A Belarusian activist stabbed himself in the neck during a court appearance in the capital, Minsk, a rights group and opposition media have reported.Footage appeared to show Stepan Latypov collapsing after using what looked like a pen as a weapon on Tuesday.Mr Latypov was taken to hospital and was reportedly in a satisfactory condition after surgery.He is accused of setting up opposition social media and also resisting police during his arrest last September. He has denied all…

A Belarusian activist stabbed himself in the neck during a court appearance in the capital, Minsk, a rights group and opposition media have reported.Footage appeared to show Stepan Latypov collapsing after using what looked like a pen as a weapon on Tuesday.Mr Latypov was taken to hospital and was reportedly in a satisfactory condition after surgery.He is accused of setting up opposition social media and also resisting police during his arrest last September. He has denied all the…

A Belarusian activist stabbed himself in the neck during a court appearance in the capital, Minsk, a rights group and opposition media have reported.Footage appeared to show Stepan Latypov collapsing after using what looked like a pen as a weapon on Tuesday.Mr Latypov was taken to hospital and was reportedly in a satisfactory condition after surgery.He is accused of setting up opposition social media and also resisting police during his arrest last September. He has denied all the…

Mr Biden flew to Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Tuesday to mark the 100th anniversary of the attack, which claimed some 300 African-American lives.The two days of violence, sparked by a white mob, were largely erased from history for decades.It re-entered the national discourse amid racial justice protests last year.

On 31 May 1921, a group of white Americans razed the affluent and predominantly black neighbourhood of Greenwood in Tulsa.The community - known by the moniker of "Black Wall…

Mr Biden flew to Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Tuesday to mark the 100th anniversary of the attack, which claimed some 300 African-American lives.The two days of violence, sparked by a white mob, were largely erased from history for decades.It re-entered the national discourse amid racial justice protests last year.

On 31 May 1921, a group of white Americans razed the affluent and predominantly black neighbourhood of Greenwood in Tulsa.The community - known by the moniker of "Black Wall…

Mr Biden flew to Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Tuesday to mark the 100th anniversary of the attack, which claimed some 300 African-American lives.The two days of violence, sparked by a white mob, were largely erased from history for decades.It re-entered the national discourse amid racial justice protests last year.

On 31 May 1921, a group of white Americans razed the affluent and predominantly black neighbourhood of Greenwood in Tulsa.The community - known by the moniker of "Black Wall…

Danish broadcaster DR said Denmark's Defence Intelligence Service (FE) collaborated with the US National Security Agency (NSA) to gather information from 2012 to 2014.Mrs Merkel is among those demanding answers.Both FE and the NSA are yet to comment.Denmark's Defence Minister, Trine Bramsen, did not confirm or deny the report but told AFP news agency that "systemic eavesdropping of close allies is unacceptable". She was not in charge of the ministry during the alleged spying."This is…

Danish broadcaster DR said Denmark's Defence Intelligence Service (FE) collaborated with the US National Security Agency (NSA) to gather information from 2012 to 2014.Mrs Merkel is among those demanding answers.Both FE and the NSA are yet to comment.Denmark's Defence Minister, Trine Bramsen, did not confirm or deny the report but told AFP news agency that "systemic eavesdropping of close allies is unacceptable". She was not in charge of the ministry during the alleged spying."This is…

Danish broadcaster DR said Denmark's Defence Intelligence Service (FE) collaborated with the US National Security Agency (NSA) to gather information from 2012 to 2014.Mrs Merkel is among those demanding answers.Both FE and the NSA are yet to comment.Denmark's Defence Minister, Trine Bramsen, did not confirm or deny the report but told AFP news agency that "systemic eavesdropping of close allies is unacceptable". She was not in charge of the ministry during the alleged spying."This is…

From now on the WHO will use Greek letters to refer to variants first detected in countries like the UK, South Africa and India.The UK variant for instance is labelled as Alpha, the South African Beta, and the Indian as Delta.The WHO said this was to simplify discussions but also to help remove some stigma from the names.Earlier this month the Indian government criticised the naming of variant B.1.617.2 - first detected in the country last October - as the "Indian variant", though the…

