MOSCOW (Reuters) – A presidential contender who says he fled Belarus because he feared for freedom and custody of his children told Reuters that the country’s opposition is trusting a candidate he characterized as Joan of Arc in recent days. Valery Tsepkalo, a Belarusian opposition figure who was banned from …
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LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal will be on high alert as more than 850 firefighters are fighting to put out a fire that will sweep through part of the country’s central region on Sunday, with strong winds and high temperatures complicating efforts to fight the fire. . The forest fire has …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson used his own fight against weight on Monday to urge the British to get in shape and tackle widespread obesity that could increase coronavirus risks. FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in London, Great Britain on July 22, 2020. …
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MOSTAR, Bosnia (Reuters) – Divers jumped off a 24-meter (79-foot) tall Ottoman-era bridge in the Bosnian city of Mostar on Sunday, organizing a centennial competition despite the COVID-19 pandemic preventing many visitors to come. A man jumps off the Old Bridge during the 454th traditional diving competition in Mostar, Bosnia …
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Health workers with personal protective equipment (PPE) enter a residential building complex during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) screening campaign in Mumbai, India, July 26, 2020. REUTERS / Francis Mascarenhas MUMBAI (Reuters) – India needs to be “more vigilant” as the new coronavirus threat persists, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in …
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