detainees and on Thursday offered a rare public apology in a bid to stop national street protests posing the biggest challenge to President Alexander Lukashenko’s 26-year rule. People greet each other during an opposition match to protest against police violence and …
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MINSK (Reuters) – Employers of state-owned industrial plants joined tens of thousands of people in a fifth day of protests against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, despite a violent collapse that has prompted the West to impose new sanctions. People hold flowers at a demonstration against violence following recent protests to …
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