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Donations to UK anti-racist groups top £1m

A placard is displayed by a demonstrator as they raise their arms during a protest for the removal of a statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes at Oriel College in Oxford, following the death

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New York police officer to be charged for shoving protester

A NYPD police car is set on fire as protesters clash with police during a march against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., Ma

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Activists demand answers for Gambian killed in U.S.

FILE PHOTO: Protesters rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., May 31, 2020. Picture taken Ma

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Biden: U.S. cannot "again turn away from racism"

The us Presidential contender Joe Biden will travel on Monday to offer his condolences to the family of the late George Floyd, whose murder fanned countrywide protests over police brutality again

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Three in four people biased against indigenous Australians: survey

Three quarters of Australians hold negative views of the nation's indigenous people, a survey has revealed. Researchers from Australian National University (ANU) analyzed the "implicit bias" of more

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Study shows 75 pct of Australians hold bias against Aboriginals

Around 75 percent of Australians hold an implicit bias against indigenous people which may lead to widespread racism, according to a study released Tuesday. Most Australians tested for unconscious b

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U.S. Democrats announce police and justice reform legislation

File photo of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. /Reuters House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer led the Democrats by announcing police and justice reform legislation in

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The global economy might shrink by 5.2%

World Bank: The global economy is expected to shrink by 5.2 percent in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. /The World Bank The global economy is expected to shrink by 5.2 percent in 2020 due to

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Minneapolis to dismantle police department as pressure against violent policing mounts

The Minneapolis City Council on Sunday voted to dismantle the city's police department, of which four former officers were charged over their involvement in the death

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Anti-racism protests swell as Democrats draft legislation to overhaul police accountability

Demonstrators protest over the death of George Floyd in Washington Square Park in New York, the United States, June 6, 2020. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua) A new wave of mass protests swept across

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U.S. Democratic lawmakers seek to end 'qualified immunity' for police in new legislation

Two weeks after George Floyd's death in police custody sparked nationwide protests, Democrats led by black members of the U.S. Congress are set to introduce legislation

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Death of George Floyd triggers protests against racism, brutality across the globe

File Photo: People take part in a demonstration in Paris, France, on June 6, 2020. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua) Outrage over the death of George Floyd have sparked a wave of protests in the U

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Another large-scale protest held outside U.S. embassy in Ireland over George Floyd killing

File Photo: People take part in a demonstration in Paris, France, on June 6, 2020. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua) Thousands of people gathered here on Saturday a

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Scientists funded by Zuckerberg express concerns over FB's stance

Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan attend the 7th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at NASA Ames Research Center, California, U.S., November 4, 2018. /CFP A group of 143 scientists from the w

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Tens of thousands rally in France against racism and police violence

Tens of thousands of people rallied on Saturday in Paris and several other French cities to pay tribute to Georges Floyd, an African American who died from police brut

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Join Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz for a live Q&A: June 11 at 3 pm EST/Noon PDT/7 pm GMT

One of the earliest disruptions created by the novel coronavirus manifested in the form of event cancellations. Some of the world’s biggest tech conferences, like F8 and Google NEXT, got postpon

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Scientists retract study that suggested hydroxychloroquine was dangerous

The World Health Organisation says trials of the drug will resume, after halting them following the study's publication.