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Russia to launch Covid-19 vaccine soon

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Bringing happiness to the eyes of millions of people across the world, the European country of Russia has announced that they have developed an effective vaccine capable to fight the threat of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Though the exact launch date has not yet been announced by the successor of the erstwhile Soviet Union, it has announced that it has completed the stage of testing successfully, indicating that the official launch will happen in the near future itself.

The vaccine will be given to health workers and teachers in the initial stage, as per the statement released by the Russian government.

Anyway, the World Health Organisation has expressed their doubt over the authenticity of the clam made by the Russian authority. They have expressed unhappiness as Russia has violated the set of procedure prescribed by the organisation.

Mainly, the WHO prescribes a three-stage testing program. The main allegation is that Russia has rushed through the procedure.

Not many countries have responded about the claim made by Russia.

Meanwhile, the global population, who are struggling to cope with the new normal, it seems, is happy with the statement released by Russia.

The official announcement regarding the vaccine made by Russia has been made by Russian Supremo Vladimir Putin itself.  

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Spanish region bans smoking in public places

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A region in Spain, Galicia, has introduced a blanket ban on smoking in public places. The ban has been launched to reduce the risk of the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The ban means here onwards restaurants and bars will have to discourage its customers from smoking insider its premises.

It is not clear whether the region will introduce any fine policy in order to strengthen its policy to ban smoking in public places.

Spain is one of the worst affected countries in the region. The country has not yet fully recovered from the clutches of the outbreak.

The ban has come at the time the country was struggling to recover from the damages inflicted by the outbreak.

For the last few days, the daily infection rate has been consistently increasing. The increase has put the system back to the fighting mode.

Though at the moment only Galicia has launched a ban on smoking in public places, in the near future several other regions in the country are expected to introduce such a policy in order to defend their regions from the threat posed by the virus.  

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Namibia refuses to accept Germany’s repatriation offer

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In a bold move, the African country of Namibia, which was a colony of Germany, has refused to accept the repatriation offer made by the European economic powerhouse.

Namibia and Germany have conducted several meetings over the matter. The latest is the eighth meeting that has been organised to discuss this matter.

During the anti-colonial movement organised against the Colonial Germany, as many as tens of thousands of Namibians were killed.

While speaking to a group of media personals about the development of the meeting, a Namibian representative has expressed his country’s dissatisfaction towards the outcome of the discussion.

Notably, the details of the meeting have not been publicised. It has been reported that the disagreement has emerged in relation to the contents of the agreement.

For Namibia, it is a very sentimental issue. For Germany, it is an attempt to heal the wound.

As per the claim made by Namibia, only twenty-five per cent of the total population of the Herero community of the country survived the brutal suppression launched against the anti-colonial movement by Germany. And, the Nama population was halved likewise, according to the country.

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Police use violence against Belarus protesters

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The Belarus police have used violence against those who has assembled in streets to the country to express their disagreement against the latest election verdict – which has awarded an landslide victory to President Alexander Lukashenko.

The global community, including the European Union, has condemned the way the police have dispersed the crowd gathered in the streets.

The EU has expressed skepticism against the verdict, saying that the election has not been conducted in a free and fair manner.

Sweden has appealed the EU to impose strict sanction against Belarus.

Meanwhile, the Belarus government has dismissed all allegations raised against them. It has termed the movement against the government as a movement fueled by external elements.

Recently, the Belarus opposition leader fled to Lithuania, on the ground that she feared for the lives of her children.

The self-imposed exile of the opposition leader has also been portrayed as a justification by the government for the stand it has taken in this issue.

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Belarusian opposition leader in self-imposed exile

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Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the opposition leader of Belarus, has left the country, saying that she feared for the lives of her children.

She was recently defected by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko in the election. The President secured at least 80 per cent of the total votes registered.

Anyway, the opposition has not yet conceded the loss. They have raised their doubt in the credibility of the structure established to conduct the election.

The opposition leader is at present in Lithuania.

The country has been witnessed several protests against the President since the result of the election was announced.

