MINSK (Reuters) – Belarussian leadership has released thousands of detainees and on Thursday offered a rare public apology in a bid to stop national street protests posing the biggest challenge to President Alexander Lukashenko’s 26-year rule. People greet each other during an opposition match to protest against police violence and …
Read More »‘Little brown girl’: Australian Biden-Harris cartoons spark furore
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A comic strip story in Australia’s largest national newspaper on Friday drew condemnation as racist for portraying US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden who described his new running mate, Kamala Harris, as “this little brown girl “. PHILO PHOTO: U.S. Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris …
Read More »A faltering US-China trade is now the nations’ strongest link
WASHINGTON / BEIJING (Reuters) – Top US and Chinese trade officials are expected to re-enter into a Phase 1 trade agreement during a review on Saturday, despite promising purchases from US exports of FS far according to schedule. PHILO PHOTO: US and Chinese flags are seen before Secretary of Defense …
Read More »Oregon State Police are leaving Portland for lack of prosecution
FILE PHOTO: Federal lawmakers return to the interior of the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse in the United States after setting fire to a demonstration against police violence and racial inequality in Portland, Oregon, US, August 2, 2020. REUTERS / Caitlin Ox (Reuters) – Oregon State Police on Thursday said they …
Read More »Mass arrests in Ethiopia increase spectacle of repressive past
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia has arrested more than 9,000 people after deadly clashes last month, the State Judicial Commission on Human Rights told Reuters, raising fears that a government seeking reform is returning to the iron fist tactics of previous rule. Aselefech Mulatu, wife of Dejene Tafa, a politician …
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