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“ This is just nonsense.” “ What negotiations can there be with criminals and murderers, ” he said.... Tokayev also offered a special thanks to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.“ He responded to my appeal very promptly and, most importantly, warmly, in a friendly way, ” he said. Since the protests turned violent, it has been difficult to assess the events unfolding in Kazakhstan.... People reached by phone have been largely confined to their homes, hunkering down as explosions rattle the

Ardern said she had consulted all major parties before deciding to move the election to Oct.... Now, more than a dozen experts said the threshold could be just 50 percent, meaning it may already have been reached in cities like New York and Mumbai. Australia reported 25 deaths in 24 hours on Monday, its deadliest day of the pandemic yet.... All were in the state of Victoria.A Christian pastor accused by South Korea’s president of impeding the government’s effort to fight the virus tested posit

“ People are getting used to the thought of its permissibility.” The authorities are actively selling the idea of war.... Adults get their inculcation from state television, where political shows – one is called “ Moscow.... In the centre’s regular surveys, the army became the country’s most trusted institution in 2018, surpassing even the president....