MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has called for more protests and an election campaign, raising pressure on authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko as he faces the biggest challenge in his 26 years. In a video posted on YouTube of self-imposed exile in Lithuania, Tsikhanouskaya asked supporters to request …
Read More »World equities fall as data point to sluggish economic recovery
LONDON (Reuters) – Global equities dipped on Friday as eurozone data did not bode well for investors already worried about insufficient Chinese economic numbers and a slowdown in US fiscal stimulus. FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian in the offices of the London Stock Exchange in the City of London, UK, 29 …
Read More »‘We do not need war’: Belarus frees prisoners to protest
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian leadership has released thousands of detainees and on Thursday offered a rare public apology in a bid to stop national street protests posing the biggest challenge to President Alexander Lukashenko’s 26-year rule. People greet each other during an opposition match to protest against police violence and …
Read More »‘Little brown girl’: Australian Biden-Harris cartoons spark furore
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A comic strip story in Australia’s largest national newspaper on Friday drew condemnation as racist for portraying US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden who described his new running mate, Kamala Harris, as “this little brown girl “. PHILO PHOTO: U.S. Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris …
Read More »World shares fall after data from China missed forecasts
LONDON / TOKYO (Reuters) – Global equities dipped on Friday after loud Chinese economic data and concerns about a slowdown in U.S. fiscal stimulus discouraged some investors from taking risks. FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian in the offices of the London Stock Exchange in the City of London, UK, 29 December …
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