By Reuters The Minneapolis policeman who pinned an unarmed man with a knee to the neck before the man later died was arrested and charged with murder, a prosecutor said on Friday after three nights of violent protests rocked the Midwestern city. Derek Chauvin, the officer seen on a bystander’s cellphone video kneeling on George Floyd’s […]
By Reuters A spike in harassment of Asian-Americans since the coronavirus pandemic began has led community activists in the United States to fight back – forming street patrols, rallying on social media, and supporting each other online. Asians of varying national backgrounds have suffered a surge of attacks this year, which activists linked to the […]
By Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he is terminating the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus, saying the WHO had essentially become a puppet organization of China. Appearing in the White House Rose Garden, Trump went ahead with repeated threats to eliminate American funding for […]
A gauge of global equities rebounded and crude oil rose on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an end to Washington’s special treatment of Hong Kong, a move investors welcomed as unlikely to jeopardize a trade accord with China. Trump said China broke its word over Hong Kong‘s autonomy but did not mention any […]
By Reuters Britain is prepared to offer extended visa rights and a pathway to citizenship for almost 3 million Hong Kong residents in response to China’s push to impose national security legislation in the former British colony. China’s parliament has approved a decision to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy […]
By Reuters Alongside construction crews racing to build the Mexican capital’s new airport, skulls and curving tusks of massive mammoths peek through the dirt as archaeologists dig up more and more bones belonging to the ice age’s most famous mammal. The latest discoveries include two huge skulls, along with scattered ribs and limbs, found just […]
