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Belarusian police detained at least 250 people during protests after the authorities refused to register President Alexander Lukashenko’s two main rivals as candidates in a presidential election, rights group Vesna 96 said on Wednesday. Vesna 96 published a list of all those it said had been detained on Tuesday following …

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the coronavirus pandemic is under full control in his country, adding that Moscow has all the necessary resources to protect people’s health and support the economy under these circumstances. “All levels of power are working in an organized, responsible and timely way,” Putin said in …