Issued on: 19/01/2021 – 11:34Modified: 19/01/2021 – 11:32 Advertising Read more Minsk (AFP) Minsk on Tuesday said it regretted a “groundless” decision to strip Belarus of its role as co-host of the 2021 ice hockey world championships over a crackdown on opposition protesters. Belarus had been due to co-host the event with Latvia in May […]
Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny has been placed in a cell in Moscow’s notorious Matrosskaya Tishina detention center after a judge at a hastily arranged hearing ruled to keep the Kremlin critic in custody for 30 days following his dramatic airport arrest upon arrival from Germany. The 44-year-old outspoken Kremlin critic was arrested at Sheremetyevo […]
US president-elect Joe Biden plans to quickly extend travel restrictions barring travel by most people who have recently been in much of Europe and Brazil soon after president Donald Trump lifted those requirements effective January 26th, a spokeswoman for Mr Biden said. Mr Trump signed an order on Monday lifting the restrictions he imposed early […]
18.01.2021 18:55 Alexey Navalny released a video message, in which he urged his supporters to take to the streets. The appeal was posted on Navalny Live YouTube channel immediately after the court arrested the politician for 30 days. “What is this toad sitting on the pipe afraid of? What are these bunker thieves afraid of […]
Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating condition that is currently unstoppable and incurable. The main cause of the disease is the loss of neurons and other brain cells in the brain – also know as degeneration. This degeneration is what leads to problems with memory and other cognitive functions. Researchers can tell which neurons die first […]
Issued on: 19/01/2021 – 06:50Modified: 19/01/2021 – 06:48 Advertising Read more Beijing (AFP) Chinese rescuers drilled several fresh holes Tuesday to reach at least 12 gold miners trapped underground for nine days, as dwindling food supplies and rising waters threatened their survival. Twenty-two workers have been stuck 540 metres (1,750 feet) underground at the Hushan […]
Having been recognised as one of the best-in-the-business by voters at the World Travel Awards, Breaking Travel News here chats with Thomas Lennartz, vice president for sales and client experience with Quark Expeditions, to find out more Breaking Travel News: Congratulations – Quark Expeditions has been honoured with the title of World’s Leading Specialist Cruise […]
Channel 4 If you’ve watched any TV whatsoever in the last 10 months, the thought of seeing another Zoom interview probably makes you want to hurl your remote at the screen. Which is entirely understandable. Virtual guests dominate news bulletins, daytime shows and magazine programmes, which doesn’t make for very enjoyable viewing when you also […]
Issued on: 19/01/2021 – 03:38Modified: 19/01/2021 – 03:36 Advertising Read more Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) Shubman Gill struck a stylish unbeaten 64 before lunch on the final day of the decisive fourth Test on Tuesday to keep India on course for the draw they need to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India were 83 for one at […]
A 71-year-old Turkmen journalist has been nominated among three finalists for a prestigious human rights award for her reports from Turkmenistan, one of the most repressive countries in the world. The Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders in Geneva said on January 18 that Soltan Achilova “documents the human rights abuses and social issues […]