The ministry already focuses on family services, education and welfare for children. Just under 7% of its total funding, which is about 0.2% of the government's annual budget, goes towards improving equality for women. But Prof Go says the ministry was "politicised by Yoon and has since been weaponised".
A road bridge came down in Bryansk, bringing several heavy trucks onto a moving passenger train late on Saturday, the regional governor said.At least seven people were killed and at least 71 were injured, Governor Alexander Bogomaz said.
Hours later another bridge collapsed in the Zheleznogorsk district of Kursk, derailing a locomotive train, acting governor Alexander Khinshtein said.The train caught fire and a driver suffered injuries to his legs, Khinshtein said.Khinshtein wrote on Telegram in the aftermath: "The cause of the bridge collapse will be established. All emergency services are working on the scene. I am keeping the situation under control."
Moscow Railway alleged on Telegram that the Bryansk bridge came down as a result of "illegal interference".A Ukrainian national security official said the incidents were Russian "false flag" operations, designed to "manipulate international opinion" ahead of peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey on Monday.
Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's National Security and Defence Council's Centre for Countering Disinformation, accused Russia of "laying the groundwork to derail the negotiations".
He added Ukraine had "absolutely no incentive to sabotage the Istanbul summit".The Covid pandemic was a tough time for arts venues.
They had to deal with closures, adapting to virtual performances and keeping on top of costs.For places like Unicorn Theatre in Abingdon and the Kenton Theatre in Henley-on-Thames, this was made far harder by the high running costs of their old buildings.
"We had to pretty much shut down for over a year, and you've got to pay all the costs of running the building," said Greg Bensberg, chair of Abingdon Abbey Buildings Trust, which houses the Unicorn."We staggered on through there but Covid was really bad."