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[ad_1] Belarusian authorities have charged opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova with “actions aimed at undermining national security”, a charge that carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. The position, announced by the country’s investigation committee, is the latest move in an offensive against opposition leaders by the embattled president, …

[ad_1] Groups of students should only be sent home if there has been a positive test, rather than someone simply developing symptoms, the prime minister said. Boris Johnson said it was important for teachers and parents to review Public Health England’s guidance on coronavirus tests. Speaking to MPs on the …

[ad_1] Barbados has become the latest Commonwealth country to become a republic, removing Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. Prime Minister Mia Mottley said it was time to “completely leave our colonial past behind.” In recent years, conversations about the Of the Queen The role as ruler of the …

[ad_1] Perfectly preserved sperm dating back 100 million years has been found, trapped in amber. The sperm, roughly 50 million years older than the earliest previous fossil record, belonged to an ostracod, a class of small crustacean that has existed for 450 million years. It was found in present-day Myanmar. …

[ad_1] Aston Villa has completed the signing of goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez from Arsenal on a four-year, £ 20m deal. Dean Smith promised Martinez first-team soccer, who was persuaded to make his move by the 28-year-old’s series of impressive performances replacing Bernd Leno after the Covid-19 shutdown. Martinez had hoped that …

[ad_1] Speaking after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in the European Parliament, the head of the EPP warned that MEPs will vote against a final trade deal agreed between Brussels and the UK if Boris Johnson continues to push for that the Brexit withdrawal agreement is annulled. Manfred …

[ad_1] Good Morning. Boris Johnson will have PMQ later, and it will be surprising if he is not asked about his promise to establish a “world-beating” test-and-trace system, given that the testing crisis appears to be escalating, at least according to newspaper front pages. Just take a look … Neil …

[ad_1] Schoolchildren and their parents could be prioritized for coronavirus testing, after hospitals and nursing homes, as the government faces “real challenges” in the system, a cabinet minister told Sky News. The government has come under increasing pressure due to the lack of availability of COVID-19 tests in some areas …

[ad_1] Yoshihide Suga was elected as Japan’s next prime minister by the country’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday, replacing Shinzo Abe, who resigned due to poor health and vowed to continue his distinctive economic policies. Suga, 71, the son of a strawberry farmer, won the leadership contest of the …

[ad_1] Tottenham are about to sign a sensational double deal with Real Madrid to re-sign Gareth Bale on loan, as well as Welsh teammate Sergio Reguilón on a permanent basis. Bale’s manager, Jonathan Barnett, has revealed that the 31-year-old striker wants to return to the Premier League, where he enjoyed …