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Lukashenko: As long as I’m president there will be no privatization in Belarus

MINSK – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has again said there will be no sweeping privatization in his country. “You guys and those who are …
Interfax-Ukraine

Lukashenko promises revolutionary liberalization of Belarusian business

MINSK – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko fears the appearance of “a chaotic situation” in his country after the adoption of revolutionary …
Interfax-Ukraine

World Bank expects inflation in Azerbaijan to slow to 5%

BAKU – The World Bank has forecast a slowdown of average annual inflation in Azerbaijan to 5% in 2017 due to limited liquidity on the market, a …
Helen Mukhina

Lukashenko wants to turn Belarus into oasis for IT sector

MINSK – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko wants to create the best conditions in his country for the development of the IT sector. “It is our …
Interfax-Ukraine

Lukashenko intends to turn Belarus into one of central Silk Road platforms in Eurasia

MINSK – Belarus intends to become one of the central platforms of the new Silk Road in Eurasia, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said in his …
Interfax-Ukraine

Lukashenko urges EU to change its attitude to Belarus

MINSK – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has urged the European Union to revise the principles of its relations with Belarus. “Could you …
Interfax-Ukraine

Lukashenko suggests Minsk become platform for East-West dialogue

MINSK – Minsk is ready to be a platform for dialogue similar to the Helsinki Process, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said. “The events …
Interfax-Ukraine

Reuters: Elon Musk on mission to link human brains with computers in four years

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk said his latest company Neuralink Corp is working to link the human brain with a machine …
Reuters

Reuters: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth celebrates 91st birthday

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, the world’s oldest and longest-reigning monarch, celebrated her 91st birthday in a usual low-key fashion on …
Reuters

CNN: Arrest made in Borussia Dortmund bus attack

German prosecutors have arrested a 28-year-old German-Russian citizen on suspicion of carrying out last week’s bomb attack on a bus carrying the …
CNN

France 24: One policeman, one attacker killed in Champs-Elysees shooting in Paris

A known terror suspect shot dead a French policeman and wounded two others April 20 on Paris’s Champs Elysees in an attack claimed by the Islamic …
France 24

Reuters: Britain says Trump’s position shifting on Russia

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is shifting its stance on Russia and now sees Moscow as a competitor, Britain’s defense minister said on …
Reuters

Reuters: US-Russian crew reaches space station with one empty seat

A scaled-down, two-man U.S.-Russian crew arrived at the International Space Station on April 20, six hours after blasting off from the Baikonur …
Reuters

Associated Press: EU says China, Europe have interest in averting Korea crisis

BEIJING — EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini expressed concern Thursday about rising tensions over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, and …
Associated Press

Reuters: Erdogan death penalty vow likely to be tough sell in divided Turkey

Immediately after winning Sunday’s referendum, President Tayyip Erdogan promised to reinstate the death penalty, a reform put in place 15 years ago …
Reuters

Reuters: UK parliament backs June 8 snap election

Prime Minister Theresa May won parliament’s backing for an early election on April 19, a vote she said would strengthen her hand in divorce talks with …
Reuters

Deutsche Welle: Turkey election board rejects referendum annulment appeals

Turkey’s top election authority has voted against annulling the referendum to further empower President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Main opposition parties …
Deutsche Welle

The Guardian: France steps up security around election as terror attack fears rise

Security has been stepped up around political rallies and meetings in France amid heightened fears of a terror attack with just four days of …
The Guardian
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