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EU considers shunning Belarusian airspace over forced landing 24 May 2021 - 02:07 pm
A Ryanair aircraft, which was carrying Belarusian opposition blogger and activist Roman Protasevich and diverted to Belarus, where authorities detained him, lands at Vilnius Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania May 23, 2021. Reuters/Andrius Sytas
UK Black Lives Matters activist critically ill after shooting 24 May 2021 - 01:56 pm
Forensic officers work at the area after Sasha Johnson, a BLM activist, was shot in an early morning attack near her home in Peckham, London, Britain, May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Vilnius university says its student travelling with Protasevich also detained, demands release 24 May 2021 - 11:26 am
A Ryanair aircraft, which was carrying Belarusian opposition blogger and activist Roman Protasevich and diverted to Belarus, where authorities detained him, lands at Vilnius Airport in Vilnius, Lithuania May 23, 2021. Reuters/Andrius Sytas
'Peter Rabbit 2' helps Cineworld draw crowds after lockdown in UK 24 May 2021 - 10:28 am
File photo: People walk past a Cineworld in Leicester's Square, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in London, Britain, October 4, 2020. Reuters/Henry Nicholls/File Photo
All flights over Belarus must cease after 'air piracy' - senior UK lawmaker 24 May 2021 - 09:50 am
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Italian cable car crash kills 14 people, child seriously hurt 23 May 2021 - 09:09 pm
A crashed cable car is seen after it collapsed in Stresa, near Lake Maggiore, Italy May 23, 2021. ALPINE RESCUE SERVICE/Handout via REUTERS
Belarus military forces Ryanair Jet landing as reporter arrested 23 May 2021 - 07:35 pm
Opposition blogger and activist Roman Protasevich, who is accused of participating in an unsanctioned protest at the Kuropaty preserve, arrives for a court hearing in Minsk, Belarus April 10, 2017.. REUTERS / File picture
UK officials: Vaccines effective against Indian variant 23 May 2021 - 04:42 pm
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Eyeing variant, France mulls tighter limits for UK tourists 23 May 2021 - 03:44 pm
French European and Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrives for a dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron and leaders of African states and international organisations on the eve of a summit on aid for Africa, at Elysee Palace in Paris, F
CureVac works to boost production capacity ahead of expected vaccine approval 23 May 2021 - 03:26 pm
File photo: Professor Gottfried Kremsner injects a vaccination against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from German biotechnology company CureVac to a volunteer at the start of a clinical test series at his tropical institute of the university clinic in
British PM's former top adviser says early COVID-19 plan was a "disaster" 23 May 2021 - 03:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past an information sign amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bolton, Britain, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
At least eight dead in Italian cable car accident - ANSA 23 May 2021 - 03:06 pm
Police and rescue service members are seen near the crashed cable car after it collapsed in Stresa, near Lake Maggiore, Italy May 23, 2021. ITALIAN POLICE/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
French Covid tracing app downloaded by 25% of the population - minister 23 May 2021 - 01:06 pm
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Queen Elizabeth II visits carrier ahead of maiden deployment 22 May 2021 - 04:08 pm
Captain Angus Essenhigh and Commodore Steve Moorhouse are seen with Britain's Queen Elizabeth during Her visit to the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth at HM Naval Base in Portsmouth, Britain May 22, 2021. Steve Parsons/PA Wire/Pool via REUT
Some vaccines help nations exit the pandemic faster than others 22 May 2021 - 03:33 pm
File photo: A researcher works inside a laboratory during the development of the Italian ReiThera COVID-19 vaccine, in this undated handout photo in Rome, Italy. ReiThera/Handout via Reuters/File Photo
Covid shots are all highly protective against death, study shows 22 May 2021 - 02:52 pm
Pediatrician Anila Sternberg vaccinates a teenage girl with a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine in her practice in Bonn, Germany, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Leon Kuegeler
Campaign group Animal Rebellion blockades McDonald's centres in UK 22 May 2021 - 01:31 pm
File photo: A McDonald's logo is pictured at a branch in Leicester, Britain, April 25, 2020. Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo
Eiffel Tower to reopen in mid-July after suffering heavy losses 22 May 2021 - 01:05 pm
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