MINSK / KYIV (Reuters) – With a bunch of flowers and surrounded by clapping supporters, Belarus’s most famous writer has given a powerful voice to the opposition against President Alexander Lukashenko, even though she has so far barred a leadership role. nobody. FILE PHOTO: The 2015 Nobel Prize winner for …
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US Vice President Mike Pence delivers his acceptance speech as a candidate for Republican Vice Presidency for 2020 during an event of the Republican National Convention 2020 held at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, US, August 26, 2020. REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst (Reuters) – A total of 17.3 million people …
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US Vice President Mike Pence delivers his acceptance speech as a candidate for Republican Vice Presidency for 2020 during an event of the Republican National Convention 2020 held at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland, US, August 26, 2020. REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst (Reuters) – A total of 17.3 million people …
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