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Sun, September 27, 2020 | 10:58

Pope to resume limited public audiences in September

Pope Francis will resume limited public weekly audiences early next month, the Vatican announced Wednesday, six months after the head of the Catholic Church halted the practice because of the coronavirus pandemic.

2020-08-26 21:19

Russian health officials say industrial chemical found on hair, hands of Kremlin critic Navalny

Russian health officials say industrial chemical found on hair, hands of Kremlin critic Navalny

Russian health officials say industrial chemical found on hair, hands of Kremlin critic NavalnyOfficials from the Health Ministry of a Siberian region where of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is being treated in hospital said on Friday that a police laboratory had found a chemical substance of an industrial nature on his hair and hands.

2020-08-21 22:26

Turkey discovers large natural gas reserve off Black Sea

Turkey discovers large natural gas reserve off Black Sea

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced the discovery of a large natural gas reserves off the Black Sea coast, days after he promised “good news” that would usher in a “new era” for the energy dependent country.Erdogan said Friday that the amount of gas discovered is 320 billion cubic meters, adding that he hopes to start extracting and using the gas by 2023.

2020-08-21 22:06

Kremlin says not evacuating Navalny 'purely medical decision'

Kremlin says not evacuating Navalny 'purely medical decision'

The Kremlin said on Friday that the decision not to evacuate opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in a coma in hospital with suspected poisoning, was based only on medical grounds."This is a question of a purely medical decision," President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists after doctors said it was not safe for Navalny to be flown out to Germany.

2020-08-21 20:59

Belgium shocked by Nazi-salute police brutality footage

Belgium shocked by Nazi-salute police brutality footage

Belgium was in shock on Thursday after a video emerged showing a Slovak man being violently pinned down by airport police officers in images that recalled the fate of George Floyd in the US.

2020-08-20 22:24

Russia's 'Sputnik V' COVID-19 vaccine to be tested on 40,000 people - TASS

Russia's 'Sputnik V' COVID-19 vaccine to be tested on 40,000 people - TASS

Mass testing of Russia's first potential COVID-19 vaccine to get domestic regulatory approval will involve more than 40,000 people, the TASS news agency cited the vaccine's developer as saying on Thursday.

2020-08-20 22:13

Portugal's president rescues two women in trouble at beach

Portugal's president rescues two women in trouble at beach

Video footage caught the moment he swam into the sea to assist them. Another man was already there, trying to help turn the kayak over while a person on a jet ski also approached to offer help.

Park Si-soo | 2020-08-19 16:26

France moves to make masks compulsory in the workplace

France moves to make masks compulsory in the workplace

France is preparing to make face masks compulsory in the workplace, the government said Tuesday as it moved to add open-plan work areas to a growing list of places where people have to cover up to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

2020-08-18 22:04

Pope Francis asks for justice to be respected in Belarus

Pope Francis asks for justice to be respected in Belarus

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis on Sunday called for justice and rights to be respected in Belarus, where tens of thousands of people have been taking the streets urging President Alexander Lukashenko to quit after a contested presidential election.

2020-08-16 21:05

Thousands in Belarus form 'lines of solidarity' in protest

Thousands in Belarus form 'lines of solidarity' in protest

Crowds of protesters in Belarus swarmed the streets and thousands of workers rallied outside industrial plants Thursday to denounce a police crackdown on demonstrations over a disputed election that extended the 26-year rule of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko.

2020-08-14 11:40

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