Lukashenko: I need to contact Putin, protests not just threat to Belarus - Reuters
MINSK (Reuters) - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday he wanted to speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin, warning street protests were not just a threat to Belarus.
Mass unrest followed Lukashenko’s re-election victory last week, as tens of thousands of people took to the streets accusing him of rigging the vote.
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Thai student released on bail vows to continue anti-government protests - Reuters
BANGKOK (Reuters) - A Thai student activist vowed on Saturday to continue to protest against the government and demand reform of the monarchy after being detained overnight on charges related to a demonstration last month and released on bail.
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Russian city holds sixth anti-Kremlin protest over detained governor - Reuters
MOSCOW (Reuters) - About 2,000 people joined another march in the Russian far eastern city of Khabarovsk on Saturday in protest over President Vladimir Putin’s handling of a local political crisis.
Residents of Khabarovsk, around 6,110 km (3,80
Afghan women's rights advocate, negotiator injured in attack - Reuters India
KABUL (Reuters) - A prominent women’s rights advocate and member of the Afghan team tasked with negotiating with the Taliban sustained minor injuries in an attack in Kabul by unknown gunmen, officials said on Saturday.
They described the attack on Fawzia Koofi, a former lawmaker, as an assassination attempt. It was condemned by Afghanistan’s president as well as senior politicians involved in
Russia produces first batch of COVID-19 vaccine: Interfax - Reuters
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has produced the first batch of its new vaccine for COVID-19, the Interfax news
Ireland to return 5.5 mln euros in Abacha loot to Nigeria - statement - Reuters Africa
LAGOS (Reuters) - Ireland has reached a deal to give back to Nigeria 5.5 million euros ($6.5 million) looted by former military dictator Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s justice minister said in a statement.
The money is the latest Abacha-linked cash reclaimed by Nigeria. Corruption watchdog Transparency International estimates that Abacha, who ruled Africa’s biggest oil producer from 1993 until his
Iran's president says UAE made 'huge mistake' with Israel deal - Reuters
(Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates has made a “huge mistake” in reaching a deal toward normalising ties with Israel, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday in a speech furiously condemning what he called a betrayal by the Gulf state.
The Iranian hardline daily Kayhan, whose editor-in-chief is appointed by Supreme Leader
China's CATL is developing new EV battery with no nickel, cobalt, exec says - Reuters
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd (CATL), a Tesla supplier, is developing a new type of electric vehicle (EV) battery that contains no nickel or cobalt, a company executive said on Saturday.
Nickel and cobalt are key ingredients in the batteries that power EVs. Battery makers from Japan’s Panasonic Corp to South Korea’s LG Chem are lowering the use of expensive cobalt in their nickel-cobalt-aluminium (NCA) batteries or nickel-cobalt-manganese (
Sancho going nowhere, says Dortmund chief Watzke - Reuters India
(Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke says the Bundesliga club will not be making any major signings this summer but ruled out the possibility of winger Jadon Sancho departing
Swimming: India's Olympic hopeful trio to train in Dubai - Reuters India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Three of India’s top swimmers will begin two months of training in Dubai next month, sports officials said on Saturday, ending an agonising wait that drove one of them to the verge of retirement ahead of next year’s Tokyo Olympics.