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Texas man dies after attack by aggressive swarm of bees April 28, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 FILE - A Texas man died after going into cardiac arrest when he was attacked by an aggressive swarm of bees outside his home, authorities said.Marcio Jose Sanchez/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3This April 26, 2021, photo provided by the Breckenridge Fire Department in Breckenridge, Texas, shows BFD firefighter, Chad Skiles and beekeeper Joey Venekamp use foam to destroy a bee hive filled with an aggressiv...

April 28, 2021 12:42 GMT With more 20,000 new COVID cases and at least 400 deaths per day, Iran faces what looks like its worst wave of the coronavirus pandemic yet. After facing criticism for downplaying the virus last year, Iranian authorities have put partial lockdowns and other measures into place to try and slow the coronavirus’s spread. 1 A nurse tends to a patient at Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital in the capital, Tehran. 2 Hospital workers move the bodies of two patients who died from COVI...

May 3 marks World Press Freedom Day. So what is the state of press freedom around the world? What barriers do journalists still face? And what do people in different countries think about the restrictions and liberties they are confronted with every day?

Amnesty International says Belarusian workers are facing reprisals in their attempts to set up independent trade unions amid pro-democracy protests that followed a presidential election last year that opposition leaders and the West say was rigged.

The Brazilian health regulator has rejected importing Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine after technical staff pointed to "inherent risks" and said there was a lack of information guaranteeing its safety, quality, and effectiveness.

Dozens Jailed Over Deadly 2020 Ethnic Clashes In Kazakhstan April 27, 2021 09:01 GMT Share share Print TARAZ, Kazakhstan -- A court in Kazakhstans southern Zhambyl region has handed down sentences to 51 defendants in a case over deadly ethnic clashes that shocked the Central Asian country in February 2020. The court on April 27 sentenced eight defendants to prison terms of between 15 and 20 years after finding them guilty of murder and taking part in mass disorder. Another defendant was sentenc...

Prosecutors have asked the Moscow City Court to hand down prison terms ranging between 7 years and 16 years to five former police officers suspected in the illegal apprehension of investigative journalist Ivan Golunov in 2019.

Navalny Groups Vow To Carry On After Moscow Court Suspends Certain Activities April 27, 2021 10:49 GMT Updated April 27, 2021 11:11 GMT Share share Print A Russian court has approved a motion by prosecutors to suspend some of the activities of jailed opposition politician Aleksei Navalnys Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) and his Citizens Rights Defense Foundation (FZPG). "A judge of the Moscow City Court has considered the motion of the plaintiff to take interim measures of protection. The judg...

share Print The United Kingdom has announced its first round of sanctions under its new global anti-corruption regime, freezing assets and imposing restrictions on 14 individuals from Russia, as well as eight others from different parts of the world. The 14 Russians were hit with sanctions for their involvement in corruption uncovered by the late Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian lawyer and whistle-blower who helped reveal the theft of nearly $230 million from Russias government through fraudulent ta...

Chernobyl Anniversary Rally Prevented In Minsk, But Women March Peacefully Elsewhere In City April 27, 2021 06:26 GMT Share share Print Belarusian authorities have enforced tight security measures in Minsk to prevent an opposition rally marking the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Military and police forces flooded the center of the Belarusian capital on April 26, blocking central avenues to thwart the march. Police arrested about 20 people, according to the Vyasna human rights gr...