Ethnic Mongolian students and parents in northern China have staged mass school boycotts over a new curriculum that would scale back education in their mother tongue, in a rare and highly visible protest against the ruling Communist Party’s intensified push for ethnic assimilation.
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It was a woman with blonde dreadlocks who capped off one of the biggest anti-coronavirus demonstrations in Europe on Saturday, which saw tens of thousands of anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists and the far-right march through the German capital, Berlin.
Read More »Donald Trump attacks ‘slimeball’ reporter in war dead row
The president rounds on a journalist who quoted him as saying dead US soldiers were “losers”.
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In Melbourne, the centre of the outbreak, 300 people marched in defiance of tough restrictions.
Read More »Greece:- coronavirus updates. 187 new cases, 1 death
Daily report of epidemiological surveillance of new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) Data until September 5, 2020, at 15:00 Today we announce 187 new cases of the new virus in the country, of which 27 were detected after checks at the country’s gateways. The total number of cases is 11386, of which …
Read More »Japan Coast Guard suspends search for crew of missing cargo ship after finding three sailors
The search for the crew of a cargo ship that went missing during Typhoon Maysak was suspended Saturday due to bad weather, according to Japan’s Coast Guard.
Read More »Coronavirus: ‘Critical moment’ as students return to university
Figures show the number of newly detected coronavirus infections is highest among young adults.
Read More »Greece: “Negotiations only when Turkish ships withdraw from Greek continental shelf”
“Negotiations with Turkey can be held as soon as Turkish ships withdraw from the Greek continental shelf” Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias reiterated Greece ‘s position while in New York for a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday. Dendias briefed Guterres on Turkey’s provocations against peace and regional stability …
Read More »Trump panned over reports he called US war dead ‘losers’
A magazine claims the president called US soldiers killed in action “losers”, something he denies.
Read More »Coronavirus: Russian vaccine shows signs of immune response
Scientists say early tests showed that volunteers developed antibodies to fight the virus.
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