Pulling down statues of racists? Africa's done it for years

Statues honoring these leaders of colonial rule have been pulled down over the years in Africa after countries won independence or newer generations said racist relics had to go. New campaigns in the U.S. and Europe are now following Africa’s lead. Monuments to slave traders and colonial rulers have become the focus of protests around the world, driven by a reexamination of historical injustice after the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in the U.S.

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Hong Kong: City of two masks faces a new crisis

A year after the protests began, amid a pandemic, Hong Kong faces another existential crisis. Will it survive?

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A white Wisconsin lawyer was charged with a hate crime after spitting on a 17-year-old Black protester

Stephanie Rapkin was seen on video spitting on the Black Lives Matter protester after parking her car in the way of the anti-racist demonstration.

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Sen. Tim Scott rejects key criminal justice proposals by Democrats, setting up Capitol Hill showdown on police conduct

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., is crafting the GOP response to the Justice in Policing Act Democrats proposed following protests over George Floyd's death.

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Voter registration is soaring, but impact on November is unclear

One group, Voter Participation Center, is seeing a 250% increase in online voter registration applications.

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William Sessions, FBI head fired by President Clinton, dies

William S. Sessions, a former federal judge appointed by President Ronald Reagan to head the FBI and fired years later by President Bill Clinton, died Friday at his San Antonio home. Sessions died of natural causes not related to the novel coronavirus, said his daughter, Sara Sessions Naughton. Sessions was a career Justice Department attorney and federal judge until Reagan appointed him FBI director in 1987.

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China reports 57 new confirmed, 9 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases for June 13

China reported 57 new confirmed COVID-19 cases for June 13, the highest since April 13, according to data released by the national health authority on Sunday.

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Businessman close to Maduro arrested; Venezuela slams 'arbitrary detention'

Authorities in Cape Verde have arrested a businessman close to Venezuela's socialist President Nicolas Maduro, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Saturday, a move Venezuelan authorities called a violation of international law.

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A Black Man Was Found Hanging From a Tree, and a Community Demands Answers

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Canada indigenous chief Allan Adam battered during arrest

A violent arrest and police custody deaths have ignited anti-police brutality protests across Canada.

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North Korea warns of retaliatory actions over defectors in South

The sister of North Korea's leader has warned of retaliatory measures against South Korea that could involve the military, in the latest escalation of tensions over defectors from the North who have been sending back propaganda and food. Kim Yo Jong, who serves unofficially as one of Kim Jong Un's top aides, issued the warning in a statement carried by state news agency KCNA on Saturday.

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Trump admin erases health care protections for LGBT people

The administration's decision to not acknowledge gender identity or sexual orientation has made it easier for health care workers to discriminate against the LGBTQ community.

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Businessman tied to Venezuelan leader arrested in Cape Verde

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Egypt accuses Ethiopia of holding it "hostage" in Nile dam talks

Egypt said Saturday that tripartite talks with Ethiopia and Sudan over a controversial mega-dam on the River Nile were deadlocked because of Addis Ababa's "intransigence". The Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been a source of tension in the Nile River basin ever since Ethiopia broke ground on it nearly a decade ago.

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‘It Was Pathetic’: Trump Slams Seattle Mayor for Allowing ‘Autonomous Zone,’ Promises to Resolve Situation

President Trump slammed the Seattle mayor over her response to anarchists declaring an “autonomous zone” in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, warning that “if they don't straighten that situation out, we're going to straighten it out."Speaking to Fox News’ Harris Faulkner on Thursday, Trump lambasted Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan for her administration’s decision to abandon the Seattle Police Department’s east precinct.“We’re not going to let Seattle be occupied by anarchists — and I’m not calling them protestors,” he stated. Trump also called on Washington State governor Jay Inslee to send in the National Guard to resolve the situation.“The woman, I don’t know, has she ever done this before? It was pathetic. No, no. We’re not going to let this happen in Seattle. If we have to go in, we’re going to go in,” Trump said. “The governor’s either going to do it — let the governor do it, he’s got great National Guard troops, he could do it — but one way or the other, it’s going to get done. These people are not going to occupy a major portion of a great city.”Durkan held a press conference on Thursday with police chief Carmen Best in which it was not made clear when police would return to the precinct, although officers did visit the area on Thursday. But Durkan pushed back against the president, saying Trump’s criticisms are “simply not true.”“Lawfully gathering and expressing First Amendment rights, demanding we do better as a society, and providing true equity for communities of color is not terrorism. It's patriotism,” Durkan stated. “It is not an armed Antifa militia. It is not a no-go zone.”

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Chile president replaces health minister amid COVID-19 deaths controversy

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Oklahoma cop faces backlash but won't apologize after saying African Americans 'probably ought to be' shot more by police

A top police commander in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is "under review" after citing what he called "alternative data" during a local radio interview this week.

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The woman who said she was fired from the Florida Health Department for refusing to alter coronavirus statistics is now publishing data on her own

Rebekah Jones was fired for "repeated course of insubordination" according to the state, though she said it was for refusing to alter COVID-19 data.

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Fresh China cluster raises fears for pandemic control

Lockdowns were imposed in parts of Beijing on Saturday to try and prevent the spread of a new coronavirus cluster, highlighting the challenges that lie ahead even for places where outbreaks are under control. It has fuelled fears of a resurgence in local transmissions in China, where the outbreak curve has been months ahead of the rest of the world, and comes as many European nations move to further lift their own lockdowns. The pandemic is still surging elsewhere, particularly in Latin America, with Brazil claiming the unenviable position of having the second-highest virus death toll behind the United States.

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Petition to label KKK terrorist organisation passes one million signatures

Over one million people have signed a petition for the Ku Klux Klan to be listed as a terrorist organisation as of Friday.The petition, which was started on Change.org is lobbying for the group to be formally recognised as a terrorist group in the US.

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Police converge at Paris' Arc de Triomphe to protest government line

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The US is not done with the coronavirus pandemic, and a Harvard expert says we need to shift the blame game from reopening to fixing our testing and contact tracing system

One expert said blame for spikes in US coronavirus cases should be placed on the delay in testing and tracing, rather than a "rushed reopening."

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