From now on the WHO will use Greek letters to refer to variants first detected in countries like the UK, South Africa and India.The UK variant for instance is labelled as Alpha, the South African Beta, and the Indian as Delta.The WHO said this was to simplify discussions but also to help remove some stigma from the names.Earlier this month the Indian government criticised the naming of variant B.1.617.2 - first detected in the country last October - as the "Indian variant", though the…

From now on the WHO will use Greek letters to refer to variants first detected in countries like the UK, South Africa and India.The UK variant for instance is labelled as Alpha, the South African Beta, and the Indian as Delta.The WHO said this was to simplify discussions but also to help remove some stigma from the names.Earlier this month the Indian government criticised the naming of variant B.1.617.2 - first detected in the country last October - as the "Indian variant", though the…

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) said Argentina was removed as host because of the "present circumstances".The country is currently experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases.Later on Monday, Conmebol confirmed Brazil would host the showpiece event, which starts on 13 June."Conmebol thanks the president @jairbolsonaro and his team, as wel as the Brazilian Football Confederation for opening the doors of that country to what is today the safest sporting event in the world.…

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) said Argentina was removed as host because of the "present circumstances".The country is currently experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases.Later on Monday, Conmebol confirmed Brazil would host the showpiece event, which starts on 13 June."Conmebol thanks the president @jairbolsonaro and his team, as wel as the Brazilian Football Confederation for opening the doors of that country to what is today the safest sporting event in the world.…

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) said Argentina was removed as host because of the "present circumstances".The country is currently experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases.Later on Monday, Conmebol confirmed Brazil would host the showpiece event, which starts on 13 June."Conmebol thanks the president @jairbolsonaro and his team, as wel as the Brazilian Football Confederation for opening the doors of that country to what is today the safest sporting event in the world.…

It is a phrase she often repeated to her friends before recording the world's fastest ascent of Mount Everest by a woman last Sunday.Ms Tsang, 45, reached the top of the world's highest mountain from base camp in 25 hours and 50 minutes.That was fast enough to beat the previous record, set by a Nepalese climber in 2017, by more than 12 hours."I just feel a kind of relieved and happy because I am not looking for breaking record. I just [wanted to] challenge myself," Ms Tsang told media…

It is a phrase she often repeated to her friends before recording the world's fastest ascent of Mount Everest by a woman last Sunday.Ms Tsang, 45, reached the top of the world's highest mountain from base camp in 25 hours and 50 minutes.That was fast enough to beat the previous record, set by a Nepalese climber in 2017, by more than 12 hours."I just feel a kind of relieved and happy because I am not looking for breaking record. I just [wanted to] challenge myself," Ms Tsang told media…

It is a phrase she often repeated to her friends before recording the world's fastest ascent of Mount Everest by a woman last Sunday.Ms Tsang, 45, reached the top of the world's highest mountain from base camp in 25 hours and 50 minutes.That was fast enough to beat the previous record, set by a Nepalese climber in 2017, by more than 12 hours."I just feel a kind of relieved and happy because I am not looking for breaking record. I just [wanted to] challenge myself," Ms Tsang told media…

Japan's Osaka said last week she will not give any news conferences during Roland Garros because she wants to protect her mental health.She was fined $15,000 (£10,570) for not doing media after Sunday's first-round win over Romania's Patricia Maria Tig.The second seed won 6-4 7-6 (7-4).A joint statement from the four Grand Slam organisers said Osaka also faces "more substantial fines and future Grand Slam suspensions".Later on Sunday, Osaka tweeted "change makes people…

Japan's Osaka said last week she will not give any news conferences during Roland Garros because she wants to protect her mental health.She was fined $15,000 (£10,570) for not doing media after Sunday's first-round win over Romania's Patricia Maria Tig.The second seed won 6-4 7-6 (7-4).A joint statement from the four Grand Slam organisers said Osaka also faces "more substantial fines and future Grand Slam suspensions".Later on Sunday, Osaka tweeted "change makes people…