Paris, June 16 (RHC)-- French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to stand firm against racism, while also insisting that France would not take down statues of controversial, colonial-era figures, as he addressed the issues for the first time since George Floyd's death in the United States.... More
Chicago, June 16 (RHC)-- A new report says Black people made up 75 percent of those arrested in Chicago for alleged violations of a curfew put in place following demonstrations over George Floyd’s death.... More
Atlanta, June 16 (RHC)-- Systemic racism and high unemployment levels among Black and Hispanic Americans create a drag on the U.S. economy, Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan has said.... More
Washington, June 16 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump didn't know the significance to Black Americans of the date and location he chose for his first campaign rally since the coronavirus pandemic more than three months ago, key Republican supporters of the president in Congress have said. ... More
Beijing, June 16 (RHC)-- China's Deputy Premier Sun Chunlan is calling for "decisive measures" in Beijing as the capital moves to mass coronavirus testing after a spike in cases connected to a major wholesale food market.... More
Sydney, June 16 (RHC)-- Australia is expected to spend a further 1.5 billion Australian dollars ($1.03 billion) on infrastructure and fast-track approvals for a series of projects including the expansion of the Olympic Dam. ... More
Brasilia, June 16 (RHC)-- In the last 24 hours, Brazil has registered 892 new deaths from the virus with 21,704 new cases, according to the health ministry.... More
Miami, June 16 (RHC)-- The mother of Trayvon Martin joined hundreds of demonstrators at a rally in downtown Miami, demanding racial equality following the death of George Floyd last month at the hands of a white police officer in Minnesota.... More
Havana, June 16 (RHC)-- The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba met Tuesday morning to analyze issues related to the plan of measures for the post-COVID-19 recovery stage and the country's economic activity.... More
Havana, June 16 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says that the Latin American news agency Prensa Latina continues to honor the best journalism in the region.... More
Atlanta, June 16 (RHC)-- Protests intensified in Atlanta after a white police officer shot dead an unarmed 27-year-old African American man named Rayshard Brooks in the parking lot of a Wendy’s fast-food restaurant on Friday. ... More
Los Angeles, June 16 (RHC)-- In Palmdale, California, calls are mounting for an independent investigation into the death of 24-year-old Robert Fuller, a Black man who was found dead hanging from a tree in a park Wednesday. ... More
New York, June 16 (RHC)-- More protests in support of Black lives and against police brutality continued across New York, the rest of the country and around the world over the weekend. ... More
Seattle, June 16 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Seattle, socialist City Councilmember Kshama Sawant is calling for a section of downtown known as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone to remain permanently in community control. Protesters took over several city blocks last week after the Seattle Police Department abandoned its Capitol Hill precinct and stopped trying to violently disperse marches.... More
Washington, June 16 (RHC)-- The number of confirmed U.S. deaths from the coronavirus is approaching 117,000 as infections continue to surge in large parts of the country. At least 21 states have seen increases in daily coronavirus cases, with Texas, Florida and California hitting new highs for daily infections over the last two weeks.... More
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