MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya said on Tuesday she had fled abroad for the sake of her children, after two nights of clashes following the contested re-election of strongman President Alexander Lukashenko. Tikhanouskaya, a 37-year-old former English teacher, came out of obscurity to reach the biggest challenge …
Read More »Belarussian opposition leader has bled to death after bloody clashes
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanouskaya said on Tuesday she had fled abroad for the sake of her children, after two nights of clashes following the contested re-election of strongman President Alexander Lukashenko. Tikhanouskaya, a 37-year-old former English teacher, came out of obscurity to reach the biggest challenge …
Read More »Belarussian protest, reportedly dead, says he survived beating police
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Belarussian protester reportedly died in clashes with police after Sunday’s presidential election told Reuters he had survived a brutal police battle and was expected to be arrested shortly. PHILO PHOTO: A law enforcement officer sends next to a man lying on the ground during clashes with …
Read More »Taiwan says that visit by US official China is trying to turn it into next Hong Kong
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is facing an increasingly difficult position as China pressures the democratic island to accept conditions it would become in the next Hong Kong, its top diplomat said during a visit by US Secretary of Health Alex Azar on Tuesday. Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu speaks at …
Read More »Tech giants face legal challenge for restrictions on Trump’s foreign workers
Small toy figures are seen for the diplayed Amazon logo in this illustration taken March 19, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top US tech companies including Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and Facebook Inc (FB.O) on Monday submitted a legal letter in support of a challenge to …
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