The police have used violent methods to suppress the movement developed against the President – who is in office since the year 1994.

Many have criticised the human rights abuses carried out by the police in order to support the government which has secured a marginal victory whose authenticity is yet to be proved.

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China arrests Hong Kong media tycoon using newly imposed law

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China, using a law it recently imposed to curb the strength of the pro-democracy movement, has arrested Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai.

The businessman, who heads a powerful media organisation based in Hong Kong, has been booked on the charge of collusion with foreign forces.

With the arrest, the biggest fear of Hong Kongers has become reality. At the time of the introduction of the controversial law, the biggest fear of people of Hong Kong was that the law would be misused to stifle the rights assured to the people at the time the region was handed over to China by the United Kingdom.

Mr. Lai is a 71-year-old businessman. He holds both Hong Kong and UK citizenships. He is a very powerful person in the region. He is a lead pro-democracy activist.

Anyway, the businessman has been granted bail.

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UK likely to include more countries to its travel quarantine list

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The European country of the United Kingdom is likely to include more countries to its travel quarantine list in a bid to defend the country from the threat posed by the Covid-19 outbreak.

At present, several countries such as Belgium, Bahamas and Andorra are in the list. This means that those coming to the UK from the said countries will have to self-isolate for at least fourteen days.

As per a latest report, France may also find a place in the list. The UK has not yet specifically mentioned which all countries will enter the list.

Recently, the UK has warned its citizens not to travel to Belgium, Andorra and Bahamas if there is no urgency.

There is no surprise that Belgium has occupied the top position in the list. Belgium has one of the highest coronavirus case rates in Europe at 49.2 per 100,000 people. To understand the depth of the issue, it is important to compare the case rates of other European countries with Belgium: in the UK, it is 14.3 per 100,000; and in Spain, it is 27.4 per 100,000.

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Around three booked on charge of desecrating monuments

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As many as three people have been booked in Poland on charges of desecrating monuments and offending religious feelings.

As per the case, the arrested persons hanged flags symbolizing LGBT on some statues situated in the country.

The flags were hanged on statues of Copernicus and several other persons Pols consider as sacred or respectable. Even some statues were dressed in pink face masks.

Those carried out the act has links to the LGBT movement launched against the anti-LGBT policies of the present Poland government.

The Polish government has strongly criticized the action. Some senior political leaders have come out strongly against the move.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has denounced those who have been booked in connection with the crime.

He has reminded the country that the statues symbolised values.

The incident clearly explains why it is necessary to take a right path if the end result expected is positive.  

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Belarus Prez raises serious allegation against Russia

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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has raised serious allegation against the European country of Russia.

The Belarus President has accused Russia of lying about a mercenary group which was recently arrested in Belarus.

Recently, Russia opposed the claim made by Belarus that those Russians who was arrested for plotting terrorism was linked to the anti-Lukashenko movement.

Belarus is at present under the clutches of anti-Lukashenko movement.

The country lately witnessed a huge protest against the president of the country. Tens of thousands of people participated in the protest.

What the Belarus President ties to tell is that the political emotion against him is the product of the conspiracy hatched against his administration by Russia.

Meanwhile, what Russia tries to tell is that the country has no interest in the internal politics of Belarus.

The development has serious political implications.  

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Exit of Spanish King Carlos creates headlines

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The surprising exit of Spanish King Juan Carlos has created headlines in national and International newspapers.

Notably, the exit has come days after his link in a corruption case was exposed by the country.

The exit has been declared by the King himself. The declaration has been made through a communication send to his son.

The present King of Spain is his son. The King has not yet responded to the headlines that the exit has made.

Mr. Carlos was a very powerful leader. He handed over his authority to his son around six years ago.

Anyway, in the letter to his son in which he has mentioned about his exit, he has made it clear that he will corporate with the investigation over the corruption case, indirectly indicating that his departure is not related to the case in which his involvement is suspected.  

It is unfortunate that a royal like Mr. Carlos has been forced to go through such an awkward exit.  

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