Belarus election: Opposition leader Tikhanovskaya fled 'for sake of her children'
Belarus's main opposition leader says she took a "very difficult decision" to leave the country, after disputing an election result she claimed was rigged.
In a YouTube video, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said she did it for her children as protests continued for a second night. One person has died.
She was "safe" now in Lithuania, the country's foreign minister said.
Poll results gave President Alexander Lukashenko 80% of the vote, but there have been numerous claims of fraud.
Revealed: QAnon Facebook groups are growing at a rapid pace around the world
Guardian investigation finds the Facebook communities are gaining followers as Twitter cracks down on QAnon content
Published onTue 11 Aug 2020 11.00 BST
New and established QAnon groups on Facebook are growing at a rapid pace and helping to spread the baseless and dangerous conspiracy theory to new countries around the world, a Guardian investigation has found.
The Guardian has documented more than 170 QAnon groups, pages and accounts across Facebook and Instagram with more than 4.5m aggregate followers. The Guardian has also documented dedicated communities for QAnon followers in at least 15 countries on Facebook.
The growth in the QAnon Facebook communities has come as rival social media platform Twitter undertook a broad crackdown on content and accounts dedicated to the conspiracy theory, citing the movement’s “clear and well-documented informational, physical, societal and psychological offline harm”.No one's talking about winter yet. When it comes to COVID-19, here's why we should
As temperatures fall, more people gathering indoors could fuel spread, experts warn
· CBC News ·
You might be reading this while sitting on your front porch or lounging at the beach. Perhaps you're on a park bench or taking a pit stop on a summer road trip.
Wherever you are in Canada, chances are you don't have sub-zero temperatures on your mind just yet. But amid the COVID-19 pandemic, winter could bring a whole host of new challenges — and experts say now is the time to prepare.
"No one's talking about winter," said Laura Rosella, an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health.
Witch hunts: A global problem in the 21st century
Witch hunts are far from being a thing of the past — even in the 21st century. In many countries, this is still a sad reality for many women today. That is why August 10 has been declared a World Day against Witch Hunts.
Akua Denteh was beaten to death in Ghana's East Gonja District last month — after being accused of being a witch. The murder of the 90-year-old has once more highlighted the deep-seated prejudices against women accused of practicing witchcraft in Ghana, many of whom are elderly.
An arrest was made in early August, but the issue continues to draw attention after authorities were accused of dragging their heels in the case. Human rights and gender activists now demand to see change in culture in a country where supernatural beliefs play a big role.
Hong Kongers defy China, rush to buy pro-democracy newspaper after owner's arrest
Hong Kongers rushed to buy pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily on Tuesday in a show of support for its owner, who was arrested a day earlier as police rounded up critics of China.
A crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong has gathered pace since China imposed a sweeping security law in June, with opposition politicians disqualified and activists arrested for social media posts.
The moves have provoked outrage in the West and fear for millions who last year took to the streets to protest communist China’s tightening grip on the semi-autonomous city.
'We need new blood': Lebanese demand change after gov't quits
Many believe the government's resignation will do little to change political deadlock and economic crisis.
Angry Lebanese have demanded the removal of what they see as a corrupt ruling class to blame for the country's woes, adding that the government's resignation on Monday did not come near to addressing the tragedy of last week's Beirut explosion.
A protest with the slogan "Bury the authorities first" was planned near the port, where highly explosive material stored for years exploded on August 4, killing at least 163 people, injuring 6,000 and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless.
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