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A slave trader’s statue in Bristol has been torn down and thrown into the harbour during a second day of anti-racism protests across the UK.It comes after largely peaceful demonstrations in London on Saturday ended in some clashes with police.Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick urged protesters to find another way …
Read More »French Military Says It Killed Top Qaeda Leader in Africa
If confirmed, the death of Abdelmalek Droukdal would be a blow to one of the terrorist group’s most successful and resilient affiliates.The French military said on Friday that its forces in Mali had killed one of Al Qaeda’s longest-serving commanders in Africa, Abdelmalek Droukdal, who has led an affiliate of …
Read More »China Hails Its Virus Triumphs, and Glosses Over Its Mistakes
Trying to win a propaganda tug-of-war, Beijing staunchly defended its actions, saying it didn’t hide the emergence of the outbreak.BEIJING, Under continued fire for its early mishandling of the coronavirus, the Chinese government vigorously defended its actions in a new, detailed account on Sunday that portrays the country’s approach to combating the outbreak as …
Read More »China Vowed to Keep Wildlife Off the Menu, a Tough Promise to Keep
The government has moved slowly to permanently stop the sale and consumption of wild animals in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, raising fears the practice may continue.Bamboo rats lifted Mao Zuqin out of poverty. Now, because of the coronavirus pandemic, poverty threatens again.Mr. Mao has over the past five years …
Read More »U.S. Protests Coalesce into a unified Push for Sweeping Reforms.
Demonstrations that began as spontaneous eruptions of outrage after the death of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police two weeks ago coalesced this weekend into a nationwide movement calling for police reforms and racial justice.Tens of thousands gathered in big cities like New York, Washington and Seattle and small …
Read More »Hong Kong: Tens of thousands Defy Ban to attend Tiananmen Vigil
Media captionCrowds gather for candlelit Tiananmen Square vigil Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong have defied a ban to stage a mass vigil for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing. Officers erected barricades around the city’s Victoria Park, but some pro-democracy protesters knocked them …
Read More »George Floyd Death: China takes a Victory Lap over US Protests
The US mass protests are raising eyebrows around the world, but China is watching with particular interest. As anti-racism protests sweep across the US, Beijing has seized upon them to hit back at Washington for supporting last year’s Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrations. Chinese state media have given extensive coverage to …
Read More »Australian Police seek Ban on Black Lives Matter Rally over Coronavirus
Australian police are seeking to stop a Black Lives Matter protest from going ahead in Sydney this weekend, saying it poses coronavirus health risks. Thousands are expected to attend the rally in solidarity with US protesters and to express anger about indigenous deaths in Australian custody. But New South Wales …
Read More »George Floyd Murder: Ex-top General Rebukes Trump’s troops Threat
Another senior former military officer has denounced President Donald Trump’s threat to use troops to suppress ongoing protests in the US. The ex-Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Gen Martin Dempsey, told National Public Radio that Mr Trump’s remarks were “very troubling” and “dangerous”. Mr Trump’s current and former defence secretaries …
Read More »Coronavirus: Widen Rules on where face Coverings Must Be Used, say UK Doctors
Doctors have urged the government to make face coverings compulsory in all places where social distancing is not possible, not just on public transport. All passengers on public transport in England must wear a covering from 15 June, the government said on Thursday. But the British Medical Association, the doctors’ …
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