British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R) welcomes US President Donald Trump (L) to the NATO summit at the Grove Hotel in Watford, north-east London on 4 December 2019. Peter Nicholls | AFP | Getty Images The UK government has rejected a report that it plans to end a tax on …
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Thousands of people gather for a protest in Independence Square. Demonstrators take to the streets in the Belarusian capital and other cities and remain pressured to oust President Lukashenko. Ulf Mauder | picture alliance via Getty Images Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Belarus’ capital Minsk over the weekend, …
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A staff member at the Gamaleya Scientific Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Ministry of Health, which produces a COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine is produced at the institute and other Russian pharmaceutical plants. It will be available to the public on January 1, 2021. Vyacheslav Prokofyev | …
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Read More »EU pushes for new elections, says no external intervention
European Council President Charles Michel wears a protective face mask when he arrives at EU headquarters in Brussels on 19 August 2020, ahead of the launch of the EU emergency video on the crisis in Belarus. OLIVIER HOSLET | POOL | AFP via Getty Images The European Union on Wednesday …
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