People take part in an anti-Kremlin rally in support of former regional governor Sergei Furgal arrested on murder charges, in the far eastern city of Khabarovsk, Russia August 8, 2020. The poster reads: “I am / We are Sergei Furgal”. REUTERS / Evgenii Pereverzev MOSCOW (Reuters) – As many as …
Read More »Polish police arrest 48 people after LGBT protest
LGBT supporters protest in Warsaw, Poland 7 August 2020. Adam Stepien / Agencja Gazeta via REUTERS WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish police say they have arrested 48 people after Protestants tried to stop them arresting an LGBT activist accused of hanging rainbow flags over statues in Warsaw and damaging a van’s …
Read More »After “warning light”, British Prime Minister stops COVID blockade
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson postponed a planned relief from the coronavirus blockade in England on Friday after an increase in infections amplified fears of a second fatal increase in COVID-19 cases. People wear protective masks as they walk through Manchester as the city and surrounding area …
Read More »Daily rate of coronavirus infection in France at blocking levels
PARIS (Reuters) – France reported 1,346 new coronavirus infections on Friday, representing a total of 187,919, as the daily count of new cases remained above 1,300 for the third consecutive day, a level last seen during the closing. FILE PHOTO: Healthcare workers collect samples at a test site to detect …
Read More »Pompeo insists that ‘the situation is changing’ in China at a controversial hearing in the US Senate.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted Thursday that “the situation is changing” in deals with China, citing international support for Washington’s policies even as he expressed “dismay” at the number of countries supporting Beijing’s new security law for Hong Kong Reflecting mounting tensions between the …
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