Thousands of peaceful protesters have gathered in London, across Europe, Africa and Asia, protesting the death of George Floyd and systemic racism in the United States and around the world.
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Ex-policeman Derek Chauvin is accused of murdering the unarmed black man by kneeling on his neck.
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North Korea announces it will cut all official communication channels with South Korea from Tuesday.
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The reopening of primary school for all year groups is to be ditched by the government.
Read More »US Democrats introduce sweeping legislation to reform police
The “martyrdom” of George Floyd will spark changes in policing, says Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.
Read More »George Floyd: Boris Johnson urges peaceful struggle against racism
The prime minister says the death of George Floyd awakened an anger and an “undeniable feeling of injustice”.
Read More »Prince Andrew ‘falsely portraying himself as willing’, US prosecutor claims
US attorney claims Prince Andrew has “repeatedly declined” requests to schedule an interview.
Read More »97 new confirmed coronavirus cases set Greece’s authorities on alert
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases skyrocketed in Greece to 97 new cases in the last four days, 52 of them in the last 24 hours. The total number of infection increased to 3,049 from 2,952 on Thursday, June 4. The increase comes as the country is preparing to open …
Read More »France will ban police from using chokeholds
After a week of large demonstrations against racism and police brutality, at home and abroad, the French government announced Monday that police will no longer be able to use chokeholds when arresting people.
Read More »More than half of pregnant women in UK hospitals with Covid-19 are minorities, study finds
More than half of pregnant women admitted to UK hospitals with Covid-19 were from black or other ethnic minority groups, according to a national study published Monday in the BMJ medical journal.
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