HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong court on Monday denied bail to the first person accused of inciting separatism and terrorism under the city’s new national security law after carrying a …
Read More »Uncomfortable calm in Ethiopia after protests, official death toll doubles
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – More than 166 people were killed during anti-government protests in Ethiopia last week, the government said on Sunday, as the capital and other hotspots remained under surveillance by …
Read More »Democracy activists’ books unavailable in Hong Kong libraries after new law
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The books of prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figures are not available in the public libraries of the Chinese-ruled city as they are being checked to see if they …
Read More »Trump repeats his vote to defeat the ‘radical left’ in the Fourth of July speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump promised on Saturday to defeat the “radical left” in a speech on Independence Day at the White House that condemned recent protests against monuments …
Read More »One of the two Seattle protesters killed by a car dies, another in the ICU
The Washington State Patrol investigates the scene in which two people in a group of protesters were caught by a car on Interstate 5 while the road was closed to traffic due …
Read More »Woman hit by car dies in Seattle protest
A 24-year-old woman died Saturday of her injuries after she and another woman were hit by a car on a closed highway in Seattle while protesting against police brutality, authorities said. Seattle’s …
Read More »Predominant black armed protesters march through the Confederate memorial park in Georgia
(Reuters) – A predominantly black group of heavily armed protesters marched through Stone Mountain Park near Atlanta on Saturday, calling for the removal of the giant Confederate rock carving at the site …
Read More »Two Seattle protesters hit by a car on the road, one seriously injured
The Washington State Patrol investigates the scene in which two people in a group of protesters were caught by a car on Interstate 5 while the road was closed to traffic due …
Read More »The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen labeled a racist fish
Graffiti saying “Racist Fish” is seen on a statue of “The Little Mermaid” in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 3, 2020. Ritzau Scanpix / Niels Christian Vilmann via REUTERS COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark …
Read More »Twitter removes Trump’s image tweet about NYT copyright complaint
(Reuters) – Twitter Inc withdrew an image tweeted by United States President Donald Trump from his platform after receiving a copyright complaint from the New York Times. FILE PHOTO: President of the …
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