Belarus athlete refuses to go home, gets Polish visa
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Belarus athlete refuses to go home, gets Polish visa
A Belarusian athlete who took refuge in the Polish embassy in Tokyo on Monday, a day after refusing her team's orders to board a flight home from the Olympic Games, has been granted a humanitarian visa by the Warsaw government.
The Belarusian athlete who took refuge in the Polish embassy in Tokyo on Monday (August 3) has been granted a humanitarian visa by the Warsaw government.
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya had been due to compete in the women's 200-meter heats on Monday (Monday 3).
But, she says, she was taken to the airport on Sunday (August 1) to board a Turkish Airlines flight.
And believes she had been removed from the team after speaking out about what she described as the negligence of their coaches.
The sprinter had earlier complained on Instagram that she was entered in the 4x400 m relay without her knowledge, after other team members were found to be ineligible to compete because they had not undergone a sufficient number of doping tests.
The sportswoman refused to board the flight and sought the protection of Japanese police at the airport, before taking refuge at the Polish embassy.
Poland's deputy foreign minister said Tsimanouskaya plans to leave for Poland in the coming days, where she will be joined by her husband.
"She was offered by us a humanitarian visa and she already applied for that visa.
She’s at this moment at the Polish embassy.
So, the procedures are ongoing." France's European Affairs Minister also chimed in, telling RFI radio it would be an honor for Europe to grant Tsimanouskaya political asylum.
The Belarusian Olympic Committee said coaches had decided to withdraw Tsimanouskaya from the Games on doctors' advice about her "emotional, psychological state." Chief Coach of the Belarus Athletics Team, Yuri Moisevich, said he noticed something was off prior to the incident.
"She stood out for her behavior.
We have known her for a long time, and there was something wrong with her.
She secluded herself sometimes and sometimes she didn't want to communicate.
We have a young team who are very hard to cheat.
We were getting some signals that something was happening to the girl." The incident has put renewed attention on the political discord in Belarus, a former Soviet state run by President Alexander Lukashenko.
Police there have cracked down on dissent following a wave of protests triggered by an election last year which the opposition says was rigged to keep him in power.
The United States has taken decisive action by imposing sanctions on four entities involved in procuring materials for Pakistan's ballistic missile project. This move aims to disrupt networks supporting proliferation activities, particularly those related to weapons of mass destruction. Three of the entities are based in China, while one operates out of Belarus. These companies have supplied items relevant to Pakistan's ballistic missile programs, including its efforts to develop long-range missiles.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said his forces launched an attack that destroyed the largest power-generating plant in the Kyiv region in retaliation for assaults against his own country’s energy sector. Putin insisted that Russia was "obliged" to launch strikes on Ukrainian energy sites. The repeated attacks on civilian power stations have sparked outrage from Ukraine's allies. Speaking to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, President Putin argued that the attacks were only in response to Kyiv's attacks on Russian targets.
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On Saturday, a Russian Soyuz rocket successfully launched three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), overcoming a setback that had led to the last-minute abort of its previous launch two days prior. NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus embarked on their journey from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan, marking a smooth and triumphant lift-off.
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One senior analyst said the bloc has prospered overall, but there have been ''bumps on the road, otherwise known as Poland and Hungary and possibly Slovakia''. He warned of the possibility several current EU-hopefuls might also violate the bloc's common values and interests.
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During a nighttime training flight, two Japanese navy helicopters, each carrying four crew members, crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo, possibly colliding with each other, according to the country's defence minister on Sunday. Tragically, one crew member recovered from the waters was later declared deceased, while rescuers continued to search for the remaining seven who were still missing. The incident occurred late Saturday near Torishima island, approximately 600 kilometres (370 miles) south of Tokyo, involving two SH-60K choppers from the Maritime Self-Defense Force, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara informed reporters.
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Climate Change Impacting , Cherry Blossom Season , Around the World.
'Time' reports that cherry blossom trees around
the world are blooming earlier as a result of
increasing temperatures due to climate change.
According to Daisuke Sasano, a climate risk management officer , at the Japan Meteorological Agency, the average bloom date, has moved up 1.2 days per decade since 1953.
Cherry trees, known as sakura in Japan, had an
average starting bloom date of March 29 between
1961 and 1990, according to Sasano's research.
Between 1991 and 2020,
the data showed that the
average moved up to March 24. .
In 2023, the starting bloom
date in Tokyo was March 14. .
The fact that Tokyo
recorded the earliest
start date is due to global
warming, compounded
with urbanization, Daisuke Sasano, Climate risk management officer, via 'Time'.
'Time' reports that the warmer-than-normal temperatures
were recorded all around the world this winter,
with January coming in as the hottest ever on record.
Spring is most definitely starting
earlier than when you were a kid—
there is no doubt about that, Theresa Crimmins, Director of the USA
National Phenology Network, via 'Time'.
Many, many studies show
clear trends toward warmer
temperatures and earlier
starts to springtime activity
over the longer term, Theresa Crimmins, Director of the USA
National Phenology Network, via 'Time'.
According to U.S. government data,
peak bloom in Washington D.C. has
shifted earlier by around 7 days since 1921.
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