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America’s unrest: why I am protesting
World
June 3, 2020
America’s unrest: why I am protesting
A week of protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of a police…
China warns Britain interfering in Hong Kong will ‘backfire’
World
June 3, 2020
China warns Britain interfering in Hong Kong will ‘backfire’
China warned Britain on Wednesday that interfering in Hong Kong will backfire, after the former colonial power vowed to give…
Clashes at Paris protest against racism and deadly police violence
World
June 3, 2020
Clashes at Paris protest against racism and deadly police violence
Clashes broke out between police and protesters in Paris on Tuesday after around 20,000 people defied a ban to rally…
US protests defy curfews as Trump faces backlash for violent crackdown
World
June 3, 2020
US protests defy curfews as Trump faces backlash for violent crackdown
Protesters defied curfews across the United States Tuesday as leaders scrambled to stem anger over police racism while President Donald…
Pandemic could cost Australian universities $11 bn: lobby group
World
June 3, 2020
Pandemic could cost Australian universities $11 bn: lobby group
Australian universities could lose up to US$11 billion dollars as an indefinite coronavirus border closure locks out the foreign students…
Mexican zoo saves animals endangered by virus crisis
World
June 3, 2020
Mexican zoo saves animals endangered by virus crisis
Kira, a two and a half year-old tiger, arrived at a zoo in Mexico’s northeast in April after her owner…
Brazil toll tops 30,000 as Italy reopens borders
World
June 3, 2020
Brazil toll tops 30,000 as Italy reopens borders
Brazil surpassed 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus outbreak as the disease continued to rip through Latin America, while Italy —…
Mixed fortunes for London shops hit by pandemic
World
June 2, 2020
Mixed fortunes for London shops hit by pandemic
Behind the colorful shopfronts in England’s Lane, a picture-postcard street near north London’s Primrose Hill, business owners are experiencing mixed…
DR Congo reports fresh Ebola outbreak
World
June 2, 2020
DR Congo reports fresh Ebola outbreak
DR Congo reported a fresh Ebola outbreak in its northwest on Monday, the latest health emergency for a country already…
Wuhan doctor at whistleblower’s hospital dies from coronavirus
World
June 2, 2020
Wuhan doctor at whistleblower’s hospital dies from coronavirus
A Wuhan doctor who worked with coronavirus whistleblower Li Wenliang died of the virus last week, state media reported Tuesday,…