Alexei Navalny: Plane leaves Germany to transport Putin critic after suspected poisoning | World news
Alexei Navalny’s press secretary has urged Russian authorities not to be interested as supporters of the stabbed opposition leader are ready to flee the country to be treated for suspected poisoning. A plane left Nuremberg with a medical team in the early hours of Friday and would, according to German …
Read More »Belarus launches criminal lawsuit against new opposition party
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus on Thursday launched a criminal case against a new opposition court, accusing it of an illegal attempt to seize power, a day after President Alexander Lukashenko threatened to block the streets of Protestants rejecting his re-election. PHOTO PHOTO: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko chairs a meeting with …
Read More »Bomber’s brother turns 55 before Manchester concert attack
LONDON (AP) – The brother of the suicide bomber who set off an explosion at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, killing 22 people and injuring hundreds, was sentenced on Thursday to a minimum of 55 years in prison. Hashem Abedi, 23, had refused to help plan the …
Read More »The Greenland ice sheet saw record mass loss in 2019, study finds
(Reuters) – Greenland’s ice sheet lost a record mass last year, according to a study published on Thursday, a finding that could prompt scientists to redefine their worst-case scenario when assessing the effects of climate change . FILE PHOTO: Crevasses form on top of the slippery slope of Helheim near …
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