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UK's Boris Johnson to Launch Cross-Government Commission to Address Racism

There is a need to look at discrimination in the education system, in health and in the criminal justice system, Johnson says.

Jun 15, 2020

By Reuters

Singapore's OCBC Group Says it Will Hire 3,000 New Staff Across Sectors This Year

Singapore bank DBS had said in May that it would hire more than 2,000 people in the country this year.

Jun 15, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Coronavirus

Duterte Critic Maria Ressa Convicted in Philippines of 'Cyber Libel'

Rappler editor Maria Ressa faces six years in prison for a story against a businessman in 2012 linking him to smuggling and human trafficking

Jun 15, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Coronavirus Second Wave: Beijing Becomes Wuhan as New Cluster Emerges Forcing Lockdown, Mass Testing

An epidemiologist in China claims that a DNA sequencing of the virus showed the latest outbreak could have come from Europe

Jun 15, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Rayshard Brooks Was Shot Twice in the Back; Death Ruled Homicide in Autopsy Report

According to the Fulton County District Attorney, possible charges against the policeman could include murder, felony murder or involuntary manslaughter.

Jun 15, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Hong Kong Riot Cop Rebuked for Chanting 'Black Lives Matter'

The cop was recorded saying "black lives matter" in English and "I can't breathe" three times each in a video clip

Jun 14, 2020

By Reuters

Why did Indonesian Healthcare Workers Announce 'You Can Have Sex, But Don't Get Pregnant' in Public?

After the novel Coronavirus hit Indonesia, millions of women stopped visiting clinics for contraceptives, says the Indonesian government

Jun 14, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Boris Johnson Condemns 'Thuggery' After Far-Right Protests in London

Far-right groups shouted racial slurs at the anti-racism protesters, and some tried to use metal crash barriers to break through police lines in London

Jun 14, 2020

By Reuters