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Newsday: 28/05/2021 05:06 GMT : What next in West's row with Belarus over diverted flight?

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28/05/2021 05:06 GMT : What next in West's row with Belarus over diverted flight?

What next in West's row with Belarus over diverted flight?

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Russia has denied two European carriers access to its airspace

The Ryanair plane was carrying an exiled Belarusian journalist and his girlfriend. Both were detained by Belarus.

Moscow is a key ally to Belarus, and both leaders are meeting today. We report on the political situation in Belarus, a few days after they diverted a European flight and detained a Belarusian dissident and his girlfriend.

We look at the issue of Covid-19 vaccination for children, while many countries are waiting for first doses for adults. 

And a scientist tells us of the sighting of the Giant Tortoise, believed to be extinct on the Galapagos islands. It was last seen back in 1906.

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